Artist Filipe Soares has created a stunning series of miniature pieces titled 'Floating Dreams;' combining incredibly detail into the smallest of creations.
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Cave Home, Festus, Missouri. Modern living meets subterranean splendor in this gorgeous home nestled inside of a 15,000-square foot sandstone cave .
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Dutch photographer Maarten Wetsema has a way with dogs. With the 4 collections Daan and Jacob, Dogs in their Domestic Environments, Portraits of Dog and Dogshoots, he captures the dog's beauty.
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Retail environment Crystals at CityCenter has been designed by Studio Daniel Libeskind and David Rockwell. The design and architecture of CityCenter has been really interesting to follow.
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Forget awkwardly propping up your iPhone with your bag or that complicated tripod contraption. Add MoviePeg to your iPhone, adjust the angle and you’ll be in relaxed viewing heaven.
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Liquid Lamp by Kouichi Okamoto depicts dripping paint.
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Standartarchitecture's Niyang River Visitor Center combines art and architecture perfectly. Those wonderful colors are created with traditional mineal dyes.
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As part of The Clare Oliver Challenge for Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre, this simple ambient from CHE, Melbourne idea urged beach goers to take a break from the sun.
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FEATUREDMOR Cosmetics has some of the most lovely packaging ~ their whole line is a must see, and are ideal random gifts for all occasions!
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Lovely leather luggage tags from Smythson ~ favorite detail is that they come marked Home and Destination ~ perfect for swapping so in case they get lost they find their way to the right location!
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FEATUREDWe've had a week full of artwork, animals and architecture here on NOTCOT.ORG. Here just a few of the posts that have caught our eye.
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Berlin-based artist Hans Hemmert (famous for his work with balloons) threw a party where guests wore shoe-extenders to make them all 2m tall. "Level" (1997) was part of the Personal Absurdities show at the Galerie Gebauer Berlin.
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Cut & Paste, by Kiki Van Eijk, at Secondome design gallery, Rome. The pieces show Kiki’s big love for materials, experimentation, tactility, research, sketches, context, settings, proportions, curiosities and every-day beauty.
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Erez Bar-am of Shenkar College of Engineering & Design created Tea = time + Sugar = time. Sugar = time are sugar bubbles which are designed to float and dissolve slowly, creating little bubbles on the surface of your tea.
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I first saw Stephanie Posavec's work in Sheffield. It's great to see her work picked up here by Information is Beautiful!
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The Bufa Chair from MOWOstudio is inspired by attire and tailoring detail: puff and pleat. It is an attempt to find furniture pattern and a search of the new solution to replace the traditional upholstery.
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French architect Jean Nouvel will design this year’s (2010) Serpentine Gallery Pavilion!
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Studio Efra's thin-slab concrete furniture called Olithas. The name comes from a combination of the Spanish word for wave (Ola) and the Greek word for stone (Lithos).
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Australian architect Matt Gibson has designed a shop interior for the fashion retailer Fame Agenda, located in the Docklands of Melbourne, Australia.
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Julio Radesca de Carvalho, a recent graduate of the Design Academy Eindhoven, has created a desk that he has named “Personal Fresh Air.”
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Beautiful campaign for the last Uniform collection. "Fucking Winter" : concept by Plutón agency.
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German based Maurer United Architects [MUA], recently completed this robot like structure in Inden. A LED skin results in an ever changing image of the static robot.
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''Capsule'' by Colin Christian, fiberglass and silicone.
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This stylish bookstore in Sao Paulo was designed by Isay Weinfeld Architects. The most creative detail of this project is the store-front, made of revolving bookcases.
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Developer Chris Kalani recently created "We are PRTLND," a networking site for Portland's photographers, designers, and developers.
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The new J12 Rétrograde Mystérieuse watch by Chanel includes a vertical retractable crown to ensure optimum comfort on the wrist. A concentrated dose of innovation designed by the Giulio Papi team.
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Matteo Cibic's The Girasole Light series explores the potential of LED lighting. The lamp has big bright disks that thanks to a flexible arm, allows illumination of the floor, walls or ceiling.
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Diamond House is a house extension designed by XTEN Architecture as a patterned and perforated lantern illuminating a California canyon.
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Sneak preview of 'the castiglioni effect', a show that Italian furniture company, de padova didi gnocchi, in collaboration with studio museo achille castiglioni, curates this exhibition of achille castiglioni's work.
