Pancakes Mountain ($18), a new shirt from Threadless, makes me long for tall stacks of fluffy pancakes doused in golden streams of maple syrup. What a beautiful world that would be...so beautiful. Considering how awesome pancakes are, I thought, "There must be other awesome pancake t-shirts out there!" Sadly, I didn't find a rich supply of well designed pancake shirts (anything from Cafepress or Zazzle didn't count) but there were a few standouts. More pancake shirts after the jump....
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Designer Marc Valega created a set of mock juice boxes for an imaginary line of drinks called Beatle Juice: Apple McCartney, John Lemon, George Pearrison, and Mango Starr. [via Unique Daily and Joey deVilla] Related: Beetle Juice? [SE Talk]...
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Danish designer Ornamented Life takes chipped and cracked dinnerware and turns the imperfections into art. Pieces can be bought at HORNE for $38 to $75. [via Oh Joy!] Related Map Plates Subliminal Dinnerware Topography Soup Plate...
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Mocha Why would you want a chair that looks like a chair? Boring. Furnish your apartment with a set of Tea Cup Stools. Unfortunately, each one will set you back £140 (about $197), but that's the price you pay to give your bum the lovely sensation of sitting on an oversized drinking receptacle. It comes in white, red, yellow, and orange....
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The Spilt Milk bowl from Fred is designed to look like a splash of milk. Perfect for containing cereal and milk, although anything else might look weird. Available from Perpetual Kid in mid-April for $13.99. [via Gizmodo]...
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After a flurry of complaints via letters, email, and telephone calls about Tropicana's new look, introduced in early January, the company is going back to its old design. [The New York Times] Previously: Tropicana, Pepsi Overhaul Packaging...
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The Unified Dining Table designed by Min Hoo Park features a tray with built-in plates, cups, a vase, and a candelabra. Flip it over for a flat coffee table-ready side....
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"Pâtadoigts" and "Cartes à manger". French culinary designer Julie Rothhahn makes interactive, edible objects out of food. My favorites are her emotive thimble-like "pasta fingers" and her connectable cookies. She also has a series of photo illustrations that focuses on animals as food, like snails made out of garlic and parsley butter. [via Oh Joy!] Related Sculptures Made from Gummi Bears Vegetable Artist in Beijing Electronics (and More) Made of Meat...
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behance.net Verte by Barcelona-based designer Noro is a bottle that features two lips to catch spills and return them to inside the bottle. It's certainly classier looking and more functional than the purple elephant spout (although I do have a soft spot in my heart for the elephant). The more non-drip bottle designs we have the better, so I don't have to keep wiping the sides of my unintentionally oil-slicked bottles. [via Wired]...
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Photograph from graphicology on Flickr Designer J. Jason Smith took photos of Arabic and English versions of Western packages, mostly food-related, during his trip to Dubai. It's interesting to see how the logos retain their identities in the switch between English and Arabic. [via Brand New] Related The Design of Grocery Store Signage Stories Behind 10 Famous Food Logos Tropicana, Pepsi Overhaul Packaging...
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