Affluenza: October 3

The DaVinciAudio Labs Luxury Edition Turntable:

http://www.audiojunkies.com/blog/572/davinciaudio-labs-luxury-edition-turntable-a-thing-of-beauty

I like the three-part construction...a steal at only $42,000!

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Exquisite black walnut clutch:

http://www.vivre.com/control/product/~category_id=25/~product_id=39379

While researching that, I discovered BagSnob, a blog about purses:

http://www.bagsnob.com/

Obviously I won't be bookmarking it, but I'm sure a few people who read this will be instantly interested.

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Adam Stennett, “Use Only As Directed":

http://www.complex.com/blogs/?p=6653

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Solar autonomous floating lamp for swimming pools:

http://www.goldesign.com.ar/medusa_light_design.htm

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Beautifully expressive paintings and illustrations by San Francisco artist Michelle White:

http://www.roadsidescholar.com/2007/09/28/fantastic-michelle-white-illustrations/

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Rue Oberkampf Lounge Rug:

http://www.2modern.com/designer/HZL/HZL-Rue-Oberkampf-Lounge-Rug

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"Hey, those are REALLY cool shades! Wow! Where did you get them?"

http://m.flickr.com/photo.gne?id=1455137826

"Oh, uh, I don't remember, actually. Online...I guess. Heh."

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"The Bentley of beauty luggage":

http://shop.fredsegalbeauty.com/Give-Leather-Train-Case-P1352C620.aspx

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I don't care about the audiophile properties of these speakers, or even the design, really, but I love the idea of a set of speakers that tower over me:

http://purecontemporary.blogs.com/behind_the_curtains/2007/09/muon-giant-spea.html

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I'm not usually a fan of abstracts, but I'm really taken with Reed Danziger's paintings:

http://www.reeddanziger.com/index.html

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Most of the stuff I feature here is just a prettier redesign of common items, but this Clockwork Lamp is different...it's a new and genuinely great idea:

http://www.nuacco.com/2007/10/01/a-clockwork-lamp/

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Finally, a new "toaster concept!" It's been about a month, hasn't it?

http://www.siemens-hausgeraete.de/?5=TT60103

Fuck! I wish hadn't changed the name of Link Dump to Affluenza, since Produktsteckbrief is SO MUCH BETTER!

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A wind-up Mario Batali toy:

http://foodwishes.blogspot.com/2007/10/mario-batali-flips-me-off-see-why-im-so.html

You know how, every year at Christmas, I get at least a couple copies of that book Taxi Driver Wisdom? Yeah, Michael Stipe is gonna get like seven of these...

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A purse caddy, like the kind they have in Vegas, that you can carry around with you:

http://www.goneshopping.ca/store/product_info.php/products_id/1034?osCsid=92c58fc8a1d11edb5d7d94396a1c9cc9

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What a fun idea...Who Tall Are You? (sic)

http://www.whotallareyou.com/

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A great art installation by Sanaa Studio for Contemporary Art Museum of Kanazawa:

http://www.elmanco.com/2007/10/02/la-piscina-del-kanazawa-art-museum/

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Man, that pink-haired cartoon in those Esurance commercials is HOT.

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