Because Pillows Can Actually Be Really Cool - a list by designdude

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Pillows are a bit underrated, particularly when talented designers and artists take on the unconventional medium.

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Pixel Friends

First to recommend

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Falling somewhere between stuffed animal and mixed media art, Pixel Friends are plush forms with surface pixel decoration, all made from reclaimed leather cuttings of furniture production. Designed as a pillow, Pixel Friends comes in several versions, including Dog/Beaver and Squid/Shrimp.

Updated Jul 30, 2008

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Conversation Cushion

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Funny and absurd, this Conversation Cushion could make for a great gift. The pillow contains 100 conversation-inspiring questions that can be inconspicuously pulled from small tears in the fabric.

Updated Jul 24, 2008

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Ham Hock Pillow

First to recommend

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Sleep is so much sweeter on a ham hock. Somebody had to say it.

Updated Jul 14, 2008

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Lions, Tigers & Kittens...Oh My!

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No kid should miss the biological connection between a lion, a tiger, and a domesticated house cat. This Pixel Organics 100%-organic cotton pillow should set junior straight.

Updated Jun 15, 2008

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Emoticon Pillows by Art Lebedev

2 people recommended this item

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I'm a complete emoticon hater. I've never gotten it. But these pillows are pretty cute. I'm slightly confused.

Updated May 28, 2008

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Breakin’ Pillow

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A fun, simple pillow from Laidback Home that appeared at Bklyn Designs, this Breakin' Pillow features sillhouttes of breakdancers with a distinctly '80s feel. The pillow is made from 100% cotton denim with an exposed metal zipper.

Updated May 20, 2008

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Favorite Dog Cushion

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A black wool cushion displaying the silhouette of your favorite breed, this Favorite Dog Cushion by Elasticco comes in several options, including this Boston Terrier. A handful will be on display at Spring in Brooklyn during New York Design Week.

Updated May 18, 2008

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Cutlery Cushion Cover

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Created by Australian designer Tim Buckley, this Cutlery Cushion Cover is part of a set that utilizes everyday objects as the stuff of pattern design. 100% cotton.

Updated May 7, 2008

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PILLOW BOOK UTOPIA

3 people recommended this item

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I love how this pillow plays with the claim every undergrad comes up with about how they fell asleep studying. Who can really, literally, fall asleep without laying their own head down first?

Updated Apr 17, 2008

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Signals Dachshund Pillows

6 people recommended this item

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Now this is funny! And kinda gross at the same time if you look at it too long. They're so long, they don't make sense, do they? This pillow is a very creative idea. Someone knows their dachshund, obviously, and thought about the same thing I think about... Why so long? (via kayzee)

Updated May 30, 2007

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