When it comes to product design, some pieces become clichés of lost eras, but others become iconic pieces that enrich our lives forever. Interior design has the Barcelona chair, the auto world has the Porsche 911 and what fashion editor doesn’t go crazy for vintage Balenciaga? What about the technology? Thankfully, the NY Times has let us know that just because a classic piece of technology no longer works it doesn’t mean it needs be banished from our lives. Now the tech detritus of the 1980s and ’90s is finding a second life as a new generation of artists, designers and geek-nostalgists are repurposing “vintage” Nintendos, PlayStations and cassette tapes into home décor, jewelry and art with plenty of irony-laced kitsch. Read more at NYTimes.com.