We've found some really interesting stuff sold online, things like floating lamps, jewelry made from recycled bullets, textile made out of wood, a clock that knits or furniture made out of recycled magazines...the list goes on and on. If you have not been following our blog, then you may have missed out on many thought provoking creations featured out here. Therefore we decided to compile a list of some of the most 'out-of-the-box' products sold online. So sit back and embrace yourself for some truly exciting creations:
Facebook Like & Dislike Stamps
A UK based company called 'We Are Nation' has taken Facebook liking to a different level. Nation Studio is digital design studio, and they have introduced Like & Dislike stamps. These stamps are available for $9.99 and are made of rubber on a pvc mount and the handle is made of Oak; they are also selling a blue ink pad on their shop.
Casttoo: Tattoo For Your Cast
Casttoo.com creates "a skin for your cast" bringing creativity for your broken bone. They can make customized casttoos and as you see in the picture, you can send a personal x-ray of your broken bone and they will make a skin with actual image of your bone. They also make colorful designs like flowers, sports, flames, holiday themes, tribal art, animals, fantasy creatures or just about anything you want.
The Air Mouse
A clever device that is worn like an accessory, consisting of sensors controlling mouse movements. Sensors on the tip of the fingers are used for clicking and the laser tracking sensor is placed on the palm; a wireless mouse that is said to have one week of battery life. A hybrid version of ergonomic mouse, this mouse easily aligns itself with the wrist and fingers ligaments providing smooth, accurate and fast performance.
Handerpants: Underpants For Your Hands
E-commerce can be a funny business at times, people are in the liberty of selling just about anything online and with the accessibility to vast audience all over the globe, it ain't that difficult to find your potential customers; provided you believe in your product and completely dedicate yourself to it. Handerpants is a perfect example of one such products, it may seem silly, stupid, funny and perhaps completely useless. But believe it or not, people are willing to spend $12 for it.
I am a stuffed animal creates adorable little caricatures of real people that looks just like them. "Through the magic of Leprechauns, Papa Smurf, Michael J Fox, and all other things small, we make wee-sized, delightful stuffed animal version of you" is how they describe themselves.
Fleces: joyous poo shaped pillows was product of the week on our blog. It is as simple as it sounds, "any feces shaped pillow made from fleece" is Fleces. Each pillow is handcrafted and comes in different shapes and sizes, and by shape and size we mean various forms of poo. Made out of 100% polyester fleece and filling, price for these hilariously innovative pillows ranges from $20 to $80; the largest pillow being 5 feet long and 2 feet wide.
Technology is that one thing that never goes out of fashion, this Keybag is a perfect example of a blend between technology and fashion. Joao Sabino, a Portugese artist designed this fashionably geek purse which is made out of 393 recycled computer keys.
Pavel Sidorenko, an Estonian designer creates awe-inspiring clocks from old vinyl records. A very talented artist who also designs furniture, lightings and does interior designing too.
"His aim is to create functional and playful products that retains its simplicity, interacting with the space and user. To create not only incorporate pragmatic necessity, but also transmit an emotional quality within the everyday environment." is how his website describes him and his work.
Merel Karhof created this wonderful wind knitting machine that harnesses wind to create beautifully knitted tube scarves.
The machine continues to knit a long tube of scarf as long as the wind's blowing, using vintage sock knitting machine. From time to time the long scarf is taken out and rounded of individually. "Each scarf has its own label which tells you in how much time it has been knitted and on which date." explains Merel.
Easy Bloom is a killer device that senses and analyzes everything about your garden and provides you with all the data that you need to have for a blooming and flourishing garden. A USB gadget that measures sunlight, temperature and moisture and helps you in understanding and learning your garden so that you can plant the right thing at the right time.
An Italian company: Progind had created this emoticon keypad for people like me, a USB keypad with 16 different emoticons for "new emotional communication". One can order customized keypad with emoticons of his/her choice. The best part about this gadget is that these 16 buttons are removable and can be used as jewelry as well.
A low cost electronic notepad called Noteslate lets you write, sketch, doodle and most importantly take notes using eInk and a stylus.
This A4+ sized tablet weighs 280 gm having 210x310x6mm dimensions. The e-ink Monochrome boasts 190x270mm, 13” diagonal (750x1080pixels) display. With its sleek design, thin body and beautiful screen, it gives you a look and feel of a real paper. It promises 180 hour battery life which means you can afford to forget to charge it for atleast a week.
After studying Psychology and Hebrew Literature, Ronit Baranga, an artist from Israel realized that her love and passion lies in expressing art through her ceramic sculptures. And not just any regular sculptures, her creations might make you wonder whether to like them, get disgusted by them, appreciate them or draw inspiration from them.
Facebook has undoubtedly changed the way we interact within our social network, your Facebook profile is like your open diary that contains your life and everyone else in it. But everything is still virtual, and there are many out there who would like to keep a physical form of their Facebook life, so that nostalgia hits them when they look at it years later.
Nicolas Cazagou created EgoBook for such people, a personalized book containing status updates, published images, wall messages and comments from a Facebook profile.
