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We'll see you again soonMay 1 2009

Time flies and seasons change. We're going on much needed sabbaticals
to recuperate, refresh, revitalize and to work on other projects that all of a
sudden require the lionshare of our time and focus.The last two years writing for Productdose have been great. You guys and
gals are the best troll-guards on the internet.
Thanks so much for your readership, your encouragement, and your
criticisms. Check back occasionally. You know we'll be back.
From someone who put it better than anyone else:
"Surprised by joy--impatient as the Wind
I turned to share the transport--Oh! with whom
But Thee, deep buried in the silent tomb,
That spot which no vicissitude can find?
Love, faithful love, recalled thee to my mind--
But how could I forget thee? Through what power,
Even for the least division of an hour,
Have I been so beguiled as to be blind
To my most grievous loss?--That thought's return
Was the worst pang that sorrow ever bore,
Save one, one only, when I stood forlorn,
Knowing my heart's best treasure was no more;
That neither present time, nor years unborn
Could to my sight that heavenly face restore."  ---William Wordsworth

ChromoSomaApril 30 2009

The ChromoSoma lamp from Javier Alejandre allows you to connect the pieces to manufacture your own tree of light. Looks so much like the flora in Dr. Seuss books that it will put you in a silly rhyme mood. |via Design Milk|

Creative Suite PillowsApril 30 2009

For you designers who actually sleep so that even when you manage to count a few sheep you'll be dreaming about the creative suite. Mmm, endless work is a blessing these days. |via SwissMiss|

TeeLightApril 30 2009

For tea-lovers the cup is never empty, only upside down. Designed by Jan Bernstein. |via Inspire|

Houshmand Low TableApril 30 2009

As an undergrad I learned about the fourth wall in my lit Intro to Drama lecture. That was the first time I ever thought about the symbolic barriers that we place on our perspectives. This table from John Houshmand is made of gnawed beaver branches and glass and reminds me, in its zen-like way, that surfaces are just another barrier we create separating us from our imaginations. It's like someone lifted a square of space-time from a tranquil pond and delivered it to your living room.