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Tag: Money
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Via fastcoexist.com
How to Buy Happiness
In 2003, psychologists Tom Gilovich and Leaf Van Boven revealed that spending money on ephemeral experiences actually provided more happiness than long-lasting material products. Since then, researchers have been putting this theory …
Via archdaily.com
The Netherlands Brings Banknote Bridges to Life
In his most recent “Things You Might Not Know” video on YouTube, Tom Scott reveals how the Netherlands has laid claim to the bridge designs found on Euro banknotes. In order to …
Crown Jewels
$32.00
Rising Dutch designer Lex Pott explores real value versus nominal value with these Crown Jewel rings. Each is constructed from a coin reduced to its outside diameter, forever altering its original form …
Via wired.com
US Currency Redesigned
For his master’s thesis at the Basel School of Design in Switzerland, Travis Purrington re-imagined the dated look of US currency. Passing on the iconic images of past presidents, Purrington drew up …
CH + AmDC: Bifold Wallet
$75.00
Laser-cut from “mean green leather,” Brooklyn-based Death at Sea’s bifold wallet is constructed without the need for thread or glue. The design features one pocket for bills and two pockets for card, …
Dot Pouch
$48.00
Jess Marie Griffith, the Seattle designer who says “sometimes wallets are just to complicated,” delivers a knockout with her Pine & Boon Dot Pouch. Perforated leather creates a polka dot pattern, and …
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Tender Lotto by Seth Kinmont
Explore the concept of value through a winnable artwork
Tight Wallet
A slim alternative to a bulky wallet