Depot WPF Branding Agency out of Russia created these award winning designs for MLK.

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Damn, I’m really into seeing what the profile of these collabs looks like.  If anybody wants to line this guy writing here up with a grey version (above), much appreciated. Brown and black colorways after the jump.

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Now until Christmas Eve we’ll be posting one product a day to help make the holiday the most gifted one yet

OBEY Andre Santa graphic on a basic tee plus a custom OBEY ornament in a hand-stenciled giftbox ($35)

The Proverbial Wallet is an inventive wallet design by the Information Ecology group at the MIT Media Lab where the wallet doesn’t open once you’ve hit your monthly budget.  They also made one that “vibrates every time you swipe your credit card,” and another that “grows or shrinks based on how much money you have in your account.”

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The Blow Sofa from Design Spray

“The sofa is made from 100% recycled paper dunnage bags with a metal rack and rubber straps. It is easy to transport when flat and simple to inflate…for inside and outside use.”

via, fastcompany

The Weekend Designer is a now defunct resource site that provides you with patterns and how-to’s to create cool, fashiony things. By the looks of all that is necessary to complete the task of the Weekender bag (above) you probably just want to go ahead and buy one. But, then again maybe you’re crafty and into that sort of thing?

A nice vase from Jonathan Adler. The Banana Vase comes in black, white, and gold. $68

Project Magazine must have gotten some nice marketing dollars from Disney, as they are running a contest to design an alternate version of their recent Jeff Bridges cover. Using their assets (or whatever you put together around the subject of Jeff Bridges and Tron), the top 20 designs will be showcased in a special issue of Project, with the winner designing the Project 2 Cover! For more info on the Project, project head over to their facebook page.

via Mashable

Monocle’s winter edition Alpino newspaper will be available on newsstands December 16th, you can pre-order it now. Stay tuned for the six-part TV series ‘Monocle on Bloomberg’, which will premiere Decemeber 18th exclusively on Bloomberg.

Our friends at Furni have just released a new edition of their Alba clock.  The clock is totally advanced as evidenced by the most forward thinking video (after the jump) promoting a clock I’ve ever seen.  On top of that, they’re doing a 6 city giveaway, so you might possibly be able to get your hands on one free-of-charge.

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We might be able to get all Bedknobs and Broomsticks up in this bitch.

A see-through glass doorknob designed by Hideyuki Nakayama in conjunction with Union that enables you to see a reflection of the room behind the door.  Dreamy.

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A German designed, pole-climbing lock to keep your bike out of reach. See the making of video after the jump and all the components to make your own here

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Created by Advertising Agency H-57 Creative Station, Milan, Italy

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Made of porcelain and solid maple this cutting board is the perfect addition to your modern kitchen.

via, Like Cool

Gifts include a designer kitchen, a speedboat, and of course sunglasses made out of gold.

via, jalopnik / india times

Whether it’s meat pies, soup pies, or blueberry pies, the Breville Pie Maker makes it super convenient for you to get your pie face on.

via, uncrate

Klhip is made from surgically stainless steel and reverse engineered so that pressure is applied right above the blade.

I’d definitely like to stay in one of these BubbleTree‘s for a night, just to try it out and maybe fishbowl it. But imagining waking up to extreme sunshine and heat, is kind of difficult.

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Inspired by the Taco Trucks of Los Angeles and the use of ground ovens in Pacific Island cultures, Studio Swine designed and created the Pig Truck, a self sustaining urban food stall that serves pigs heads in a land oven.

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