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Champagne Cork Darth Vader: Let’s Toast to the Dark Side

The thing I love about the intersection of geekdom and art is that we end up with some really ingenious and non-traditional mediums for creativity. For example, what was once an innocent champagne cork has been transformed into the ultimate evil – Darth Vader.

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PLUGG Radio Asks You to Shove a Cork in It

If you’ve ever been asked to shut up, you probably are familiar with the phrase “stick/shove/stuff/put a cork in it.” Now there’s a radio concept which wants you to do just that.

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pomm Uncorks the iPadCorkCase

There’s no denying the fact that I’m always looking for a really good iPad case. It looks like the Portuguese design studio pomm has created a pretty cool iPad case, made up entirely of cork. I wonder if it will float if dropped into water, or if you can stick pushpins into it.

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Giant Cork Pushpin Works as a Table or a Chair, But Not as a Pushpin

In most offices, corkboards with announcements and notices tacked on using pushpins are uncommon. Perhaps this is where Kenyon Yeh got the inspiration for his Pushpin Cork table-slash-stool design.

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Officeoriginair Table Island Organizer: You Own Private Mountain Island

My desk is pretty messy. I’m not ashamed to admit it, but maybe if I had a desk organizer like this one from Officeoriginair, I’d be more tidy. Its minimalist design is definitely something attractive and distinctive for any desk.

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SCRW Stools Will Screw You Over If You Don’t Screw ‘Em Right

I have this huge thing for seemingly ordinary and everyday stuff you can interact with. Take, for example, the SCRW Stool. I think it’s pretty obvious from the name what these are and where its designer drew inspiration from.

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Pinha Customizeable Light Fixture: Put a Cork in It!

Cork is a strange wood. It’s very light and you can use it to make all sorts of things. We have seen cork cases for smartphones and other things. Today I ran across this quirky cork light fixture called the Pinha, designed by London’s Raw Edges for Materia.

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Kork Case for iPad Protects your Tablet and the Environment

Cases for the iPad are rampant and you can find one to suit any style and need. If your aesthetic focuses on the practical and green, the Kork from A Produkt is for you. The case will protect your iPad from scratches, drops, and bumps and is made from green sustainable materials.

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Cork and Lightbulb USB Flash Drives: Crap or Fun?

Have you gone nutty yet over all of the USB crapgadgets that are coming out of Japan? I haven’t! Well, here are two more USB sticks that might tickle your fancy. Personally, I have one very plain 16GB USB flash drive that I use and a bunch of older sticks that I don’t use anymore.

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Champagne Cork Darth Vader: Let’s Toast to the Dark Side

PLUGG Radio Asks You to Shove a Cork in It

pomm Uncorks the iPadCorkCase

Giant Cork Pushpin Works as a Table or a Chair, But Not as a Pushpin

Officeoriginair Table Island Organizer: You Own Private Mountain Island

SCRW Stools Will Screw You Over If You Don’t Screw ‘Em Right

Pinha Customizeable Light Fixture: Put a Cork in It!

Kork Case for iPad Protects your Tablet and the Environment

Cork and Lightbulb USB Flash Drives: Crap or Fun?

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