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• This VW Camper Gives Me Wood

  I don't know about you guys, but I think this VW Camper is sporting some serious wood: Read More... Posted May 13 2009, 12:34 PM by Alex Zalben with | with no comments Filed under: design concept, wood, volkswagen

• A Year Of Cards With One Stamp

  Wouldn't it be great to take care of every single holiday card you have to send out with one little stamp? Now you can: Read More... Posted May 11 2009, 02:04 PM by Alex Zalben with | with 1 comment(s) Filed under: stamps, postcards, design concept, holidays, all in one

• This Chair Is For The Birds

  Though there's part of my brain that wonders whether this concept is comfortable, there's the other part that just thinks it's adorable. Thoughts, Materialistas? Read More... Posted May 11 2009, 01:35 PM by Alex Zalben with | with no comments Filed under: chairs, design concept, nesting, nests

• This Wallpaper Is Spam

  Nope, not the luncheon meat. The design on this paper is hundreds of bits of spam e-mails, all put together in a lovely design. I can feel my manhood getting ten inches bigger just looking at it! Read More... Posted May 06 2009, 03:02 PM by Alex Zalben with | with no comments Filed under: design concept, wallpaper, spam

• Most Dangerous Chair Ever (For Your Balls)

  Guys, tell me if you're with me on this: this chair actually makes my eyes water to look at, and my crotch feel weird. Ladies, I'm curious to see what you think... Read More... Posted May 05 2009, 04:01 PM by Alex Zalben with | with no comments Filed under: chairs, design concept, horrifying

• This Toy Gets Everything Write

  Jenna Kaminsky created this awesome, Mad Lib inspired toy for her final project at... I don't know, I gave up reading after the first page of her blog. But check out why it's so rad, below: Read More... Posted May 05 2009, 01:09 PM by Alex Zalben with | with no comments Filed under: toys, design concept, dry erase, mad libs

• Hentai-bles

  Chul An Kwak, a Korean designer, created these tables to inject more emotion into what he sees an otherwise static aspect of our lives. Which is kind of beautiful, actually. A few more pics: Read More... Posted May 04 2009, 02:31 PM by Alex Zalben with | with no comments Filed under: Tables, design concept, tentacles

• Love It or Leave It? Skin Furniture

  My, what a lovely desk and chair set. A little on leggy side, but pretty sleek and... oh dear god, what is that man doing to his desk? It's almost as if he's reaching under its skin! Wait, what? He is reaching under its skin? Ew. More skin furniture, plus the designer's explanation after the jump: Read More... Posted Apr 30 2009, 12:56 PM by Laureen Mahler with | with 1 comment(s) Filed under: Love it or Leave it, furniture, design concept

• A Kit To Thwart Writers Block

  Don't get me wrong guys, I love finding a multitude of delightful new products for you every day, but occasionally, you hit a wall. Maybe you don't have a great product; or more likely, you just can't figure out an angle to use to write about it. This second part is what Elizabeth Dilk's "A Kit To Thwart Writer's Block" is all about. And here's what's inside: Read More... Posted Apr 28 2009, 10:02 AM by Alex Zalben with | with no comments Filed under: kits, writing, design concept

• Sexy Cans

  Want to see her cans? Click below (safe for work, promise):   Read More... Posted Apr 24 2009, 02:00 PM by Shaun Seneviratne with | with no comments Filed under: sexy, design concept, packaging, cans

• Ironic Bookshelf

  [photo via Next Round] This bookshelf is much like the picture above. . .   Read More... Posted Mar 19 2009, 02:30 PM by Shaun Seneviratne with | with no comments Filed under: design concept, bookshelf

• Guess the Product: Eye See You

  Any idea what this decor product might be? I'll give you a hint: it gets even creepier when it opens up: Read More... Posted Mar 19 2009, 08:42 AM by Laureen Mahler with | with no comments Filed under: Lamps, design concept, eye lamp

• Bend That Table Over

  [photo via The Metropolitan] If you like your coffee table like you like your women (or men), then you'll love this:   Read More... Posted Mar 18 2009, 02:26 PM by Shaun Seneviratne with | with no comments Filed under: design concept, table, erotic

• Equation: Tank My Breath Away

  + = Read More... Posted Mar 06 2009, 10:57 AM by Laureen Mahler with | with no comments Filed under: chairs, design concept, tank

• This Chocolate Is Dynamite

  This dynamite has a secret... it's actually hot chocolate mix! How it works + more images after the jump: Read More... Posted Mar 03 2009, 04:04 PM by Laureen Mahler with | with 1 comment(s) Filed under: chocolate, design concept, hot cocoa mix

• Commode and Play

  [Photo via] Ah, the outhouse. Not exactly a designer bathroom, but it does have its charms. Now let's think about the exact polar opposite of the outhouse. The result? Well, it's the annual Bathroom Innovation Awards.    Okay, okay, I know. "Bathroom Innovation Award" sounds like the punchline to a bad joke about bowel movements. But let's just say that what the name lacks in originality, the designs make up for in general awesomeness: Read More... Posted Mar 02 2009, 03:29 PM by Laureen Mahler with | with no comments Filed under: bathroom, design concept

