Arts & Design

If your lucky enough to pal around with people like Senior VP of Industrial Design for Apple, Jonathan Ive, than you might be fortunate enough to receive really unique gifts for your birthday. Designer friend of Ive, Paul Smith, received his gigantic iPod Nano from Ive and Ive’s Apple co-worker Jody. In reaction to the gift, Smith said “as the ...

Being super doesn’t make you immortal. The superheroes from our childhood are starting to look a little older than we’d like to admit. Poor Superman has lowered himself into using a walker (hopefully not made of Kryptonite). Catwoman is fast asleep in her rocking recliner. The Hulk has withered into a hulking couch potato. Times they are a-changing. The elderly ...

I don’t care how much of an Apple fanboy you are. Mac or not, this notebook is the shiz. This Asus Transformers G60 gaming notebook was given away as a promotion between Asus and Paramount, in a contest awarding one lucky fan for pre-registering to view Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen with Odeon cinemas.

These Moscow-made ornaments are a true commendation for the power of steampunk and what exactly the style can do to a boring setting in need of a fresh start. These pieces of Steampunk Tableware, mostly salt and pepper shaker holders, lamps and an ashtray or two, would be the centerpiece of almost any situation.

I’m hesitant to trust anything I could have invented myself. Why wasn’t this the clear conclusion from the beginning? What took so long to combine the key and the keyring into one compressed gadget? Alright, Designer Scott Amron, what’s the catch here? Does it self-destruct? Does it give you AIDS? Will my first born die from the plague? I don’t ...

The Slinky, being one of the most popular toys of the 20th century, can hardly just walk down any public street like any other run of the mill toy. Poor Slinky would be mobbed by adoring fans. In an attempt to live a half normal life, the Slinky as been forced to disguise itself as a light fixture. See what ...

Available in red, orange, yellow, clear, green, blue, purple and pink, these Gummi Lights look scrumptiously chewy, but are completely inedible (unless you can digest solid rubber). Illuminated by a tiny LED bulbs, these 7� x 4� Gummi Lights commemorate my favorite movie theater snack. I’m not sure what I would do if I had an actual 3.5 lb Gummi ...

If Apple happened to design musical instruments along with their gadgets, their piano creation might look something like this. The completely fictional iPiano features built-in musical score reading software which allows you to read compositions right from a built-in touch screen. Slide your finger to move on to the next page of music. The iPiano would also feature video capabilities, ...

I pretty much shat myself when I saw these High Heeled Feet, which I’m guessing is a photo manipulation of some sort by designer Julie Rap. If one were so inclined to have fricken’ stilettos implanted into their heels, it probably could be done, no matter how freakishly painful it would be. I’d call them “Heel Heels.” All I can ...

Credit cards don’t mean much these days. For awhile they were so easy to get and use, despite your financial situation, that they have become a second currency, albeit a worthless one. Made using thousands of credit cards, freecards, discount carts and gift cards, the Credit Card Rainbow displays the varied colors of debt, in all of its majesty. Commissioned ...