Help Remedies, the design-centric indie pharmaceutical company known for its line of help I have a (fill in the blank) products, is branching out. For its latest product launch, the drug company turned to the prophylactic category for a little inspiration. The help I’m horny kit, which includes two lubricated thin natural latex condoms, was launched out of a desire to help people have the best sex possible. But don’t get too excited just yet, the kit is currently only available at select W Hotels. “We’re not interested in making condoms for pedestrian, uninspired sex,” says help’s co-founder and creative director, Nathan Frank. “We’re only interested in being a part of the best sex possible, which is why we’re working exclusively with luxury hotels at this time.” For those of you who don’t have plans to check into a W Hotel any time in the near future, you can apply to purchase the product for home use via helpimhorny.com. But be prepared to answer a few personal—and performance-related—questions first (check out Help's graphic illustration for a little inspiration). If your application passes their rigorous approval process, you’ll be granted access to a link where you can purchase the product online.
And, as with all of Help’s products, instructions come included. According to its earth-friendly paper pulp label, “You are probably busy licking or rubbing someone. We don’t mean to interrupt. These condoms are made of thin natural latex so as to be as inconspicuous as possible.” How’s that for clever marketing?
Photographers with a knack for experimentation fashion DIY pinhole cameras from coffee cans, shoe boxes and pretty much any other recycled material they can get their hands on. But Elvis Halilović, the Slovenian industrial designer behind the ONDU pinhole camera, takes a more exacting approach. For his line of six cameras, Halilović uses only locally-sourced chestnut and maple wood, and shapes each camera body in his family's wood shop. His design uses strong magnets instead of visible screws, and he finishes the wood with a natural oil varnish.
Moments of information addiction are inevitable. If you find yourself stuck in a technology loop, endlessly bouncing back and forth between email and Twitter and whatever else you need to check, designer Chelsea Briganti's Blokket bag could help slow you down. The bag's fabric is made of a nylon and silver blend that blocks cell phone reception while keeping your phone out of sight. Although leaving your phone in the bag all day might drain your battery, a few minutes of peace wouldn't hurt. [via BLTD]
Chelsea Briganti is the co-founder of the New York product design studio The Way We See The World. Blokket is in stock at the MoMA store. 
For some of us the aughties were all about the emergence, or re-emergence, of dance punk (summed up by James Murphy as "live drums and synthesizers") and no one did it better than DFA, the New York record label founded by James Murphy, Tim Goldsworthy, and the often unsung Jonathan Galkin. Directed by Max Joseph, the vid does a nice tidy job of summing up the label and its sound, artists, and attitude with brevity and a sense of humor—and also gives us a gimpse inside the label offices and studio.
From the same technology that is used to design buildings, Hot Pop Factory, the jewelry line known for its 3D-printed style, has produced yet another interesting collection. The Boreal collection is made with recycled cherry and polymer wood from the Boreal forest in Canada. The collection is as unique as the forest itself; the chain and closure on each necklace appear exceptionally delicate when paired with the bold design of the wood pendant. There are eight different styles available from $74-$98.
The Boreal collection is now available online from Hot Pop Factory.
