Funky Find of The Week: Marcel Wander's Gold-Plated Clown Nose Necklace

This has got to be up there with the weirdest items on the market.

For $853 USD you can wear this 'nose necklace' around your neck and actually put it on and look like Bozo with a gold nose.

Hmmmm...

Click on the above image to purchase.
And if you do, let me know... I'm dying to know if any of these have ever sold!

Lucite & Stainless Steel Luxury Tub: The Rossovivo

I'm not sure if I like this tub or hate it, but admittedly it's an original design and certainly functional. I suppose if you had a modern loft or cement floors, it could be very cool and appropriate.




Rossovivo is made of Lucite IceTM, a semi-transparent material that is pleasant to the touch, available in Ice Red, Ice Blue and Ice White. The unusual and exclusive frame – that makes a definite statement – is in stainless steel.14 Airpool jets, that can be activated by the remote control, provide a gentle massage to the whole body and can be mixed, if desidered with ozone.
The inspection panel gives immediate access to the mechanical and hydraulic components beneath the tub. Two soft headrests in Technogel complete the equipment.

The tub is also available without hydromassage system.



1. Gentle, all-over massage with ozone
2. Ergonomic headrests Technogel
3. Remote control
4. Steel frames
5. Bathtub in Lucite™ transparent material
Read more about it here.

A Great Idea : Heat-Sensitive Wallpaper

Here's a very interesting design project by Schuyuan, a recent grad from the University of Portsmouth, (who speaks English, Mandarin and Cantonese...by the way).




Called Design with Life, the project, as described by the artist, was "..to explore a new definition of decoration which brings life to design" .

A very compelling part of the project described above is their Heat-Sensitive wallpaper, which when activated actually blossoms flowers (see below).

Below: Radiator Off


....and with the heat from the radiator on:


A section from the nicely designed brochure that accompanied the project describing the wallpaper's reaction at different room temperatures:



What a fun interactive and creative idea. No doubt some interesting design firm will snap up this recent graduate. I bet Schuyuan will not be looking for work for very long. Go to the artists'site to see more.

Contact info:
The artists' e-mail: schuyuan@gmail.com