Archive for the ‘Design’ Category
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ENTIRE TEMPLE BUILT FROM RECYCLED BOTTLES
Do you have 1.5 million empty beer bottles hanging around and don’t know what to do with them? Well, today is your lucky day. Instead of sending the bottles to the recycling plant (which is what you should do), you can recycle them in your very own way by building a Buddhist temple just like Wat Pa Maha Chedi Kaew. The monks at this temple have ...
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HANDCRAFTED ROSEWOOD iPHONE CASES
EXO10 iPhone 4 Case by Exovault In Brooklyn, NY the team over at Exovault handcraft one of a kind iPhone cases of the highest quality. These unique designs are produced in small volume with the utmost precision, making the products stand apart from traditional mass-produced goods. This EXO10 iPhone 4 case blends Aluminum and Rosewood materials, creating both a distinctive style and practical item for protecting ...
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COFFIN COUCHES
Recycle, reduce, reuse – the three R’s epitomize the design behind Coffin Couches – a company that takes wood or steel coffins and transforms them into (somewhat) luxurious seating. At first glance, you will be distracted by the tufted leather seat, but a closer look will confirm that the base of the couch is a vessel for the dead. Famous tattoo artist, Kat Von D of ...
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USED CD INSTALLATION ART
These CD’s resemble giant sequins beads after being sewn together on a 500 square meter background and draped over inflatable mounds. French artist, Elise Morin is the one to blame for this magnificent art installation in Paris’ Centquatre art space (which used to be a funeral home). Morin took 65,000 used CDs and repurposed them into glorious works of art. The exhibit will run in Paris ...
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GEEKY PIXELATED SALT SHAKER
What you’re looking at is the Salty Pixels salt shaker formed in the style of the classic Windows timer from the past, created by Meninos. A salt shaker for the geekiest of geeks who like a little bit extra sodium. BUY HERE Like Salt and Pepper Shakers? Check out our giveaway!
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WARPED WOOD PICNIC BENCHES
Versatile furniture almost always elicits a deep WHOA, and this bent timber bench-cum-picnic table designed by Tomasz Chmielewski is no exception. Depending on how it is displayed, this curvy piece is a two benches facing away from each other, or a picnic table with built-in seating when flipped upside down (or right-side up, depending). Either way, this piece is both superbly stylish and fabulously versatile.
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CUTE STEAMPUNK-MAN DESK LAMPS
Designed, developed, and handmade all the way from Israel is the ultimate partner to share your office desk space with – meet the Kozo Man. With magnetic hands and a halogene gaze lamp, Kozo Man can become very handy for any desktop and is compatible with most power outlets. The Kozo Lamp is a genuine lighting brand and has been in production (with handmade love) since ...
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BENT BAMBOO BICYCLE
This bicycle is made from sustainable bamboo material and was designed by Alexander Vittouris, a design student at Australia’s Monash University. The young designer envisions a bicycle that isn’t built, but rather “grown” – the bend stalks are formed into the smooth curves gradually while the bamboo stalk grows (a concept that is inspired by ‘arborsculpture’ – the process in which tree branches are fixed into ...
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CTRL+ALT+DEL KEY CUPS
For all you PC-loving computer nerds, this cheeky set of CTL+ALT+DEL coffee cups designed by Think Geek is sure to help you reset your energy levels and reboot your mental hard drive just like these three magical keys do for your PC. Each cup is standard mug-sized and holds 8 ounces of fluid. The cups are available in white or black and are sure to be ...
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INSANE SINGLE WHEELED MOTORBIKE
What began as a high school science fair project has quickly turned into an international sensation. Four years ago, a then 17-year-old Benjamin Gulak traveled to China with his father on a business trip. When he saw the incredible pollution in Beijing, Shanghai and Hong Kong, much of it produced by smoky two-stroke scooters and motorcycles, he knew that electrics would make ideal substitutes—if they were ...
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ROCK CLIMBING BOOK CASE
Sallie Trout went fairly far out of her normal interior, furniture, lighting and hardware design experience to create this towering family library right in the centre of her own home. While some shelves can be reached from the floor, adjacent landing or from the triangle-shaped spiral stairs, the rest of the books are accessible only by remote-controlled chain hoist that is attached to a bosun’s chair ...
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WORLD’S LARGEST SOLAR POWERED YACHT
What is the goal of the PlanetSolar team? To be the first to circumnavigate the globe in a “solar” boat, i.e. one driven by a silent, pollution-free electrical engine powered exclusively by solar energy. With this project, the PlanetSolar team has two objectives. Firstly, to show that current technologies aimed at improving energy efficiency are reliable and effective, and secondly to advance scientific research in the ...
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SAFEST USB DRIVE IN THE WORLD
Your information is safe from unauthorized persons with this Safest USB from dialog05. Not actually a product for sale, unfortunately. The company unveiled this puppy at an art exhibition recently. From Dialog05: “what is the difference between analogue and digital, physical and virtual? what connects and bridges these apparently different worlds?” “this phenomena inspired us to use the USB interface, with all its possibilities and ambiguities as a medium for ...
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LAMPS THAT LOOK LIKE THE MOON
Ocullunam, the designer behind the company thein-es.artdesign, has come up with a beautiful hanging lamp design – a replica of our very own mother moon. There’s really not much to say about these glowing orbs other than they are sure to be a hit in any space – who doesn’t love the look of the moon? BUY NOW
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SMART INSTANT KITCHEN TONGS
This moulded piece of soft silicone has a couple of X-shaped slots that let you insert any two kitchen utensils in order to fashion a pair of tongs. Created by Konstantin Slawinski of Hannover, Germany-based studio dreimann.
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THE LAZY MAN’S WASHING MACHINE
Won Suk Lee has designed the Almighty Laundry washing machine targeted at single businessmen who are too lazy (and stupid?) to operate a standard washing machine. This new machine will supposedly cut down on washing and drying time and also eliminates the need for ironing – a process that Won Souk Lee might believe to be every single businessman’s worst nightmare. To use the machine, hang ...
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VINTAGE GRAMOPHONE iPOD DOCK
Just because you are with the times and own an iPod doesn’t mean you can’t enjoy the aesthetic of vintage music boxes, just ask Pottery Barn, they are selling this Gramophone iPod dock for customers who enjoy a more traditional design style but don’t want to compromise sound. BUY HERE
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RETRO STEAMPUNK iPHONE DOCK AND HANDSET
Remember the days when phones use to have cords attached? Probably not, but if you’re feeling nostalgic and want to relive the simpler days of the past, go on and check out these hand sculpted iRetrofone’s by artist Scott Freeland. This Steampunk piece in particular blends art with functionality allowing anyone with any type of iPhone to connect and talk seamlessly with the handset. Side bonus, ...
