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Why So Serious? 8 Whimsical Designs

Modern design doesn't always have to be so highbrow, sometimes it can be downright whimsical. Here, we've gathered up eight of our favorite playfully and amusing modern designs.

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NEW FROM NOTE DESIGN: 2013 Meet five releases by Note, a Swedish studio known for its whimsical and playful pieces.
NEW FROM NOTE DESIGN: 2013 Meet five releases by Note, a Swedish studio known for its whimsical and playful pieces.
YORKY LAMP While its sculptural and whimsical shape evokes memories of an animal-like creature, Yorky is a very versatile and practical light that can sit or lay on a table at different angles to illuminate varied surfaces or hang from its leash on a wall.
YORKY LAMP While its sculptural and whimsical shape evokes memories of an animal-like creature, Yorky is a very versatile and practical light that can sit or lay on a table at different angles to illuminate varied surfaces or hang from its leash on a wall.
Bulky Sugar BowlStore something sweet in this porcelain sugar bowl from Muuto, $31.
Bulky Sugar BowlStore something sweet in this porcelain sugar bowl from Muuto, $31.
OWL MEASURING CUPS What a hoot! These wide-eyed owl measuring cups have some serious seventies flare. The set comes complete with 4 nesting cups, whose whimsical design makes tackling even the hardest recipe, a bit more fun.
OWL MEASURING CUPS What a hoot! These wide-eyed owl measuring cups have some serious seventies flare. The set comes complete with 4 nesting cups, whose whimsical design makes tackling even the hardest recipe, a bit more fun.
FELT SPHERE CARPET Like high style confetti or graphic color pixels, this ultra-soft felt carpet is made of spherical felt pieces woven together artfully in a vibrant spectrum of shades. These whimsical, one-of-a-kind floor coverings add instant pop to any room.
FELT SPHERE CARPET Like high style confetti or graphic color pixels, this ultra-soft felt carpet is made of spherical felt pieces woven together artfully in a vibrant spectrum of shades. These whimsical, one-of-a-kind floor coverings add instant pop to any room.
POEM CUP AND SAUCER Sitting with a notebook in one hand and cup of coffee in another is about as common a cafe sight as four-dollar lattes. Enter the poem cup, saucer, notebook, and pen—made for the coffee shop set and hardly a necessity, but we love the whimsical design and the retro seafoam green hue.
POEM CUP AND SAUCER Sitting with a notebook in one hand and cup of coffee in another is about as common a cafe sight as four-dollar lattes. Enter the poem cup, saucer, notebook, and pen—made for the coffee shop set and hardly a necessity, but we love the whimsical design and the retro seafoam green hue.
Hay, the Danish tastemakers whose collection is slowly filtering into the U.S. retail market, offers these wool pillows in 11 shades of Kvadrat's Hallingdal fabric.
Hay, the Danish tastemakers whose collection is slowly filtering into the U.S. retail market, offers these wool pillows in 11 shades of Kvadrat's Hallingdal fabric.