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Posted : 07/04/2016 4:40 pm
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so good god based the human arm on it... maybe?


 
Posted : 07/04/2016 4:46 pm
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(I still use them 😳 )


 
Posted : 07/04/2016 4:48 pm
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Posted : 07/04/2016 4:50 pm
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HTS - you need to get yourself to the Cumberland Pencil Museum.

I still use them

I've a bagful of D90s somewhere if you need any more.


 
Posted : 07/04/2016 5:11 pm
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Posted : 07/04/2016 5:16 pm
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Posted : 07/04/2016 5:56 pm
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Obviously


 
Posted : 07/04/2016 6:01 pm
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The Fox Metah

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©rOcKeTdOg

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Posted : 07/04/2016 6:14 pm
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How about Yale and Euro Cylinder locks. Cheap, universal, simple to operate and install. That Fox is a doozy though, worse than POC when they came out.


 
Posted : 07/04/2016 6:19 pm
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Lead Pointer (Staedtler or rotring equally)
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Posted : 07/04/2016 6:20 pm
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This has to be a modern design classic...

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Posted : 07/04/2016 6:24 pm
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Posted : 07/04/2016 6:24 pm
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Euro Cylinder locks. Cheap, universal, simple to operate and install.

And easy to break into in seconds because of a fundamental flaw. Terrible design.


 
Posted : 07/04/2016 6:30 pm
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Posted : 07/04/2016 6:31 pm
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Comic Sans?

(sorry)


 
Posted : 07/04/2016 6:36 pm
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EDIT: I don't mean the logo


 
Posted : 07/04/2016 6:41 pm
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Bought myself another set recently. Functionally beautiful....

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And Helvetica is beyond perfect!


 
Posted : 07/04/2016 6:45 pm
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3x transport ones:
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Posted : 07/04/2016 6:49 pm
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The David Mellor traffic light. I bought one of his bread knives - its like a samurai sword

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Posted : 07/04/2016 7:13 pm
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HTS - you need to get yourself to the Cumberland Pencil Museum.

as featured in the brilliant film Sightseers

...and here's something else to add to the debate

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Brilliantly simple and does it's job exceptionally well


 
Posted : 07/04/2016 7:21 pm
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Then there's this:
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The designer of this was a huge influence on Jonny Ive, designer of most modern Apple gear:

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Posted : 07/04/2016 7:26 pm
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Posted : 07/04/2016 7:27 pm
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For the keyboard-ists.

Mine arrives tomorrow 🙂


 
Posted : 07/04/2016 7:29 pm
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I've always found this a thing of great functional beauty:

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Posted : 07/04/2016 7:45 pm
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Posted : 07/04/2016 7:47 pm
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Posted : 07/04/2016 7:50 pm
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The most important and useful bit of kit in the universe


 
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Posted : 07/04/2016 8:07 pm
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mmmmm toast

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Posted : 07/04/2016 8:18 pm
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Samba, of course.

Blue suede?
Pervert.
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Posted : 07/04/2016 8:24 pm
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mmmmm toast

The best thing since sliced bread.


 
Posted : 07/04/2016 8:24 pm
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steveoath : A teenage engineering OP-1, a thing of beauty indeed and so playable 😀

Don't suppose you want [url= http://singletrackmag.com/forum/topic/native-instruments-maschine-komplete-9-ultimate-370gb-korg-microkey ]this Maschine set-up i'm selling?[/url]


 
Posted : 07/04/2016 8:27 pm
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Lucky to live in a country that still uses corks:

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Posted : 07/04/2016 8:27 pm
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Lamy 2000 fountain pen.

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Posted : 07/04/2016 8:35 pm
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Bah! Got there before me CHB!


 
Posted : 07/04/2016 8:39 pm
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Posted : 07/04/2016 8:41 pm
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Posted : 07/04/2016 8:46 pm
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aP
Not seen one of those for a few years!
Binners
You have to be joking. Functionally pain in ass when you leave the top off. I do not miss those pens!!


 
Posted : 07/04/2016 8:50 pm
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Ikea Antilop high chair.

Ergonomic genius (zero adjustment but somehow fits a huge range of kid sizes), no crevices, no fabric, no padding, cheap, indestructible, jetwashable 🙂


 
Posted : 07/04/2016 8:56 pm
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With you on the high chair.

Also comes apart easily for ptmpagd and the seat goes in the dishwasher. Really!


 
Posted : 07/04/2016 9:00 pm
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I had to google that Fox lid to check it wasn't s wind upo


 
Posted : 07/04/2016 9:00 pm
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Milton Keynes


 
Posted : 07/04/2016 9:01 pm
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English (Raleigh) Three Speeder:

Millions made to provide transport before we all became car zombies.

Revered the world over except in rhe UK it seems.

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Posted : 07/04/2016 9:17 pm
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[img] [/img]without getting into the relative arguments about strat vs tele vs LP, the strat is an ergonomically fabulous bit of kit as well as it being the design that stood apart from all the other designs that are borrowed from acoustic guitar design templates


 
Posted : 07/04/2016 9:19 pm
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The USB slot.


 
Posted : 07/04/2016 9:47 pm
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Grrrrrrr..... c'mon


 
Posted : 07/04/2016 10:14 pm
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Ha.. Ha.. 😉


 
Posted : 08/04/2016 4:46 am
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More everyday items then...

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Posted : 08/04/2016 6:48 am
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Aaaaand especially for no_eyed_deer
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Posted : 08/04/2016 6:51 am
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Ibruprofen

You could add a load of other medicines to this as well 🙂


 
Posted : 08/04/2016 7:06 am
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Posted : 08/04/2016 7:20 am
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I'm with you on that, and also think this should be there in that case [wonderful minimal design and engineering, groundbreaking tonearm* manufacturing method]

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*already posted on page 1!


 
Posted : 08/04/2016 7:27 am
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USB!!

having a laugh surely?

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Posted : 08/04/2016 7:32 am
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Bought myself another set recently. Functionally beautiful....

You'll never keep the .10 working, they always clogged up!


 
Posted : 08/04/2016 7:33 am
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Posted : 08/04/2016 8:00 am
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The old [url= http://home.bt.com/news/uk-news/the-untold-story-of-the-british-rail-logo-11363968427192 ]British Rail logo[/url] was a masterpiece and was heavily inspired by Switzerland where they still do it properly. it contributes to the whole experience of travelling by train - look at the clarity of the info on that platform board.

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Posted : 08/04/2016 8:02 am
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IKEA Billy. You're never more than 6 feet away from one, or so I heard.


 
Posted : 08/04/2016 8:07 am
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Posted : 08/04/2016 8:09 am
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[img] http://www.polyvore.com/cgi/img-thing?.out=jpg&size=l&tid=48600479 [/img]

Cheap as you like but more comfortable than desginer classics costing thousands and seems to work whether you're short or tall


 
Posted : 08/04/2016 8:15 am
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*only because I designed it 😀


 
Posted : 08/04/2016 8:25 am
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Well if we're going to get in to that... 😉


 
Posted : 08/04/2016 8:28 am
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Posted : 08/04/2016 8:32 am
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With interchangeable bonnets so 2 design classics in one!

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Posted : 08/04/2016 8:36 am
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That SL1210 has won the thread as far as I'm concerned. I've owned mine for pretty much exactly half of my life and I can't see myself ever letting go of them. Interestingly, it looks like they are still worth almost exactly what I paid for them in 1999.


 
Posted : 08/04/2016 9:46 am
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Posted : 08/04/2016 9:58 am
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Another pen

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Posted : 08/04/2016 10:39 am
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