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Some guy named Mauricio Arruda is the designer-architect responsible for this ingenious House of Cards table.

Are you getting that these are not regular playing cards yet?

It’s truly spectacular because it just looks so damn real. Mauricio describes the process of production saying:

“To manufacture the table, a process of laser cutting was used. This technology created a perfect reproduction of a deck of cards in scale 13:1. Subsequently, steel cards were welded one to one forming a second‐story house of cards that serves as an under frame. These frames feature a versatile look to the piece, since they are capable of supporting different sized tabletops.”

Whatever you do, do not bump the table.

Each card is created as a single piece so they can be assembled like a real house of cards, where each piece is selected randomly. What a clever way to bring freshness and charm to a room.

Those sleek boys at Porsche Design are back at it with this simplistic creation…

It's not a hard drive. It's not a camera. It's a...

It’s a sleek monolith-styled torch flame lighter that will set you back a cool $160 (about R1000). It comes in a variety of styles like brushed metal, matte black, and even carbon fiber. Get it here.

Don’t forget to check out these Zippo lighter cufflinks and these bear-Claw Firelighters for the Seasoned Pyromaniac.

Most of the women I know have a bag that’s packed full of junk or a shit-load of things they ‘really need’. But they can never seem to find anything which is extremely annoying for me – so imagine how bad it must be for them? That’s why I figure this little baby will come in handy…

This will light up your life. Believe it.

The SOI happens to be a somewhat flexible light source that intelligently tells when you reach into your bag for something. It turns on when there is close approximation or slight contact and when there isn’t, it conveniently turns off. Bang!

No more constant hunting in the dark

It is tiny, but the light is big and bright so you’ll never have to miss calls again because you couldn’t find your phone or embarrassingly empty your entire bag onto a bench in the middle of a mall – pretty handy if you ask me. The nifty light will cost you $40 (About R290) here.

More for the ladies:

• The Most Expensive Nail Polish
• A Digital Photo Locket
• Paris Hilton’s Pink Bentley
• Seriously Hot Lamborghini Heels

What you’re seeing right here are two bottles of Armand De Briganc champagne…

Witness it.

But don’t get muddled up thinking the small one on the left is a buddy bottle. It isn’t – it’s a normal size bottle and, in fact, the bottle on the right contains 30 liters of what is regarded as the worlds finest bubbly…

Perspective.

This ‘Midas’ bottle, cracked open in Vegas club XS, takes the cake as this New Year’s top champagne story. It cost a staggering $100,000 (about R700k) and the cork was lifted at UFC heavyweight champion Cain Velasquez’s party. But it wasn’t him who fitted the bill. All we know is that two strong men were employed to carry the 80-pound bottle over to a high roller’s table.

Quite the spectacle!

At first sight you wouldn’t have guessed this is a knife – I mean it’s round after all, and that’s not exactly traditional…

Perfect for chocolate, herbs and spices

It’s called the ‘Chop Round Knife’ and the brains behind it, Paolo Lucidi and Luca Pevere of LucidiPevere Studio, claim that it’s usable with a simple design that sits well in the hand.

The Chop Round Knife comes in blue, grey, pink and black for $48 (about R330) here. I like it.

Just look at the new Johnny Walker Gold that comes with an “Ice Pillar”…

Serve Chilled - that's how they want you to drink it

Basically, it lets you freeze your bottle and then extend it’s temperature so you can enjoy your whiskey they way it’s meant to be served (for much much longer).

“To make this new consumption ritual visually conveyed, we have symbolized gold confined into ice. The Ice Pillar keeps Gold Label bottles frozen.” Denis Boudard says.

If we take a closer look, the inner box is inspired by frosted gold leaves and symbolizes the whole “Gold Label” vibe, while the outer box is transparent depicting the ice wrapping the item.

The slanting dynamics of Johnnie Walker Gold’s emblematic label

The Gold Ice Pillar is covered by a metallic gold anodized ring with embossed logos – it makes the product and the brand immediately identifiable and is also used for closing the case.

If you’ve heard that Jay Leno has an awesome garage, you obviously haven’t seen what Ralph Lauren has stashed away – classic cars is what the man pined for when he was a little boy, so it’s no wonder that he’s snatched some of the rarest vehicles in the history of the world for himself now that he’s a big success.

The Ferrari Room - yes a room just for the Ferrari's

Photographer Todd Eberle, courtesy of Vanity Fair, got the opportunity to snap away at Ralph’s museum-like garage in Atlanta.

Click here to see photos from the most amazing garage I’ve ever seen!

There’s a little bakery in Japan that’s been baking these awesome life-size iPhone cookies for two years. But recently, photos have appeared on Twitter and this blog, sparking huge demand…

Now you can literally eat your words

Originally, the small, local bakery made the cookie as a special birthday present for a customer’s husband. But thanks to social media, the $33 cookie is being ordered by hundreds of people around Japan (sadly it’s unavailable outside the country, so you’ve got to know someone who knows someone…).

Two months: The current waiting time for an iPhone cookie.

Perhaps there is another cake boss out there willing to try bake some for me?

Roman Abramovich, one of the  richest men in the world (with a £14billion fortune), has purchased all nine flats of a prime London block with Harvey Nichols and Harrods as their corner shops.

Look, I can see my yacht from here

Considering the size and the prime Knightsbridge location of the property, experts estimate it’s worth up to £150million…

5 stories up + 3 stories down = 8 stories

Abramovich lives with his girlfriend Dasha Zhukova and their one year old son Aaron. And I think it’s safe to say that the palatial house which boasts a cinema, an indoor pool, steam room and sauna, as well as a children’s study and entertainment room will have ample space for the three of them. Be real – 30,000 square feet is enough space for anyone.

See this old post: The Worlds Biggest Yacht (belongs to Roman of course)

On my recent trip to Botswana, I decided to put together a small collection of tree bark textures for all the designers who read my blog.

Genuine Botswanan Tree Bark

The images were all shot on my iPhone 4 while taking a walk through the African wild – it was fascinating to see how many different types of trees there were in such a small space.

Click here to see all 10 textures plus 2 bonus ground textures too!