Affluenza: August 20

I bet you think that this mirror is being ridiculed on Affluenza because it's made of recycled metal and twigs. Surprisingly, you're wrong:

http://photoshopdisasters.blogspot.com/2008/08/gaiam-of-course-it-doesnt-always-obey.html

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Harry Allen's Chrome Rollerskate Doorstop:

http://www.designpublic.com/shop/harry-allen/


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Carry On Diluting That Brand Name, part of a continuing series.

Condoms by Marc Jacobs:

http://nymag.com/daily/fashion/2008/08/heres_one_marc_jacobs_item_we.html

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The Utterly Indecipherable NotCot Caption Of The Week:

"Play, Forward Then Pause Or Stop. Will These Light Do Such Action."

http://www.notcot.org/post/12940/

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Fifty-eight years later, and Hans Wegner's Flag Halyard Chair is as ugly as ever:

http://design-milk.com/flag-halyard-chair-c1950-by-hans-wegner/

Twelve large!

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Blackbird, Fly:

http://www.popgadget.net/2008/08/if_youre_nostal.php

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Ignore Milla Jovovich in these photos, and check out that keen disco ball motorcycle helmet:

http://community.livejournal.com/foto_decadent/1858166.html

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Victor & Rolf have...you know what? I'm not going to ruin it. Just click the link:

http://www.dontpaniconline.com/magazine/communication/the-house-that-viktor--rolf-built

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No fat chicks:

http://purecontemporary.blogs.com/behind_the_curtains/2008/08/modern-staircas.html

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Lekker clearly created this lamp just to get featured on Affluena:

http://www.lekkerhome.com/Detail.asp?ProductID=2156

Sorry, poseurs...it only counts if it's an actual LITERAL log, and not much else.

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Is it luggage that comes with free books or a bunch of books that come in an elaborate carrying case?

http://www.selectism.com/posts/archive/2008/august/18/goyard_trunks_for_assouline/index.htm

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This watch is pretty neat, I guess:

http://design-milk.com/ora-unica/

but I'm mostly posting it because of the almost perfect specimen of masturbatory designerese that goes along with it: "Imprecision and defect manifest a fullness of sense, an inherent pluralism of inflections" is only the BEGINNING.

I genuinely asking: how long do you think it takes designers to come up with shit like this? Or do you think they just use something like this?

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A totally wicked toaster concept:

http://www.crazypc.com/other/misc/toast.htm

...and a concept FOR your toaster:

http://www.latestbuy.com.au/toastabag_gadget.html

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Graham & Brown Mode Birdcage Wallpaper:

http://www.designpublic.com/shop/graham-and-brown/12226

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This.

http://www.todayandtomorrow.net/2008/08/13/olle-hemmendorffs-nike-air-max-90-burger/