Design | Art

An Ergonomic Design to Opening Sodas

May 13, 2011
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Wet or slippery hands often create an annoyance when trying to twist off the cap of your favorite soda. No longer though, check out this ergonomic design by Shao-Nung Chen, which makes opening and enjoying your favorite soda a cinch!

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Opera Camper – Enjoying Freedom of Style

May 12, 2011
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The Opera is a mobile designer suite in a class of her own. Within minutes, she will show you her characteristic outlines, resting firmly on her legs in a level position. The teak veranda is an invitation for you to come on board, where you’ll be amazed by the luxury [...]

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Rough Night Ahead? Dear Cabbie Napkins

May 12, 2011
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Ever enjoy the night too much and feel nostalgic for the days when your mother attached your address to your mittens? The Cabbie Napkins [$2.99] are a Dear John letter to your cab driver with space to write directions home and check boxes to locate money – pass them around [...]

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The Home Alone House – For Sale [$2.4 Million]

May 9, 2011
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At the time it came out, Home Alone seemed like a dream scenario: no parents, a huge, awesome house to enjoy, and dimwitted bad guys to battle. While the no parents thing isn’t such a big deal anymore, and we’d rather not deal with armed robbers, you can still get the [...]

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The Butt Station – Desk Designs

May 9, 2011
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The Butt Station desk accessory holder depicts a sculpted person perched on the likeness of a toilet seat, holding a roll of tape as one might hold a roll of toilet paper. For removing strips of tape, a tape cutter is built into the seated figure’s toes while it clasps [...]

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Judson Beaumont – Straight Line Designs Furnishings

May 4, 2011
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Looking to live’n up you ordinary IKEA styled abode? Let me introduce you to Straight Line Designs, a one-of-a-kind workshop that has been operating out of Vancouver, British Columbia for the past 25 years. In addition to installations, sculptures and private commissions, designer Judson Beaumont and his staff of eight [...]

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A Tampon-Shaped USB Flash Drive

May 4, 2011
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Brought to you by Meninos, comes a Tampon Shaped USB Flash Drive device. We can all appreciate creative design, especially when there’s a tech aspect added to the mix, but a tampon-shaped USB flash drive? I admire the shock value, but where’s the ‘red light’ to add to the aesthetic? [...]

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100,000 Toothpicks, 35 Years of Work, 1 Man [Pics & Video]

May 4, 2011
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Thirty five years ago I had yet to be born, but artist Scott Weaver had already begun work on this insanely complex kinetic sculpture, Rolling through the Bay, that he continues to modify and expand even today. The elaborate sculpture is comprised of multiple “tours” that move pingpong balls through neighborhoods, historical [...]

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Architecture – The Abu Samra House

April 27, 2011
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One of the hardest concepts to master in architecture is that of contrast. This is partly due to zoning that essentially prohibits one architecture from standing out too much from any other in it’s immediate context. But it’s also a reflection on what architects care about. In a word, architects care about form. If I [...]

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FlyNano Design – Sleek and Affordable Personal Aircraft

April 27, 2011
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Everyone’s dreamt of flying free as a bird. Nano ($36,000 – $39,000) is for the fun of flying – no passengers, no cargo – just you, Nano and the endless blue. If you’ve ever had a pilot’s licence you’ll fly Nano right out of the box. The rest of you will [...]

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