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"The Bi-Bardon is a Siamese urinal. Within the history of classical and modern design, specific references to an idealized body can be found in instances such as symmetry and whiteness. By grafting the imagery of an anomalous body onto a white and symmetrical plumbing fixture, a boundary is crossed into the uncanny."

vialink http://interiordesignroom.blogspot.com/2009/03/bi-bardon-alex-schweder.html vialink

added on 2009-03-20

siamese urinal by alex schweder...

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"Instructions for making this pizza are included, as well as a look at other puzzle derivatives in the post 9 Creative, bizarre and unexpected ways of using logic puzzles."

http://www.conceptispuzzles.com/index.aspx?uri=info/article/296
added on 2009-03-19

sudoku pizza...

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or Western Saloon fight!

'Hit it' is a series of furniture, consisting of a table and chairs. They resemble Saloon furniture from western movies, but the difference lies in the material. Hit It allows everyone to feel like a strong cowboy. Saloon fighting will now not only be fun, but safe."

design by Johannes Hemann, Leslie Hildebrandt & Kai Linke added on 2009-03-19

pillow fight with soft table & chairs...

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designed by Marc Ligos
inspired by people who balance their chair on 2 legs added on 2009-03-19

rocking chair 2.0...

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added on 2009-03-13

diy vhs toaster...

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Renova Color Toilet Papers are comprised of soft, elegant 3-ply, fragrance bath tissue paper that has been tested under dermatological and gynecological control.
Renova Colors is made of 100% biodegradable, virgin pulp and it is entirely recyclable.

vialink http://www.neatorama.com/2009/03/11/24-ridiculously-expensive-everyday-items/ vialink
vialink http://coolmaterial.com/cool-list/24-ridiculously-expensive-everyday-items/ vialink
added on 2009-03-12

colored toilet paper...

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"Frames" by Latifa Echakhch. added on 2009-03-09

cut rugs as frames...

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"Very light cuckoo clocks by artist Nathan Skiles created with cardboard and rubber. " added on 2009-03-09

rubber & cardboard cuckoo clock...

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designed by Livio de Marchi
A house in which even the table, the chairs and the bed seem to have been made of pages and bound covers.

Livio De Marchi was born in Venezia where, still a child, he worked on ornamental sculpture in the Venetian tradition in the workshop of a crafting and in the meantime he studied art and drawing at the "Accademia di Belle Arti" in Venice.
http://www.liviodemarchi.com/ukmain3.htm
added on 2009-03-05

a house made out of wooden books...

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Was it common for parents to have a phobia about snakes sneaking into kids' beds in the 1900s?
"Phil Torrone at Make Blog posted these photos of the Betterbaby snake-proof baby crib from the early 1900s. Betterbaby snake proof crib." added on 2009-03-03

snake-proof baby crib from early 1900s...

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http://www.richardhutten.com/

Richard Hutten is one of the most internationally successful Dutch designers; a key exponent of "Droog Design", in which he has been involved since its inception in 1993. added on 2009-02-27

books table by richard hutten...

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Designed by Matty Sallin, Daniel Bartolini, Hsiao-huh Hsu

An alarm clock that wakes you up with the smell and sizzle of cooking bacon.

A frozen strip of bacon is placed in Wake n' Bacon the night before. Because there is a 10 minute cooking time, the clock is set to go off 10 minutes before the desired waking time. Once the alarm goes off, the clock it sends a signal to a small speaker to generate the alarm sound.

wake n' bacon alarm clock that bakes bacon...

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added on 2009-02-27

light bulb teapot...

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concept by 5.5 Designers
"Reanim: In order to inject Design right at the end of the cycle, they set up a furniture 'hospital', where people could queue with furniture on its last legs, get a diagnosis and a prescription for cure. Here, for instance, what's clearly needed for this chair is a crutch."

http://www.cinqcinqdesigners.com/ added on 2009-02-26

reanim: hospital for furniture...

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added on 2009-02-25

the sofa dress...

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"Every candle has its own duration of burning. This is the starting point of our 12 hours Waxwatch. A simple overprint transforms a common candle into a sypathic a discreet time measure tool. Whether you are playing chess or having dinner, time runs decoratively backdrop." added on 2009-02-25

watch time as it melts: the wax watch...

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bear-shaped sleeping bag designed by Eiko Ishizawa
more pictures here:
http://eikoishizawa.com/work/greatbear/slideshow.html added on 2009-02-21

bear shaped sleeping bag...

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added on 2009-02-20

crawling babies can clean the floors! baby mop...

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"Gary Ponzo's Paper Clip Chandelier, meticulously handmade from over 4,000 little clips, casts a prism-like pattern onto ceiling and walls when illuminated by its half-silvered bulb."

http://www.pointclickhome.com/image/tid/4110?mag=PointClickHome&page=5&pause=1
added on 2009-02-19

chandelier made with 4,000 paperclips...

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Installation by Pravdoliub Ivanov, from Bulgaria
http://www.pravdo.com/index.php added on 2009-02-19

confusing rug...

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"'mushrooms ate my furniture' by designer shinwei rhoda yen is of garden furniture that is made with natural wood, embedded with mushrooms' spawn. after a time of exposure to the weather,
mushrooms will grow our and live with the furniture for a few more years. as the nutritional material from the wood is eaten by the mushrooms, the furniture will start to break down, eventually dying
while giving its life to the mushrooms." added on 2009-02-19

mushrooms eating furniture...

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by Yuken Teruya

"Pizza Boxes, a McDonald's bag, Flags, Desserts and Toilet Paper rolls... when these items become artworks, they also easily become political, maybe because they are taken from daily life. But if you find unexpected shapes and colors from the toilet rolls, they become something else."
http://www.yukenteruyastudio.com/en/projects/
added on 2009-02-16

toilet paper roll art...

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by Kris Kelley of Baton Rouge, Louisiana.
here is a set of pictures that show how it was made:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/krismkelley/sets/72157608464549556/ added on 2009-02-16

bacon lampshade...

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"In 1970, consumer electronics maker Sanyo wanted to improve your daily ablutions. It came up with this: the Ultrasonic Bath AKA the Human Washing Machine." added on 2009-02-11

a human washing machine by sanyo...