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The Future
Posted by Danielle in Fashion & Accessories, Home & Office on January 28, 2010
Who knew the future had such groovy faux-wood-paneling refrigerators? (Via Vintage Ad Browser.)
Dark Side
Posted by Danielle in Home & Office on December 29, 2009
A fantastic limited-edition carpet by Martin Mostboeck, celebrating the 40th anniversary of the Apollo 11 moon landing; sadly I can’t seem to find it on the manufacturer’s website, so I couldn’t tell you what it costs or how to get one. Sure is neat, though! (Found via Curved White.)
Moon Orbs
Posted by Danielle in Home & Office on November 11, 2009
Stitchy Rocket
Posted by Danielle in Home & Office on November 5, 2009
A whimsical canvas picture — it looks stitched to me.
Rocketship
Posted by Danielle in Art & Architecture, Home & Office on October 29, 2009
You DO realize the chubby, impossibly-pointy rocketship is going to be a… THING… here, from now on, don’t you?
A print I found on Etsy. I like the color scheme, but especially I like the texture of the piece — everything seems painted on rough wood, riveted or stamped, scarred and blackened with use. I like it.
Kamenstein Rocket Kettle
Posted by Danielle in Food & Drink, Home & Office on September 22, 2009
As much as I feel guilty drawing your attention to something so hard to find, I can’t help but mention the Kamenstein Motion Rocket Kettle, a tea kettle that alerts you when the water’s boiling by spinning rockets, spewing forth steam. It was made in 1999, and is sadly, painfully out of production and worth 5 to 10 times the initial selling price of $70. (Try $300-700, if you can find one. Big IF.)
Where did I find this remarkable device, you ask? Alton Brown used one on his True Brew II episode of Good Eats, which I only saw two nights ago. AB, I love ya, but how dare you dangle a ROCKET tea kettle in front of my eyes, and then have it be discontinued?? I cry many tears.
Rocket, one of the models featured in Kamenstein’s Motion Kettles collection, is made of highly polished stainless steel and holds 2 1/2 quarts of water. Located at its top is a rotating ring powered by steam produced when water boils inside the pot. As the ring turns on its ball-bearing base, a pair of attached rockets circle the tea kettle. In addition to providing amusement, the kettle’s revolving rockets signal users that water is boiling.
My mug
Posted by Danielle in Home & Office on July 30, 2009
Yesterday my good friend Etherbrian was at the U.S. Space & Rocket Center; upon my expressing mild envy at his location, he sent me this picture of coffee mugs bearing my name. I was so delighted that I (literally) leapt from my chair, grabbed my camera and ran to the kitchen to photograph *my* mug, circa 1994:
*sniff* This was my very, very first coffee mug. I bought it while there for Space Academy Level II, just before my junior year of high school. Which I suppose gives you a fair ballpark estimate of my age, oh well. That was a memorable eight days, and I’ve always treasured my mug. (The new ones are pretty too!)
Atomic!
Posted by Danielle in Advertising & Media, Home & Office on January 26, 2009
This oddity comes to you courtesy of Found in Mom’s Basement, via Dark Roasted Blend. Even sewing needles benefit from atomic power, apparently!
Space Art Master
Posted by Danielle in Art & Architecture, Home & Office on January 23, 2009
Saturn As Seen From Titan (1944), © Chelsey Bonestell
Reproduced courtesy of Bonestell LLC
Give your eyes a treat today, check out the fantastic space art of Chelsey Bonestell (1888-1986.) Considered to be the father of modern space art, his treatments of architecture (particularly the Golden Gate Bridge) are just as tremendous. What a talented guy!
Seen above, Saturn As Seen From Titan (1944) is his most famous work, and is one of the most recognizable pieces of space art, period. Read and view a bit more about the painting’s development.
The original Space Pen
Posted by Danielle in Collectibles, Home & Office on November 24, 2008
The first “official” space item I had to have when I was interning at Johnson Space Center was a space pen. I bought the one above in 1999, and still use it on occasion, since it’s so darn compact. (I think I need a new cartridge though.) It does indeed write at any angle, underwater, etc etc etc. I picked out a few other neat ones I saw from the website, for your perusal and possible Christmas shopping inspiration:
It’s rainbow and awfully cool!
Neat grid pattern/texture on this one.
Unfortunately, there’s no way to really tell what the commemorative moon landing engraving looks like. But it’s probably cool.
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