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Razors Under A Microscope

2:00AM February 18, 2010 | Joel Johnson

Maybe some tools aren’t old-fashioned. Maybe they’re just perfect. The inevitable tapering toward only the necessary, the honing away of all distraction. The machine at its most simple. After that, what? Easy: mass production. More »


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Unreleased Apple Newton Tablets Bic And Cadillac Dug Up

10:22PM January 18, 2010 | Kat Hannaford

More dusty Newton prototypes have emerged from the archives as everyone’s busy dry-cleaning their favourite black turtlenecks in preparation of Apple’s tablet announcement. The Bic, or Cadillac, hit the FCC but never quite made it to shelves. More »


Modern Day Michelangelo Paints Ceilings With BIC Lighter

12:20PM December 3, 2009 | Kyle VanHemert

Hand-Blown BIC Pen Vase Holds a Single Daisy, Is Totally Not For Smoking Weed

12:30AM October 11, 2008 | John Mahoney

These vases are made by heating a BIC pen until it’s soft and squishy and then blowing the water chamber like one would blow a piece in glass. Then it’s ready to accept a single flower, which will drink from the cool waters below. But just like your massive skull bong is only for enjoying fine tobaccos, this, friends, is for flowers and flowers alone. Right? It’s $US29 shipped. [Design Boom via Product Dose]

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