Geek is chic.
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1 Pixel Couch: Totally Geeky or Geek Chic?
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2 Matthew Williamson Digital Print Scarf: Love It or Leave It?
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3 Pixel Book Jackets: Love It or Leave It?
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4 Edible Geek: How to Make Pixel Cookies
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5 Pixelated Print Pillow: Love It or Leave It?
Fashion
6 It's a Digital World: Chic Pixelated Goods
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7 It's My Bag, Baby: The Color Chart Tote
Video games
8 Pixels Take Over the Planet in This Animated Short
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9 Icon Pixel Watch: Totally Geeky or Geek Chic?
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10 Pixelated Lego Table: Totally Geeky or Geek Chic?
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11 CB2 Pixel Pillow: Love It or Leave It?
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12 Pixelated Prints by Iconic Iconographer Susan Kare
Furniture
13 Pixelate Your Life: Design Ideas For the Home
Geek Fashion
14 Adorable Pixel Heart Earrings and More From Miscii
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15 Pixels Reign at Anrealage in Tokyo
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16 5 Cases to Outfit Your iPhone in Pixels
The future of technology may have been on display last week at the Consumer Electronics Show, but there's always room for a little retro design. If you have a soft spot in your heart (and wallet), these iPhone cases will fill it with style. Read more
Our passion for the lo-res aesthetic of pixels and eight-bit beauty isn't going anywhere regardless of how advanced our digital lives become. For his Fall/Winter 2011 collection, Japanese designer Kunihiko Morinaga took a different take on his clothing label Anrealage season's prints by transforming familiar florals and color blocking into pixel-style cubes. Kunihiko takes his concept one step Read more
Etsy seller Miscii has an online store stuffed with things geeks love: pixels, Space Invaders, and retro mix tapes, all in the form of adorable jewelry. Take for example, these Pixel Heart Stud Earrings ($33), which are not only cute and fashionable, but are made from gold plated sterling silver so they go with just about any outfit. Show off your geeky side, and take a gander through some of our Read more
Pixelated furniture and accessories aren't just for the geek at heart anymore. These days, pixel-inspired home goods are chic, cool, and totally sophisticated. Just look at the examples from Cristian Zuzunaga — not only did he craft that beautiful couch (that I'm still lusting over), but the pixel bag and scarf could jazz up any ole outfit. Now that I mention it, that rug is his, too. He must Read more
You may not know the name Susan Kare, but you know her work. As a digital interface designer, Susan has been crafting computer operational icons for companies like Apple, Intel, and IBM since 1983. Remember the Macintosh bomb? Yeah, that's her. Now, Susan is offering up her work as limited edition prints which have been signed and numbered for your collectible pleasure. Starting at $89, and Read more
It's been a while since we've seen a great geeky pillow (like these 10 great picks), but I'm loving this Pixel Pillow ($50) from CB2. The square throw features pixelated detail in shades of orange, yellow, green and blue, perfect for mixing and matching with all types of couches. Since I'm an admitted sucker for orange, I of course love it. I also love that a geeky, tech-focused design has Read more
Check out this Lego table, created using a basic Ikea table and a whole lot of Lego bricks. The creator used a Google Docs spreadsheet to determine the proper aspect ratio and number of Lego pieces it would take to finish the design. After calculating the necessary amount and colors of pieces necessary, he ordered pieces from Lego and spent a Saturday with friends assembling the table and Read more
CB2 goes RGB this season with its new Digi Pop Bed Linens ($30-$140), duvet and shams featuring a band of pixelated prism of web colors on crisp, white, 250-thread-count cotton. Now you can work, play, and dream in cyberspace! What do you think? Is CB2 trying too hard with this Internet-inspired design or have they created a picture perfect color scheme? Vote below! Love It or Hate It? Read more
I'm a sucker for pixels, so of course I was drawn to this Icon Watch ($77) from &design. Sure, it's a little clunky to be worn on a tiny wrist, but if you're a loud and proud geek, you could totally pull it off. How awesome would it be paired with the Matthew Williamson pixel scarf? The watch comes in a dark gray tone and a light off-white, so it could really be suited for you or your guy. Read more
Talk about retro gaming — this amazing animated short by Patrick Jean at One More Productions (a Paris-based visual effects company) envisions world domination by pixelated vintage video game characters like Pac-Man, Space Invader, and Donkey Kong. Not to mention Tetris taking over our skyscrapers! It's a two-minute video, but there's so much to look at — check it out after the jump Read more
