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This really is brilliant.

FAO Schwarz, the high-end toy retailer, who many can recall from the giant piano scene from the movie Big, has really hit a home run with their latest offering The Muppet Whatnot Workshop. (Too bad the economy is in the tank.)

FAO, if you’re unaware, has been having hard times for a long time having done battle up against regular toy stores, department stores, big box discount stores, as well as online retailers. In fact, the only time I can ever recall even thinking about FAO is when I went to visit the famous NYC store when I was a child. (Which, by the way, a pidgeon pooped on my head while waiting in line and turned me against all birds for life.)

Anyhoo… Having grown up with the Muppets on television and in movies, I’m pretty sure anyone around my age would LOVE to have an actual Muppet for our kids (if not for ourselves).

via Daring Fireball; photo: Jim Hensen, FAO Schwarz (with a little help from me)

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Ever wonder what Monopoly would look like if Max Miedinger had designed it?

Well, now you don’t have to.

via Daring Fireball

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At Magnolia Design, we encourage obsolete computer recycling. But even better than recycling is repurposing. And what better way to repurpose an old Mac Classic than to make a Mac-O-Lantern!

Visit the Bad Banana Blog to find out how to make your very own Mac-O-Lantern!

Happy Halloween everyone. Stay safe!

via Apple Geeks

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In addition to being a designer, I’m also a guitarist. I’ve been playing since I was about 13 or 14. But you don’t have to be a guitar player to appreciate the myriad of guitar styles available, both musically and aesthetically. They’re just terrific looking instruments and as varied as the performers who use them.

That’s why I had to bring you this when I saw it online: Artist Yoshihiko Satoh’s 12-neck guitar. Yes. TWELVE!

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