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German designer Konstantin Grcic added a container series for magis. A plastic drawer unit swivels out from a vertical pole to open. This 360° container is available with five or ten drawers and comes in various colours.
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Samyn and Partners designed this building- Milly Film with curved and vegetalised facades from north to south that are very private. In contrast, the west facade is entirely glass-walled as if it were one huge window.
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The Hendekagram by german designers at qed* Design amplifies the sound of your in-ear-headphones with a classic technique but in a fresh look.
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engineers at osaka city university recently exhibited a small robotic fish powered by an equally small fuel cell. this little device could be used in future marine rescue and survey missions.
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Simo Heikkilä has designed Tupa Chair, a strange wooden chair made of wood chips and Tikku Bench made of reclaimed wood pieces.
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Cupmen not only help to keep your instant noodle's lid closed, they also change color as the temperature rises. In 3 minutes, the Cupman will turn completely white. Your noodles will be ready!
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Finally a waterproof iPhone Bike Mount. The BioLogic Bike Mount from Dahon.
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You can download and print these cute CD and DVD cases designed by Tomoko Suzuki from Canon.
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Hublot's "Liberty" is a pocket watch in the form of a bullet. Constructed with a titanium bullet head and black aluminum base, they are equipped with a roller display.
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The SR Outdoor Table Set from Scout Regalia is made of enameled aluminum and FSC certified redwood. The SR Outdoor Table Set is made to order with a choice of 210 enamel colors.
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iPhone font. The font created from 540 iPhone Apps and too much free time. By Urikane.
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The Shrub Table, designed by Zhili Liu for Belgian company Quinze & Milan, was inspired by shrubs where each leg branches to create various support points for the table, allowing you to maintain a surface 6mm thick.
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FEATUREDANDROIDS! Here's a close up look at the first series of Android Blind Box toys that Andrew Bell recently released... they are impressively detailed, and there's even a glow in the dark one! (Check out the two secret figures too!)
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Room Divider by swedish TAF Architects. Light, expandable, simple and fun.
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Used skateboards get a new job with these notebooks/calendars by japanese brand Anti System.
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Tabasco Hangover Headquarters: a special-edition food truck serving a Tabasco-infused menu by Laurent Tourondel of BLT Market. Opens today parallel to the Charging Bull on the east side of Broadway in downtown NYC, 12-2.
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Grasshopper: a range of metal garden furniture designed by Dutch designer Wieki Somers for French brand Tectona. The collection consists of two tables and a chair made of steel and aluminium, powder-coated in light green.
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Offering the likes of scones, brownies, muffins, biscuits and, of course, the ubiquitous cupcakes, Outsider Tart is a wonderfully chic slice of American indulgence in West London....
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Magis will present the new 2010 collection at the next Milan furniture fair. Pieces include this 'Sparkling chair' by Marcel Wanders using blow moulding for PET.
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Industrial designer Ben Thorpe's "Urban Wheelchair" that empowers its user to sit or stand on their own volition. Loving how technology can help liberate the disabled.
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A chat with Richard Joseph of Joseph Joseph on their unique line of home and housewares from Core77.
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Piano table by Georg Bohle. This dining table comes with an integrated full size electric piano.
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In her first solo show at the Hespe gallery, the wonderful and whimsical work of Amberlee Rosolowich combines children and animals in illustrative oil paintings that appeal to both young and old.
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9 hours is a new Capsule Hotel in Kyoto. A very well designed concept for those who love graphism.
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For the Navigator music video Pavel Fuksa designed over 100 original retro-styled matchboxes to coincide with the lyrics...
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Behind the scenes with the founders of luggage makers WANT Les Essentiels de la Vie, as they recount their beginnings and recent collaboration with J.Crew.
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Modern Box House Design Sao Paulo, Brazil. The total area is 1011 m², and the area of each unit is 46 m². Each residence has a one car garage above.
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Cast of Vices is known for their vices turned jewelry in the form of silver cig butts, pills, flies and more... perhaps a dram or a few drops of your favorite liquid libations are suited for this piece?
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Music Philosophy ~ A weekly graphic interpretation of philosophical song quotes.
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FEATUREDDeodorettes ~ exactly what they sound like ~ mini pocket sized natural+organic deodorants... with adorable graphics and scents like "Aim To Be Pleased" by MBeze
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Stage Design & live visuals for the Nuits Sonores in Lyon. Concepts and production by AntiVJ.
