très chic

according to vogue uk balmain is launching a limited edition nail polish collection, balmain nail couture, available exclusively at harvey nichols. the polish are free of toluene, formaldehyde & camphor and come in noir, rouge, nude & mat top coat - in über chic square bottles. sadly, it looks as if it's only available in the uk - no overseas shipping.  boo.  the gift box will set you back £ 40 (about 64 bucks).

cuppow

turn a canning jar into a travel mug.

the cuppow was conceived of & designed by joshua resnikoff & aaron panone.  this eco-friendly product is an alternative to disposable cups & expensive travel mugs. it's durable, recyclable, made in the usa & is phthalate & bpa free & only $7.99! some (color coded) lids are paired with charitable initiatives that receive 5% of the profit.  buy here.

bunadspledd

bunad blankets designed by andreas engesvik

bunad blankets is a series of blankets launched during the london design festival, september 2012. the first bunad blankets that will be shown are based on bunad motifs from five different regions in norway: setesdal, nordland, fusa, bringeklut from west telemark & mens bunad from sunnmøre.

the blankets are developed in cooperation with mandal veveri & are woven from pure wool in mandal. mandal veveri is a nearly 100 year old textile company & is the leading producer of textiles for bunads in norway today.

the bunad is a range of traditional norwegian rural clothes & folk costumes with its roots dating from the 18th & 19th centuries. in norway, it is common to wear bunad at various celebrations such as folk dances, weddings & especially the may 17 national day celebrations.

かわいい

the leese diy stipin case makes it possible to create your own unique designs  by cross stitching directly onto the case (pattern guides included). super かわいい (kawaii)!

pumpack

such a great idea!  the pumpack suitcase includes a pump that compresses clothing to allow for more packing room. the designers are yejee lee, jongchan muh, seobin oh & woneui hong. the pumpack is a 2011 red dot design concept winner but needs to be made immediately!!

how do these products not still exist?

sanitized tape worms, late 1880s - early 1900s

chinese rat poison, late 1880s - early 1900s

burnett's cocoaine for the hair, 1895

american gentleman shoes, hamilton, brown shoe co., ca. 1888

the spinal brush, 1904

iver johnson revolvers, 1904

harness' electric corsets, 1893

grove's tasteless chill tonic, 1897

cocaine, toothache drops, lloyd manufacturing co., 1885

lung expander

brooke's soap monkey brand, late 1890s - early 1900s

i wonder what our ads & products will look like 100 years from now?  things moves so much more quickly these days, i can't even imagine.

covet-able

found by will leather goods, large us army tote in vintage military canvas, $300 

will leather goods,  dylan leather bag in saddle, $450

will leather goods, mcqueen washed lambskin tote, $540

will leather goods, classic carry all in heavy weight canvas, $60

found by will leather goods, dhurrie messenger form found mexican blankets,  $750

found by will leather goods, chimalli tote from found vintage mexican blankets, $435 

will leather goods, lennon classic rucksack in canvas & leather, $400

designed & produced by the adler family, will leather goods is an american leather brand. the adler family began as billy belts in 1981 in venice beach, california. bill adler was an actor and during the 1981 screen actors guild he found he needed a means of providing for his family. he set up a simple leather goods stand on the boardwalk at the beach. today the adler family produces will leather goods from eugene, oregon. i am in love with the dhurrie messenger (of course the most expensive one!) and the chimalli tote!  so awesomely cool.  check out more of their work here. really beautiful bags.

ECOoler

ECOoler connects via water hose nozzles to naturally cool by evaporating water. designers mey kahn & boaz kahn used 2 middle eastern references for this project: the mashrabiya, an architectural element that acts as a mediator between the inside & outside & the jara, a clay jar that holds cooling water that evaporates naturally to cool the environment.

genius idea

although this is just a concept it is a fucking genius idea! the g.p. stamp is a small stamp-sized electronic chip with a built-in battery that keeps track of your shipments. all critical information is sent wirelessly in real time. the slim stamp uses advanced printed electronics - it has a layer of flexible 0.2 millimetre thick gps circuit board on one side and the other is a flexible 0.4 millimetre thick battery cell. you can get larger stamps with more batter life for longer shipment transits. designed by ho-tzu cheng.