I find it so inspiring when designers and artists can look at an ordinary object and create something completely creative with it. For instance, take these unconventional clothespin creations. While some of these are interesting and beneficial modifications of the traditional clothespin, others involve oddball applications.
Enjoy this cluster and perhaps you'll walk away inspired to design your own unconventional clothespin creations.
12 Unconvential Clothespin Creations
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Clothespin Chopsticks
A Unique Approach to Eating Your Food by Decor Craft
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Pinched Flesh Alphabets
Twisted Typography from Arjan Benning
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Unconventional Pin-Up Art
The Martin Huberman ‘Love Me Tender Project' Creates A
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Batman Clothespins
‘Vespertilium' Secures Your Laundry, Halloween or Not
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Computerized Clothes Hangers
Clothes Pin USB Drive Will Not Leave Your Files Hung Out to Dry
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Clothes Pin Lamps
David Olschewski Creates Something Uniquely New Out of the Old
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Recycled Wooden Fixtures
The Rustic, Recycled Clothespin Chandelier by Mesila Studio
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Luminous Clothes Hangers
The LED Peg Light Will Cure Your Garment Woes
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Arthritis Clothes Pins
The Product Tank Clothes Pegs Alleviate Stress on Disabled Hands
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Bird Brained Household Items
The Early Bird Clothes Pins by Fabian Von Spreckelsen
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Lightbright Clothes Pin
Sungho Lee Creates LED Pin For More Than Just Laundry
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Panties-Only Drying Racks
The Seletti Underwear Dryer is Designed to Save Space
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Photorealistic Pencil Sketches
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Clothespin Chopsticks
A Unique Approach to Eating Your Food by Decor Craft
Steampunked USB Drives – English Russia Turns Old Clocks into Modern Technology
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LED Architecture
Bird-Flipping Lookbooks
Arielle de Pinto 2010 Jewelry Collection Gives a One-Fingered Salute
Origami Bird Hats
Suzaan Heyns Creates Edgy Designs for Spring/Summer 2010
Geek Gesture USBs
Add Some Flair to Your Workplace With Personality USB Drives
Superhero Footwear
Kathryn Amberleight Wonder Woman Shoes
Beautifully Alarming Accessories
Talonalia Bird Claw Pendants are Hot, but a Little Creepy
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From Cow Shelves to Donkey Desks
13 Food and Beverage USBs
From USB Bottle Openers to Peelable Flash Drives
LED Bed
Pimp My Bed Lighting
Pinched Flesh Alphabets
Twisted Typography from Arjan Benning
Bewildered Watercolors
The Tomokazu Matsuyama ‘In Case You're Lost' Art
Gun Blowdryers
Western Revolver Hair Dryer is a High Caliber Beauty Tool (UPDATE)
Eco-Steampunk Hearts
Jim Mullan and Tori Rhoades Make Gifts for Your Dystopian Valentine
Customizable Glowing Chandeliers
Bocci Presents the 28 Collection at ICFF 2009
Light-Up LED Wallet
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Sitting Like Batman
The Half Moon Chair
Furniture-Eating Walls
Denis Belenko's O! Lamp is Being Attacked by the Wall
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Crystallized Runway Fashion
The Prada Spring 2010 RTW Collection is Inspired by Chandeliers
Well-Traveled Modular Furniture
Germany's Florian Gilges Presents Moduleros to Match Modulezzi
