David Benatan, a Tel Aviv-based designer, created lamps made from pipes and other similar hardware. Check out the Kozo lamp, which features washers, nuts, pipes and faucets. And yes, you turn the lamp on and off using the faucet. Pretty damn cool if you ask me. Too bad they’re not readily available at the local IKEA or I’d run and pick one up for my desk.
We figured that the second most famous plumber in the world (Screw you, Joe the Plumber Douche Bag. Can’t you just go away already?) would be spending his days looking for gold coins in the pipes of the most famous city in the world. Good luck on finding that gold though. Times are tough, my man. Frankly, I don’t blame Mario for taking on more of a “viral” marketing scheme.
And you thought Mario only climbed through pipes when he was trying to save princesses? No way. That dirty little shit just loves the smell of feces. Can’t get enough of it. Just watch out for alligators, Mr. Mario. And even if large reptilian beings in the NYC sewage system happens to only be a myth, have you seen New York City’s rats? They might as well be grizzly bears.
A unique artist named Posterchild has transformed a series of rough, old pipes into loving seats. He calls them “seating caps” and designs them out of wood and metal. He’s made five and has installed them throughout his city. I think this idea of a “seating cap” would go over well in New York. It’s a low-cost solution to loitering!
$615 buys a lot of beer. It also can buy you one Lightpipe from Monodesign. Though expensive, these pipes are sure to give your shitty Williamsburg basement apartment a makeover. Throw a few of these next to that budding rat nest in the corner and it’ll be like having your very own nightclub. And by nightclub, I mean halfway house.
Look on the bright side: if someone comes to your house and tries to steal your record player and Albert Einstein piece, you can wack ‘em over the head with your expensive Lightpipes. Self-defense and tacky decor! Who would have thought?
