Affluenza: August 22

i-delicious, the online portfolio of illustrator Lesia Chernish:

http://i-delicious.de/

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Prints by Swedish illustrator John Bauer (1882-1918):

http://www.artsycraftsy.com/bauer_prints.html

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Chiasso Pebble Rug:

http://www.chiasso.com/store/item.aspx?DepartmentId=46&ItemId=53283

http://m.flickr.com/photo.gne?id=1128218539

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A knit jacket for your apple...at last!

http://store.roseandradish.com/product-exec/product_id/1596/nm/Jacqueline_Dufresne_Apple_Jacket

(How adorable.)

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Amazing anatomy tattoos:

http://streetanatomy.com/blog/?p=132

That first one is especially gorgeous. Great choice of colors.

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Wristwatch with built-in magnifying glass AND FLASHLIGHT:

http://www.amazon.com/dp/B000S01AHE/ref=nosim/?tag=dealtime-hpc-20&creative=380333&creativeASIN=B000S01AHE&linkCode=asn

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At first I was cracking up at the model used in this "black mirror" promo photo...

http://www.coolhunting.com/archives/2007/08/black_mirror.php

...but the more I look at it the more appropriate it becomes. It's like a still from a Cribs episode: "And over here we got my *black mirror*..."

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Tord Boontje's classic Garland Light now available in white:

http://www.yousaytomayto.com/home/lighting/garland-light-white.html

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A pirate-themed toy sailboat:

http://www.grahamandgreen.co.uk/product.aspx/toys/contender+yacht+pirate+design/kids/kids_toys/-/xnz6646.htm

I suppose I should hate this and everything, but here's my point: this is finebecause it's ACTUALLY FOR CHILDREN, not for some whimsy-drunk senior webdeveloper who thinks we should all be more child-like.

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Another "toaster concept":

http://www.manufactum.de/res/316/group/172100/dmc_mb3_productlist_pi1.3693.page/1/dmc_mb3_productlist_pi1.3693.num/8/product/1397387/Produktdetail.1773.0.html

(Nice URL, you dicks!)

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"It's not spam, it's bacn. Bacn describes the things you signed up for but thatstill feel like clutter in your inbox: Email lists, Facebook notifications,Google alerts."

http://www.buzzfeed.com/buzz/Bacn

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Baby Viking Hat:

http://www.craftzine.com/blog/archive/2007/06/baby_viking_hat_kit.html?CMP=OTC-5JF307375954

"Yay, sleep! That's where I'm a baby viking!"

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Those beautiful Smeg refrigerators are finally coming to the US:

http://smegusa.com/

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Solopipe: minimalist design meets one-hitters:

http://www.solopipe.com/

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Silhouette Pictures by Karl Johnson

http://www.cutarts.com/

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Legally required paid annual leave around the world, in days:

http://www.nytimes.com/imagepages/2007/08/01/magazine/05wwln.graphic.ready.html

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"Guild.com: Your internet source for crazy, ugly coat racks"

https://www.guild.com/art/furniture/coat-racks.html

"Not just ugly...CRAZY ugly!"

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Hermes Hippopotamus lock. Actually, this is sorta meta, isn't it? A padlock made out of silver and palladium is protecting itself as much as anything else...

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This gorgeous "Six Part Coffee Table" dates to the 50s and is intriguingly re-configurable:

http://www.1stdibs.com/furniture_item_detail.php?id=164289

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Okay, yes, this card catalog-style CD holder is lust-worthy and all...

http://www.moremediastorage.com/asp/show_detail.asp?sku=LE1085&refid=DT84-LE1085

...but seriously, the only thing more out-dated than a paper card catalog is an apartment full of physical CDs.

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Hase Weiss children's furniture:

http://mocoloco.com/archives/004441.php

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Half-tone self-portrait, with holes in lieu of dots:

http://www.notcot.com/archives/2007/08/hole_punched.php

I assumed this was laser cut, but actually in was done with ten different-sizedhole punches. Pretty cool, but of all the pictures in the world, why choose that one?

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If Apple made syringes:

http://www.exchangesupplies.org/needle_exchange_supplies/never_share_syringe/never_share_syringe_intro.html

"The nevershare syringe is the world’s first syringe designed for injecting drug users! – With plungers in a range of colours to reduce accidental sharing."

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Sure, there's a Prada cell phone, but it's everywhere. You think you saw someone talking on one the other day, and then that person got on A BUS. It's only $780, so it's just a little bit more than an iPhone and even the chick at HotTopic has one of those. Geesh.

So how do you stand out? How about getting a Prada cell phone...THAT'S BEEN DIPPED IN 24K GOLD?

http://geeksugar.com/554605

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Drop-dead gorgeous Nike print ads based on mid-century Italian design:

http://eternallycool.net/?p=405