Things That Look Like Other Things RSS

Background: "That contrast is embedded in things that look like other things, and its curious appeal suggests something about one of the great conundrums of consumer behavior, or possibly even of human psychology: our attraction to the novel and our seemingly contradictory attraction to the familiar."

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As seen in Coolhunting, Curbed, etc.

"I can see the appeal, but the whole concept is rather thin."
-- Constantin Boym

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Desktop Pen & Card Holder That Looks Like A Clump Of Grass
(Note source item cleverly uses the tag “things that look like other things.” How did they think of that!)

Desktop Pen & Card Holder That Looks Like A Clump Of Grass

(Note source item cleverly uses the tag “things that look like other things.” How did they think of that!)

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