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Harmonious Annual Colors
Harmonious Annual Colors
Pantone's Dual Colors of the Year Are Rose Quartz Pink and Serenity Blue
For 2016, the respected Pantone Color Institute’s color of the year is, in fact, a pair of colors: Rose Quartz Pink and Serenity Blue. Each year, the Pantone Color Institute convenes a secret... MORE
Retro Cartoon Smartwatches
Retro Cartoon Smartwatches
These Apple Watch Bands Feature Quirky Vintage Looney Tunes Characters
The latest offering in Apple Watch bands features a host of very familiar retro cartoon characters. These characters have been around since the 1930s, but the current generation of tech consumers... MORE
Minimalist Metro Doodles
Minimalist Metro Doodles
This Subway Poster Shows Scribble-Like Maps of Major Transit Systems
‘Subway systems at the same scale’ by Neil Freeman isn’t a subway poster in the conventional sense of the term. Instead, it’s a poster that showcases to-scale, minimalist... MORE
Uncensored Athlete Interview
Uncensored Athlete Interview
Lebron's Digital Channel Lets Athletes Speak Directly to Fans
Lebron James’ new athlete interview platform cuts out the middle man and allows athletes to speak directly to their fandoms. On the digital channel, aptly titled Uninterrupted, athletes post... MORE
Potty-Mouthed Politician Art
Potty-Mouthed Politician Art
This Political Art Projects Donald Trump onto a Bar's Bathroom Wall
This Paris bar bathroom unwittingly became the backdrop for a masterful piece of political art. The bar in question is Belushi’s Bar at the St. Christopher’s Inn in Paris (a cheerful,... MORE
Knitted Greyhound Hats
Knitted Greyhound Hats
This British Knit Shop Makes Adorable Greyhound Apparel Including Dog Hats
This British knitwear shop makes clothing exclusively for dogs, including an adorable line of dog hats for greyhounds, whose delicate, floppy ears are apparently prone to freezing in the winter.... MORE
Compressed Smog Bricks
Compressed Smog Bricks
This Art Project Creatively Responds to the China Smog Crisis
One Chinese performance artist has found a clever way to respond to the China smog crisis. The artist, who calls himself Nut Brother, is vacuuming up Beijing’s smog and has compressed the dust... MORE
Mini Celebrity Ads
Mini Celebrity Ads
This Toy Commercial Features Young Girls Playing Their Female Role Models
This adorable and moving toy commercial features young girls playing the strong female role models who inspire them. Goldieblox has made a name for itself not only as a toy that encourage girls to... MORE
Spaceship-Like Cat Carriers
Spaceship-Like Cat Carriers
The U-Pet Carrier Has Portholes So Cats Can See the Outside World
U-Pet cat carriers are based on the principle that if a cat’s going to venture into the outside world, it should at least be able to see its surroundings. Anyone who has a cat knows how... MORE
Anti-Slouching Appendages
Anti-Slouching Appendages
This Japanese Posture Support Looks Like a Humanoid Plastic Hand
With increasing concern over workplace health, a variety of different posture support devices have been introduced to the market—but none as strange as this Japanese chin-holding hand. The... MORE
Food-Scented Christmas Candles
Food-Scented Christmas Candles
These Pringles Candles Smell Like Sizzling Meat and Melted Cheese
When most people think of Christmas candles, they most likely think of the warm, sweet scents of cinnamon, pine or vanilla. Apparently, when the designers at Pringles think of Christmas candles,... MORE
Minty Monochrome Sneakers
Minty Monochrome Sneakers
The New Balance 580 Elite Mint Features One Crisp, All-Over Color
These New Balance 580 Elite sneakers offer a pop of freshness with their cool, monochromatic mint colorway.  The New Balance 580 Elite sneaker was recently released in a color pack called &#... MORE
Privately Catered Cat Meals
Privately Catered Cat Meals
This Nestle Japan Promotion Turns Homes into Cat Restaurants
