Here’s a collection of DVDs for the new – the very new of us. Wee See is a series of animations designed to stimulate a newborn’s vision, not to mention doing so with a visual taste lacking in most children’s products. We’re not convinced the best way to teach Baby is in front of the [...]
Summer’s upon us, and that means it’s time for more fluff in our lives. So here we go. Who doesn’t need more t-shirts? Our new friends – we don’t actually know them, it just sounds nice – at RIPT Apparel think the entire world needs more t-shirts. They’re so convinced in fact that everyday, they [...]
How good looking is THIS? The craftsmen at UK furniture shop Kent and London present their Alphabet Drawers. The piece is handmade from solid oak, which means of course it weighs a tonne. And it’s inspired by vintage printing blocks, which means it looks like THAT. Not much room for your underwear here, but your [...]
T’s aside, nothing says summer like a cold can of Coke. The next time you pick one up though, you may notice something’s changed about it. The ‘Classic’ part of ‘Coca-Cola Classic’ is finally being dropped. After almost 25 years, Coca-Cola is finally (almost) finished apologizing for ever having introduced to the world, New Coke. [...]
More and more, we can customize online everything we could possibly want. You can monogram clothing, engrave a coffee pot, publish a manuscript, and design your own credit card, all within the comfort of your own room. Here’s another example of an idea that’s not new, but so terribly appealing. Design your own Converse sneaks. [...]
Well on a busy day, who wouldn’t want a portion of Heinz Baked Beans that they could plug into their computer and heat up at their desk. Yes, this is real. Heinz has just introduced ‘Beanzawave’ a small low-powered microwave that plugs into your computer, via USB cable. It uses the same technology that your [...]
Identity designer Tanner Woodford presents his Brand Clock. One day in 2008, Woodford documented all the brands he interacted with in a 24-hour period, from which he then made a clock. Woodford insists his list would be even more comprehensive, if he’d been able to write faster. As it was, he was able to document [...]
British artist James Yarker has a way of gathering everyone in the world in one place. He uses rice – 112 tonnes of it, and each grain represents one of the 6.7 billion of us on our planet. He then divides up the piles of rice, er- of us, into different global statistical piles. One [...]
For those of us venturing into the world of e-books, either on the iPhone, or Amazon’s Kindle, here’s a little something so you don’t feel like your library is becoming too virtual. Smell of Books claims it will make your e-reading experience smell like you’re pawing your way through a paper bound classic. Scents include [...]
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