Sigmund Freud Action Figure

My friend Michael Lew offered me this action figure a while back so that it can talk to my collection of Barbie dolls. This was a pretty elaborated gift, so as the gift period is approaching, that might be a good one!

"Celebrate the great achievements of the man responsible for modern psychotherapy with this Sigmund Freud Action Figure. Each 5" tall figure captures Freud in a pensive pose, holding a distinctly phallic cigar. Prop him on your desk or nightstand to inspire you to explore the depths of your unconscious and embrace the symbolism of your dreams."



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Experiencing architectural work!

I love installation that invites for participation in experiencing it. Magma’s installation is called “head-in - im kopf” based on the idea of properties of materials, form, color and light exploration. The team includes Anke Noske, Hendrik Bohle, Dominik Jörg, Lena Kleinheine, Ksenia Kagler, Yohko Mizushima, Lena Kleinheinz, Martin Ostermann and Ben Reynolds.

Visitors bend down under the fabric into which openings were cut. Through these holes, visitors pop their heads up into the orange space to view drawings, models and photographs suspended from wires -> found on coolhunter.

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XXL football table!

An super accommodating football table with its 22 spots! Advertising stunt for Amstel beer, for a promo during the European champions league finals. This table could accommodate 2 full football teams (22 players). The table can be fully dismantled and put into 6 flight cases for transport.

Bronze cast Hello Kitty

Hello Kitty by Tom Sachs, ink on formcore and hot glue. See also the bronze cast edition

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A new vision for the Wii

Design Matin did it again, but this time with the Wii so I could not resist posting it! The Wii can be hanged in the wardrobe and is called the Wii-ranger (in English Wii-organizer)



Using its vibration function, the Wii is very useful for kitchen application:


The Wii can be connected to any lamp!



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Toy canvas

This summer I am doing Yard Sales. I found great vintage toys that I will post soon. But most importantly, I found a kit on how to make your own finger puppets!!! It is funny to think that we need a "kit" in order to make something that simple. But it is true that a self contained box with felt, sticker eyes and pens make things so much easier! At least, it invites to start something.

I also found on the web this new DIY (do it yourself) plush toy for ... artists only. The canvas shape has changed these days, and repetitively takes the form of a Ninja toy. I find the toy-canvas fun, but not that inspiring. Nothing less inviting to create than a white plush silhouette. I guess having a silhouette to depart from brings the artist into decoration mode. I wish the results will explode the toy shape itself and reinvent the shape or something ...

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Lego at the kitchen table

Being bored at the kitchen table is not an option anymore with Joel Hesselgren 's set of salt and pepper shakers made of Lego. Then you can decide: More salt? More pepper? by just moving a red block around!



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chu-keshi

An original eraser for the gift shop at the Chichu Art Museum.
It can be sad to see the corners of a new, snow-white eraser wear down and get dirty, so Nendo design wanted to create an eraser that already felt lovingly worn in, like a secondhand T-shirt or a pair of vintage jeans. With its sloping angles, the chu-keshi eraser is less likely to feel old or worn out!





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Mixing your toothpaste flavors!

FlavaRama is a dental toy that allows a user to mix a custom toothpaste flavor. The user pumps base flavors into a separate chamber and then can expel the mixed flavor onto their brush. The current design incorporates toothbrush holders and clear twisting connection tubes.

Design Team: Mark Cote, Jiang Wei Zhu, Karlen Ruleman, Michelle Lustrino and advisors James Penn and Andrew Carvey

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Air bubble wrap calendar

A calendar with air bubble wrap. Realizing each day by snapping a bubble. Design by Nendo.

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Miniature

What is so attractive about miniature models for electronic devices? Maybe we are in love with these small scale models, because as children we constantly dreamed on having a toy version of our parents' luxurious turntable equipment or the mysterious Reel To Reel! Also the nostalgia of the tangible knobs plays its part ...

The miniature offers tiny components so difficult to hand craft!!! So I selected here insanely cute hand-made cardboard models by Dan McPharlin. Check out his selection ...






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