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Remington ShortCut Clipper Review

Remington ShortCut Clipper Review

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There hasn’t been a whole lot of innovation in the personal grooming sector in recent years (besides the Mach20 of course).  Razors and shavers have gotten better but they have mostly been slight improvements over conventional design.  Remington recently came out with [...]

Kino Guerin’s Wood Furniture

Kino Guerin’s Wood Furniture

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Kino Guerin’s sleek and modern designs look like he has found a way to melt wood to create these dramatic and unique pieces.  He actually creates these shapes with a vacuum press laminating process and a combination of fine wood, veneer and [...]

Hourglass Desk Clock

Hourglass Desk Clock

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Personally, I am a big fan of clocks…and the weirder the better. Built by Kikkerland and designed by David Dear we get a variation on the typical hourglass. True to its shape but with a twist in its function the Hourglass Desk Clock tells [...]

Lovely Rita Bookshelf

Lovely Rita Bookshelf

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This elegantly shaped Lovely Rita bookshelf will add some needed class to your collection of romance novels. Constructed of stained PVC (in Black, Cobalt Blue, Wine Red, and Opaline) the design by Ron Arad can work as a single stand alone shelf unit [...]

Cool Curtains Roundup

Cool Curtains Roundup

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Here are some of the coolest and most innovative window coverings for you to UPGRADE your shabby set…

Your Wine as Wall Art with Jakob Wagner’s Wine Rack

Your Wine as Wall Art with Jakob Wagner’s Wine Rack

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The Menu Black Wine Rack by designer Jakob Wagner proudly displays your wine bottles on the wall in a unique cantilever fashion.  The rack is made of fiberglass-reinforced nylon, coated in synthetic black rubber giving it an elegant flat black finish. Easily [...]

The Invotis Wall Gear Clock

The Invotis Wall Gear Clock

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The Invotis Wall Gear Clock is like something from a physics problem from hell. If one cog with a diameter of 2cm with teeth spaced at 3.5mm rotates with a velocity of 3.1415degrees/min against a cog 32% larger attached to a 8 gauge [...]

Uten Silo Storage by Vitra

Uten Silo Storage by Vitra

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Vitra brings us sleek and urban design products for the home, office, and public venues. With designs by Charles & Ray Eames and George Nelson since 1957 Vitra has stood the test of time producing both manufactured consumer products to true works of [...]

Stone Forest Granite Sink Bowl

Stone Forest Granite Sink Bowl

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This beveled edge 18” solid stone carved sink bowl is really an epic piece. With its rough exterior reminiscent of a moonscape and the polished sheen of the bowl interior this granite monument to hygiene will impress the most discerning of guests. Using natural [...]

Placentero Leather Chair by Batti

Placentero Leather Chair by Batti

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By Argentinean designer Batti we get the Placentero Chair. Inspired by the imagined experience of being in the womb (it’s even the right color) the Placentero will let you rock into a fetal bliss in a multitude of different positions. Using eco-friendly leather, fiberglass, [...]

Topoware Dining Set

Topoware Dining Set

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This is perfect for the hunger cartographer in all of us. Topoware melds maps and meals in a creative and stylish dining set. You can follow the contours from “child” to “mother” or “father” with corresponding portion sizes. If you feel like a big [...]

Nesso Table Lamp by Giancarlo Mattioli

Nesso Table Lamp by Giancarlo Mattioli

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Illuminate your crib with a Giancarlo Mattioli’s 1967 designer Nesso lamp. This piece can be found in New York’s MET, the MOMA, and in the Museo del Design Italiano Milan. The mushroom shaped bubble diffuser may look like a casserole dish but its symmetrical [...]

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