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Lonely urban people like to having a lovely pet for keep accompany with, so that strolling outside become a big problem for everyone. Alice Wang designed a hand-shaped dog leash, from now on,your puppy has a 'hand', and you can hold 'his hand' like a couple!

Source: Alice Wang

 

Do you always find some suitable chopsticks for eating Chinese food, even could defend the galaxy as well? Here comes the Luke Skywalker and Darth Vader lightsabers measure 9" long, with the blades cast in translucent material. No need to use the force when you have a pair of handy Star Wars lightsaber chopsticks a.k.a Chop Sabers! 

Source: Kotous

 

Monocle continue to develop some interesting projects and trend away for worldwide reader, this time round for teaming up with Japanese most popular retailer Beams to create a watch which base on Rolex submariner molding. There will be able to choose from two colors, either an olive or brown finish. Limited to only 200 pieces with two very subtle shades of olive or brown available from August. There would be pop-up a Monocle x Beams store in Japan.

Source: the 189

 

For keep alive the remembrance of Michael Jackson, Tower Records Japan remade three old designed T-shirts that commemorate the King of Pop. It’s too commercial for money; maybe some people would think it’s just a memento. Anyway, too much companies or brands do that so, but we can’t do a lot of it. Pity…

Source: Tower Records 

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Japan’s Pedalmafia has launched a great new product –Pedal ID “Tiny Phax”, inspired by Hiroshi Fujiwara and Kan Takagi original music crew. For the 1/9 scale models they got together with Yamamoto, one of Japan’s largest model toy makers. In addition, they also hooked up with Transformers on two Pedal Mafia mini bikes. Take a look at the image after the jump.

 

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PHANTACi is dropping out a limited co-brand product with G-SHOCK “SHOCK THE WORLD” TOUR. Which inspired from the “AIR MAIL”, PHANTACi put the pattern of envelope on to the belt to emphasize the idea of obscure luxury.  It would be available on Aug. 7th, 2009, it would be also come out a great party for celebrating the 1st anniversary. More picture at the jump.

Source: PHANTACi   

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Chien-Ming Wang, a Taiwanese pitcher who is currently playing for the New York Yankees, recently teamed up with Nike to design a new colorway of the Air Max 1. Someone would say why he has the opportunity to create and customize his own Air Max 1 Premium. Although on this season’s clunker, Wang still hasn't won a game for the Yankees this season. But he has done enough in his recent losses to prove to manager Joe Girardi that he deserves a little more job security. If he can't command his pitches, he will miss a lot of space. God bless him! See more detail on Air Max 1 Premium - Wang.

 

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Converse Japan has released two colorways interesting shoes in 2007, the Jack Purcell Fake-Lace Slip-On. The appearance looks exactly like a Jack Purcell also with famous iconic outer sole and the toe cap, but you would find the printed laces  onto the upper and in reality it is just a slip-on. We, LDope crew are all crash on it, the special color wash printed is so amazing on a slip-on. We don't know it would be in Taiwan, but now we choose the fake Jack Purcell for introducing to Taiwan again. If anyone who interesting on the fake, do not heistate to replay!

 

The Rubik's Cube Perpetual Calendar is that by the time you “solve” it and get the date set, it will probably be nearly time to set it again. Perhaps you might waste a “little” time (up to your solving time on Rubik's Cube) for setting up the calendar for each day. If someone always forgets the date, which will keep him up to date!

Source: ESTY

 

For the energy crisis, fuels become most important role in nowadays. Changed plastic bottled water into boxed water that is kinder to the environment and gives back a bit! Even through the website said” About 90% of the Boxed Water container is made from a renewable resource, trees.” I still wonder that could be more recyclable?

Source: boxedwaterisbetter.com

 

We always have something to say yet! The Sound Advice Project helps some parents record an inspirational message about the drug abuse to their lovely children. Therefore, think big in the forte, custom made would more suit for couple!

 

Sometimes we want to find somewhere for escaping the noisy and annoying city, yet it’s hard to find! Justin Gargasz provided a solution, a multi-fun RuckJacket between jacket and a bag, but can be transformed a coat, a bag and a tent! The Vessel Coat Tent is a medium weight reversible jacket that can expand into a cocoon or collapse into sling bag. Used whenever one feels the need to escape interactions in their present environment!

Source: Justin Gargaz

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Wallpaper introduced the concrete ring which are made of cement and stainless steel from ICFF last year.The impiration comes from people who living concrete-made apartments in Taiwan has became cold and detached nowadays. Here’s some info in the website from Taiwan's design studio- 22designstudio(the website has been launched recently), including descriptions about their series of rings.

 

For the coming of “Transformers - Revenge of The Fallen”, which side you want to support: “AUTOBOTS” or “DECEPTION”? The odd thing is that it comes with one Autobot and one Decepticon cufflink, so your arms will be a mismatched pair. But then again, being a geek and matching aren’t supposed to really go together anyway. Furthermore, there also provide a pair of Autobot or Decepticon cufflinks that you can purchase. 

Source: ETSY

 

Do you want to have a unique wallet belong yourself? Now you have new choice,” The Mighty Wallet™”, Made from Tyvek® that use in the same thing of FedEx and Priority Mail make their nigh-unrippable packages out of. A stitchless design allows the wallet to expand as you fill it with stuff; with just cash and cards, it's incredibly thin. None the less, you can also made your own envelope wallet, here comes a step by step for teaching how to build a tri-fold wallet that hold bills, change, and cards out of a single FedEx small express Tyvek® envelope