The Human Rug

I would argue that there is nothing creepier than a rug that looks like your neighbor took a face plant from the Empire State Building. Even though it’s so very obvious the rug is not real, it looks like a cousin of the blow-up doll, with it’s creepy slack jawed stare, it’s still a little unsettling. I rather like the windblown look of the hair, as I imagine that’s exactly how mine would look had a just taken a colossal nose dive.

Human BookShelf

I’m sorry I’m just not one of those people who is comfortable with the naked human body, so for me this has to be the creepiest and most disturbing of any of these pieces! Not to mention my obsessive/compulsive love of symmetry is set off balance by its many dips and crevices.  Also, you’d want to pay particular attention when grabbing a book. The title, Moby Dick, could prove to be just that.

Dismembered Baby Doll Coat Rack

Our first creepy item comes in the form of a little DIY project. Looking for a way to recycle all of those broken baby doll parts you have hanging around the house? Screw the appendages into a wooden board and voila! You’ve put those tiny hands (and legs) to work.

 A Bench with Arms Holding a Large Tumor

What can one say about the Surrealism chair by David Pompa? I’m sure we could have a lengthy conversation about the designer’s intent and how it makes us feel, but less just cut to the chase, it’s fucking creepy! I mean I’m not sure what repulses me the most; the arms belonging to uh, no one, jutting from the side of the chair or said arms fondness of, what looks to me like a large tumor. I can only assume this chair belongs to descendants of your favorite appendage and mine , Thing from the Adams Family.

Duck Lamp by Sebastian E

 Big-Ass Nose Soap Dispenser

Coffin Couch

 Human Furniture Collection by Dzmitry Samal 

Hard to believe but the little house you see above wasn’t meant for adults, it’s for children. These miniature homes are from Smart Playhouses and were inspired by Danish design. They definitely remind me of my days in Copenhagen. Scandinavians know how to enjoy their leisure time, in fact, I often received lectures from Danes on how Americans needed to work less and enjoy life more. Not only are these little playhouses indicative of Danish design; modern, functional, simple, but they look an awful lot like the summer homes so many Scandinavians own. Unlike Americas obscene McMansions, Scandinavian families normally have a smaller second home they can escape to on weekends or long summer holidays. They homes are usually very modest dwellings with minimal amenities. Anything obnoxiously elaborate, especially for a second home, is considered by Scandinavians, to be in poor taste.  Oh how I miss Denmark!

These little houses make me want to be a kid again. Or just a very small person! :->I so wanted a playhouse when I was a kid. I remember one family down the street from me had a pretty elaborate tree house, I was so jealous of those kids!

I imagine the price tag for theses lovely minis is pretty hefty, since I couldn’t seem to locate the actual cost on their website. But if you can afford one, go for it. You’re child will relish his playhouse memories and talk about what a great parent you were for years to come!

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City living can be tough! Sure it comes with nice perks. Rich culture diversity, world famous events, unrivaled people watching, not to mention you can get a hot dog at 3 in the morning on a Tuesday. But with all the niceties, come the not-so-niceties: very little space to call your own, deafening  noise pollution and learning to co-exist  with 8 million people who are nothing like you. That’s why, as any city dweller will tell you, everyone needs there own little comfort station, an oasis if you will, from  the urban din. Enter the Hush Pod, your own little womb of serenity.

Made of 100% recycleed wool, the pod is your own  place to escape and contemplate. A creation of design school graduate Freyja Sewell, the pod will soon be available to purchase. Till then, I recommend meditation. Or earplugs, they work well too.

I usually ride my bike to and from work during the summer. I find the morning ride over the Brooklyn Bridge and the evening ride home, gives me a more energy then a double espresso from Starbucks (and a butt you could bounce a quarter off of). And you just can’t beat the view, although I could do without the tourists. But come late July, the weather in New York City becomes so unbearably hot and humid, riding your bike is about as much fun as taking a spin class in a sauna. On those days I take the subway, which comes with it’s own degree of unpleasantness. So I’ve been looking to invest in some type of motorized transportation to get around this urban metropolis.  I’ve thought about buying a car but looking for a parking is just no fun and I really like the sensation of riding a bike. The wind in your hair and the freedom of weaving in and out of traffic jams and the ability to squeeze into a sliver of available parking space,  gives me satisfaction no car can replicate. I’ve been researching Vespas, but that requires training, more specifically a motorcycle license, and rightfully so. But what about a lighter, sleeker version of a Vespa? Something more akin to a Segway but without the balance issues or geeky label?  Could this ride exist? Well, not yet. But soon, in the not to distant future, I  may be able to plug in my Three Wheelie Scooter at night and make my commute through the urban jungle in the morning.  That is if designer, Hyun-Seok Kim’s, aptly named Three Wheel Electric Scooter ever hits the assembly line.

Two small front wheels guarantee equilibrium for the balanced challenged, like myself. And the petite seat is meant, I believe, for perching than for comfort. But, hey, what if you could customize to whatever groovy color or pattern your personality desired?

A detachable rechargeable battery pack to the left of the bike makes charging up a beeze. And brightly colored displays let you how much energy you have left.

It even comes with its own locking mechanism. A magnetic, rubber encased locking cable adds security to the parking system. Although, being a jaded New Yorker, I’d like to see something a little stronger for urban areas with more determined criminals.

I’m not crazy about spiders, but I am crazy about well designed tables! This “Walking Table” designed by Wouter Scheublin moves across the room like a spider crawling on your leg. The eight table legs are designed in such a way that when you push the table to move it, the legs pick up and walk the table! Its pretty crazy to watch. The amazing thing is that the table stays level the whole time, so you can walk your dinner table right from the dining room to the living room to catch your favorite tv show without disturbing a thing.

Of course wheels would get the same results, but not the bragging rights of owning a table that would make spiderman jealous!

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This may be one of the coolest things I have seen in a long time. It’s like something out of a James Bond movie. This dome is covered in algae because it is underwater. The only way to access it is to enter a mansion. You must find a secret wooden door that leads you down some steps where you  row a boat through an underground corridor before reaching two large doors that open into this enormous domed room under a lake. Did you get all of that?

In 1889 Whitacker Wright a British mining mogul who was very eccentric built this as a secret billiards room. It is over 125 years old but still in pretty good condition. All the light is natural, using a series of glass skylights to let sunlight down into the secret rooms.

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Just when you thought they had run out of places to advertise, someone comes up with another one! This inventor probably spent way too much time looking at the back of women’s legs, and  thought, ‘I bet I could sell advertising on women’s legs if I could just get it printed on there’. Introducing this bench.

The front piece of this bench has text printed in raised backwards letters. When you sit for a period of time on the bench it imprints the text on the back of your legs from the pressure. Anyone who happens to glance to your legs while walking behind you in the next few minutes will notice the advertisement.

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