Sustainable LED Posters
LightCycle Uses 1 Meter of LEDs as Promotional Tool
LED Game Tables
LED Wall Candles
The 'Switch Candle' Adds Romance to Any Room
Batman Clothespins
‘Vespertilium' Secures Your Laundry, Halloween or Not
Vacation Nests
The Birdsnest Hotel Offers Birdseye View of Big Sur
Flashy Felt Tip Art
Chinese Artist Pomme Chan Illustrates With Precision
Computerized Clothes Hangers
Clothes Pin USB Drive Will Not Leave Your Files Hung Out to Dry
Superhero Simulation Sweatshirt
Full-Fall Batman Hoodie Even Has Peep Holes
Trigger-Happy Thumb Drives
Get Busy Committee Uses Uzi USB to Promote New Album
Grasshopper Wood Loungers
Calanc Outdoor Furniture Line Brings Luxury Outside
Superhero Cars for the Masses
The Stratos Evo Concept Presents a Superpower Design
Urinating USBs
The Thanko 'Shoubenkozou' For You to Use as You Please
Clothes Pin Lamps
David Olschewski Creates Something Uniquely New Out of the Old
Scented USB Drives
Jean Paul Gaultier's 'Le Male' Key Makes Your Workstation Smell Nice
Illuminated Trashy Decor
The Extraordinary White Chandelier by Winnie Lui
Ultra-Modern Furniture Exhibits
Jonathan Nesci is Out With the Old, in With 'THE NEW' at the Volum
LED Party Ball
Interactive Zygote
12 Lyrical Birdcages
From Birdcage Skirts to Birdcage Lighting
Crowdsourced Clotheslines
Levi Strauss Contest 'Care to Air' Design a Clothesline Challenge
Baltic Birch Furniture
The Cerno Collection Belongs in Wooden Wonderland
Rudimentary Designer USBs
Flashback to Yesteryear With the Marc Jacobs USB Hubs
Decomposing Birdography
Chris Jordan Midway Collection Captures Plastic Problems
Recycled Wooden Fixtures
The Rustic, Recycled Clothespin Chandelier by Mesila Studio
PC Light Fixtures
Nolan Herbut Creates Incredible Keyboard Parts Lamp
Sci-Fi Condenser Dryers
Gorenje Presents the Star Wars-esque Clothes Dryer from the Future
Luminous Clothes Hangers
The LED Peg Light Will Cure Your Garment Woes
Arthritis Clothes Pins
The Product Tank Clothes Pegs Alleviate Stress on Disabled Hands
Magnetic Ribbon Portraits
Erika Iris Simmons' Cassette Tape Art is Upcycled Music at its Finest
Pitchfork Coat Racks
David Olschewski's ‘14.7' Goes from Farm to Foyer
Autobot Laundry Lines
The Optimus Prime Dryer Transforms Wet Clothes to Dry
Pictoral Alphabets
Icon Sentences Are The New Universal Language
$3,000 Flash Drives
Steampunk USB by WillRockwell is Captain Nemo's Pocket Memory
Frozen Alphabets
Sculptured Ice Is Twice as Nice, But Letters Are Even Better
Moldy Public Transit Art
Brainless Slime Mold Naturally Recreates Tokyo Rail System Design
Knitastic Oblong-Head Paintings
Christine Aerfeldt's Artwork is Oddly Beautiful
USB Shoe Dryers
Bonus: This USB Gadget is Shaped Like a Dog
Earthquake Aid Paintings
The ‘Help Haiti' Artwork Fundraiser
Tattooed USBs
Ed Hardy Has Finally Embraced the Gadget World
Morphing Ball Lamps
The Travelite by Michelle Avelis Transforms into a Small Sphere
Watch-Inspired Tabletops
The Luxury Time Table by David Linley Furniture
Crushed Alphabet Art
Lajos Major Lays Out Subjects With Letters
Bird Brained Household Items
The Early Bird Clothes Pins by Fabian Von Spreckelsen
Stitched Seating
A Super Duper Collection from Superfolk Furniture
Tiny Clothes Dryers
The Mini Tumble Dryer is for Light Load Laundry
Ponytail Train Art
Introducing Vladimir Gusev and the Interlocking Locks of Hair
Yogurt Container Lights
The Recycled Plastic ‘Petit Yogourt' Lamp Makes Empties Gl
Lightbright Clothes Pin
Sungho Lee Creates LED Pin For More Than Just Laundry
Silverclips
Funky Device Monitors Your Energy Usage
Wearable Bird Feeders
The Double Feeder Hummingbird Hat Attracts Attention, Protects Your Dome
2D Task Lamps
The Toshihito Okura Ravioli Lamp Sketches Out a Great Lighting Concept
LED Flower Vines
British Phone Company ‘Talk Talk' Creates Artistically Lit Commercial