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Please do not search for any on-line news about recent shipwrecks before you finish with the article, because you’ll soon find this seemingly sunken ship is actually a leisure boat specially designed by Julien Berthier. It is made up of a 21-inch sailboat while looks much cooler than that. Dubbed “Love Love”, the Sinking Boat is “the permanent and mobile image of a wrecked ship that has become a functional and safe leisure object”, just as Julien Berthier has ever described. [Read the rest of this entry...]

Ji Ga Zo is not an ordinary puzzle as what it looks. It can present anything you’d like to arrange after you upload digital images with the Ji Ga Zo software, and thus you can create any face including even your own! Isn’t that interesting? I even couldn’t wait to try that. [Read the rest of this entry...]

Only in 40 seconds, this 2.5cm (1″) diameter cooling device will cool down your skin to an ideal temperature of 6°C.  It can treat many injuries such as bruises, insect bites, sports injuries and so on. As effective as ice, but ensures a much gentler using. [Read the rest of this entry...]

Sometimes, the whales do not spout water but face tissues… [Read the rest of this entry...]

Guru celebrated the Valentine’s Day in quite a unique way: it asked 11 artists to design several interesting T-shirts and showcased them on February 14th. Thus on that day, you’ll see T-shirts fitted into picture frames if you walk into the shop, and with such special designs, T-shirts are not merely clothes but also part of art. [Read the rest of this entry...]

A series of watches designed by Zach Weiss to indicate time, temperature, weather and other information with eye-catching round hours hand and seconds hand. Plus, these watches also feature maximum simplicity and functionality, making them more attractive than other kinds of timepieces. Pity that the ORBO series is merely a concept at present and we’ve no information when they’ll hit the market. [Read the rest of this entry...]

My heart beats faster than a drum beats, and with a smile, I’m saying: “I love you, and I feel quite excited to see you.” Do you have the same feeling too? [Read the rest of this entry...]

We never welcome bullets or guns as they usually represent war and violence, but the case will change when we come up with these Bullet Hole Paintings. With a 0.22-caliber rifle, American artist Walton Creel has created these unique paintings on Aluminum boards and therefore ensures them better contrast and more accurate color rendition. So do you like them? [Read the rest of this entry...]

Frightened to death… one may have that experience if suddenly sees this Anatomical Model Sleeping Bag. But I do feel like sleeping in such a bag, because all evil spirits will be frightened off too, aha! Just for kidding. [Read the rest of this entry...]

With design and art pacing towards sleek and slim look, some designers are heading in the opposite direction and they’ve come up with these creative helmets. They seem bit of complicated, weird and we even couldn’t regard them as helmets if without a second look. [Read the rest of this entry...]

Some materials usually seem so common that we seldom though to make them into something more creative. But this PVC House designed by Hoogte Twee has proved that we should have thought of that, because we may produce really amazing things though with ordinary materials. Yups, the B (h) uis looks very magic! [Read the rest of this entry...]

Dunne & Raby makes bloodbags a little more user-friendly… by endowing them with a Teddy Bear appearance. Okay, so kids would feel less depressed when still in the hospitals? Hopefully they do will get more encourage and support from these Teddy Bear Bloodbags. [Read the rest of this entry...]

Here’s an office meeting table from Naoto Fukasawa, and this time the well-known Japan-based designer has built the table with many storage boxes to store your personal items. In that case, the table has achieved maximum simplicity. [Read the rest of this entry...]

Just admit the fact that this Movable Chair is really a great design! A chair that can move everywhere will always ensure us a comfortable seating and using wherever we go… and what’s more, the chair also comes with a detachable table so that one can conveniently place their laptops or books on it. [Read the rest of this entry...]

Doing away with annoying cords found on tables and floors, these Multi Lines make themselves part of the wire lines and go around your room to offer power supply. As a result, your every electronic device will be set in a proper place while their cords would no longer twist together. [Read the rest of this entry...]