I can’t explain it, but I’ve always liked playing with bottle caps. I have a bad habit of putting them in my pocket while having a few beers and then inevitably jabbing my leg at some point in the night. Here are 160 vintage bottle caps for those who enjoy them as much as I do. Also, I can’t believe anybody ever drank Tab. [via...
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My brother and I loved LEGOs growing up, and quite frankly, we still do. If you put some LEGOs in front of me right now and leave me to it, I will be entertained for hours. And LEGO is one of those rare companies whose advertising is just as fun as their product. LEGO ads are genuinely inspiring, which is not something I’m able to say with a straight face very often. Below are 65 examples of what I’m talking...
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I found this great photo series featuring futuristic product designs / predictions from the Industrial Design Show in March of 1944. It’s strange to look back at how people envisioned the future, in terms of trying to predict future technologies using the technology of the time as a guide. Everything looks a bit George-Jetsony, and they generally overestimated how much glass would be used in vehicle designs, but really, they were...
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This is the TopBrewer coffee faucet by Scanomat, and for this card-carrying coffee fiend – it’s both a dream come true and an absolute nightmare. Did I mention you can control it with your iPhone? Because what can’t you control with your iPhone? I mean think about it, coffee on tap right there in your kitchen. I used to have a problem when it comes to coffee, I’m talking like 60 oz every morning at work. So for...
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A scary percentage of people buy their wine based on the label and packaging, so it’s something that wineries put a lot of thought and money into. These labels and packaging are good examples of companies who got it right. Ranging from unique color schemes to themed bottle shapes to braille labels for the visually impaired, these wines look as good as they taste. Now if you’ll excuse...
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Though I myself am not much of a musician, this video provides a pretty fascinating look into how one of the most popular guitars in the world is made – Fender’s Stratocaster. I won’t lie, being 2012 and all, I fully expected to see wood and metal whizzing through a bunch of over-engineered machines, lasers cutting outlines, spray-paint robots blasting the bodies of the guitars with blasts of lacquer, etc. But it’s...
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