Design Gadgets: From Cat Lady Game to Beard Beer
A roundup of eccentric design objects includes the Crazy Cat Lady board game, a Frankenstein light switch, Rogue Brewery's beard beer, a giant pickle pillow, Zoo Jeans torn by Japanese zoo animals, a seven-person tricycle for $20,000, Tobias Franzel's Ping Pong Door, Richard Clarkson's Smart Cloud lamp that simulates thunderstorms, Ingo Maurer's Porca Miseria! chandelier made of exploding tableware, and Simon Higby and Clara Prior's Playmobil-style hair helmet. The article, curated by Valentina Tanni, appeared in Artribune Magazine #34.
Key facts
- Crazy Cat Lady board game available at perpetualkid.com
- Frankenstein Paddle Light Switch sold on Etsy
- Rogue Brewery in San Francisco made beer with yeast from founder John Maier's beard
- Jumbo Jibbles sells giant pickle pillow on Etsy with over 300 customers
- Zoo Jeans are denim pants torn by lions, tigers, and bears at a Japanese zoo
- Seven-person tricycle sold by Hammacher Schlemmer for $20,000
- Tobias Franzel designed Ping Pong Door, a door that converts to a ping pong table
- Richard Clarkson's Smart Cloud lamp reproduces lightning and thunder, also plays music via Bluetooth
- Ingo Maurer's Porca Miseria! chandelier depicts an explosion of dishes and cups
- Simon Higby and Clara Prior designed a helmet that looks like Playmobil hair
Entities
Artists
- Valentina Tanni
- Tobias Franzel
- Richard Clarkson
- Ingo Maurer
- Simon Higby
- Clara Prior
- John Maier
Institutions
- Artribune
- Perpetual Kid
- Etsy
- Rogue Brewery
- Hammacher Schlemmer
- Moef
Locations
- San Francisco
- United States
- Japan
- Scandinavia