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If you hit the jump,try to ignore the emo haircuts and focus on that piece of tech hanging from around their necks. The BLOC MP3 player may look like another stylized DAP but there’s function to its Lego-like form. The core unit houses an OLED screen, 4-way directional toggle, and 50MB of memory. Should you need more, just snap on another memory module. Wanna share music with friends? No problem - just connect two BLOCS together and get your sync on. Oh and just for kicks, it’ll record voice notes too.

Concept people, concept.

Designer: Chetan Sorab

Are you tired of losing your remotes? Tired of how they seem to clash with your very meticulously arranged IKEA furniture? Then maybe you’d want the Apple Remote, and no it’s not by who you think. Confused?

Imagine, every member of the household having their own Apple. Each is a slightly different shade of green so you’ll know who’s who. You can program your own functions to best suit your TV watching needs and should you need to go beyond that, the remote responds to motion gestures. Rotating it left lowers the volume, rotating it right raises it.

Best part is they add to your tablescape. The bowl they reside in actually recharges the Apples, err I mean remotes. Just remember to tell guests to lay off.

Designer: Jason Roebuck

I’m not one to hang my unmentionables. No those items go into a drawer but for those of you who like to hang your undies, you might like this paperclip inspired Clip Hanger.

Looking like a giant paperclip with an extra hook, you simply slip on your panties, bras, briefs, boxers, socks, knickers, girdle, bustle… okay maybe I’m going too far but you get the idea.

Designer: Jaehyung Hong

There are times that we wish we could have a little more privacy, retreating into our own space of quietness. Adults crave this just as much as children. With Cave, we are given the opportunity to embrace our escape. Created as a bookshelf with its own Cave inside, allowing the user to retreat with a good book, or just sit and relax in their space. The Cave bookshelf is large enough to be used as a divider between rooms creating a wall of separation of my space and yours. Available in two sizes: Children and Adult. Books may be stored on both sides of the bookcase with a cave crawlspace in between.

Designer: Sakura Adachi

After the sun sets, shadows disappear. Objects become still as if they go to sleep with the sun. With Phantom sheets, not only can objects seem as though they continue living long after the sunset, but the shadows they produce are ones that have never been seen. The Phantom sheets create images different from what they are shadowing. What is seen as a normal green houseplant becomes a plant with flowers, boxes turn into cats, a computers shadow becomes a radio; a play on our imaginations. In sunlight or in darkness, these shadows can been observed. A great way to add conversation when guests come to your home, to witness the look on their faces when they notice the bizarre shadows to objects that they think they perceive.

Designer: Wieki Somers