 Censorship as Direction - Beate Uhse Ads::We always complain about the overuse of sexuality and scantly clad women in advertising. But once in a while, an ad comes that reminds us it’s not what you’re using, it’s how you use and deploy it that… [MORE] |
 Luxury Tennis Rackets - Asia Muhammad Plays With Diamonds at US Open::17 year-old Las Vegas tennis sensation and student of Andre Agassi’s Las Vegas Academy, Asia Muhammad, brought a bit of bling to her professional debut at the 2008 US Open—a diamond studded tennis racket.… [MORE] |
 10 Monster Lawnmowers You Can Ride::As far as extreme lawnmower riding enthusiasts are concerned, a monster mower doesn’t even have to be able to cut grass to inspire envy and lust, so long as it is the biggest, baddest mower on the block.… [MORE] |
 Audio for Oenophiles - Japanese Mini Wine Speakers and Amp::Nobody loves wine like the Japanese. Why else would a Japanese designer create a miniature sound system that features two wine glass speakers and a wine barrel amp, then release it only in Japan?
The… [MORE] |
 Three-Way LED Streetlights - The Prisma Concept by Agustin Otegui::Metropolitan stargazers, beware: If Agustin Otegui's "Prisma" concept LED streetlights come to fruition, spotting your favorite constellations might become harder than usual. Unlike traditional streetlamps,… [MORE] |
 Geeky Stained Glass - Window Designs by Nerds::Stained glass seems to be making a comeback, but it's not ordinary patterns, it's crazy features like shagging skeletons and wild street art.
This gallery shows what happens when geeks do stained glass.… [MORE] |
 German Style Beer Bongs - Beer Stein with Speed Hole::The Beer Stein Bong, as it has been nicknamed, is shaped like a traditional German beer stein with a speed spout. When you're in a sipping mood, you drink from the conveniently labeled mouth of the stein.… [MORE] |
 Sustainable Food Leaders - 7 Leaders of the Eco Food Drive::Fast Company features seven food company executives that are leading their company into making the food chain greener, cleaner, and healthier.
Surprisingly, Coca-Cola considers themselves in the "hydration… [MORE] |
 Fake iPhone Landlines - The OpenFrame Home Phone::A few more years from now, it is possible that landlines will be considered prehistoric. With the presence of high tech innovations like Apple's iPhones, it's not that hard to imagine.
The OpenFrame… [MORE] |
 Recycled Antique Alamanacs - Eco Farmers' Almanac Art::The Farmers' Almanac has been used as a guide post for weather forecasting for centuries (the first Farmers Almanac was published in 1818!) Its influence continues to be strong today, despite the availability… [MORE] |
 34 Golf Innovations - From Tiger Woods Painting to Luxury Golf Carts::Tiger Woods is one of the world's most recognized icons, and perhaps the most famous athlete.
The professional golf player's presence can also be seen in the art world. As with many other celebrities,… [MORE] |
 Free Urban Propaganda - Obama-Inspired "Obeyma" Stickers::OBEYMA is the tag of this powerful sticker inspired by the now world famous "OBEY" by urban artist Shephard Ferry.
The artist behind this idea is Felix Sockwell, an illustrator and designer from Maplewood,… [MORE] |
 Anonymous Workplace Rants - GlassDoor.com::Job-seekers, have you ever wanted to learn the inside scoop on a prospective employer before an interview? Corporate suits, are you making as much as the guy in Design down the hall? Glassdoor.com has… [MORE] |
 Viral Teen Cancer Awareness - Ben Teller's Stand Up To Cancer Campaign::18 year old Ben Teller made cancer his bitch.
In this video interview on YouTube, Ben, his family, and his friends talk about Ben’s struggle with cancer and his fight to raise awareness and research funding… [MORE] |
 Art Made of Blankets - Conny Kuilboer's Sculptures::How can old blankets become great, timeless art? It's a thought that never really occupied my mind until I found the work of European artist Conny Kuilboer who uses felting techniques in his art.
It brings… [MORE] |
 Artistic Athlete Photography - Dylan Coulter Helps With Olympic Withdrawal::Having Olympic withdrawal? Let photography Dylan Coulter help wean you off the sports addiction created by the Beijing Olympic games.
Look through this gallery to see some of the world's best athletes… [MORE] |
 Reverse Digital Surgery - Michael Jackson at 50 (Without Surgery)::Michael Jackson turned 50 on Friday, making it an astonishing 30 years since his first nose job. But what has he done to himself with all this surgery?
