Affluenza: August 29

How to move an obelisk:

http://eternallycool.net/?p=409

FYI!

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Shaped Console:

http://www.brocadehome.com/bh/catalog/product/product_detail.jsp?productId=bh_prod112126&link=leftnav&navAction=jump&navCount=24&categoryId=bh_cat1036

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BookSwim: NetFlix for books.

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

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A pair of beautiful fish prints by Feanne, at a great price.

http://feanne.com/2007lostkeys.html

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The Chair-air (ugh) takes a classic silhouette and adds a PVC inflatable cushion on the seat and seat back.

http://www.zodesign.nl/en/werk_chairair.html

It's nice to see someone move beyond Phillipe Stark's admittedly awesome but increasingly overused Louis Ghost chairs.

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Round LED clock:

http://www.momastore.org/museum/moma/ProductDisplay_Round%20LED%20Clock_10451_10001_43839_-1_11451_11628_null__

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Buddha Lotus Tapestry:

http://www.target.com/gp/detail.html/ref=br_1_3/602-8649009-6736629?ie=UTF8&frombrowse=1&asin=B000NIMTXK

Twenty bucks!

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Ducduc Children's Desk and Chair:

http://purecontemporary.blogs.com/behind_the_curtains/2007/08/back-to-school-.html

"Available in 14 bold color combinations and two heights, the Alex desk comes with an optional entertainment system (built-in speakers and PC or iPod
connection)."

From the same blog, the iSteam Shower:

http://purecontemporary.blogs.com/behind_the_curtains/2007/08/isteamshower.html

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Chiasso's (ahem) "homage" to the classic Eames room divider is a steal at four hundred bucks:

http://www.chiasso.com/store/item.aspx?ItemId=50514


Here's the original:

http://hivemodern.com/products/?view=sub_product&sid=1456&cid=339&cid2=343

It's five times more expensive, but so beautiful it's almost sorta worth it.

(Note the "eco-friendly" nonsense on the Chiasso page. "Save the planet: use bamboo instead of plywood! It's somoehow more eco-friendly! Whatever you do, don't stop driving!")

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Book Of Lights, a pop-up book with a working lamp:

http://www.artecnicainc.com/index.php?page=shop.product_details&category_id=60&flypage=shop.flypage&product_id=341&option=com_virtuemart&Itemid=12&vmcchk=1

http://www.artecnicainc.com/index.php?page=shop.product_details&category_id=60&flypage=shop.flypage&product_id=340&option=com_virtuemart&Itemid=12

Heh..."illuminated manuscript." That's funny.

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"Morgan Grays' Overnighter is a replica of the US Olympic bags used in the 1930s."

http://www.onthefly.com/products/product_details.jsp?PRODUCT%3C%3Eprd_id=845524441770164&FOLDER%3C%3Efolder_id=2534374302025050

(Yeah, I'm suspicious about that apostrophe up there, too, but it's how the site had it. Consider it [sic]ed.)

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Whoa. Now *this* is a decanter:

http://www.productdose.com/article.php?article_id=6467

I love it. Of course, I don't drink, and I think the effect would be slightly diminished if I filled the decanter with chocolate soy milk...

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LULL is a lamp that turns into nightlight and then becomes your alarm clock:

http://m.flickr.com/photo.gne?id=1203116186

http://m.flickr.com/photo.gne?id=1202251673

(A truly epic LULL...)

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Magazine holders from the Swedish Museum Of Architecture:

http://www.creativereview.co.uk/crblog/a-city-of-magazines/

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These chairs are bit, er, ugly...but the story behind them and the making-of process is fascinating:

http://www.finefurnituremaker.com/stories/fenellaandjohn.htm

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Bankabank:

http://m.flickr.com/photo.gne?id=1263191653