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Wooden Wife by Yena Young

Rather than the typical body pillows found in the US, Koreans have a “bamboo wife”, a long tube constructed of bamboo cane that users hugs at night, keeping the body cool on hot summer nights.

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Yena Young created a new version, called Wooden Wife, made out of European maple wood. Not only is it a cooling sleeping companion, it’s also a light that casts a beautiful geometric shadow in the dark. Any of the openings easily stretch to accommodate changing the bulb.

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After surviving a quarter life crisis, Nanette went from working in healthcare canadian meds to pursuing her loves of design, food and writing. During the day she works in social media marketing, by night she writes for Design Milk. You can find more of her work at nanettewong.com.