Anatomical Sculptures: Imagining the Insides of Pop Culture Toys
Brooklyn artist Jason Freeny describes his work as “candy colored madness”: his modified designer toys are often anatomical sculptures of popular icons in the toy world, which have been carefully sculpted to reveal their skeletal structure and other gooey innards. Seeing these macabre interpretations of familiar faces like Hello Kitty or Finding Nemo is jarring...
Clump-o-Lump: Lovable Mix and Match Zipper Creatures
Clump-o-Lump is more than just an adorably silly name– this set of cuddly stuffed toys is cleverly designed with two zippers around their torsos, so that you can mix and match the head, torso, and rump of any Clump-o-Lump creature. There are 6 Clump-o-Lumps available, all with names like Shark-o the Shark and Tig-o the...
Livingstones: Fall On Soft Rocks
The Smarin design workshop is the laboratory of French designer Stephanie Marin, where she creates eco-minded objects for the house and home. Her Livingstones product is a series of enormous pebbles and rocks that are soft enough to jump into: made out of 100% virgin wool, the muted grey fabric mimics and plays on the...
Adorable Felted Ball Rugs, Inspired by Candy
Danish furniture design company HAY named their new rug set “Pinocchio” after a common candy in Denmark– the rug is made of colorful felted balls that mimic the round shape of the sugar-coated licorice sweet. The tactile surface of the rug combined with the bright colors make it an ideal mat for any playroom, although...
Little Red: Fairy Tale Matryoshka That Tells A Story
Taiwan-based studio Pistacchi Design created this clever wooden matryoshka, titled “Little Red,” based on the classic fairy tale of Little Red Riding Hood. The crafted piece comes in three layers– Little Red Riding Hood sits inside the wolf, who is himself clad in the grandma’s cloak. Beyond the delightfulness of incorporating such a familiar children’s...
Frivolous Farfelle Bowtie: Wear Your Pasta
Here’s something light-hearted to ease us back into the work week after the holidays: Japanese design studio Microworks combined two familiar shapes into one wearable object in the Farfelle Bowtie. Made from bright acrylic, the clip-on tie is an imitation of the pasta shape, for an amusing twist on men’s party attire. I love the...
Amazing All-Lego Replicas of Abandoned Victorian Houses
Before you dismiss these decaying Victorian houses, take a closer look: artist Mike Doyle has constructed these completely out of nothing but LEGOs, and yes, that includes everything from the branches to the broken shingles to the snow covering the debris. He has created three different LEGO structures so far, each of them featuring a...
Play With Sleek and Simple Wooden River Pebbles
I think I’ve found the ideal children’s toy: no more fancy plastic parts to chew on, no more finicky pieces that will break in 2 months, no more “brain-stimulus” style instructions meant to make your kids into baby Einsteins. This simple set of wooden pebbles is designed by Taku Satoh, and their sleek, organic design...
Little Printer: Publish Your Personalized Mini-Newspaper From Your Smartphone
All the design blogs are abuzz about this diminutive and adorable box called the Little Printer: its a tiny, compact thermal printer that connects wireless to your smartphone, so you can publish customized mini-newsletters. Better yet, while its aggregating all of the data you want, the Little Printer uses its design algorithms to lay out...
Pop! A Super Shiny Mini Series of Balloon Figures from Kidrobot
No worries if you can’t afford Jeff Koons’ massive balloon dog sculptures– Kidrobot has cleverly designed a (very, very, very) similar series of plastic figures for their new toy line called Pop! Super Shiny Mini Series. Each figurine is only 3 inches high, and boasts a shiny, chrome-like surface– these would make great ornaments for...
Felted Bacon Wraps: Delicious Protection For All Your Stuff
While searching for a new iPhone case, I came across these unconventional wraps: Germany-based Antje Schmitt handcrafts these felted bacon covers for all of your savory tech protection needs. Each bacon wrap bears an uncanny resemblance to everyone’s favorite breakfast food, yet retains a soft, tactile surface that looks pliable to the touch. This is...
Mr. Button: Threading Eyebrows & Moustaches Onto Your Clothes
A short post to start off this morning– these buttons by John Caswell have little men on their faces, and when you thread them to your clothes, it naturally creates eyebrows and moustaches for the little guy! Even the name of the button pack is cute: Mr. Button. Of course, since swiss-miss posted it yesterday,...
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