Nestle Japan has come up with a creative promotion for its MonPetit brand of gourmet cat food: it’s turning cat owners’ own dining rooms into miniature, private cat restaurants.... MORE
Flight-Rescheduling Apps
Flight-Rescheduling Apps
This Travel App is the Solution to Canceled and Delayed Flights
The Freebird app is a revolutionary new app that makes sure that travelers with canceled or delayed flights can catch a new plane quickly and easily. Anyone who’s ever had to try to reach the... MORE
Adapted Classic Consoles
Adapted Classic Consoles
This New Game Boy Concept Brings Modern Features to the Classic Design
This new Game Boy design concept introduces the features necessary for modern gameplay, while maintaining the iconic Nintendo Game Boy design. The new design concept was created by Florian Renner,... MORE
Olympian-Approved Toothpastes
Olympian-Approved Toothpastes
Heptathlete Brianne Theisen-Eaton is a Brand Ambassador for Crest
Crest 3D White recently announced a partnership with Canadian Olympic heptathlete Brianne Theisen-Eaton. As an Olympic athlete, Brianne Theisen-Eaton has a rigorous routine that includes working... MORE
Co-Branded Skate Sneakers
Co-Branded Skate Sneakers
These Logo Print Shoes Mark Vans Syndicate's Ten-Year Birthday
Vans Syndicate has been around for 10 years, and to celebrate, it’s releasing a line of all-new collaborative sneakers. Vans Syndicate is an exclusive sub-label of Vans skatewear. It’s... MORE
Zombie Survival Calculators
Zombie Survival Calculators
This Map Predicts Users' Chance of Surviving a Zombie Apocalypse
This slightly terrifying zombie map calculates any U.K. resident’s chance of surviving a viral apocalypse based on where they live. Anyone can type in their location and the zombie map will... MORE
Rare Vehicle Restorations
Rare Vehicle Restorations
This Mercedes-Benz Museum Program Restores and Sells Vintage Vehicles
The Mercedes-Benz Museum recently announced that it will be perfectly restoring and selling some of its rare vintage models. The All-Time Stars program will see the Mercedes-Benz Museum restore... MORE
Scientist-Designed Bow Ties
Scientist-Designed Bow Ties
The Bill Nye Bow Tie Collection is Patterned in Periodic Tables
The man who taught the millennial generation everything they needed to know about science via music video spoofs now has his own bow tie collection. According to USAToday, Bill Nye the Science Guy... MORE
Children's Fitness Toys
Children's Fitness Toys
The nabi Compete Keeps Kids Active While They Play Challenging Games
The nabi Compete is a children’s fitness band that keeps kids entertained with video game challenges that also incorporate healthy physical activity. Fuhu, the company behind the innovative... MORE
Ballpark Edible Gardens
Ballpark Edible Gardens
AT&T Park, Home of the San Francisco Giants, is Producing Its Own Food
AT&T Park in San Francisco was already known for its sustainable food culture—and now has introduced its own edible garden. Last summer, AT&T Park introduced a new locally sourced... MORE
Active Murder Mystery Apps
Active Murder Mystery Apps
This Audio Game Makes Players Walk and Do Puzzles to Solve the Mystery
Wonderland in an ambulatory audio game that makes players go for walks and solve puzzles in order to reach the end of a murder mystery story. The audio game revolves around a 1914 murder in Toronto.... MORE
California-Inspired Pomades
California-Inspired Pomades
This LRG x Suavecito Pomade Pays Tribute to Santa Ana, California
This LRG x Suavecito Pomade is a unique collaboration that pays tribute to both brands’ origins in Santa Ana, California. LRG, which stands for Lifted Research Group, is a streetwear brand... MORE
Holiday Turkey Burgers
Holiday Turkey Burgers
Umami Burger Releases Its Holiday Bird Burger with a Stuffing Patty
This holiday turkey burger from San Francisco-based burger chain Umami Burger sounds possibly even more mouthwatering than a homemade turkey dinner. Just in time for Thanksgiving, Umami Burger is... MORE
