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You know those annoying circular marks that glasses leave behind, because of the condensation from the cold drinks? Well, the Sakura Glass by designer Hironao Tsuboi is not a solution for it. But if there if  there is no way to get rid of them, might as well make them pretty! Right?

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Japanese designer Ryosuke Fukusada fused wooden veneers with a simple incandescent lightbulb, that when switched on, reveals sexy wood grains and emits a heart warming glow.

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Roshan Hakkim took inspiration in the shadows and the basic workings of a sundial, fast forwarded to into the 21st century, and presented us the Umbra. A seemingly magical analog clock that needs no moving mechanical part, yet resembles an analog clock that we have grown so used to.

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Yan Lu designed a tank that deprives a goldfish of life-giving water everytime you wash your hand, serving as a slightly macabre reminder to the effects of wasting water. Don’t worry, the fish get’s his water pumped back to him once you switch the tap off.

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There are canes, and there is the OMHU cane. The light aluminium body is topped with a wooden handle, making it the perfect walking companion for loved ones. So proud they are of their canes they even designed a display rack from them.

 

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2012 is suppose to be when the world ends, according to the Mayans. So who better to get us ready, ‘Just In Case’, than Mexican designers Menosunocerouno.

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I have always loved myself a mash-up anything so the hybrid china collection by CTRLZAK for Seletti is right up my alley of irrelevant fun!

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We are all familiar with the Spork, a love child between a spoon and a fork. The strangely named Kung Foon brings a pair of chopsticks to the ménage à trois. Why not?

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Russian art and design collective Art Lebedev just launched this delectable serving set, modelled after the shape of lab equipments but given the traditional Russian Gzhel pattern. Kitchen experiments anyone?

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Reminding us not to take anything too seriously, Indian based branding agency Hypen created the ish Watch. Because all time should be stretchable!

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These beautiful seaweed are designed by I&S BBDO Tokyo for Umino Seaweed. The japanese patterns symbolising long life, luck, beauty and happiness are laser-cut to convey the company’s hope for Japan’s future.


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One of my first thoughts when I encountered a droplet of mercury from a broken thermometer was ‘How great if this was a real mirror!’ Now all my childhood fantasies has come true in the form of the Beauty Mirror from Michael Anastassiades.

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I know we have all done it, pretending our sleeves to be our secret friends, bringing them out when no one’s looking; giving them names, backstories, moodswings… Now Mexican designer Alejandra Antónima made our fantasies a reality with PIO & DANTE, a fish and a chicken pair, together with storybooks to read along with. How cute is that! Support the project on Kickstarter.

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The folks at Opening Ceremony sure have an eye for buried treasures, like the recent one that found from the seventies, a duffel bag that converts onto a backpack, you’ve guess it, double its size. Combine that premise with Opening Ceremony’s hipster styling and marketing and viola, instant fashion must have, in a limited run of five colours and two sizes.

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The tiniest ceramic cups in the prettiest colours by Jo Nakamura for Japanese design collective bril.

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How sexy are these lighs? No… I mean… seriously… How sexy? *drools*

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Your USD20,o00 bottle of Domaine de la Romanee-Conti Romanee-Conti Grand Cru not fancy enough? Try this new age wine glass that uses air and water pressure to ensure that only the right amount is dispensed into the tiny cup for your sipping pleasure. How do you get the wine into the bulb to begin with you ask? That’s a problem for the poor people… By Kyouei Design.

 

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By varying the thickness in the wires of the headphones, Wired creates a headphone wire that readily fold onto itself, hopefully eliminating that dreaded tangling and knotted bunch of wires I have buried deep in my bag.

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Created by Phil Cuttance, Faceture is a machine/process that provides all that its users need to create his own faceted vase/lampshade/sidetable with fast-setting resin. Watch the video to even get a hint at how cool this is.

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By bending itself at right angles, the Folio Tissue Case allows you to pull tissue out from both sides, and saves space at the same time.

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