on the subject of collectable toys, sam (ham) has commented on my previous post about be@rbricks (here), informing me of kidrobot’s new line of simpsons collectables. including all the main characters, aswell as a couple of random ones (lucius sweet, drederick tatum’s manager?!?!), and selling for $7.95 each, they look like a bargain! the full [...]
on a similar theme to the my penguin books (posts here and here), another amazing birthday gift i received this weekend was this diy jigsaw. it comes as a blank wooden set, and you then design it yourself! like the my penguin books, it also looks good blank, but i won’t leave it that way. [...]
it was my birthday this weekend, and one of the gifts i received was this red rubber ball. everything about it is brilliant i think, from aesthetics to feel to function. from the manufactum website:
We had thought that we might have to manufacture these balls in India or Vietnam, but in actual fact [...]
on the subject of lego, and toys in general, my brother has informed me (via pitchforkmedia) that daft punk are to be made in to be@rbricks! if you dont know what be@rbricks are, then here is a little (big) explanation from wikipedia:
Be@rbrick is a collectible toy designed and produced by MediCom Toy Incorporated. The name [...]
via designboom via icon eye (icon design magazine online) i have discovered the lego minifig has turned 30! from iconeye:
“It has been 30 years since Lego launched its much-loved minifigure, designed by Jens Nygaard Knudsen. The familiar little yellow men and women with funny hair and bemused expressions were the culmination of years of work. [...]
designboom recently did an article on timepieces which had some products that showed some unusual and innovative ways of telling the time. it included nooka watches (which i previously did a post on here), and the time table (above) by tokyo based designer ross mcbride.
today on designboom they did another post entitled ‘more timepieces by [...]
i previously did a post on ‘my penguin’ (here), a set of books available from penguin that come with plain front covers which you then do yourself (or not, if you wish). above is my cover for alice in wonderland which i did for my brother (who first showed them to me).
on the my penguin [...]
from the designboom shop:
’set of 6 trivets made from silicone, throw the tetras like dice and you’ve got yourself a hot plate!’
by frackenpohl poulheim, germany, and available for $26, these are made from silicone heat resistant up to 260°C! an excellent way to make your dining table more fun, i think they look great!
link to [...]
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