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For the Milan Design Week 2010, BMW and danish textile company kvadrat are collaborating
with designers Patricia URQUIOLA and Giulio RIDOLFIO on an installation called 'the dwelling lab'...
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Business card that replicated the scratch console to instantly draw attention to DJ's profession.
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clply is a service that makes instant web clips and quotes that you can embed in a blog, an email or use with any app that accepts rich text.
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Recycled street-signs furniture by Rhode Island Artist Boris Bally
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FEATUREDYou'll never guess what's in that cube! Hint: it's a dessert. Check out the pictures of so many more dishes from top LA chefs at the StarChefs Rising Star Revue!
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How do you create effective lighting when there’s no way to get to the grid? Designed by Igendesign, the ‘Flow’ light is powered by constant prevailing coastal winds and is built to be almost completely biodegradable.
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FEATUREDFlaming shrooms? Reflections of a burning wick? How bizarre and mesmerizing is this? See the others as well...
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Paola Lenti's Wabi swing made of Iroko Wood and Rope is one of the many unique outdoor furniture lines that can be discovered at Niche on Beverly Blvd.
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FEATUREDFog + planes + soccer ~ on driving by random inspiration that demanded we pull over, the way the fog settled on the small airport and soccer field was simply other worldly...
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Skintuary package design by mookai communications, Montreal, QC. Designer: Tanya Duffy, Creative Director: Lori von Sychowski.
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Talenti's Hill Country Peach Champagne Sorbetto is quite possibly the most delectably delicious sorbet i've tasted. (Also, i'm still in love with their reusable plastic twist top containers)
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i.D.tube by KaWeDe is a nice MP3-player bag made of bicycle inner tubes.
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Marauding Vintners's "Miss Grigio and Mr Noir " wines with design firm MASH playing with Mafia type characters to become wine personalities. Illustration by Harry Slaghekke.
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Students at the École Supérieure d’Art d’Aix-en-Provence of France's “Open Source Washing Machine Project”. Made from bicycle parts (tires and wheel), bamboo, a solar panel cand recycled electric motor.
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Print magazine's April 2010 'The New Visual Artists' issue is filled with emerging young talent. This year's top '20 under 30' includes Always With Honor, Mikey Burton, Frank Chimero, Jean Jullien, Janine Rewell, Nikolay Saveliev...
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One Hundred ~ Some really cool typography by the New South Wales State Library ~ I really enjoy the combination of all the images and how they seem to work so well together.
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Laid is the first Norwegian company to produce sex-toys for women and men. Their clean, modern and discreet packaging from SKIN design won the award for design excellence at Designer’s Day.
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Exquisite picture of a spider web on a gate. Kindra Clineff shows nature demonstrating that it can compete on an architectural level as well as making man-made designs look much better.
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After an almost two thousand year hiatus, one of Pompeii's famous fast food shops - known as a thermopolium - is to re-open. Kuriositas has the story.
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Dutch pavilion for the Shanghai World Expo 2010 is innovative and futuristic.
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grassland turns real dried grass into an fascinating element of interior. The innovative natural material sets a visual and sensual accent and is unique on the market.
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The 'Quilty Pleasure' rear window displays at Liberty's store in London
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Britain’s rarest wildflower, the ghost orchid, was rediscovered after being officially declared extinct in Britain in 2005.
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Angela Adams, the queen of hip, mod rugs, has unveiled a new collection of hand-woven floor coverings. Gorgeous!
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The house concept is inspired by two sheds linked by stretched tarpaulin. The architects applied the concept very well. This contemporary modern house is designed by Fearon Hay Architects.
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With a distorted form of the ball and designed to cluster in the nested hexagonal form with one another to create patterns. Designed by Canadian designer Omer Arbel.
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New series by from the Israeli skate company - ZION skateboards. designed by ELNA*
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Erotic Design from Slott Gallery (Paris) to Hotel Straf during Salone 2010.
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OMG, Lego has a vault of (almost) all the Lego sets ever made! Lego's Memory Lane!
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Amazing images of the making of the last creation by Studio Glithero exhibited for Design by Performance.
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Début Art's Jon Burgerman created a mural for AOL at their NYC headquarters. This is the time-lapse of the staff coloring it in.
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Artist Marek Ruthkowski has created a series of visually stunning posters themed around the essential elements of classic boardgames.
