Funky Find of The Week: Swarovski Studded Refrigerator

Bling for your fridge? I can't believe it. But it's true.
Gorenje makes three versions of this real Swarovski® crystal studded refrigerator availabl for purchase.
It comes in black with white crystals or Aluminum with black crystals or in the extra special Limited edition which has a wider band of white crystals on a black fridge.

Below are some more images of these outrageous refrigerators:




Pictured above: The Limited Edition

From Gorenje. In addition to viewing these cool products, there a neat flash movie that introduces you to the Swarovski® studded appliances along with all the actual specs. Click here to go see it.

Nine New Fun Finds

From tiny stags head pushpins to design it yourself underwear, here are nine fun finds available for purchase. Just click on the pic and you'll get more information.

See more of my If it's hip, it's here. list at ThisNext.

Levis "Dangerous Liaisons" Commercial Will Stand The Test Of Time

The Dangerous Liaisons spot begins with a woman in her denim work wear looking through a window. Horse and buggy sounds alert us to a nineteenth century setting. With a knock on the door comes the beginning of the soundtrack, “Strange Love”, by Little Annie Bandez. As the man and woman take off a layer of clothes we see them appear in early twentieth century garb, he with a khaki top and shorter hair, she in a blonde wig and pink top. Next strip leads to the 1970s and long hair. And on the bed he reveals 1980s grunge jeans to match her white print shirt. Finally the strip reaches its climax with the new 2007 range. As they reach their point of intimacy we hear police sirens in the background.

 Agency: BBH, London
Creative Director: Caroline Pay
Agency Producer: Davud Karbassioun
Art Director: Steve Wakelam, Dean Wei
Production Company: Rattling Stick
Director: Ringan Ledwidge
Producer: Sally Humphries
Post Production: The Mill, London
Music: “Strange Love”, Little Annie

Gucci gets Punk'd. Media Company Runs Phony Ad.

Swiss Newspaper Falls for Prankster's Fake Gucci Ad
ZURICH, Switzerland

Some people will do anything to appear in the papers. But few have the audacity of a man in Switzerland, who conned one of the country's biggest media companies into publishing a two-page ad he created of himself posing semi-naked beside a bottle of Gucci perfume (see above).

The man, who claimed to represent the Italian fashion giant, called up the Swiss weekly Sonntags Zeitung last week to book the expensive color spread in Sunday's edition, a spokesman for the paper said.

Christoph Zimmer told The Associated Press on Tuesday that the man asked for the 60,000-Swiss-franc (about $50,000) bill to be sent to Gucci. "We've spoken to Gucci and apologized for the mistake," Zimmer said. "We're going to try and get the money back from this guy, but we don't rate our chances."

The Milan, Italy-based Gucci could not be reached for comment. Zimmer said the paper fell for the scam because the call arrived too late for the advertising department to check whether it was genuine. It wasn't the first time that the mysterious model — a dark, handsome man appearing to be in his late 20s — tried to sneak his way into the limelight.

According to the Zurich-based daily Blick, the man attempted to book concert venues by passing himself off as Puerto Rican singer Chayanne. The paper said it narrowly avoided also being conned, but was tipped of the hoax by record company Sony BMG, which represents Chayanne.

The man is under investigation for alleged fraud, said Meinrad Stoecklin, a spokesman for police in the canton (state) of Basel.