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  • Thrillist Chicago
    Emailed on: Wednesday November 11, 2009
    Rogue Empire Flasks

    Having already mastered the art of recycling neckties into wallets, RE has branched into imbibing devices, artfully covering 6oz hip flasks with all manners of striped...

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  • Thrillist Chicago
    Emailed on: Monday November 9, 2009
    Gabriel Dishaw Junk Art

    An Indiana artist with a talent for gathering scrap metal and parts from old computers, typewriters, adding machines and the like, GD fuses them together into detailed...

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  • Thrillist Chicago
    Emailed on: Tuesday September 15, 2009
    Little Horn Speakers

    The work of a Chi Art Institute-trained sculptor who has spent years crafting musical instruments and custom audio equipment for area musicians (Andrew Bird's a repeat...

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  • Thrillist Chicago
    Emailed on: Wednesday September 9, 2009
    8-Bit Memory

    Based in Illinois, 8BM MacGyvers cartridges from classic old-school Nintendo favorites (Metroid, Excitebike, Rad Racer, etc) and expertly transforms them into either...

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  • Thrillist Chicago
    Emailed on: Wednesday July 29, 2009
    Codeable Locks

    Made in Wisconsin for the man with too many damn keys, these locks automatically code themselves to be compatible with your car key, allowing you to secure your gym...

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  • Thrillist Chicago
    Emailed on: Monday July 27, 2009
    Benjamin Heckendorn

    From a former Wisco graphic artist who found his true calling after hacking an old Atari system into a portable console, BH makes mind-blowing custom modifications to...

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  • Thrillist Chicago
    Emailed on: Tuesday April 14, 2009
    IMOTIME Clocks

    From an Evanston man who's taught English in Japan and hotel concierged all over, IMOTIME re-purposes garage sale, thrift store, and back alley finds into alluringly...

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  • Thrillist Chicago
    Emailed on: Wednesday January 21, 2009
    Toy Soldier Candle Holder
    At Willow: 908 N Damen Ave, at Iowa; Ukrainian Village; 773.772.0140

    Set a mood of preteen romance with this 9" tall cast alloy soldier, who'll hold your candle with his right hand while frantically waving his left, obviously attempting...

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  • Thrillist Chicago
    Emailed on: Wednesday January 14, 2009
    FluidScapes

    Started by two 'Cago engineers, these oversized Lava lamp-esque installations come in three wall-mountable or freestanding styles (26" and 48" flatscreen jobs and a...

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  • Thrillist Chicago
    Emailed on: Wednesday December 17, 2008
    North Shore Distillery's Absinthe Gear

    The suburban boutique distillers of Sirène Absinthe Verte are now hawking French-imported absinthe gear including two- and four-spout fountains, a brushed metal sugar...

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