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'Instant, Forever and No More' — by Okamoto Studio

The 10-member collective's ice work — a figure of the Buddha enclosed in a refrigerated alter — appears in the fourth edition of "Queens International 4," a show up through next Sunday, April 26, 2009 at the Queens Museum of Art in Flushing Meadows Corona Park, Queens, New York.

Bouquet Chair — by Tokujin Yoshioka

The designer created a bouquet of hand-folded Alcantara fabric petals

over a simple egg-shaped shell

with a lacquered steel base.

The petals unfold to their original shapes

when the sitter rises.

£5,297 (€5,995; $7,830).

Apply within.

bookofjoe on Twitter: 100+ followers — with a bullet

I just hope the bullet's not meant for me.

You may recall how last month Phillip Winn tweaked my Twitter and blog such that each bookofjoe post appears soon after on Twitter.

At the time I had 70-something followers.

Back in February when I remarked about how maybe someday maybe I'd tweet again, about 30 people were present for my over two-year-old last update.

Now it's triple figures.

I won't mention it again until I hit 1,000.

nuf sed*

*my rap name

Pipiro Extendable Oven-to-Table Dish Holder

Clever.

Designed by Donato D'Urbino and Paulo Lomazzi.

From websites:

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Pipiro Extendable Oven-to-Table Dish Holder

Functionality and precision movement.

The extendable function allows it to fulfill two key requisites: it can be adapted to all types, sizes and shapes of oven-to-table dishes (round, oval, square and rectangular), and it saves a notable amount of space when stored.

The heat-resistant melamine handles can be rotated thanks to a friction joint (3, below), which allows you to keep the handle in an open position.

To open the holder, the arms of the pantograph were hinged at the center and connected using a rivet (4).

The feet (5) are produced from thermosetting material and are an extension of the handle supports at the four angles of the pantograph.

An important fifth central foot is intergrated with the pantograph's rotating pivot.

20"W x 7.5"L x 4.8"H.

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$100.

Koudlam meets Cyprien Gaillard

Remember the name.

What is it?

Answer here this time tomorrow.

Bus Junction — 'Aggregator for cheapo buses'

That's how the Washington Post described this website in last Sunday's Travel section item.

Works for me.

From the Post:

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The site, which launched last week, gathers low-fare bus information from a dozen major companies (Peter Pan, Bolt, Vamoose, etc.) and posts the best times and prices for a select departure. Simply put, it's an aggegator for cheapo buses. 

When we put in our departure and arrival cities (the District to New York) and date (next Friday), more than 60 results popped up. For a more refined search in Washington, New York and Philadelphia, we could have chosen a specific departure or arrival point, such as Dupont Circle, Chinatown or SoHo.

Sorting by price, we found a $17 one-way fare on Megabus; the highest fare was on DC2NY, $28. A green symbol indicated free WiFi; a yellow lightning bolt signified onboard power outlets. The findings also included departure and arrival addresses and links to the bus companies' Web sites for booking. Finally, one-stop bus shopping.

Dinosaur Sandwich Cutter

Or cookies, toast or what have you.

Each side 12cm (4¾").

£1.95.

[via Milena]