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Mobile Utopian House at Rotterdam Design Exhibit

Aug 30, 2011 No Comments by

Form Over Function loves when a designer, artist or in this case, an architect goes all out and bucks the system to create something that not only is out of the box, but creating a dream that they have had in their head for a long time. Many times these types of projects are not [...]

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Libratone introduces a versatile AirPlay sound system

Aug 29, 2011 No Comments by

We are just enamored with Apple’s AirPlay technologies.  Much like many of Apple’s products and technologies, The Just Work!  When a compatible piece of hardware (iPhone) recognizes an AirPlay device on the network, an icon appears allowing you to push your audio (or video signal) the the receiving device.  It’s just that simple. The one [...]

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DIY: Minimalist Oak Desk

Aug 18, 2011 No Comments by

We love simple clean lines here at Form Over Function.  We also love when those lines find their way into furniture design. Below, find and inspired DIY project for making your very own minimalist desk.       Maggi’s Minimalist Oak Desk Materials: * two 6-ft. oak boards cut into two 5-ft. long sections and [...]

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Take your calls in style: Nokia Bluetooth Headset

Aug 12, 2011 No Comments by

Form Over Function takes yet another leap for mankind.  Just when you thought people were just talking to themselves, now they are doing it in high fashion. Today we introduce the latest of Nokia Bluetooth headsets with the BH-112. As you’ll notice from the pictures, it’s a little more striking than the sober business accessories [...]

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Dualit’s Classic $340 Toasters

Aug 12, 2011 No Comments by

Dualit’s classic toasters are a design icon. Built for commercial use, they have since won numerous consumer accolades and come in a range of variants, sizes and colors. The 4-Slice Toaster features a selector switch which enables you to reduce the number of slots in use, so you decide what kind of a morning it [...]

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Titanium Straw: For Professional Suckers

Aug 11, 2011 No Comments by

What? You are hot and ready for that 44oz fountain drink.  But you just tried inserting your straw only to find a split crack down the side. Fear not. This doesn’t have to happen to you. One of our personal favorite online stores, Think Geek, has the solution – the Titanium Straw. This Form Over [...]

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Fashionable Architecture vs. Common Sense

Aug 04, 2011 No Comments

SPECIAL EDITORIAL:  In my first week at Architecture School, our very new and progressive professors wanted to make a point: They took us to architecture projects that were 10 to 20 years old (1974) and made us give them our view of how we thought they had achieved their purpose as buildings and as part [...]

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Iomega’s Mac Companion HDD with Powered Ports

Aug 04, 2011 No Comments

Iomega’s newest offering targets the Mac user with an external Hard Drive, stylishly designed to compliment your Mac, with powered ports, giving you more ports to use and more options for charging and syncing your peripherals. Iomega Introduces New Mac Companion Hard Drive With First of its Kind High Powered Charging Port For Your iPad [...]

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Form FAIL!: Rex Ryan’s Tattoo

Aug 03, 2011 No Comments

Have you seen Rex Ryan’s new tattoo? Apparently all those intricate shapes and swirls tattooed on Rex Ryan’s right leg have a pretty simple meaning.  (And it has nothing to do with the Super Bowl or the New England Patriots.) “Believe in yourself,” the New York Jets coach revealed on the team’s Facebook page Tuesday. “Which [...]

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Fixie Bike has nothing to do with this product

Aug 03, 2011 No Comments

Check out this Fixie Bike.  Yes, it is sleek, simple and beautiful (as all fixies should be.)  No, it has nothing to do with the product. This image is trying to sell you a wall decal that says, “F*** it. Let’s go to New York.”  Would the decal be as cool if it did not [...]

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