PICTURES: Odd museum of toilet seats
Barney smith has been creating these artful toilet seats for 30 years and now exhibits over 700 of them.
"A humble piece if art worth a look"
PICTURE: Using a jar from both the ends
What do you do when you buy natural peanut butter from the store from a big tub and store it in a jar? It's tough to really clean out the jar. Here you have a double ended jar to scoop out the last spoonful of peanut butter from the bottom.
"It's so simple, it's outstanding."
PICTURE: Drinking Fun Tic-Tac-Toe nice to gift
Looking for a nice gift for your grandpa or father, check out the the drinking Tic Tac Toe game set.
"Looks like each glass holds about 3oz of your favorite liquor. Question is, does the loser clear the table?"
PICTURES: Umbrella that is also a stool
It's a normal umbrella, but given the need, it converts to a stool. Going for a walk, take it; converts to a stool outdoors, to give you that much needed rest and also keeps you dry.
"Great if you are OK with the bright red coloring. Price range around $50."
PICTURE: Compact cellphone watch
This compact special edition cellphone watch from Chinavasion manages to pack a lot of features into a tiny package. It's a tri-band GSM phone with a 1.3 inch TFT LCD touchscreen that seems to be usable only via a stylus stored in the watch. PICTURES: Watercrafts inspired by autos
Taking inspiration for boat designs from 1963 Corvette Stringray, Swedish designer Bo Zolland has achieved some fascinating mix-match results. These watercrafts reflect as innovative and lavish simultaneously, but they are an artist's impression after all.
"But in case you are really serious about any of these, Zolland will guide you to a Swedish boat manufacturer 'Stand-Craft', who has built many of his concepts to wood and steel."
PICTURE: Space theme ceiling lights
This unusual lighting fixture will put a smile on your kid's face with a satellite theme meant to rouse the imagination and create a scientific environment.
"A remarkable ceiling light to create a space effect to any room even for adults with a scientific penchant."
PICTURE: Brain massager to caress your head
Here is a brain massager, you can caress your head with. It improves your blood circulation. In Japan we have a similar device, except it vibrates and is powered by USB. Also runs on 2 AA batteries.
"It is supposed to make you smarter, (not that I really believe it), but it does feel relaxing."
PICTURE: Hazardously stunning staircases
This is a floating staircase designed by Jordi Vayreda of Spanish design studio for a clients home.
"The staircase may look grand but it is a wee bit too hazardous for a clumsy person like me."
PICTURE: New Lowepro bags- Beauty and the Beast
PICTURES: When the wood marked the time
Some breathtaking new designs to be launched by Stanley Ruiz at ICFF, a collection called ' The New Organic'. The blending of organic materials against cold steel, machined parts forms the basis of this concept.
"Each piece of twig is specially selected, cut and fit together. These products are a result of careful forethought and impulsive material exploitation, a fusion of nature with modern design."
PICTURES: NES Redesign - Knock Knock, any takers?
This is a vision of an updated redesigned Nintendo Entertainment system, called reNESED. Being quite a weird choice for a gadget to redesign, what with it being a few years too old, but you can't deny with how the reNESED concept design appeals to the senses.
"What with wireless controllers and an attractive new colour scheme, reNESED maintains the feel of the original while connecting to the present."
PICTURES: Incredible workplaces
In an ultimate workplace, the company directors would encourage their employees with creatively designed office interiors.
"I can't imagine a team whipping up an artistic job in a room filled with old furniture, uncomfortable plastic chairs & outdated computers."
PICTURE: Naturmobil for LCD advertising screens
Abdolhadi Mirhejazi of Dubai has developed Naturmobil that is a very different from your average horse and buggy. This one-horsepower vehicle generates power for two LCD advertising screens mounted on the sides of the Naturmobi. Because of its uniqueness Naturmobil will be able to achieve the maximum level of attention from its audiences.
"This fully-enclosed cart has the horse in back, walking on a treadmill. The treadmill not only powers the car, it charges a battery which can take over when the horse is tired."
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