Taeki Oh

Posted on July 30, 2007 Under Design

In the category of slick websites without a whole lot on them, we have taekioh.com, the portfolio site for designer Taeki Oh. Between the clicking menus and the porn-groove soundtrack, Oh has a real doozy on his hands. There is…

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Deadgood

Posted on July 30, 2007 Under Design

An interesting and minimal twist on the floating bookshelf, the Deadgood Bookshelf utilizes a single simple wire. A cutout in one end is design to hold a single book upright; that book serves as a bookend to support its companions.…

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William Warren Designs

Posted on July 26, 2007 Under Design

As we all know, a good rug will pull any room together. An "alligator surfacing from swampy depths" rug, on the other hand, can give your cocktail party guests a good fright and make them think twice about tracking their…

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Naughty, Naughty

Posted on July 25, 2007 Under Design

Seeing these Park Planters on Notcot this morning was the point where I realized I need to stop buying things for an apartment that I haven't even moved into yet -- right now. How could I pass these up, though?…

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Love your Drywall

Posted on July 23, 2007 Under Gadgetry

A lot of holes in your wall: that's something you don't want. Instead of mounting your sweet new flat screen plasma TV directly on your wall"”discoloring your paint and drilling holes in the drywall to keep the screen up and…

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OMG inbd 10K sms mirror LOL

Posted on July 23, 2007 Under Design

Last I checked, mirrors could only present reflections of what stood in front of them. I mean, that's the definition of a mirror. But not this mirror. This mirror reflects what stands in front of it, and it accepts text…

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New Popjunkie!

Posted on July 20, 2007 Under Fashion

Aaron Feiger and Ashley Marcinczyk, the ridiculously talented duo behind Popjunkie (also, Romantic Static) have just released a tonne of new merch into their online store, and the nautically-inspired, historically whimsical offerings are definitely worth checking out. I love that…

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Die Electric

Posted on July 17, 2007 Under Gadgetry

Die Electric, an online exhibit of energy-saving products for your home by "freelance electrical engineer" and inventor Scot Amron is notable for three reasons: its mind, its heart, and its eyes are in all the right places. Like most other…

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Sprout Home: Brooklyn

Posted on July 12, 2007 Under Life

Growing up in northern Connecticut, one of the rituals of my summer vacations was watching my New York-born mom go to the local nursery and try again and again to succeed in growing flowers on our front lawn. Everyone else…

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Flamp

Posted on July 9, 2007 Under Design

I hope I get this right, because the press release for this guy was entirely in Spanish and I only sort of understood what it was saying. On the other hand, it might not really matter either way -- because…

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