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10 Quirky Chairs You Could Actually Sit On

Introducing Nemo by Fabio Novembre, a concept we love! Sure it’s a little disturbing.  The white mask really freaks us out, we mean the one the woman is wearing not the chair (if you’re even looking at the chair). Oh the silliness of the Design Virus Chair by Pieke Bergmans, it’s like having your own [...]

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DIFFA’s Dining By Design 2010

Attended the Architectural Digest Home Design Show this weekend and practically made a b-line to our favorite part of AD, DIFFA’s Dining By Design exhibits! Of course we didn’t write a thing down about any of the designs so all we can give you is our interpretation. The comic phone inspired table above was one [...]

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The Hair Chairs

We get it. Hair as a design resource, groovy. We dated a Heavy Metal dude once with really long hair. Kinda skeeved us out. We broke up with him because of it. Shallow we know, but there’s just something creepy about constantly picking your boyfriend’s hair off you. The designer of these coiffed creations  Dejano [...]

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Tea Bag Lights

Korean designer Wonsik Chae‘s Tea Bag Lights are really cool but don’t try taking a sip! The cup is filled with a chemical intermediate and the teabag contains fluorescent molecules, when the two come together the mixture gives off a yellow luminescence. The more you steep the bag, the deeper the glow. Check out the [...]

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All I Want For Christmas-A Wish List!

We know Santa has been tightening his belt this year but we decided were gonna send him our Christmas letter anyway. It never hurts to ask! Here is our Christmas List! Nikon D5000 12.3 MP DX Digital SLR Camera We went to a Nikon event about a month ago with no interest in buying a [...]

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Avant Garde, Mid-Century Stackable Tableware

This set of early 1970s tableware, stacks into a neat and tidy ball. Avant Garde by Helen von Boch, serves four and includes plates, side dishes and bowls in different sizes. When the tableware is not needed you simply stack the dishes together to form a curious conversation piece. While I wouldn’t take this particular [...]

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Golden Shopping Cart

Recession? What recession? We’ve seen some pretty tricked out rides over the years but we have to admit this is one we never would have expected.The Okko Store, a gourmet supermarket chain in Istanbul, decided to bust economy woes using a little guerrilla marketing. Tweet

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