• Concept: Radiator Heats Feet w/o Burning Them Off

  Check out this idyllic little scene German designers Eric Falaise and Christine Berkhoven envisioned in conceiving of their Fedora radiator concept. But that's not all. If you place the green felt basket in this picture into the depression in the radiator... Read More... Posted Feb 20 2009, 09:01 AM by Steph Auteri with | with no comments Filed under: design, concept, design concept, radiator, concept design

• Design Concept: Smell-o-vision

  Remember when people speculated about Smell-o-vision? Seemed like such a ridiculous concept, considering people wouldn't want to smell most things in movies. Things I would want to watch with Smell-o-vision: Food Network Girly movies Things I wouldn't want to watch with Smell-o-vision: anything else  Good and bad news: Smell-o-vision may no longer be science fiction: Read More... Posted Feb 13 2009, 11:00 AM by Shaun Seneviratne with | with no comments Filed under: design concept, smell

• Concept: Soundshelf Does Double Duty

  Why am I loving this shelf design from Polish designers Witek Stefaniak and Anielka Zdanowic? What makes it any different from the ones I picked up at Target just last year? (You can just see one of mine hovering in the upper left-hand corner here.) Read More... Posted Feb 12 2009, 04:19 PM by Steph Auteri with | with no comments Filed under: gadgets, tech, concept, design concept, multitasking, speakers, concept design, shelving

• Glory Hole for Hugs

  [photo via] As much as anonymity can be kind of thrilling, I ain't sticking anything in a hole found in bath houses across America. For my kicks, I'd much prefer an anonymous hug: Read More... Posted Feb 05 2009, 11:27 AM by Shaun Seneviratne with | with no comments Filed under: fabric, design concept

• A Beverage With (Even More) Bite

  When I posted about this shark fin ice tray last week, it was impossible to be afraid. After all, the tray itself was a cool, crisp blue, and the product photo showed the ice "cubes" themselves floating in drinks of undeniably cheery hues. This tea infuser is something else... Read More... Posted Feb 04 2009, 12:25 PM by Steph Auteri with | with 1 comment(s) Filed under: design, concept, tea, design concept, concept design, sharks, shark, fins, tea infuser, fin

• Design Concept: Coffee Grounds Printer

  The 5 steps of empty ink cartridge acceptance: Step 1: Denial. Surely, I can print just one more document. Step 2: Anger. But I just bought a new ink cartridge! Step 3: Regret. I knew I shouldn't have printed out the entire script of Wet Hot American Summer. Step 4: The Frantic Search. I'm sure I bought an extra cartridge last time; it's got to be here somewhere! Step 5: Bank Account Apraisal. Damn if I don't spend more money on these cartridges than I do on groceries. Now imagine if you could power your print cartridges with leftover coffee grounds: Read More... Posted Feb 03 2009, 03:37 PM by Laureen Mahler with | with 1 comment(s) Filed under: eco-friendly, office, Printers, design concept

• Literal Clothing Designs

  Smokers lung? Wild night? Designer Sancho Hemelsoen takes fashion design to near-literal heights: Read More... Posted Jan 30 2009, 05:01 PM by Shaun Seneviratne with | with no comments Filed under: smoking, Fashion, t-shirts, design concept, morbid, roadkill

• Peeling Lights

  + [photo via]  = Read More... Posted Jan 09 2009, 01:31 PM by Shaun Seneviratne with | with no comments Filed under: lighting, customization, design concept

• Design Concept: Shifter Faucet

  Something car enthusiasts and environmentally-friendly folk can get behind, this Shifter Tap has only four pressure settings controlling the flow of water: Read More... Posted Jan 09 2009, 12:01 PM by Shaun Seneviratne with | with no comments Filed under: car, water, automobiles, design concept, faucet

• Concept: Save My Spot, Please?

  This concept design sheds some much-needed light on the losing-your-place issue: Read More... Posted Jan 08 2009, 04:19 PM by Steph Auteri with | with 1 comment(s) Filed under: concepts, concept, design concept, lamp, bookmark, concept design

• Would Locke Think This Light Was a Sign From The Island?

  [photo via EW] What do the above images have in common?   Read More... Posted Jan 05 2009, 04:02 PM by Shaun Seneviratne with | with 1 comment(s) Filed under: lighting, design concept, lost

• Lithium Ion Toast

  Hmm, something odd about this toaster. To my understanding, sticking lithium ion batteries in a toaster is usually a bad thing. What? Ohh, this toaster is a battery charger:   Read More... Posted Dec 31 2008, 12:10 PM by Shaun Seneviratne with | with 1 comment(s) Filed under: gadgets, Toasters, tech, design concept, battery

• Design Concept: Be A Good Host

  This design concept by Designasyl has everything you need to adequately provide slumber for a house guest. The drawer contains sheets and a flashlight lamp and also doubles as a bedside table: Read More... Posted Dec 18 2008, 01:03 PM by Shaun Seneviratne with | with no comments Filed under: furniture, sleep, design concept

• Adventures in Advertising: MemoDesk

  This desk concept is a great idea. The surface is a thick memo pad, with tear off leaves, so you can jot down ideas, and then start again. Or, it could be an awesome table for a kindergarten, right? Except, there's one super weird thing about it... Read More... Posted Dec 12 2008, 04:02 PM by Alex Zalben with | with no comments Filed under: office, desk, design concept, memos