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If you are tired of looking at numbers, the Qlock2 offers a respite in the form of a minimalist, acrylic and lacquered wood square. Its matrix of letters changes every five minutes, gently and subtly illuminating the time.

Flux chairs beat the standard, clunky metal folding chairs by a mile. Assembled from one piece of material; folds up from envelope to chair, and back to flat for storage.

Shaped in many forms (earrings, trash cans, candles, canisters, tissue boxes, cookie jars) and made from numerous materials (paper, plastic, ceramic, silver, glass, straw, vinyl, and burlap) you can glimpse a selection of Lee Forman’s collection online (she passed away in 2009).

The Museum of Bags (via Very Short List)

Tinker London for Russell Davies (MOMA Talk to Me exhibit)

The candle, designed by the late Tobias Wong, generates the distinct smell of newsprint by combining “hints of guaiacwood, cedar, musk, spice, with a powdery note and velvet nuance.” As a creative figure, Wong was recognized for his witty design, mastery of stunts, and vivid conceptual prowess. This is a great example of his refined and unique sense of humor.

(via PSFK)

The Beer Can Surfboard, by San Diego artist Rich Morrison is one of the coolest upcycling projects we have seen in a while. A functional surfboard coated in an epoxy resin and containing 72 beer cans — including Boddington’s Pub Ale, Budweiser, Modelo, PBR, and Rolling Rock — this surfboard began as an art project to complement Morrison’s Enviro Surf Art Series, but turned into the real deal ready to hit the waves.