Love, love, love. 
Cloud Lamp | Lime388
(via the lovely Barefoot Dynasty blog)
May 27, 2011
Gummy Bearskin Rug.
Gummy Bearskin Rug
(p.s. My browser crashed while I was posting this, and I've completely forgotten the referral site. My apologies to whomever found this lovely little guy.)
The most heartbreaking thing I've ever read.
I normally wouldn't do this because my blog is unabashedly about designy, funny, joyful things, but I CANNOT stop thinking about this. Let me start by saying I don't actually know Melissa Bissing. I saw a tweet by a friend of hers, linked to Mel's twitter account (@mbissing) and started reading her blog. She's a local woman who's been keeping a blog about her triplets since they were born.
In the last week, her blog has become of the most brutally honest, terrifying, heartbreaking things I've ever read. 
Mel and Doug, her husband, have been in the hospital the last six days, following an (as yet unidentified) illness or accident. Owen, one of the triplets, has been in a coma and will not recover.
Mel's "mommy blog" has suddenly become an online journal, and it's beautiful and gut wrenching.
The question of what to do (organ donation), how to stay strong for her other little ones, how much of Owen's siblings' identity is tied up in being triplets, how she will react when someone mentions how cute her "twins" are – hundreds of questions I'd never even think to ask – she's writing about it all. Her writing style is so lovely, and her attitude so incredible, that reading it is an exercise in humanity.
Even if you can't bear to read her blog, if you have a moment, you might want to stop by to offer condolences or share a kind word. This is a strong, amazing young woman, but I think every tiny bit of kindness will help in the coming days.
Three Times the Fun | I don't suffer from insanity … I enjoy every minute of it!
May 26, 2011
Frantic Meerkat.
My favorite new line of greeting cards and such. LOVE these.
Frantic Meerkat on Etsy
May 25, 2011
May 23, 2011
Unplug and Go Outside.
Good advice. Lovely print. Part of each sale goes to American Forests. Ace. (Only 20 left, so you'd better hurry.)
The Working Proof: Unplug, by Hollie Chastain
Tray Design Concept.
I'm not entirely sure I understand how this works, but it's really lovely. And I heart that the design hearkens back to an old school desk.
The simple personal computer contains a wireless keyboard, flash memory and a touchpad. A slot in the base allows for multiple screens and devices to be connected and synced together in an easy, understandable way. The base will have magnets embedded so that the wireless screen can be held tightly during transport. It also means that each screen can align itself neatly with any other devices connected. The designers say that their use of wood for the bases material "is a means of recognising out society's preference to use natural renewable resources when possible." Let's hope FUJITSU, or anyone else, make this!
HUH. Magazine - The Tray Design Concept
May 20, 2011
New Scientist: Win a piece of Mars.
This is cool.
One lucky winner will win their very own piece of Mars!
All you have to do is tell us in no more than 140 characters what you think the first person to set foot on Mars should say.
What would you say if you landed on Mars?
Everyone is familiar with the words relayed by Neil Armstrong when he stepped off Apollo 11’s lunar module and onto the moon itself: "One small step for man, one giant leap for mankind." We are looking for something even more memorable or funnier that you think the first man or woman to set foot on Mars should say.
Enter the Mars rock competition - New Scientist
May 19, 2011
May 18, 2011
Egg Cups with Duck Feet.
Originally $20, this 4-pack is now available for $6.97 with free shipping at west elm. SO cute. 
Egg Cups with Duck Feet | west elm: "Egg Cups with Duck Feet"
May 17, 2011
Alarm Dock.
Such a clever design.
Remember those faux wood grain GE flip clocks that sat on every bedside table? These humble clocks were made obsolete by fancy LED clocks and more recently by cell phones. Jonas Damon’s Alarm Dock allows your iPhone to read as an “alarm clock”, with an opening at back for routing your power supply. Augmented by a flip clock app, this dock returns meaningful form to the sliver of a device that will wake you up. [Phone in photo not included]
AREAWARE: Alarm Dock
(Thanks, Bradley!)
May 10, 2011
Garden Delight by Michelle Muldrow
This made me smile. Home Depot really needs to hire this woman for PR and marketing. 
20x200 - Print Information | Garden Delight, by Michelle Muldrow
May 06, 2011
World's Largest Miniature Airport Goes On Display In Germany.
My obsession with tiny things would probably kill me if I saw this in person. 
The world's largest miniature airport has gone on display at Miniatur Wunderland in Hamburg, Germany. Miniatur Wunderland is also home to the world's largest model railroad landscape.
The model airport is based off of Hamburg's Fuhlsbüttel International airport, according to news.com. The display took 7 years and roughly $4.8 million to build.
The model includes a whopping list of accessories, including 40 planes, 40,000 lights, 15,000 figurines, 500 cars, 10,000 trees, 50 trains, 1000 wagons, 100 signals, 200 switches and 300 buildings. The figurines move autonomously via computer.
The roughly 494-square feet display opened on Wednesday.
Knuffingen Airport, World's Largest Miniature Airport, Goes On Display In Germany (PHOTOS) - AOL Travel News
May 05, 2011
USB Film Roll.
Want to back up your photos? These little guys are upcycled, 4GB and only $20. Sweet.
These upcycled jewels hold 4GB of information: that’s up to 1000 photos!
Since we get these from film labs that were just going to throw them away, you never know what kind of canister you’ll end up with. It’s like a grab bag: will you get Fuji Velvia? Tri-X? Precious but elusive Kodachrome? Who knows, you’ll just have to wait and see!
Photojojo: USB Film Roll
May 04, 2011
UpperCase Issue #9.
A cover illustration after my own heart. 
(Illustration by Andrea Daquino)
UPPERCASE - UPPERCASE magazine
May 03, 2011
Rainfall, Upstate New York.
Today's 20x200 print by Chikara Umihara is a stunner. Summer rain. Calm and chaos all jumbled together. Lovely.
20x200 - Print Information | Rainfall, Upstate New York, by Chikara Umihara
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