This simple baseball cap is actually a deadly weapon. The Sap Cap features a pocket on the back that has a “unique impact material that is 110% the density of lead and will not rust.” This impact material is designed especially for whacking people on the head for protection. The instructions are to grab the bill of the cap and swing away. The Sap Cap retails for $30 USD.
I’m all for self-defense and feeling safe to walk in your hood, but to me this product screams “BAD IDEA!” I’m not sure who came up with the concept or who produces it, but I’ll never sit comfortably at a sporting event again.
Chairs for the Dysfunctional are a series of seats designed to illustrate different social sitting habits. More than that, they question the way we interact with inanimate objects in our daily lives. The chairs were designed by Alice Wang; a recent graduate of MA Design Interactions at the Royal College of Art.
Click here to read more about this and other Alice Wang projects.
I forgot about this one! A post I wrote in January and forgot to publish. Better late than never . . .
To understand why this post is cool it helps if you have a basic idea of what Pantone is. If you’re in the know just skip the next paragraph and get to the good stuff quicker.
Pantone Inc. is a U.S. corporation that is best known for its PANTONE MATCHING SYSTEM® (Yes, that’s PMS for short…some marketing director was asleep in that meeting). PMS is a proprietary color space used in a variety of industries, primarily printing, though sometimes in the manufacture of colored paint, fabric and plastics. The idea behind PMS is to allow designers to ‘color match’ specific colors when a design enters production stage—regardless of the equipment used to produce the color. This system has been widely adopted by graphic designers, reproduction and printing houses for a number of years now.
Pantone seems to be creeping into fashion, household products, office supplies…just about everything. Below are some fun Pantone projects for your viewing pleasure.
[Pantone handbags from Mango in the UK]
[Pantone carpet from The Mohawk Group]
[Pantone glasses from Arm One]
[Pantone flight stool from British design team Barber Osgerby. Pantone decided to sell a limited edition of these stools on their website and Lawrence Herbert, founder and innovator of the PANTONE MATCHING SYSTEM®, has signed 20 of them! Click here to get your own flight stool!]
Since doing design work for a high-end bathroom/kitchen faucet company, I find myself noticing bathroom fixtures around town more than I care to admit. Recently I came (virtually) across the Ocean sink from Bandini. With ceiling mounted faucets, this sculptural, yet entirely functional piece is an eye-catching organic form. The Ocean wash basin is available in black and white, and two sizes which can be combined into different formations due to their modular nature. It’s f’n cool!
Speak-er are high-qualtiy multimedia speakers designed by The. These iconic “speak” shape speakers plug directly into your computer or MP3 player. Set includes a left and right speaker and power adapter. For $120 USD a pair these limited edition speakers (1,000 made in total) are due out in April. Have to have them? You can reserve a pair by emailing: [email protected].
Coming in Spring 2009 from Studio OOOMS is this handmade road kill carpet made from 100% wool. The creative minds behind the Dutch Studio OOOMS are Guido Ooms and Karin van Lieshout. Visit Studio OOOMS to shop or view their other products. A struggle between attraction and repulsion, this cuddly car-flattened, bloody fox is exactly what I’ve always wanted on my floor…no, seriously. It’s awesome!
I forgot to mention another favorite item from Lost Marbles in Ottawa…..a clever ode to the mix tape in our digital generation. The memory stick stores up to 1 hour of high quality digital music – which is about the same amount you could hold of a C60 cassette tape.
Love it? Have to have it? Check out http://www.suck.uk.com for this product and loads of other fun pretty things. If anyone out there from suck.uk.com is reading this and feels like sending me stuff….I like stuff….a lot…especially free stuff.