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The bust of moliere.

Dec 16, 2010

whether you love molière, want to look like you love molière or just appreciate a nice mustache, this bust of the famous french playwright is the finishing touch your grand library needs.
This isn’t just some trendy take on antique sculpture, this is the real deal. First created in biscuit porcelain (aka white unglazed porcelain) in 1899 at the Manufacture Nationale de Sèvres, this bust is actually classified historic. The Manufacture Nationale de Sèvres was founded by Jeanne-Antoinette Poisson (better known as the Marquise de Pompadour, mistress of King Louis XV of France) in 1740 in Vincennes, moving to the town of Sèvres in 1756. Widely known as a patron of the arts and literature, this unusually powerful, practical, and accomplished eighteenth century woman also planned the building of the Petit Trianon at Versailles, as well as the nation’s respected Ecole Militaire.

Since then, the porcelain foundry has produced a number of magnificent works, but not all of them are available for purchase online. Get your 18″ Molière for $12,500 and show the world you know a legacy of human accomplishment when you see one.

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Save a tree christmas trees.

Nov 12, 2009

as much as i like a traditional christmas tree, this tree is appealing for several reasons.

it’s modern, minimal.

equally modern, minimal, ornaments are also available.

no watering. no needles to vacuum off floor.

no stuffing in a plastic tree bag and dragging to trash. it neatly disassembles to be stored for next year.
and don’t we “save a tree?” ok, i know what you traditionalists are thinking. bah humbug.

Designer: silvercocoon [ tannenboing ]

Apple magic mouse.

Nov 3, 2009

Apple introduces world’s first wireless multi-touch “Magic Mouse”.

Apple delivers minimalist design with no buttons, scroll wheels or “nipples” on display. Instead, the entire top of the aluminum-based mouse is a seamless hard acrylic multi-touch surface that lets users navigate using the finger gestures made popular on other Apple devices, such as the iPod touch, iPhone and Macbook trackpads.

Touch-sensitive surface enables familiar mouse controls: left and right mouse buttons, full 360 degree scrolling. Bottomline, the whole surface is, in fact, a clickable button like the original clear Apple mouse.

However, does not pinch zoom – instead, a screen zoom is accomplished by holding the Control key on the keyboard down while scrolling with one finger. Swiping across the touch surface with two fingers lets users flip through web pages in Safari or photos in iPhoto. You can also add custom touch controls.

The new Magic Mouse will be included with every new iMac and is available separately for $69 USD.

Producer: Apple