Category Archives: Design and Innovation

Fish ‘N’ Flush Toilet Aquarium: Combining Two of Life’s Great Pleasures

 Fish n Flush Toilet Tank Aquarium

The Fish ‘N’ Flush is a 2.5 gallon aquarium that replaces your regular ceramic tank. It consists of two pieces: the actual fill tank, and the aquarium, which surrounds the fill tank for the “fish in your toilet” effect. This is great product for the pocket fishermen and people who can’t keep pet fish alive (as it comes conveniently located atop a fish cemetery). It was designed by Richard Quintana in 2005 and retails for $300.00.

 Fish n Flush Toilet Tank Aquarium

 Fish n Flush Toilet Tank Aquarium

Sweet Ride of the Day: Pink Camouflage Bugatti Veyron


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I gave up driving for life in Manhattan’s concrete jungle nearly twenty years ago, and lord knows I don’t miss it. But if I lived in a place where I had to start driving again, and I had a one and a half million dollars to spend on a car, I’d like to drive this car right here.

The Most Metal Thing: Dragon Head Staple Remover!

Dragon Head Staple Remover
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Here’s the most metal desk accessory I could find on the web right at this moment: a Dragon Head Staple Remover by designer Jac Zagoory!

Buckminster Fuller: Rad Genius

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Buckminster Fuller Invented This Rad Car!

Those of you that read this blog with regularity will know that most weekends, Geoffrey and I take what we call an “Urban Field Trip” so that we have an excuse to leave the house. This Past Sunday we visited the Buckminster Fuller exhibit at the Whitney Museum. I admit that I did not know much (i.e. practically anything) about Fuller before we decided to go see the exhibit. I had the vague feeling that Fuller was some kind of philosopher or spiritualist, so I did a little surfing on the Google before we hit the museum.
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Coca Cola Animal Print Bottles

Animal Print Coke Bottles

Designer Roberto Cavalli, in a joint Venture with Coca Cola, has designed these totally rad Animal Print Coca Cola Light Bottles that, unfortunately, are being sold (in a “limited edition” of just 300,000) in Italy only. Drat! And if the comment thread attached to the above link is any indication, they apparently aren’t going over too well with the pop culture design snobs that trawl The Dieline Dot Com — which only makes me love them more!