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March 6, 2010

Dynamic Tower

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David Fisher's Dynamic Towers, Dubai Room with a 360-degree view A nice idea: each of this tower’s 70 floors revolves independently around its central core, so everyone lives in a revolving apartment and gets a 360-degree view of Dubai’s cranescape. And from the outside, the building changes shape all the time. And it’s all powered by green energy from wind turbines and solar panels. All perfectly possible, architect David Fisher assures a sceptical world.

February 20, 2010

“The Black Leather Sofa” for Recently Divorced Men - Do not purchase this sofa

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After years of business in the design industry, we have found that divorced men seem to purchase the  “black leather sofa” after the divorce. If your new client wants the “black leather” advise against it if they ever want to remarry again.

October 22, 2009

Dirty Little Lamps - Design-Crisis.com

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Design Crisis Loves Daniel Loves Objects

April 13th, 2009 by karly

Today’s post has lots of gold, the dirtiest lamps you’ll ever see, and very little writing.  Let’s do this:

See!  What did I tell you?  At Your Command Lamps by Daniel Loves Objects

Bookcase From his  Of Wars Wits & Power Series

These Bookshelves remind me of the Beijing Olympics Opening Ceremonies.

I will give you a million dollars if you can guess what this is.  A humidifier!  Hello!  I really don’t need one of those here in Texas, but if Daniel ever comes up with a dehumidifier in gold, I will be first in line to checkout.

Daniel Loves Objects has lots of great goodies, you should go check them all out, I just chose to share the ones that were my favorite color.

 

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Design-Crisis.com Continued

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Accessories, lighting, trends

Have a Rootin’ Tootin’ Shootin’ Good Time

November 25th, 2008 by erinTomorrow we leave town on our annual Thanksgiving pilgrimage. Every year my enormous family congregates at our farm near Texarkana, and we all enjoy good food, good company, and lots of redneckified activities, like ridin’ four wheelers, burnin’ stuff, and shootin’ up a storm. I’m all about the four wheelers and any activities involving fire, but despite early indoctrination (I first shot a Glock at eight), I’m more than a little squeamish about guns. Because the only ass that’s getting a cap busted in it is probably mine.

Despite my misgivings, I really want to join in the fun. But I’m not even going to consider picking up a gun unless it looks like one of these:

guns

(via Xirdalium)

Because, you see, everything does not look better in black. In fact, many things look good in pink and aqua with leopard on top, and there ain’t nothing that don’t look better in gold. No kind of thing.

Even though I was an eight year old badass with the hard black heart of an assassin, as a 32 year old wussy I may need to slowly ease my way back into the game. You know, get my feet wet. Try on some training wheels for size.

hello kitty ak

(via Glamguns)

Pretty pink Hello Kitty knows how to make a girl feel soft and feminine, but everyone knows that bitch can fight when backed into a corner. Watch out for the claws when they come out! Pft!

Who am I kidding? I may need to start out even… slower. Like, really slow. Like, more decorative, less lethal, slow.

paper ak

(via A+R Store)

This paper AK-47 is probably a little more my speed. Pretty, but ineffectual. I’ll look really cool while holding it, but self inflicted injuries will be kept to a minimum. Now we rollin! Dog.

Honestly, I kind of prefer the more old school weaponry. A little more Wild Wild West, with saloons and spurs, and weapons that aren’t in the least automatic. Although the lack of modern medical technology is a definite minus for the accident prone. Wonder who that might be…

guns montage

Awwwww yeah. Bet you thought I forgot this was a design blog! What have we here? Winchester shot glasses from Amazon, which are potentially lethal in a totally different way; A pistol shaped remote control seen at Design Boner that my dad would kill for; the uber slick “Smoking Gun” via This Next; and Jonathan Adler’s whimsical needlepoint pillow, adored by pistol packin’ grandmas everywhere.

Of course, my newfound frippery would look fabulous against this old-school-meets-young-stunna backdrop:

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thug stripe wallpaper

Designer Wallcovering carries Thug Stripe black and white gun wallpaper. Yes, please. And I have just the thing to cast a perfect, decoratively violent, glow upon it.

Courtesy of Design-Crisis.com

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rock and royal

Rock and Royal (purveyors of the OG nefarious pirate ship chandelier) think that everything looks better under crystal, and they can glue, string, stitch, or wire it together in just about any configuration imaginable. I’m just not sure if I like the AK or the snub nosed pistol better:

rock and royal

Whereas the AK is sharp and pointy, the pistol is so soothing and unassuming. It says, “What, me? Dangerous? Never.” Kind of like that douchebag boy you dated in high school, and you remember how that turned out. Alrighty, AK it is!

Or maybe I don’t want any guns hanging over my head. They don’t exactly connote the same sense of imminent death that, say, a guillotine might. Still, there are only a few wires keeping that barrel off my neck. Perhaps I’d be better off with something gravity bound.

philipe starck

I blogged about this super fly gold table lamp by Philippe Starck a hundred million years ago, but time has done little to assuage my lust. I like that the business end is pointed up. I like gold. I like fetishize guns. Enough said.

But if I’m being realistic, I’d probably get the most use (and street cred) out of this little number:

tequila flask

(via Trendhunter)

Everyone respects a gun-shaped flask full of tequila. Especially during the holidays.

 

 

 

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June 8, 2009

Sky Factory - Ceiling Murals

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The Sky Factory, Sky Ceiling Tiles, Ceiling Murals, Wall Murals, Interior Design

December 19, 2008

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November 2, 2008

Roccoco Revival Desk

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Thumbnail 12-2-113Plate number: L. 35 Pl. 196Type: Other Furniture: DesksStyle: Rococo RevivalEnlarge Image 

October 21, 2008

IdeaPaint - Dry Erase Paint

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Wow. What a great idea. Winning the Best of Neo-Con, Ideapaint transforms any wall surface into a dry erase surface.

deaPaint has brought a new innovation to the dry-erase category with its combination of high performance and flexibility, positioning it as the best dry-erase product.

IdeaPaint Performance attributes

  • IdeaPaint outperforms and outlasts all leading dry-erase wallcoverings – proven through independent laboratory testing
  • Erase effortlessly, even marks left on an IdeaPaint surface for months
  • using all industry-standard dry-erase products
  • Easy, cost effective installation and de-installation with single-coat roller application

IdeaPaint vs. Other Dry-Erase Wallcoverings

  • IdeaPaint lacks the ugly seams and peeling typical of many dry-erase wallcoverings
  • IdeaPaint will not stain and dirty over time, as do many leading dry-erase wallcoverings
  • IdeaPaint is 43% less expensive to install and much simpler to de-install than dry-erase wallcoverings

IdeaPaint vs. Whiteboards

  • Large whiteboards, typically installed with industrial adhesive, require tearing out and disposing of the substrate along with the board
  • IdeaPaint has no limiting borders and no size or placement constraints
  • IdeaPaint is flexible (as it is paint) and can be applied to any smooth surface
  • Can easily be painted over with standard paint when usage requirements change
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