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Curly-Sue Spiral Desk Lamp
Curly-Sue is a distinctive and innovative desk lamp designed by Wendy Tytherleigh. The lamp has a collapsible and spiral shade which allows the user to achieve varying light levels without the use of a conventional dimmer switch.
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OctopusMe Tentacle Earrings
The jewelery designer OctopusMe casts real shells, starfish, octopus tentacles, and other objects in silver and inlays them with precious stones.
Looks so raw…
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Hubcap Creatures
Hubcap Creatures by Ptolemy, who create a great art from unused objects. Hubcap creatures are made entirely from re-cycled materials. All the hubcaps are found, usually on the side of the road, and therefore bear the scars of their previous lives in the form of scratches and abrasions. More sexy fishes after the jump.
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Taka Tuka Land
“…a completely new conceived world from the temporary structure of the kindergarten as imagined by the children. The results are interactive and communicative interior spaces as well as a multifunctional façade…”
Children, the end users, had a direct involvement in the design, creating their imagined world which is translated into this architecture. “Taka-Tuka-Land” came from Astrid Lindgren’s [...] -
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Pedal Powered Lamborghini
This Lamborghini made of wire was shown off at the Art Car Parade in Manchester last month. The two guys behind it, sculptor Benedict Radcliffe and pedal car designer Ben Wilson collaborate to create this unbelievable fully functional, pedal powered, wire frame lamborghini.
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Alpha Jacuzzi®
Alpha: two-person whirlpool tub. Very nice… looks sexy and comfortable… feel like jumping in.
“Fluid shapes that embrace the body and mind. A perfectly harmonic blend of creativity and the most advanced technology. A Jacuzzi® product that is as cosy as a mother’s lap, as evocative as a luminous sculpture, full of solutions and sensations you [...] -
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Random pic of the week
CrashBonsai is the creation of John Rooney, an artist who is torn between the desire to create and destroy. Recently, he has been making bonsai plants, and combining them with model cars and trucks which he has creatively smashed and melted, to create “CrashBonsai,” little living car crash sculptures.
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HTC Diamond
The HTC Diamond. it’s powered by a 3D graphics processor and Qualcomm MSM7201A clocked at 528MHz. it has 192MB of RAM and 4GB of internal storage. It’s compact with dimensions of 102 x 51 x 11.3mm and comes with a VGA display. It comes with a full suite of connectivity features including Wi-Fi, GPS and [...]
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Cute Ceramic
Both practical creation and wholly unnecessary but cuddly characters.
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BUILT Laptop Backpack
Made from lightweight neoprene and breathable air mesh, the main compartment of this BUILT laptop backpack accommodates 12″–17″ laptops with room to spare for books, folders or other essentials. Two additional smaller compartments provide storage options for your other necessities; one conveniently located directly on the shoulder strap for easy access.
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OS House
The desire to interfere as little as possible with the visual topography of the landscape prompted to attach the house to the ground and find façade and roof solutions with a direct relationship to the surroundings. The idea of a “crouching building” guides the decisions concerning volume, position, occupation, exterior outfit and façade claddings.
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Anti-Fly Sphere Device
“The use of a plastic bag full of water hanging from the ceilling of several taco kiosks on the streets, is a traditional way to scare flies away in Mexico. The refraction of the water, amplifies the colors and movements for the sensible eyes of a fly reflected on this sphere, scaring it away.”
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Naef Rainbow
Naef Rainbow, a wooden stacking toy with vibrant colors and unlimited possibilities, they are good from childhood through adulthood - being both toys, desk sculptures, and perfect for coffee tables/waiting rooms…
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