Archive for the ‘Design’ Category
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EXTREME WATER SLIDE INTO THE OCEAN
The pool that is part of the Hotel Citta Del Mare in Siciliy, Italy, will knock your socks off. The incredible view of the surrounding Gulf of Castellammare is breath-taking, and after enjoying a trip down these water-fall style water slides, you will be let out into the warm Mediterranean ocean. The hotel offers basic accommodations starting at 59Euros a night – not too shabby for ...
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COMPLEX PUZZLE PIECE TABLE
Hand constructed from thousands of Jigsaw pieces over hundreds of hours, Jigsaw sets with missing pieces were used to construct this table designed by Ruper McKelvie. The piece explores the concept of taking something that is incomplete and completing it in a new and functional form.
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SELF-LOCKING BICYCLE
Kevin Scott just unveiled his revolutionary bendable bike. That’s right, with the push of a lever the cycle becomes bike-Houdini and can wrap around any post making it easy to secure all its parts with just one lock. No more clunky chains? Sign us up! http://www.inhabitat.com
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EXERCISE BIKE DESIGNED BY ROBERTO CAVALLI
Roberto Cavalli gets in a sporty mood with Roberto Cavalli for Ciclotte collaboration, not only will the work-out machines get the animalier print and signature colours pring, the brand is also launching the accompanying ‘Roberto Cavalli Gym’ clothing line. These special Ciclotte’s will be available exclusively in Roberto Cavalli boutiques, its an animalier work out. IF THIS DESIGN LOOKS FAMILIAR, YOU MAY BE REMEMBERING THE FUTURISTIC ...
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BATMAN’S GOLF CART
Ray Griggs is a writer, director, and producer who is a huge Batman and Superman fan. His love of the Dark Knight lead him to work with designer Marc Irvin of Marc’s Creature Company on a dream golf cart that keeps the Warner Brothers lot free of villains and other nefarious evil doers. Griggs is currently hard at work in pre-production on the adaptation of the ...
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CRAZY STEAMPUNK ROTARY SMART PHONE
The rotary mechanical smartphone is based on the idea of incorporating more feeling and life into our everyday digital objects. In modern times these objects have come to define us, but who and what defines these objects? Are we happy with generic rectangles of a touchscreen or do we want something with more tangibility, something with more life, something with more aura? I have looked at ...
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ROTARY iPHONE APP
Retro Rotary Dial Phone Application for your iphone (And it really works!!) Take your iphone back to the 20th Century. It’s limited time offer for 0.99 cents now! “And iRetroPhone, the goofiest $2.99 I’ve spent so far, draws an old-fashioned rotary dial on the screen.” – Saul Hansell (New York Times – Bits Blog) If you love the digital age but have a heavy-heart-kind-of-love for old ...
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SAFEST DOOR LOCK EVER
The Defendius Door Chain from Art. Lebedev Studio is an “a-maze-in” door lock that will deter even the most cunning of burglars. Art director: Artemy Lebedev Designer: Oleg Morev Industrial designer: Konstantin Chirkov Modeler: Alexei Zalata Visualizer: Dmitry Dolgikh Manager: Vera Dorofeyeva
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MONEY SHREDDING ALARM CLOCK
This gimmicky alarm clock gives you a real incentive to get out of bed in the morning. After sounding the initial alarm, the device begins to shred the dollar note inside unless it has been deactivated. Of course, destroying currency is a major offense, but it sure is a hilarious antic to get you up in the morning! Want to see more cool clock designs? Check ...
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NINTENDO CONTROLLER COFFEE TABLE
Kyle Downes over at Ultra Awesome has built one of the coolest coffee tables ever seen– a functioning NES controller coffee table. In a stroke of old school genius, Kyle devised this giant NES controller from a scan of an original, crafting this one out of wood and basic electronics. And yes, it works if you plug it into a classic NES console. It may feel ...
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OPTICAL ILLUSION DOOR
For all of you who love to see people walk into closed doors. Love optical illusions? We do too! Did you see the 3D Optical Illusion drawings from THIS POST?
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KNOTTY BUBBLES LIGHT FIXTURE
Knotty Bubbles pendant lights designed by Lindsey Adelman for Roll & Hill. Lindsey Adams Adelman was born in New York City in 1968. Her current work is the apex of a lifelong exploration in making objects. An ongoing interest in combining the hand-crafted with the machine-made, the sensual with the practical, and the feminine with the masculine consistently defines her work. Her work has been included ...
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A BOAT THAT FOLDS INTO A BAG
Designed by Arno Mathies & Max Frommeld, this small 8′ boat (2.5m) is made of a single plastic sheet and can be folded for easy transport. “The objective is to create an accessible flat-pack leisure boat designed for flat water environments”. A great concept for campers or even natural disasters!
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CRAZY BATHTUB DESIGN
The minimalist Le Cob bath collection from Omvivo CEO & Chief Designer Joseph Licciarsi. Although it doesn’t hold much water as usual, the overflow water is designed to cascade onto the pebbles below, creating a therapeutic waterfall effect. www.furnicraft.info Want to see more modern design? Check out the Futuristic Villa from THIS POST.
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SWISS ARMY UTENSIL ORGANIZER
Swiss Army, all the tools associated with his name was no doubt, especially if the kitchen appliances that use it will surely add an elegant impression on every hand. Art Lebedev studio has created an unique object of home decor that reminds these popular knives and also is very practical and useful. Swissarmius could add a touch of originality to your kitchen decor and solve some ...
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BARBIE FOOSBALL
French designer Chloe Ruchon created a table soccer game with Barbie figurines instead of the usual male figurines wearing soccer uniforms called ‘Barbiefoot’. The product was created in partnership with mattel brands consumer products and babyfoot bonzini. www.furnicraft.info
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SKATEBOARD PARK AND HOUSE LOVECHILD
Pierre-André Senizergues and designer, Gil Le Bon Delapointe in collaboration with shoe company Etnies recently debuted the Pas House project part of the Public Domaine Exhibition held at La Gaîté Lyrique in Paris. Pas House is A full-scale, 753.5-square foot living space where everything is skateable. The interior is outfitted with Le Bon Delapointe’s custom furniture creations including chairs, tables and room dividers made from ...
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CUSTOM BREAST BABY BOTTLE DESIGN
Design Continuum is developing a customized nipple – custom-made based on a 3-D scan of the mother’s breast for their baby bottle prototype. The bottle is oriented to allow a baby to better nuzzle against the mother’s cradling arm, promising a position more similar to a natural breast-feeding pose than bottles currently available. The design firm does not yet have plans to bring the Imprint Custom ...
