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Retro Kit-Cat Clocks in Modern Pantone Colors
April 17, 2013What happens when two timeless American design trends collide? This! Witness a classic slice of Americana, the 1930s Kit-Cat Clock, painted in Pantone colors to reflect the cultural zeitgeist of today. Get one! I’m sure I’m biased, as I like … Continue reading
Self-Destructing DRM Chair by Les Sugus
March 12, 2013Digital Rights Management is a technology that restricts the life span of digital downloads (music, software, e-books). It’s why the mp3 or eBook you bought will only be useful a certain number of times. Many people find that limitation, well, … Continue reading
The Post-iTable: A Giant Post-It Note Table from Italy
March 6, 2013Post-it Notes can be made monstrous or mind-bending, but at their core, they’re blank sticky slates on which to imprint imagination. Italian design agency Soup Studio harnessed the simple power of Post-it for their prototype Post-iTable (aka Yellow Paper on White Table). It’s all … Continue reading
Take Your Collection Backpacking with My Infinite Home Tool
March 5, 2013Gadgets and clouds enable modern nomads to carry hundreds and thousands of books, tunes and photos wherever we go. But what if you wanted to take a few significant actual objects on your travels and display them while you wander? If I … Continue reading
Not Your Run of the (Pepper) Mill Salt Shakers for Writers
February 26, 2013From a banana slicer to pencil salt and pepper shakers, Jeremyriad is downright domestic! These 6-inch pencil-shaped popjects come from the mind of Danish product designer, Frank Kerdil. The salt and pepper shakers are made of wood and stainless steel … Continue reading
The Hutzler Banana Slicer: A Comedic Popject
February 26, 2013Behold the power of popjects: The Hutzler 571 Banana Slicer, a plastic gadget priced at $2.48, has over 3,000 reviews on Amazon. A sampling: “What can I say about the 571B Banana Slicer that hasn’t already been said about the wheel, … Continue reading
The Ultimate Pinocchio Popjects
February 21, 2013Well it’s no lie that Pinocchio is popular fodder for popjects! Let’s talk about three clever designers who found a fun function for a nose that grows. Pinocchio popjects above left to right: Real Boy Pinocchio Push Pins by British-born … Continue reading
Buxxxer Vibratoys: Buzzing With Pleasure
February 21, 2013If you’re looking for toy art that’s stimulating but cute, meet Geena, Clitt and Woody. Designed by Diego Corsi of Italian design company Made In Dreams, this twee trio of “vibratoys” is buzzing with playability! Made in Dreams undertook the … Continue reading
Van Gogh’s Starry Night as an Artistic Air Purifier
February 20, 2013You’ve seen Van Gogh’s Starry Night on coffee mugs, shower curtains, dog collars, naked Art Freaks and David Lynch’s hair, but how about a HEPA air purifier? Los Angeles-based RabbitAir makes slim and modern air purifiers. Among their offerings are an Artist … Continue reading
The Furry Fishball Chair
January 23, 2013I don’t really know if this is my dream or my nightmare, but it’s a chair inspired by a fishball designed by Jason Goh of Singapore. Yanko Design reports: When designer Jason Goh would play with his food as a … Continue reading
