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A rare occasion where geometry and alcohol pair well together

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On a scale of one to ten, ten being the most popular, and one being the least, it’s safe to say that most humans would score geometric solids on the lower side, while scoring fine alcoholic spirits an average of a 9 or a 10. That being said, combining the two isn’t something that really sounds like a winning idea, but Restoration Hardware seems to have pulled it off with their Polyhedron Bar Cart.

Designed as a modernist sculptural element that adds flair to any drinking room, the Polyhedron Bar Cart is a hat-tip to mid-century Italian design principals, utilizing a faceted, geometric shape and a matte black wooden construction to complement any sort of interior space. The cabinet comes in the shape that one would technically refer to a Pentakis dodecahedron, or a dodecahedron where each pentagonal face comprises 5 isosceles triangles. The geometric minibar comes with a smoked-mirror-lined internal storage and built-in platforms/racks, while the 3 topmost pentagonal faces open outwards to reveal the libations within. The pentagonal lids also double up as countertops for pouring, mixing, and display purposes. This design layout means that the Polyhedron Bar Cart doesn’t have a front or a back. It can virtually be oriented in any way, looking identical (and remarkably eye-catching) from most angles. I hear it looks even better after you’ve had a couple of drinks…

Designer: Restoration Hardware

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Wood & Aluminum Connect Four: Pretty Swanky, Sis.

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This Wood & Aluminum Connect Four is the classiest way to play Connect Four. It’s basically how rich people play it, because you know, they are better than you. You have a plastic game, while they have a wood and aluminum version that their butler can take away when they are done.

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Restoration Hardware is offering the classic game of Connect Four in this more upscale version, which sells for $179(USD). It is just like the version you have only better. Your victories against your opponents will taste that much sweeter when they look this good.

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Marvel at the finished wood board and silver and matte black aluminum playing pieces as you proclaim, “Here, diagonally!”

[via Dude I Want That]

Restoration Hardware’s Gramophone for iPad and iPhone: Retro Your iDevices

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I love speakers, but I have to say that I’m impressed by some of the acoustic amplifiers that have been made for iPhones and iPads over the years. They certainly do amplify the sound, and it’s always surprising how loud the resulting sound can be. Check out this gramophone acoustic speaker, which will be a perfect contrast to your shiny new iDevice.

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The Gramophone for iPhone & iPad is available from Restoration Hardware. You simply set your device into its handcrafted, solid wood base. The iron and brass horn will amplify the volume of your iDevice by three to four times.

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Prices vary from $199 to $299 (USD), and you can decide between walnut and dry oak, in sizes that will fit your iPad or iPhone.

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Furniture Made out of Steam Trunks

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For many of us, although furniture has a decorative element, it’s there primarily to do a job. Restoration Hardware, however, has introduced a complete furniture set made out of steamer trunks.

Steamer trunks recall the days when people crossed oceans on big boats instead of planes, when there was still an ...
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