Have you ever felt the need to let rip with a stream of expletives, yells and screams, but not been able to as you’d piss-off your noise-sensitive neighbours? Well, with a little help from the Sakebi no Tsufu “Shouting Vase” you’d be able to make as much noise as you like—get it all out, dump all your stress—and still be pretty much inaudible to everyone else. The plastic device is basically a muffler for your yells, with internal baffles that suppress the sound you make. It’s available in Japan for around US$48, and I wish it was buyable here: it would’ve been perfect when I jammed my thumb in a door yesterday and my wife was snoozing nearby. [Crunchgear]
The Facade Vase from Orcadesign is a wool slip-on cover that lets you turn an unwanted plastic bottle into a minimalist vase. It’s a design that will clearly please eco-friendly types and cheapskates too. We can see the conversations now: “Here you go, honey, I’ve got you a flower and (glug, glug) a vase!”… “Oh, you cheapskate!” “Ah, that’s what you think. Here, use this to cover it.” “No.” Or something like that anyway. Sadly, just a concept for now. [Orcadesign via Dvice]
