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IKEA Uppleva

IKEA Uppleva

The Uppleva is an all-in-one home entertainment solution, with an HDTV, Blu-ray player, sound system and wireless subwoofer. The color of the TV’s frame can be matched with the furniture.

Vintage Roller Skate Bookends

Vintage Roller Skate Bookends
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Artist Breck Armstrong seems to have a knack for breathing new life into found objects. Like he did with these 6 lb roller skate bookends that will look good and keep your big reads from getting away.

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Black Fan

Black Fan

Witold Szostak’s Black Fan is a sheer thing of beauty, crafted from wenge wood, stainless steel and Dacron. Its wide jet turbine like shape will keep all but the biggest rooms nice and cool.

FaceMug

FaceMug
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You can now stuff your mug’s face before stuffing your own thanks to the FaceMug’s built-in cubby. It’s perfect for holding your cookies, donuts or anything else you wash down with your coffee.

Earthquake-Proof Table

Earthquake-Proof Table

A concept by industrial design students Arthur Brutter and Ido Bruno, this table is light enough for two children to lift and move yet can withstand the impact from a one-ton object falling onto it.

Kudu Fridge Magnets

Kudu Fridge Magnets
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Wallpapers for refrigerators. There are designs that cover the entire front doors as well as partial fridge cover-ups. We’re hoping the company will someday accept customer-submitted designs.

Menlo Park Lamps

Menlo Park Lamps
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Inspired by Thomas Edison’s vintage lightbulbs, The Dapper Llama creates fine handmade wooden table lamps which add a rich and nostalgic ambient glow to any room.

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Strike Matchbox Concept

Strike Matchbox Concept

A stainless steel box that holds about 45 matches. Its barrel pops is coated so safety matches can be lit as they are taken out. The textured bottom is for igniting strike-anywhere matches.

Thermosaurus Radiator

Thermosaurus Radiator

Art Lebedev Studios outs one of its greatest ideas yet, a radiator that looks like the bones of the mighty (except for its arms) T. Rex. Alas it’s only a concept, but shut up and take our money already.

Google: Project Glass

Google: Project Glass

Google’s augmented reality project. Ideally, the heads-up system will be able to recognize objects and will be controlled by voice, providing access to location, communication and organization apps.

WineHive

WineHive

An interlocking set of identical, extruded aluminum rails allow you to create the just the right size wine bottle rack, forming perfect honeycomb shapes as you stack them higher and wider.

Dunk Lamp

Dunk Lamp
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Designed by Karl Zahn, the Dunk lamp will delight and torture basketball fans. The hoop begs you to play ball with it, but the fragile fluorescent bulb – not to mention the price – tells you otherwise.

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Wooden Lampshade

Wooden Lampshade

Youtuber rikkitikkiberger captured the long process of lathing that woodturner Soren Berger uses to make one of his unique lampshades. Don’t worry, he repurposes all that scrap material.

Berlin Boombox

Berlin Boombox

Made of recyclable cardboard, the boldly graphic Berlin Boombox is a DIY portable speaker with stereo amp that’ll be easy to carry while you bump your tunes around town. Just don’t get it wet.

Melbourne Hill House

Melbourne Hill House

For some reason, the playful astroturf-covered exterior of this home designed by Andrew Maynard Architects reminds us of a miniature golf course. Looks like a good spot for skateboarding too.

Film Alphabets

Film Alphabets
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Illustrator Stephen Wildish tries to make something witty each Friday. These film alphabets with clever graphics corresponding to each letter are great examples and available in plenty of print options.

The Impossible Typeface

The Impossible Typeface

Inspired by the famous Penrose Triangle, Martzi Hegedűs created Frustro, a typeface that also serves as an optical illusion. All Frustro characters face two different directions at once.

Twist Tandem Bike Concept

Twist Tandem Bike Concept

Two Twist bicycles can be connected to form a tandem bike. The rear wheel has attachments for two pairs of pedals and is easily removable, while the seat and handlebars can switch places.

Clump-o-Lump

Clump-o-Lump

Designed by Max Knecht, Clump-o-Lump is the plush version of the classic Matchbox Connectables line. Each toy has three parts held together by zippers, so kids can swap or combine parts.

Candock Floating Docks

Candock Floating Docks

A modular system to replace wooden docks, these floating blocks can be interlocked to make any shape you can think of, and can float over breaking waves. You can even land a helicopter on them.

Loopita Bonita Lounge

Loopita Bonita Lounge

With Spring upon us, and Summer around the bend, we can picture ourselves relaxing on the other side of this two-person lounge chair, sipping some piña coladas, and drinking in the sun.

Alegna Laguna Bathtubs

Alegna Laguna Bathtubs

These jaw-droppingly gorgeous tubs from yacht-builder Alegna are crafted from dramatic natural woods, and sealed with a special water-resistant varnish to keep them looking this good for years.

Defensemat

Defensemat
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The American Design Club’s benefit show Threat asked artists for wacky ideas for defense and protection. This is Reed Wilson’s piece. The would-be robber’s laughter should buy you some time.

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