Who doesn’t love making an avatar of themselves? We love making Miis on our Wii and Sims that look like us, and now we’re thrilled to discover that we can have a real-life tangible avatar in stuffed animal form. I Am Stuffed Animal takes your picture and turns it into a cartoon caricature on a continue reading…
Nothing says “I love you” like breakfast in bed, especially when that breakfast is heart-shaped. The Heart Egg Molder helps you make sweet shaped eggs and perfect pancakes for your sweetheart. It’s great for a delicious V-day breakfast or a “just because” surprise.
Halve Bookends may appeal to anyone wants a fresh look on their bookshelf, but we imagine the target audience to be avid readers who need a reminder to feed their fish. Basically a fish bowl cut in half, Halve Bookends liven up a boring bookshelf with a creative new look. The photo suggests goldfish, but continue reading…
You don’t have to go away for a week to leave a message for your loved ones on a post card. The Memo Post Card Pad gives you a perfect excuse to leave a little note behind just because. While a cute post card design would have worked fine on a regular pad of paper, continue reading…
While Kindle and Skiff are ready to duke it out for the title of biggest and best eReader, we’re sitting snuggly in our living room in front of our 47″ HDTV enjoying a good book. The Wireless Page to TV Magnifier works sort of like a mouse, but as you run it over text in continue reading…
Usually the best designs don’t come from a design firm, but from Mother Nature. Inspired by the naturally armored armadillo, Leeuw & Vormgeving designed the Folding Bag. Sort of nature meets industrial design, it’s made from an aluminum polypropylene composite and takes design cues from the armadillo, making it a lightweight yet tough backpack design.
A different spin on typical sputnik style ceiling lights, Dasmobel Sputnik Lights feature an arrangement of inverted light bulbs that creates a one of a kind contemporary design. The Sputnik mini uses just a few lights create interesting star shape while the Sputnik 42 uses forty-two light bulbs create an large intricate sphere. We’re torn continue reading…
Utterly Unusual Vending Machines of Asia – Jetsetta
Penny Shooter – Cardnetics
Weird Hostels From Around the World – 2leep
Creepy DOlls: 12 Weird and Scary Kids Toys – WebUrbanist
It’s Always Tea Time Somewhere – Neatorama
Funny Money: Unusual and Fascinating Curreny – Dark Roasted Blend
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Bags and belts made out of recycled tires and bike tubes is so 2009. 2010 (pronounced twenty-ten thank you very much) is all about recycled fire hoses. Elvis & Kresse Bags bring some much needed color—namely red—into the world of recycled gear. Even the linings are repurposed from scrap sail cloth and office furniture textiles continue reading…
Skip your annual wandering around the mall on Valentine’s Day tradition and check out Cool Material’s Valentine’s Day Gift Guide. Always a great source for men’s gifts, this year the Cool Material gang is offering up some awesome ideas for what to buy that lovely lady in honor of everybody’s favorite Hallmark holiday.