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For those of you who can’t get away from the computer at lunch, you might as well give your keyboard a napkin and eat away!

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Takes out the discomfort from the situation when you have to ring more than once and don’t want to sound rude - just compose a tune !

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The perfect chair for a cold winter night

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The Duvet Sweater, by Whang Zhuo, takes the meaning of getting cozy under the blanket to a whole new level.

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Because sometimes you just don’t feel like ‘home sweet home’

Designed by Jeni Rodger.

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Designed by  Thomas Jaillot together with Marco De Michelis, this silver bracelet will stay attached to your wrist and cut things up at will.

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In keeping with the LED theme, these solar street lamps are made to look like trees. Designed by Ross Lovegrove, the lamps are equipped with light detectors to turn on and off at sunset/sunrise. A preliminary test in Vienna turned out to be a success.

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Designed by Canadian firm Rethink for Vonnegut Dollhouse, this cd package is bang for the buck to say the least.

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Delicious graphic…hmmm…is that a poem?  Surprise for anyone who can guess which one

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Simple, but clever…  Made using heat sensitive pigments, this mug changes from black to white and says on or off depending on whether it is full of hot coffee/chocolate.  Now, only if there was a mug that changed color gradually as the chocolate/coffee became cold…hmm.

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Mark Wentzel created an obese version of the classic designer chair by Charles and Ray Eames.

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Just move your mouse over one of the products and see what happens (sound on preferably)

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Yes, you could get a regular lamp.  But, you could very well just make cut out an outline in a cardboard box to create a not so regular lamp.

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As part of a recent type setting workshop in Eindhoven / Netherlands, several graphic designers were asked to get down and creative with their fonts.  The crap font made with real toilet paper rolls and the fading font made with transparent plastic are just a few among many.

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Designed by Karen Babel, to save space, this bed folds neatly into bookcases and becomes part of the wall background.  At current rates for rent in London, this might just become a popular mass market design.

I wish there was something like this around when I was in elementary sitting on those hard cold wooden chairs.  When rested on the back of a chair, Mark Champkins’ backpack can fold out and the resulting pads can make sitting in a classroom a bit more comfortable.

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Designed by Utilia, the ScooterDesk is a half-bar stool / half-desk on wheels. Some people suggest that certain positions are conducive for creativity. Give this a try…

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Designed by Emmanuel Laffon de Mazieres, the Huit Sofa is an unexpected loveseat. The cascading effect results in differing levels of privacy. The figure 8 enables that privacy space to be negotiated and ultimately meet… The prelude to slipping on those fundies?

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This 20-year old design is apparently still popular… 

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It’s plain to see…cassette tape are gradually achieving vintage status.  When I was 10 or so (yes, I was a precocious child), I actually used mix tapes quite a lot.  Kazaa and high-speed broadband internet were not there yet.  So, I would connect my stereo to the tv, watch a music channel, and whenever my favourite music video came on, I would hit the record button.  Then, I would mix up the tracks and make tapes for my friends.  File-sharing…old school :-)  Chandra Sweet has designed some neat cassette tape belt buckles (you can even choose the particular tape you want).

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