Jeremy May, a British jewelry artist creates variety of rings, bracelets and necklaces from old books, taking love of books to a different level and bringing a unique poetic sense to the jewelry he makes. His company is called 'Little Fly' and its jewelry is created by laminating hundreds of sheets of paper and given a final touch with high gloss.
Nolan Herbut, a Canadian designer who recycles keyboards to create lamps and a unique bench that he likes to call "Wolfgang". An environmentally friendly designer who likes to experiment with different components of a regular qwerty keyboard.
fLume Lamps is a collection created by a Brooklyn based architectural design company: Et Al. Collaborative who found inspiration in discarded Christmas trees and also from trees that have fallen during a storm or left outs from landscape projects.
Who would've thought that a simple piece of log would look so stylish in any living space. All they have to do is get rid of branches and pine needles, and let the tree's original shape do rest of the design work.
Victoria Mason, an Australian jeweler who creates these hand made necklaces in sterling silver that comes in five classic colors.
According to her website, Victoria's "current collection reflect a love of nostalgia and family crafts as well as keen understanding of different jewelry techniques. She shares affection for ordinary house-hold items with one of her favorite artists, the late Howard Arkley, whose interpretation of familiar suburban and objects show a similar referece to Australian domesticity."
Firstly, let me admit that this is by far the strangest piece of jewelry I've ever come across. And to that, let me add, that this is also one of the most creative idea I've come across.
It is a pendant all right, but its a hotdog pendant that seems to have magical powers. The wizard behind this pendant is Matthew Nix who is an artist and a crafter who loves to make unique pendants, and he has his grandmother to thank for his success in this business, since he inherited her crafting genes.
Italian Artist, Jens Praet gives a new shape and design to the huge amount of paper wasted everyday. He creates splendid furniture out of leftover documents and old magazines. He has produced consoles, tables, benches and shelves using these sustainable materials. Thus, making a significant contribution to the environment.
Botanicalls is a device that sends you a tweet every time it needs to be watered. Its previous model was designed to call you on the phone as a reminder, but who talks on the phone anymore? A tweet is all we need.
"Botanicalls Kits lets plants reach out for human help! They offer a connection to your leafy pal via online Twitter status updates to your mobile phone. When you plant needs water, it will post to let you know, and send its thanks when you show it love." describes the website.
Now thats a conversation starter...an organic necklace with a plant around your neck.
These wearable planters by Colleen Jordan, a designer from Atlanta, are one of the most creative jewelries I've come across. "I strive to design to make the designed environment more intuitive and beautiful so we can focus on the life happening around us." she says.
Lytro is a brand new camera with a technology that lets you take a picture first, and adjust focus later. It is a start-up that uses light field technology that allows a photographer to take a photograph, save it and then adjust its focus, long after the photo was taken.
Light field is a concept that captures a scene fully, i.e.: it gathers light travelling in every direction through every point in space in an image
We bring you an intriguing project by Norwegian designer, Siren Elise Wilhelmsen, based both in Berlin and in Bergen. She has chosen time as a medium to knit a scarf. This scarf is a symbol of the ongoing process of time and how it is constantly changing.
365 days a year and 24 hours a day, this clock is constantly translating time into a knitted material. By end of one year, it churns out 2 meters long scarf, transforming time into something tangible.
Joulies are beans made from stainless steel, consisting of mysterious material that keeps your coffee at the right temperature for hours. Joulies not only keeps your coffee hot, but also cools down your extra hot cup of coffee (or tea). Once you dip one of these beans in your hot coffee, it absorbs extra thermal energy and brings the temperature down to make it drinkable instantly. And once the right temperature is achieved, it then releases this stored energy back to your coffee to keep it at the right temperature for hours.
Elisa Strozyk, a young designer from Germany with a creative vision has come up with quite an intriguing concept where she transforms blocks of wood into bedsheets, table cloths and rugs. She also creates regular wooden stuff like cabinets, lamps and furniture objects. But I somehow I can't get over her wooden textile.
After experimenting with different types of wood she finally found her answer in wood veneer, that she breaks into pieces, then attaches them to the textile's base.
Flower Grenades aka Biodegradable seed bombs, a very innovative product that carries seeds and sand in a clay material. It does not make a bang when it lands on the soil...on the contrary, it grows some flowers in that area after couple of weeks.
It carries seeds of Buttercups, Ryegrass and Poppies. Buttercups and Poppies take about 3 weeks to grow, but you will be able to see Ryegrass sprouting its way through within the first week.
The moment I saw these gravity-defying floating lamps, I instantly fell in love with its design. This modern and unique lamp is designed by Angela Jansen who runs a company called Light Light with Ger Jansen.
"The design evokes memories of old fashioned lamps, but when you see the floating part, you realize this is designed for the future." describes their website.
Beautiful Jewelry Made From Used Bullets. Creativity & Recycling At Its Best!
An amazingly creative products made from recycled bullets. A company called Impact Accessories creates unique jewelry like earrings, bracelets, necklaces and rings.
That's all folks! We have many more amazing products to share with you, so stay tuned for creativity unlimited.
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