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We Could All Use a Little More Chindogu, the Japanese Art of Useless Inventions

A little bit Dada, a little bit "only sold on television," intentionally useless inventions called Chindogu look like a bunch of plastic junk at first glance, but there’s more to it than that. ...

Bottomless Anti-Chair: Crafty Bentwood Form Frames Other Seats

As it stands, you can do just about anything with this Arm Chair except actually sit in it, at least until you add your own chair, stool or other form of seating to the mix. Part ...

Variations on Normal: Book of Absurdly Brilliant Inventions

The work of Dominic Wilcox is a wonderful blend of out-of-the-box design inspiration that, finally, you can get shipped to your door (in a box, no less!). Often intentionally ...

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