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Not to bash a fine paperweight or a cute egg cosy, but this object is much more technical in its design. A tool, a skill, a profession: Is this object about the use or about the design? Get creative…

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…and tell us what you think this design is in the comments below. Tomorrow we’ll reveal the answer.

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15 Responses

  1. [...] the…? Not an Egg Cosy or a Paperweight HGTV Design Happens Tue, November 8, 2011 2:00 PM UTC HGTV Design Happens Rate this story Share this story (function(){var [...]

  2. Tonja Morris says:

    How about an egg timer…Wouldn't that be cozy?

  3. MizzyD says:

    Pencil sharpener!

  4. ariana de pro says:

    a pencil sharpener

  5. Ming says:

    pencil sharpener is my vote too!

  6. JayKittle says:

    a trendy escape pod from an imperial star destroyer

  7. Lisa says:

    I thought egg timer right away too.

  8. Esther says:

    My guess is a headphones holder, specifically for earbud headphones (which is what those idents are for) and then the cord must feed into it somehow

  9. Krystal says:

    Timer is my guess!

  10. Sharon_in_MO says:

    Salt and pepper shakers?

  11. Mary Wiseman says:

    My initial thought is these are egg timers. However, they might be desktop speakers…

  12. MizzyD says:

    Whatever happened to "Tomorrow, we'll reveal the answer"….. it's been 5 days and nobody has told us what it is!

  13. Sylvie says:

    i think this might be (1) a tissue dispenser, (2) a cord keeper for an electric appliance, or (3) a jewelry box

  14. [...] belated answer to last week’s “What the…Not an Egg Cosy or a Paperweight” is revealed! Sorry to keep you [...]

  15. Conni says:

    First thing I thought of was a pencil sharpener.

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