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Kyouei Design's striking Honeycomb Lamp is on display at the DesignBoom Mart at ICFF all weekend. Designed by Kouichi Okamoto, the lamp folds flat and extends out circularly around an interior bulb.

Updated May 18, 2008

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On display at Spring, an exhibition-cum-retail space in Brooklyn during New York Design Week, Kyouei Design's Balloon Lamp aims at a modern interpretation of a traditional Japanese lantern. The lamp is an actual balloon, equipped with simple hardware and a single LED powered by two lithium coin batteries.

Updated May 18, 2008

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New Nippon Work Gloves

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I'm not sure how cool you have to be to wear work gloves that feature a subway map of Tokyo, but I want to be that cool. I just don't want to work.

Updated May 23, 2008

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Ny Rocking Chair

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A clever mid-century design from Takeshi Nii, the NY Rocking Chair features a folding frame inspired by the director's chair. Ideal for storing in tight places and looking fantastic in use, the design still looks fresh 50 years later. (via BLTD)

Updated Jun 10, 2008

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Ramen Spoon Fork

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An easy noodles/broth solution, this Ramen Spoon/Fork by Masami Takahashi is fashioned from stainless steel. The clever tool was also created as an alternative to the waste created by disposable chopsticks.

Updated Jun 19, 2008

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MoMA Store Stainless Steel Peeler

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Good design has the power to transform mundane objects items of functional art. I like the idea of peeling potatoes feeling like an exercise in aesthetics.

Updated Jun 25, 2008

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Electronic Calculator M

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It's the little things in life--broken shoelaces, parking tickets, hangnails--that eventually make you go crazy. I like the think the inverse is also true, and that mundane elements of life rendered artfully can keep you feeling sane. This clean and simple calculator, designed by Naoto Fukasawa, seems to have just that kind of calming effect.

Updated Jul 15, 2008

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Cast Iron Wrench Bottle Opener

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Who knows what sense it makes to open bottles with a cast iron wrench, but this piece is a conversation starter. This also seems like a nice prop is you spend a lot of time tinkering in the garage on weekends. Of potential additional interest, the piece is made in Takaoka, Japan, a city renowned for its metalwork.

Updated Aug 20, 2008

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MicroWorks Stickpecker

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I love the idea of portable chopsticks on both eco-sensitive and utilitarian grounds, but this Stickpecker set takes the concept to really charming places. The two sticks connect via slim magnetic strips, which sort of reproduce the effect of wooden chopsticks being split apart every time you use them. Better still, the tops of the sticks are shaped in the form of a woodpecker's head and a pecked tree.

Updated Oct 8, 2008

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