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His n Hers Braun Personal Fans Model HL-1, designed by Reinhold Weiss, 1961.
"The biggest little fan in the world"

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Prometheus

The Space Jockey's Horseshoe Juggernaut, which will finally roll all over our my brain this weekend.

Have a great one!

Art by Walter Simonson, from Heavy Metal presents: Alien, The Illustrated Story (1979)

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Afri Cola

Perhaps the best logo and the best bottle, ever.
From Germany.

Don't miss the Charles Wilp ad campaign:





Thanks for the video Minna Saarinen!

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Braun Aromaster KF 20

Without a doubt the best designed coffee maker ever made.
Designed by Florian Seiffert for Braun in 1972, it was immediately a classic of design and technology, with its vertical automatic drip system, dual heaters, and stunning aesthetics. We bought ours from a man who bought it new at Zabar's in 1972, made 2 pots of coffee and then felt that it was too nice to keep using, and kept it as a design object instead. When he told us that I said, "That's exactly what we were going to do with it!" We made one pot of perfect coffee and then cleaned it up and put it back in its box. Occasionally it'll come out for an admiration, usually after (or during) watching Alien (it was the spaceship Nostromo's coffee maker).

Braun design links:
http://radio.gort.dk/braun/
http://www.braun.com/global/world-of-braun/braun-collection.html
http://www.braun.com/global/world-of-braun/braun-design.html
http://gizmodo.com/343641/1960s-braun-products-hold-the-secrets-to-apples-future

Alien (1979) trailer:

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