This image imagines what Michael Jackson might… [MORE] |
 "Best Toilet" Awards - Nashville's Hermitage Hotel Wins 2008 Honor::The Hermitage Hotel in Nashville, Tennessee has been selected as the Best Restroom for 2008 by the readers (what?) of BestRestroom.com.
Releasing the chocolate hostages in a hostile environment can be… [MORE] |
 Extreme Hurricane Street Tubing - Tropical Storm Fay Mishap::Hurricane Gustav has the web abuzz today, but hopefully the people in Haiti aren't inspired by the extreme hurricane tubing in this video. When life handed these guys Tropical Storm Fay, they hooked up… [MORE] |
 Artistic Bicycle Racks - David Byrnes' NYC Sculptures::Artistic bicycle racks like these by David Byrne are what make living in the city so exciting.
Number one: People can, and do, ride bikes to get from point A to point B
Number two: artists show their… [MORE] |
 Nanotechnology-Enhanced Shaving - The Panasonic Arc & FX Diamond::Nanotechnology seems to pop up in the news pretty regularly, but since many of the applications are medical or scientific in nature, it's easy to assume that it won't affect our day to day lives. In reality,… [MORE] |
 Taxidermy Text - "Life Can Be So Nice" Dead Animal Font::I love animals and don't really approve of traditional taxidermy, however I must admit I am drawn to Iris Shieferstein's series, "Life can be so nice".
In this piece, the Danish artist's dead animals,… [MORE] |
 Intoxicated Photography - Marcel Wanders’ Sexy Happy Hour::No, the first photo is not upside down or on its side. It is the work of Marcel Wanders.
Here he is featured in a play of his own (design). Together with a lovely female model, some sparkling Veuve Clicquot… [MORE] |
 Sculptures Made of Styrofoam - Anti-Monuments by Folkert de Jong::I've never built a house, but if I do, I'd probably need certain materials, yet Styrofoam isn't the first thing I think of. I've also never made any sculptures, and Styrofoam as a medium doesn't enter… [MORE] |
 Custom Toilet Paper - Fashionably Tacky Bathroom Patterns::In keeping with the “Toilet Paper Day” Holiday theme, I present to you Custom-Printed Toilet Paper. Made for any occasion, its so special, you may not ever bring yourself to actually use it.
This wacky… [MORE] |
 Morally Questionable Virtual Curation - The Museum of Accidents::The Museum of Accidents is an online collection of photographs sharing the common theme of something gone badly, or even most horribly wrong.
The collection is separated into categories such as Environmental… [MORE] |
 Beer for the Health Conscious - Jessica Simpson for Stampede Light Beer::Is there anything America's Sweetheart, Jessica Simpson, can't do? She's a singer, dancer, actress (some would say “wannabe actress"), Proactiv spokesperson, designer, entrepreneur, and she just recently… [MORE] |
 Gamers Renting Movie Theatres (UPDATE) - Private XBox Parties at Cineplex::In a move that could make the cineplex the place to be again, a theater company in Canada, called Cineplex Odeon, is renting their big screens to gamers. In a move that makes perfect sense to get revenue… [MORE] |
 Fashion Ruffles - The Frillier the Better for Fall '08::Think Jerry Seinfeld, “Puffy Shirt” episode. You know… the famous shirt with ruffles all over it? If you’'re picturing it now, you’'re clued in to yet another ultra-glam, new fashion trend. Ruffles are… [MORE] |
 Public Confessions for Awareness - Mia Tyler’s Attempted Suicide, Cutting::Suicide is a story we hear all too often among the rich and famous (unfortunately, regular young people as well), and one we really cannot wrap our brains around. Why would someone so successful, so young,… [MORE] |
 WiFi Washbaskets - The iBasket From Electrolux::The iBasket has a double life as a laundry basket and washing machine. The device starts automatically once full to clean and dry your laundry, then finally sends a message to your computer to tell you… [MORE] |
 Environmental Wake-Up Calls - Global Warming Puts Hurricanes on Steroids::Hurricane Gustav and the Farmers’ Almanac are just two of the latest reminders of global warming. In short, "global warming is putting hurricanes on steroids," according to a new report entitled “Increasing… [MORE] |
 Mega Star Developments - Tiger Woods Dubai Golf Course + $64 Billion Development::Tiger Woods, featured earlier as a potential Billionaire Athlete, has launched plans for his first golf course. The $1.1 billion golf course will be part of a $64 billion high-end residential community… [MORE] |
