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Cute Cartoon Eraser Heads Morph Haircuts as You Use Them

Posted: 16 Oct 2014 02:00 PM PDT

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Making mistakes doesn't always have to be embarrassing. Sometimes, especially during the design process, it can be quite fun. The Rubber Barber erasers designed by Lu-Wei Chen put an adorable face on the art of making mistakes. Each eraser in the four-piece set (available for $17 US including shipping) starts out as a square. Cute cartoon faces are surrounded by colored blocks of "hair. Read more…

Stacking Bathroom Sink Swivels to Hold Everything You Need

Posted: 16 Oct 2014 08:00 AM PDT

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The first impression given by designer Alessandro Isola's Orbit Sink is that of a neat, simple cylinder. Its four Corian segments are tidily stacked with a minimal chrome towel bar/soap tray just below the first. Inspect the gorgeous sink more closely and you will find that each of the three lower segments swivels out to reveal cleverly hidden storage compartments. Read more…

Rubber Toilet Brick Can Save Billions of Gallons of Water

Posted: 15 Oct 2014 06:00 PM PDT

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"Dropping a brick" is a very crude euphemism for a bodily function, but now it also means doing something positive for the environment. In this case, the "brick" is actually made of bio-based rubber and meant to help save billions of gallons of water from being wasted every year. Eco-conscious people (and people who want to save money on their water bill) have been putting bricks or rocks into their toilet tanks for decades. Read more…

Home Space Odyssey: Satellite-Like Planter and Side Table

Posted: 15 Oct 2014 02:00 PM PDT

marble and metal plant stand
The Sputnik-5, a Soviet satellite, was the first vehicle to take Earthly life into space and bring it back safely. Russian designer Maxim Scherbakov borrowed the name for a terrestrial vessel that holds some of Earth's loveliest life: houseplants.   Scherbakov, part of the design studio Plan-S23, designed this version of the Sputnik-5 as a plant stand in several sections. Read more…

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