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This toaster lets you write a personal message that will then be burnt onto the toast (part of a healthy, balanced breakfast).

product name: Toast Messenger
designer: Sasha Tseng

To me, the artist deliberately used these colors to illustrate the commonalities and differences between the races. Even though the paper have different colors and contours, they produce similar profiles under a light source. I dig.

artist: Renata Fernandes

Elegant, charming, and functional. This light lets you control its intensity by varying the number of "needles" stuck in the cushion.

product name: Pinlight
designer: Chris Kabel

Art Home is a restaurant which has been temporarily placed on top of the Palais de Tokyo. It offers breathtaking and unobstructed views of Paris and the Tour Eiffel.

architect: Laurent Grasso

This is one of the paintings from Gregory Thielker's most recent collection that "explores the sensation of seeing from a car while driving through the rain. These works are born out of real experience and have a close relationship with the medium of painting- its fluidity, transparency, and capacity for layering, mixing, and blending."

Artist: Gregory Thielker

"Elephants painted as pandas are seen at the Royal Elephant Kraal in Ayutthaya province, 80 km (50 miles) north of Bangkok, June 26, 2009. Five of the elephants were led on a walkabout to send a message to the Thai public not to ignore its elephants, the symbolic animal of Thailand."

Panda dogs are one thing, but this is just ridiculous. EPIC FAIL.

source: funster

Michael Joseph Jackson (August 29, 1958 – June 25, 2009)
website designers: group 94, mortierbrigade

An innovative idea at first glance, but its dimension compels me to doubt its practicality. Given the usual context around a door, narrow hallway or flushing against a wall, this door fails to provide an Olympic-size arena. On the other hand, BEER pong table? That would be a hit.
designer: Tobias Franzel

Born in New Jersey and raised in New York, John Ryan Solis is currently working with the multi-award winning design studio Vault49.
artist: John Ryan Solis

Fusing the western tradition of portrait-bust with Chinese glazing and carving techniques, Ah Xian's works are truth breathtaking and provocative. See more here
artist: Ah Xian

Taking the metaphor that school is like a prison to a whole new level, weighing at 21 lbs, this study ball will only unshackle after the set time. I need one NOW.
product name: Study Ball
designer: Emilio Alarcón

A "The Devil Wears Prada" themed bento box.....uhhh FAIL.

A truly "wtf" moment happened today when I ran across this product. According to the makers, "[They] are now building them for costumers, performers and actors. Presently there is a two month waiting list for sets but [they] are trying to speed this up." WHY WHY WHY. More amusement this way (climax at 00:30).
product name: Digigrade Leg Extension
company: Kim Graham Studios

An elegant vase that tilts down when the flower needs more water. Now if only it can water itself too.....
produce name: Tilting Vase
designer: David Sweeney, Jeff Virangkabutra & Michael Korn

"Classes at a Berkeley public school have been canceled for at least a week because a Berkeley parent and the parent's children are suspected of having swine flu"
news source: Oakland Tribune
graphic designer: Pedro

This concept printer design responds to real traveling needs by providing maximum portability.
product name: Circular Printer
designer: Kang-il Chung, Samsung Electronics Co, Ltd

Jason Chen answers the question of the decade: who is the ultimate champion in a battle between Snuggie, Slanket, Freedom Blanket, and Blankoat? (yes, there are similar products like the Snuggie) The winner is revealed here.

For all your magical tissue needs.

This may be due to the fact that the nature the pieces seem to center more on the celebration of Chinese culture instead of critiques on the society (often seen in Western graffiti).

What do the subjects of these two pictures have in common? They are both delicious cupcakes disguised as something delicious thus doubling their not-so-hidden deliciousness. Mmm.
Photo by: hello naomi and smileys sweets

This sound and strobe light synchronization installation is just plain cool, pure awesome, simply amazing, etc.
art piece name: DATAFLUX 0.1
designer: Kit Webster

This creative/brutal advertisement for a fitness gym announces the weight of the sitter to everyone else waiting for the bus. This would effectively put an end to seat fighting at bus stops. Next, they should just add 10 lbs to everyone's weight for fun.
company: Fitness First

For all you facebookers, im-ers, and text messagers out there, this is officially the unofficial standard for digital laughing.
title: Funnyometer
artist: Drew Heffron

This prototype watch explores the poetic and aesthetic relationship between space and time. By shaking the watch or gently tapping its surface, the dots that were randomly floating in space will move to indicate time.
product name: TIWE Watch
designer: Lv Zhongfang

This wooden gun is extremely pointless and ingenious at the same time, which automatically makes this a great design. What does it do exactly? See for yourself.
designer: Matthias Wandel

I like the idea of how this chair creates a connection between two people who are not facing each other. It encourages conversation and playfulness through the simple rocking motion.
product name: Seesaw Chair
designer: Jaebeom Jeong

Not really under but next to the umbrella, the plant survives on the rainwater drained into the small pot at the bottom. This ceramic umbrella pot is a low-maintenance and sustainable way to keep a small plant in the house.
product name: Umbrella Pot
designer: Kyouei Design

I saw this lamp when i visited the ny moma over winter break. The user can take the included chisel and crack open the "egg" to reveal the light within. Different ways of chipping create different levels of illumination through varying porosity. The interactive light fixuture also doubles as an one-of-a-kind work of art. In other words, break me off a piece of that.
product name: Crack Lamp
designers: Giampiero Bassi and Giovanni Bassi

This creative table design utilizes the cutting of plane. Its simplicity and elegance remind me much of Maya Lin's Vietnam Memorial. Coincidence?
product name: Cut Table
designer: Jessika Kalleskog

ABDC finale tonight, Quest Crew will sure to dominate. I hope no one "freaked" the vote, sorry ladies. Here is them doing a music video for FarEast Movement's Dance like Michael Jackson produced by Wongfu. check it out.
Picture: Quest Crew minus one non-asian member.
Photographer:Tiffanie J. Lee

The future factory for Willy Wonka. I would like a golden ticket for this.
building name: Nestle Chocolate factory in Mexico City
architect: Michel Rojkind

This jacket featuring an inflatable hood and build-in eye mask would be hella useful in class.
product name: Never Stop a Rolling Stone
designer: Rahel Ritchie