 Illuminated Benches - LightBench by Frellstedt::The LightBench is not just a novelty lighting design. It has a lighting function and can be used either indoors or outdoors. It could even be considered a work of art - a conversation or focal piece. The… [MORE] |
 Self-Hanging Hygienic Earphones - Holeder by Yoonsang Kim::The Holeder earphones is an innovative design on three counts. The first is all about hygiene as the ear phones are not placed in the outer ear canal like most ear buds. The ear phones are curved like… [MORE] |
 Airbrushed Car Art - 10 Uncommon Paint Jobs::There are some drivers for whom the standard candy-colored uniform car paint jobs are simply subpar. Some resort to colored flames or racing stripes, but others choose to throw caution to the wind in favor… [MORE] |
 Couture Wallpaper - Nama Rococo Hand-Printed Wallpaper::You've heard of couture runway clothing, but couture wallpaper? That's the concept behind Nama Rococo wallpaper, comprised of hand-painted and hand-printed designs, many of which are one-off creations.… [MORE] |
 Rebel Manufacturing - Factory Worker Loads iPhone With Her Photos Before Shipping::Are iPhones preloaded with pictures of cute young Asian women? Apparently, yes!
A British man opened his iPhone only to learn that photos had appeared 'accidentally' on his iPhones. Basically, workers… [MORE] |
 Childish Naughty - Hottest Souvineer in China: The Pee Pee Boy::While everyone is in China cheering for the latest gold-medal winners, the Pee Pee Boys are selling like mad. What, you might wonder, is a “Pee Pee Boy?” It’s a small clay statue of a naked boy, designed… [MORE] |
 Deconstructing Watches - Cool Classic Motorcycles Reconstructed::Some dude with a huge amount of talent and a bunch of old watches took a lot of time and imagination to recreate classic motorcycle styles from the watch parts.
It’s amazing how some minds work. Looking… [MORE] |
 Convertible Collectable Jewellery - Kameleon JewelPops::Kameleon Jewellery has launched an innovative line of convertible jewellery pieces that let you show your personality, and then change it up. Designed in sterling silver, the Kameleon line offers pendants,… [MORE] |
 Supporting Non-Political Movements - SupportOurPoops.org Parodies Ribbon Obsession::With a tongue-in-cheek (ugh, pardon the terrible pun) lampooning of the multitudes of multicolored support ribbons that festoon our cars, windows and lapels, SupportOurPoops.org has a movement you can… [MORE] |
 Fashion Buying Technology - Ralph Lauren's QR Codes and Interactive Windows::While a lot of people still don't know it, Ralph Lauren is a fashion house that is really ahead of the curve, when it comes to integrating technology with fashion and shopping, as well as in the range… [MORE] |
 3-D Light Graffiti - Illuminated Calligraphy Art::French calligraphic artist, Julien Breton and his photographic collaborator, Guillaume J. Plisson have created some pretty amazing light calligraphy. Their work could also be called illuminated 3-D space… [MORE] |
 Beauty Foods - Get Goregous by Eating::It'’s no secret that Americans love to look good AND love to eat, so what could be more perfect than foods which actually improve our appearance? The following foods were listed on MSN'’s website today… [MORE] |
 Anatomy Fashion - "Inside Out" Shirt::It's about wearing your heart, bones, muscles, and veins on your sleeve. When the graphic design world gets bored of the usual paisleys, florals and geometric lines, it moves to something more... human.… [MORE] |
 Viral Obituaries - The Nasty Obit of Dolores Aguilar::Dolores Aguilar was not well liked, according to her obituary, which reads, “Dolores had no real hobbies, made no contribution to society and rarely shared a kind word or deed in her life.”
The bitterness… [MORE] |
 Social Journaling - Plurk.com::Plurk.com is a step beyond social networking sites. It is a social journal; a time line that your friends, old and new, can provide commentary on.
I was first introduced to Plurk through a friend of… [MORE] |
 10 Bright Flashlight Designs::Trend Hunter has showcased a lot of innovative flashlight ideas, from environmentally-friendly gloves that use kinetic energy for their power, to incredibly high-tech flashlights integrated into gloves.… [MORE] |
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