Plastic Bling

The ultimate gay icon has now been turned into jewellery: designer Margaux Lange is turning Barbie dolls into jewellery. Hands, ear, lips, feet, it all gets used. Ken is there too, and even Barbie's fabulous stiletto's are turned into brooches.

Wondering if the Ken ring could turn into the ultimate gay wedding band...

More on http://www.margauxlange.com/ Her portfolio is just great.

Wear your car

Two interesting design projects caught my eye, and they have one thing in common: they both use material from cars which they use to make good looking, practical bags.

BeGooDesigns uses the leather and fabric of the car seats. They also build long-lasting relationships with their suppliers who are local artesans and employ fair business practices. Even if you're not too bothered with all that (though you know you should be!!), the bags sport quite decent designs. Practical, durable and with a design that appeals to a wide audience.

More on http://www.begoodesigns.com/

Second company is TING London. They make bags and accessories from recycled leather and... seat belts. Check out the orange bag, if that ain't cool I don't know what is. Cool bag and recycled material? It's a winner.

See the whole product range on http://www.tinglondon.com/#1X0

Phone book dress

Not practical really, but it certainly is a beautiful piece and shows amazing creativity. Jolis Paons made this dress entirely out of phonebook paper. Impressive.

Asymmetrical glasses

Asymmetrical glasses by Sugarkane Ochiali. Only available online (http://www.sugarkane.it/), but they ship worldwide. Think about it: no one has a perfectly symmetrical face, so why should your glasses be?