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Privacy Gets Smart

I’ll use any excuse to make an obscure Get Smart reference, but this time I barely even have to work for it! Some very smart agents designers have conceptualised* the Cones of Silence for the 21st century, the Veasyble!

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Based around the notions of
isolation, intimacy and ornament, the origami-esque accessories are not
only beautiful objects, but an interesting slice of social commentary
to boot.
Created from polyethylene, paper and fabric, the various scales cater for different forms of privacy and intimacy.

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Designed by Gloria Pizzilli, Arianna Petrakis, Ilaria Pacini and Adele Bacci, there are four seperate accessories that aim to give a little bit of peace in world overrun by KAOS…err, I mean, chaos.

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In the words of the designers:

A strong, dominant exterior that conceals a fragile, personal interior.

An ornament that can be worn.
A gesture to transform it.
A secret place for personal intimacy.
A reminder of our exterior aspect. 

Or in my words, a sexy slinky/accordion/hoodie lovechild that would have Agent 86 whipping out his shoephone and ordering the lot!

* Conceptual = Not necessarily meant for the ‘real world’** or production lines (which is why conceptual designs are often so interesting and engaging.)

** But hey, what do I know? This could totally take off, and next thing you know we’ll be seeing Veasyble derivatives strutting down the catwalks of the world!

[via Fubiz]

Flexible Love Seat

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Ever wonder where all those moving boxes go once you leave them by the dumpster?  Created by Taiwanese designer,  Chishen Shiu, the “Flexible Love” love seat  is made of cardboard and can be drawn out like an accordion.  Shiu stumbled upon a small factory producing ‘honeycombed’ sheets of recycled paper in suburban Taipei one day. 

It’s flexibility allows the piece to transform from a small package that can be easily stored under the bed into a chair or bench seat fitting up 8 people or the extended version which seats 16. It comes in one color – cardboard brown.   No longer do you have to store all those foldable chairs for unexpected or even expected visitors.   Best of all, it’s entirely environmentally friendly, made from 100% recycled material.  As they say fashion forward and environmentally smart.   

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See it in action or rather video

Have an infinitely modern day!

Dog Stache

I just “buzzed” across this today and literally did a spit take with my coffee. Dogs with staches rule!
Really clever concept for a dog toy.
Moustache-dog-toy
Thanks to Jason for sharing.

UPDATE::  Sorry I forgot to include the link to where you can grab these. Go get one here.

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Amazon’s galactic deal of the day: Mass Effect 2

BioWare’s space opera epic, Mass Effect 2, is Amazon’s “Deal of the Day.” The Xbox 360 version is currently $40, which is $10 cheaper than you’d pick it up at your local Quarian pawn shop. A PC copy is 40 percent off, with a $30 price tag.

At that price, one could pick up Mass Effect 1 and 2 for the regular retail price of the sequel. For those who like their sci-fi soapy and their shooters refined, this is a deal worth going through the Omega 4 Relay for — see, if you play the game, you’ll know what that means.

[Thanks, Russ P!]

JoystiqAmazon’s galactic deal of the day: Mass Effect 2 originally appeared on Joystiq on Mon, 08 Mar 2010 09:40:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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