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iPod Case For Old Ladies - Grannytunes

Granny tunes clears the chasm between youthful geek fetishism over the iPod digital audio player, and the antique flavors of an 80 year old woman. The tassel makes this design a must have. The concept of the design is to create a protective iPod case that has a handmade crocheted look which may just appeal to an older generation. Other design detailing… [More]

Edible Furniture - Biodegradable Starch Chair by Max Lamb

The Starch Chair by Max Lamb evokes in me strong hope for the future of green furniture design. The chair shown above is created by squirting out a continuous tube of starches which are layered so that… [More]

Pre-Broken Ceramics - Greece VS China Plates

Greece vs China is a plate with a clear concept: take the plates needlessly broken during any traditional Greek wedding celebration. salvage them, and glue them back together to sell them as high minded… [More]

The Sound of Luxury - $145,000 Muon Speaker

Muon speakers are, quite frankly, the most opulent speakers ever made at an unreasonable price of $145,000. Mind you, this price would get you a Ferrari with a pretty decent sound system, but, if you… [More]

Resin Lamp Clearly A Winner - Designgedichtjes

The Resin Lamp is as simple and finely crafted light as you would expect from Designgedichtjes. The lamp really looks spartan. It consists of a cord, a couple of light bulbs, and highly polished clear… [More]

E-Commerce Meets Ultra-luxury - 20Ltd Sells High End Design

20ltd is a link that someone sent to me, and I’ve been very impressed with the site. Essentially, 20ltd has taken the concept of the Design Crack site and turned it into a retail business, which, I would… [More]

Paradoxical Art - Self Healing Tape

Self Healing Tape is paradoxical in design, allowing you to make things appear broken even though they aren't. I recently covered the fun and innovative Nature V2.0 chair by Dream Me a Sheep which is… [More]

First Green Gas Station - Office dA Design

Office dA, a Boston based design firm, has created this gas station in the heart of Los Angeles. It creates quite a paradoxical relationship for those who seek it out. For the everyday user of this gas… [More]

A New Wave in Furniture - The Storyline Shelf

I’ve included a couple of images from the Dutch By Design collection called Storyline. It’s a bookshelf that has taken the form of an abstracted sound wave. The designer created the piece in the exploration… [More]

Bendable Interior Objects - Bend Your Way to Luxury

I subscribe to a newsletter by a Swedish company by the name of Form Us With Love, and they just sent me an announcement for their latest design product/company called BIO (Bendable Interior Objects).… [More]