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The Bar Desk Makes Facebook Feel Like A Night On The Town

Mark Wilson — Mon, 15 Jun 2009 14:40:00 +0000

The evolution of the computer desk seemed to stop somewhere in the mid 90s. But this bar-style desk made (entirely?) from IKEA components is a refreshing way to hide a hefty tower PC.

Anyone who speaks un-English is welcome to pillage Ikea’s Swedish forum for more details than we could excavate with the assistance of Google Translate, but from what we can tell, this bar desk is a quasi-custom job that could turn your shameful WoW addiction into a mature, metropolitan hobby that’s fully capable of wooing the most reserved of Banana Republic lady’s section employees. Just stash any snacks that end in a Z when company comes around. [IKEA via Unplggd]

Dismembered Doll Limbs Hold Your Keys

Mark Wilson — Fri, 12 Jun 2009 14:00:00 +0000

Some find baby dolls cute. Others realise their potential for holding your stuff—if they’re chopped to bits and fastened to wood.

Glued and screwed to a vintage mahogany tray, these doll limbs have transcended from merely looking adorable to the highest role a toy stolen from your sister can hold: a barbaric craft project. The Hooktastic Holdall, available for $US50, is tough enough to hold your coat, innocent enough to avoid the trashcan and repulsive enough to keep neighbours at bay. Run, don’t walk, for the one unit in stock. [Etsy via 7Gadgets]

Rocket Lamp Built From Jet Engine (Can We Get A “ZOMG”)

Mark Wilson — Fri, 09 May 2008 13:20:00 +0000

This retro-styled rocket lamp is more than the absolutely most perfect accessory to complete any room, it’s the absolutely most perfect accessory to complete any room that’s built from the igniter can of a freakin’ jet engine. One-of-a-kind and shamelessly worth its US$2,100 sticker price, we want to push each and every one of its glowing jewels…even though we know that they don’t actually do anything…and that they probably aren’t even buttons in the first place. [Moto Art via Bornrich]

El Luminoso Rug Uses Wool and LEDs to Bring the Galaxy to Your Floor

Addy Dugdale — Tue, 08 Apr 2008 11:57:00 +0000

Designed by Esti Barnes, El Luminoso is a made-to-measure carpet that mixes LEDs into the pile. Given that the last rugs I ~~writhed upon with gay abandon~~ wrote about were the Wurst rugs, a selection of sausage-inspired floor coverings that looked like a pool of puke, Esti’s design is bleedin’ gawjus. No idea of the price, but expect it to be hefty, given that it’s a commission-only piece. [Top Floor via MoCo Loco]

Is This The Best Mantrap I’ve Ever Seen?

Addy Dugdale — Thu, 28 Feb 2008 13:44:01 +0000

For when a lasso won’t do, may I recommend The Trap, an art installation by This Is Collective, a bunch of rather clever designers. The embroidered steaks on the bedspread, means it will only work on meat-eating sewing freaks, ladies. The Trap was on show at the Come Up To My Room installation in Toronto last week. [Gladstone Hotel via MoCo Loco]

Electroscape LED Fireplace Brings the Aurora Borealis to Your Crib

Gizmodo US Edition — Fri, 22 Feb 2008 12:08:08 +0000

The Electroscape fireplace from Platonics has a remote-controlled LED lighting system built in. Ahh—nothing warms you up on a frosty 21st Century morn better than some funky LED lights that you can mix, from single colour to multicoloured, from the cozy comfort of your armchair. You can even specify what arty “fire” objects are displayed inside: driftwood, pebbles or gravel. The fireplace pumps out 2kW of heat from its element, though, rather strangely, Platonics says this is an optional add-on. Maybe those LEDs get really hot. Available now for around US$3100 in the UK. [Platonic fireplaces and Ubergizmo]

Vile Mortadella Rug Gives Excuse to Say ‘Hide the Sausage’ in a Headline

Addy Dugdale — Thu, 14 Feb 2008 16:45:46 +0000

This is Mortadella, one of four sausage-inspired rugs. The others in the series are (below, from left) Blood Sausage, Bierschinken and Salami. Made in Germany and available online, I think I can safely say that it’s one of the Wurst rugs I’ve ever seen. *Sound of single gunshot followed by large thud* [Wurstteppich]

Tentacle Chandeliers (To Class Up the Place)

Mark Wilson — Fri, 21 Dec 2007 13:52:36 +0000

By artist Adam Wallacavage, these “Pulsatilla” chandeliers are both a bit gorgeous and disturbing. But replace that light bulb with a vagina, and you have at least one Gizmodo writer’s ultimate fantasy.

This particular model is sold out but hit the jump to see more octopus/tentacle chandeliers.

$US10,000

$US8,500

Collect all three. [gallery via boingboing]

Cablet Carpet Helps You Hide the Evidence of Your Geekyness

Sean Fallon — Fri, 21 Dec 2007 01:40:02 +0000

I’m not all about typing on the floor like the dude pictured here, but I do have quite a few cords criss-crossing the rooms of my home. For the most part, these cords are hidden in a very half-assed manner behind couches and under rugs —resulting in a geeky ghetto look that is as dangerous as it is hideous. My guess is that a scenario like the one I just described is fairly common, which is why Paul Kogelnig and Gabriel Heusser designed the Cablet Carpet.

The carpet features a series of cable ducts that you can use to run your cords from gadget to outlet. These ducts are made from a soft foam that makes them undetectable when you walk over them —which means no more tripping and busting your ass. All-in-all a very simple solution to a very annoying problem. Pricing information is available upon request. [Product Page via DVICE]

Kill Shot Pillow From Keetra Looks Bloody Comfortable

Wilson Rothman — Wed, 19 Dec 2007 15:43:31 +0000

It’s called The Great Slumber, or just Bloody Puddle, a pillow that looks like you took one too many bullets to the head. The site says it will be for sale soon, though something tells us it won’t be ready in time for Christmas. Which is all for the best: God knows what would happen if your grandma walks into the spare bedroom and sees you sleeping on it. [FromKeetra via productdose.com]