Sneaker-Promoting Birthday Cakes
Sneaker-Promoting Birthday Cakes
Victor Cruz' Birthday Cake is Shaped Like the Air Trainer Cruz
On New York Giants wide receiver Victor Cruz’ birthday, he took the opportunity to mark another special occasion: the release of the Nike ‘Air Trainer Cruz.’ The Air Trainer Cruz... MORE
Scenic Wine Bottle Holders
Scenic Wine Bottle Holders
This Bottle Holder Doubles as a Decorative, Whimsical Sculptural Scene
This wine bottle holder by home goods company Brubaker conceals bottles so that at first glance, it looks just like a handmade steel sculpture. The miniature sculptural scene features a cute... MORE
Unstaged Orca Shows
Unstaged Orca Shows
SeaWorld is Replacing the Shamu Show with a Display of Natural Behavior
SeaWorld’s San Diego has announced that it will be replacing its long-running Shamu Show with a showcase of natural orca behavior. Previously, visitors to SeaWorld could expect to be wowed by... MORE
Nordic Landscape Sneakers
Nordic Landscape Sneakers
These Karhu Shoes From Dover Street Market Reflect the Colors of Nature
This intriguing Karhu sneaker collection, available exclusively from the Dover Street Market online boutique, is inspired by the majestic colors of the Nordic landscape. The first Karhu colorway is... MORE
Smartphone-Connected Stuffed Animals
Smartphone-Connected Stuffed Animals
The Oliba Attachment Turns Any Toy into a Smart Object
There’s an increasing amount of educational, interactive connected toys on the market. But many of them still aren’t a replacement for the cuddly, soft bedtime toys that kids already love.... MORE
Bespoke Font Tools
Bespoke Font Tools
This Free Font Design Site Lets Users Create Completely Unique Typefaces
The free font design tool lets users create and download their very own fonts. The Metaflop Modulator is a free font design tool that makes it easy to imagine and produce a completely original and... MORE
Parisian Sneaker Shops
Parisian Sneaker Shops
The Sneakersnstuff France Location is an Elegant and Airy Boutique
Sneakersnstuff has just opened one of its renowned sneaker shops in the Sentier area of Paris. The new Sneakersnstuff brick and mortar fascinatingly combines the aesthetics of sneaker culture with... MORE
Puppy Petting Zoos
Puppy Petting Zoos
This Puppy Parade and Petting Event Raised Money for Guide Dogs
This week, Montreal hosted its first-ever puppy parade and petting zoo, an adorable event held in the heart of the city’s theater district. Throughout the day, anyone could come watch the... MORE
Album-Promoting Cab Rides
Album-Promoting Cab Rides
Lyft's Bieber Mode Offers a Discount on the Justin Bieber Purpose Album
In an unexpected cross-promotional move, car service Lyft has teamed up with Canada’s most notorious teen pop heartthrob to promote the Justin Bieber Purpose album. Lyft users will have a... MORE
Upcycled Silken Sneakers
Upcycled Silken Sneakers
These 'What the Versace' Shoes are Made from a Pair of Patterned Pants
These ‘What the Versace’ sneakers by custom leather goods designer Etai LA are made from an upcycled pair of Versace silken pants. The Los Angeles-based designer took a pair of... MORE
Breakup Pawn Shops
Breakup Pawn Shops
Never Liked It Anyway is an Online Market to Get Rid of Relationship Reminders
Never Liked It Anyway is a concept site that combines an online marketplace with an advice column and a ‘Bounce Back Box’ for those who have recently gone through a breakup. At the end... MORE

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Organic Tech Shops
Organic Tech Shops
This Jony Ive Apple Store Represents a Shift in Tech Retail Decor
Jony Ive is Apple’s Chief Design Officer, responsible for the iconic, often-emulated designs behind the limitless range of i-products—and now, the first Jony Ive Apple Store has opened... MORE
Hairdo Dinner Plates
Hairdo Dinner Plates
These Novelty Kitchen Items Give Cartoon Hairstyles to Food
