Affluenza: September 26

Tord Boontje's seriously outdone himself with this AWESOME "Little Field Of Flowers" rug:

http://www.dwr.com/productdetail.cfm?id=11815

"[T]his design uses die-cutting to create the shapes of flowers and leaves. There are six distinct shapes of flower combinations, in three different tonalities."

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Black and white coat by Madison Marcus:

http://www.ronherman.com/detail.aspx?ID=15180

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Cloud Olive Oil Dish:

http://www.shopmodi.com/products/product

(Uh, I hope that link works...)

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Corkscrew-handled walking stick, for the elegant alcoholic:

http://www.canesgalore.com/corkscrew-walking-stick-p-1540.html?osCsid=4d2b82c648792a9611dc88118fb04a93

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Vers Audio wooden iPod speaker:

http://www.versaudio.com/vers2xmain.html

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Lolita*Pop's doll photos:

http://flickr.com/photos/lolita_pop/

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The classic Vivianne Bangle:

http://www.unicahome.com/catalog/item.asp?id=38092

It should go without saying that Vivianna Torun Bülow-Hübe is a great name.

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Cal Lane's great hardware sculptures:

http://www.foleygallery.com/artists/artist_ins.php3?artist=24&painting=1&ex=cur

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Push-up Preston:

http://www.hawkin.com/rkMain.asp?PAGEID=20670&STK_PROD_CODE=09913&CTL_CAT_CODE=1248&XPAGENO=6

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Granada Designs new Zahra print is gorgeous:

http://www.granadadesign.com/en/collections/c_garden_zahra.htm

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The solid wood Kashiwado chair looks amazing:

http://purecontemporary.blogs.com/behind_the_curtains/2007/09/vintage-japanes.html

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A very witty Helvetica coffee mug:

http://www.veer.com/products/merchdetail.aspx?image=VPR0005470

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Cute "chunky-knit hat":

http://www.shopbop.com/shop/product_detail.jsp?PRODUCT%3C%3Eprd_id=845524441805133&FOLDER%3C%3Efolder_id=2534374302029428&fm=whatsnew&ASSORTMENT%3C%3East_id=1408474395181057

Uh, that's a pretty chunky URL, right there.

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I like these rubber vases:

http://www.scandinaviandesigncenter.com/Products/eur1/Accessories/Diningroom%20Accessories/5098&VariantId=1&Image=img1&currencychanged=1

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The Visible Pinball Machine:

http://neptunebeachamusementmuseum.org/ppexpo/visiblePinball.html

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Ché Men’s Magazine ad:

http://www.ibelieveinadv.com/2007/09/che-mens-magazine-skirt/

(vaguely NSFW)

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San Francisco Zoo Logo and Packaging

http://irinablok.com/0.html

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Tim Nobel and Sue Webster's utterly mind-blowing shadow-puppets made out of trash:

http://www.slightlywarped.com/crapfactory/curiosities/onemanstrash.htm

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Calmly reassuring police tape:

http://peoplesdesignaward.cooperhewitt.org/2007/nominee/1114

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Adrian Pallarols' silver Leatherman:

http://www.adrianpallarols.com/

Love it!