Archive for the 'Design' Category

Star Wars Portraits by Greg Peltz

Wednesday, July 14th, 2010

Everyone is crazy about Star Wars. How about some victorian pictures to place on your walls?

I Get It…

Monday, July 5th, 2010

A little while ago, I posted Coastal Brake. I’ve listened to this song almost every day since Scotty Mac intro’ed me to it. And he gets it. Much more than another great jam, Tycho (aka Scott Hansen) is living the dream. He quite his corporate day job to make his living as an [...]

Bookcase need with Chair

Monday, June 21st, 2010

Those of us who read a lot often need a place to store books. Why not a chair with a bookcase built in? Created by Gail Peter Borden of the architecture firm Borden Partnership in L.A., this chair creates space and serves function.

Dog Mansions

Tuesday, June 15th, 2010

Is Fido’s plain-jane outdoor home bringing down the value of your palatial abode? Upgrade them to one of these Dog Mansions (€1,900-€2,950; roughly $2,325-$3,600). Available in the antebellum-style Alabama, contemporary-approved Cubix, Ikea-like Lönneberga, and the fanciful Fairytale, these high-end hound homes are made to order from premium materials like varnished wood and break-proof window glass, [...]

Furniture by Tim Byrne

Monday, June 14th, 2010

Perfect for lofts and for the modern type, Tim Byrne creates furniture from old industrial machines. Each piece Byrne refers to as sculptures are combined with glass or wood like African mahogany or rosewood.

Gutterball Table

Thursday, May 27th, 2010

Handmade from heartpine wood reclaimed from bowling lanes, the Gutterball Table ($2,320-$3,580) is the perfect centerpiece for your Lebowski-themed home. It’s available in sizes ranging from 68- to 110-inches long, and finished off with I-beam legs and blackened steel sides, meaning it should be more than ready to handle both you and your viking princess [...]

Fake Science

Thursday, May 20th, 2010

Remember your elementary science textbooks and their hand drawn illustrations and fun facts? Fake Science is exactly like that, except without the facts. Do not show this site to your kids.

Scot Lefavor Art

Monday, May 10th, 2010

What would it feel like to get punched in the gut by advertising, kicked in the face by pop art and thrown up on by street graffiti? A lot like looking at painting by Denver based artist Scot Lefavor.

The Better Marriage Blanket

Monday, May 3rd, 2010

PermaFlow Never-Clog Drain

Thursday, February 11th, 2010

There’s nothing quite as annoying — or gross — as a clogged drain, which is why we’re considering the PermaFlow Never-Clog Drain ($20) in the Uncrate HQ mens room. Made from clear ABS plastic and synthetic rubber, the Perma-Flow attaches easily to standard kitchen and bath drains, and features a unique, integrated drain-clearing wiper that [...]

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