This novelty kitchen set is only for people who like to play with their food. A funny food face is an adorable way to serve lunch to kids or breakfast in bed to the playful people in our lives.... MORE
Face-Planting Travel Pillows
Face-Planting Travel Pillows
This Unusual Face Pillow Lets Flyers Sleep Without Having to Recline
The Little Cloud Nine pillow is a face pillow that lets weary travelers sleep without having to bother their neighbors by reclining their seat. The unusual face pillow resembles a large,... MORE
Shoe-Endorsed Sampling Apps
Shoe-Endorsed Sampling Apps
Converse Rubber Tracks Offers Musicians Access to Over 28,000 Samples
The Converse Rubber Tracks sample library gives everyone, from young, aspiring musicians to amateur DJs, the opportunity to use musical samples from some of the world’s top musicians. It’... MORE
Half-Human Sculptures
Half-Human Sculptures
These Abstract Sculptures Represent Human Body Parts in Provoking Ways
French artist Valerie Blass creates abstract sculptures that almost appear to be human bodies, but replace significant parts of the human figure with other textures and objects, like clumped hair or... MORE
Ultra-Efficient Online Florists
Ultra-Efficient Online Florists
This Florist Offers Two-Minute Ordering and 90-Minute Delivery
This startup online florist is aiming to corner the South-East Asian flower delivery market with extremely efficient service and some added attention to detail—plus fresher flowers! It’... MORE
Illuminated LED Violins
Illuminated LED Violins
The Spectra Violin Changes Color to Accompany Music
These LED violins accompany string music with a psychedelic light show. The Spectra Illuminated Violin lights an electric violin from the inside, providing a musical performance with an accompanying... MORE
Chemistry-Based Bakeries
Chemistry-Based Bakeries
This Dessert Shop is Using Science to Make the Best Doughnut Possible
It might be a mistake to call Curiosity Doughnuts a bakery—it’s more like a lab, trying to develop the formula for the world’s best doughnut. The baking heroes in the quest for... MORE
Crowdsourced Biography Services
Crowdsourced Biography Services
Story Terrace is a Site for Funding and Creating a Family History
Story Terrace is a service that helps people who cherish their family’s histories create beautiful biographies of their grandparents, parents or other loved ones. Story Terrace has a team of... MORE
Virtual Scent Trips
Virtual Scent Trips
This Photographer Uses Instagram to Create Olfactory Photo Tourism
Italian artist and copywriter Michela Floris remembers her homeland of Sardinia through photography and sense memory and invites her Instagram followers to partake in sense-engaging photo tourism.... MORE
Electronically Entertaining Toothbrushes
Electronically Entertaining Toothbrushes
This GUM Toothbrush Makes Bathroom Time Connected and Fun
The GUM toothbrush brand believes that personal grooming and dental hygiene don’t have to be boring or a waste of time. With a new connected GUM toothbrush device, they are making sure that... MORE
Colossal Character Murals
Colossal Character Murals
This Italian Street Artist Made a Story of Sympathy as Tall as a Tower
Up-and-coming Italian street artist Millo has been touring Europe creating beautiful and thought-provoking murals. His latest work is a touching depiction of empathy spanning the entire height of an... MORE
Artificially Icy Weddings
Artificially Icy Weddings
This Asian Company Provides Nuptual Celebrations with Artificial Snow
Orient Snow is a Hong Kong company that is popularizing an unusual decor element in Asian weddings: artificial snow. Orient Snow is the Asian distributor for the UK-based company Snow Business,... MORE
Historical Rapper Paintings
Historical Rapper Paintings
This Historical Painting Shows Kanye West as an Early American Hero
Re-interpreted historical paintings are hugely successful as pop culture memes, with the Mona Lisa’s face often being replaced with a politician’s and all manner of modern couples... MORE