Affluenza: April 16

Oh my god, check out this stunning Endovanera casual jacket from David Hershberger and Mitch Mosley:

http://www.tobi.com/product/8918-endovanera-pullback-jacket-jackets-casual

Look at all the pictures to see the three different lapel configurations it's capable of. "Timeless yet quite fashion-forward" sums it up perfectly. And, at $400, the price isn't exactly affordable, but it's at least surprisingly non-retarded.

Here's a jacket for women with a similarly versatile lapel:

http://lagarconne.com/store/item.htm?itemid=1062&sid=7

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It's A Log You Idiots, part of a continuing series:

http://charlesandmarie.com/lifestyle-gems/quintessentials/tech-toys/details/product/2gb-natural-usb-memory-stick/ (Thanks, Adam!)

http://www.velocityartanddesign.com/product.php?productid=20219

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Temporary tattoo paper for your inkjet printer:

http://www.craftycomputerpaper.co.uk/products-Inkjet-tattoo-paper_267.htm

Everyone's getting Affluenza tats for Christmas.

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Very clever mirrored tic-tac-toe board:

http://www.bemlegaus.com/2008/04/espelho-da-velha.html

and a high-design foosball table:

http://www.eleventhegame.com/

Hey, why not?

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A bowl with a spoon notch:

http://dvice.com/archives/2008/04/bowl_has_perfec.php

This seems like a good idea, but how often does your spoon fall into your bowl? I mean, when you're not eating an entire box of Cocoa Pebbles out of a mixing bowl, that is? I don't think it happens that often.

Here's another item that solves a non-existent problem...the SofaBOX:

http://swissmiss.typepad.com/weblog/2008/04/sofa-box.html

It's a sofa that secretly turns into a, uh, box. But...why would you need that? What can you do with a box that you can't with a sofa? Sit on it?

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What the HAY-ULL?

http://www.belowtheclouds.com/2008/04/11/31-studenter-skapar-5-stolar/

http://www.shinyshiny.tv/2008/04/the_suck_uk_ted.html

http://interiordesignroom.blogspot.com/2008/04/konstfack.html

"I don't really think of myself as a designer, really. I think of myself as a professional questioner....with this piece, I'm making people question their assumptions about whether chairs need fulfill a sitting role, and if tables should be functional eating surfaces. In fact, you might say I'm subverting the dominant paradigm..."

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BrickArms, the Lego minifig armory with an impressively extensive product line, have released their 2008 line-up:

http://brickarms.com/

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Every once and a while a product comes along that just gives you a headache. Admit it -- you know what I'm talking about. It's curves and shape makes you forget how to use apostrophes correctly. You don't even care about the ludicrous price --- you MUST feature it on Affluenza.

I see countless modern and contemporary home products each day. Most evoke feelings of disgust, but only the really special ones send me into a tizzy -- frantically trying to figure out the best way to mock them on this link dump.

Enter the Peel:

http://purecontemporary.blogs.com/behind_the_curtains/2008/04/perfect-peel.html

I know how you're feeling. Migraine-y. Nauseated. Am I right?

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Christiaan Postma's Calendar Wallpaper:

http://design-milk.com/christiaan-postma/

Love it, but...you have to get your office re-papered every year?

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Antonio Citterio's Flat.C shelving system is beautiful:

http://www.designboom.com/weblog/read.php?CATEGORY_PK=&TOPIC_PK=2715

Blah blah blah: "[T]he shelving system has [been] designed to house books and technology items such as a stereo and television set." Oh, so it's flat and horizontal, then? Amazing!

UPDATE: I think maybe I prefer the DeKast:

http://www.dekast.eu/#height_416

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Constantin Wortmann's Cobra Candlesticks:

http://www.georgjensen.com/English/Collections/Living/Candleholders/COBRA%20Candlestick.aspx

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I was all prepared to hate on Maarten Baas for his useless wobbly desk and his...inexplicable collection of junk:

http://www.dezeen.com/2008/04/10/studio-baas-den-herder-in-milan/

but I actually really like that first piece, the gorgeous hardwood version of a plastic patio chair.

Boy, these avant-garde designers have such a great goddamn gig: if you don't go along with their stupid "experiments," then you're just too middle-class to understand.

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"24 hours before your special day, the Hot Spot™ on the interior surface of your Remember Ring™ will warm to 120º F for approximately 10 seconds, and continue to warm up every hour, on the hour, all day long!"

http://www.alaskajewelry.com/remember-rings-never-forget-anniversary-p-2040.html

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THEM: I love Baby Ruthless, but what's this Affluenza thing Johnny does every week?

YOU: Affluenza is a twenty-two hundred dollar tepee from Design Within Reach.

http://www.dwr.com/product/tools/view+all+tools+for+living/tepee.do?prfrm=1&cmp=AFC-GB9049936277