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I’ve got Daren to thank for these amazing images which he forwarded to me from a forwarded mail he received. There are children’s bedrooms and there are children’s bedrooms… I’m certain you will be amazed with the following images of children’s bedrooms all done up in various themes.

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The folks at OTOTO have one of the most refreshing websites I’ve seen in a while. Constantly playful, fun and enigmatic is what I’d deem their website to be. The main page features pencil drawings of scattered planets with a black star-filled background. Clicking on each planet will allow you to traverse to different sections of their site.

So what exactly is OTOTO? NO, it’s not a distant cousin of Berjaya’s Sportstoto number forecasting agency. In short, Studio OTOTO is a product and industrial design house started in 2002 by Ori Saidi and Daniel Gassner. Situated in Tel Aviv, these folks are constantly at it when it comes to creating new products to be sold in designer stores throughout the world. Read more about them in detail at the official OTOTO site.

Here’s a highlight of some of their uber funky products:

The TeaSub

I’d like to think that this crazy clever idea was inspired by the Beatles’ Yellow Submarine. A tea diffuser shaped like a submarine with an opening at the front of the sub to stuff your tea leaves is just pure design genius. ‘We all live in a Yellow Submarine, a Yellow Submarine…’

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Giovannoni Stefano of Alessi worked together with the National Palace Museum of Taiwan to come up with a concept called ‘The Family of Mr. Chin’ where each character represented a household function. The one that really stands out is the Mr. and Mrs. Chin salt and pepper shaker set.

I’ve seen this unique Italian designed, Chinese inspired set available for retail at Robinsons Departmental Store for RM250. A pretty steep price to pay for a salt and pepper shaker, but when it comes with the Alessi name stamped on it, you know you’re paying good money for quality

Imagesource: alessi

Looking for art for the home? Here’s an avenue: