Design UnLeashed!

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Unique among the arts, interior design reflects more about our choice of it than it does of the designer. Its 3-dimensionality, its functionality, its size, color, material, pattern, and many other more subtle dimensions of interior design speak volumes about who we are, where we've been, and what we aspire to. Find here the latest, hottest, coolest, most evocative and cleverest international designs... design that's totally unleashed.

Hold On To The Light Bulb While You Climb The Stairs

by Toby

Minimalist and eco-friendly, these cool hallway and stair lights do double-duty as hand rails, so you can see and walk at the same time!

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Grenade Christmas Decorations: Pretty, Glittery, And Political

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Partnering with Suck UK, Britain's inimitable producer of both the humorous and seriously absurd in design, Ctrl.Alt.Shift will use the proceeds from its Grenade Christmas Tree Decorations to further efforts to call for world attention to the "silent majority."

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Let Them Eat Cake With The Schleckfingerbesteck

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Now, Marie Antoinette, wild as she was, would never have hesitated to run her pretty little index finger through the creamy icings of these Viennese (or French) pastries....

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10 Ghost Chairs That Will Scare The Living Sit Out Of You!

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You know the feeling of readying yourself to sit on a chair that someone else is guiding? You're never sure which way he is going to move the chair -- toward you or away from you. In the case of these "ghost chairs," it's not another person's intent that scares you, it's the illusion that the chair may not really be there at all. If you're inebriated or just klutzy, better stay away from these....

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6 Furniture Designs With Split Personalities From The Palindrome Series

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The way to perfect 3-D symmetry is the mold and cast. British designer Peter Marigold has achieved just that in the split-personallity furniture he calls the Palindrome Series.

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What To Bring To Your Next Dinner Party: Christ Blood

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Many bring a good bottle of wine to a dinner with friends, but how many hosts get a bottle of Christ Blood?

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Beautify Your Interiors With Deadly Bacteria: Bev Hisey's 8 Dirty Dishes

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Bev Hisey, Toronto textile artist, has created quite an interesting group of carpets for home interiors... Dirty Dishes. Not your left over chicken bones, broccoli spears, or potato skins; no, we don't want to see that... Hisey's Dirty Dishes are hand-knotted, all-wool representations of magnified deadly bacteria and viruses on petri dishes. Did you ever think you'd see an e coli rug?

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7 Classy Glassy Spirited Designs For Your Halloween High By Lolita®

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If you're sick of all the schlocky Halloween stuff, take a look at this hand-painted glassware by Lolita®. As if the lady's artistry were not enough to enjoy, each wine, martini, and hot beverage glass comes with one of Lolita's fun spirits recipes painted under the base of the glass. One or two of those will definitely get you in the spirit of Halloween... or something!

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Who Needs Animals When You Can Grow Your Own Beef? The Cocoon Grower & Cooker

by Toby

The thought of eating genetically grown veggies is one thing, but meat and fish grown from pre-mixed muscle cells and nutrients...? I just can't bring myself to say hmm...yummy.

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7 Modern Animal Figurines Have Fans, If Not Collectors!

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These animal figurines are metal-crafted sculptures that are real breeze-making fans, the kind that won't stick out of your decor like you took them home from the office.

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