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Fans of printed matter know that you don't go to SXSW for the music, you go for the Flatstock poster convention! He's a bunch of pics fresh from the ATX Conference Center.
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Seatcase by dutch designer Rachel Griffin. A chair created from second hand materials: an old microscope box and discarded chair parts.
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Tojo Fon & Tojo Find are minimalistic furniture pieces for the entrance of your home. They hold your phone and everything you need as you enter and leave the house.
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Shoe cabinet “Brera” made of zebrano wood. Brera is a Rf-Yamakawa product distributed by Dinos (Japan).
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Pictures from a recent trip to Sayulita, Mexico by photographer Lou Mora. [Editor's Note: Love the feel, and the adorable dog he brought home!]
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A stunning design of a house inside a lorry by Aristide Antoinas and a visual gallery of vehicles turned into architecture.
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Palermo Airport Retail by Traverso-Vighy Architects. A changing space where walls are made of moving terracotta tiles.
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SuperFront LA exhibits UNPLANNED at the Pacific Design Center on March 25th, with urban scale experiments of models, drawings, animations, software applications, consumer products, and live film from 20+ architects!
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CXXVI Steel Bottle Opener Necklace Heated in a coal forge, and hand hammered on a 130 year old anvil. Practical and beautiful.
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GREENAID: A seedbomb vending machine program taking off in LA and soon to come to a city near you! Brought to you by Daniel Phillips and Kim Karlsrud via Commonstudio.
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Let the games begin! A solar energy generating waterfall tower for 2016 Rio Olympic Games. The Solar City Tower is designed by Zurich-based RAFAA Architecture & Design.
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Clock in a jar inspired by childhood memories of capturing insects in a jar. By Oren Hetrzronio.
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Discover Opera Live: an interactive storytelling experience of Rigoletto. Swell graphics, with all the drama of opera. Commissioned by the Royal Opera Liege and art by Wouter de Winter.
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First Pics from the DIFFA - Dining by Design exhibit at the Architectural Digest Home Design Show 2010 in New York. Amazing!
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In her graduate project, 'The Possibilities of Parts', Lotte van Wulfften Palthe utilizes both found and bought personal objects and materials to create large-scale worlds that take on an unique existence of their own.
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Yamashiro ~ the japanese mansion turned restaurant up in the hills in LA ~ goes night farmer's market!
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MACINARI are handmade pencils made almost entirely from wood.
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Babis Papanikolaou & Christina Tsiragelou, two Greek architects/designers created their own studio "157+173 Designers" in the city of Thessaloniki. Their work has an industrial feel and turns 3D forms into 2D ones.
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OLOMOUC, CZECH REPUBLIC — Radim Kralik, wife Barbora Kralikova, live in a modern concrete box on top of a 1943 grain silo, a stark contrast to the neo-Gothic spires that dominate this small city about 175 miles east of Prague.
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MANGIACHETIFABENE A cooking class, an interesting and entertaining experience with Marco Velardi, of Apartamento, and Francesca Sarti, of Arabeschi di Latte.
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OOW (Out of Work) holds your beer glass, allowing you to carry both dish and glass with just one hand. By Giovanna de Ávila and Joan Sunyol.
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The Banyan Treehouse in Nichols Canyon, Los Angeles, California was designed by Rockefeller Partners Architects.
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Rainbow Reflect Cabinet by Danish designer Soren Rose. A white and glossy cabinet with rainbow colored feet.
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Unique contemporary houses in Denmark by Cebra Architects. This Sinus house is built on 1735 square feet, surrounding with green clean grass. The concept design is very attractive and unique.
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Limited edition 2010 letterpress calendar printed on 8.5x11 Crane Lettra 110lb Fluorescent white paper. by Etsy seller syendrys.
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Heads of State just released a line of really nicely designed travel posters in their series, "From Sea to Shining Sea."
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Susu is a new Australian designer handbag brand, noted for their quirky, curious, cute yet sexy designs. Their bags offer a harmonious blend of playful juxtapositions. Great illustrations too!
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With its single hand, and pristine face, the Vue watch by Yves Behar makes an existential statement about the fleeting nature of time.
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Stunning Casa G Vacation home in Iceland by Gudmunder Jonsson. The house has a curved wooden elevation that is glacier-like in appearance and the home is positioned to offer 4 very different views from each direction.
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FEATUREDA look at the beautiful murals (and little creatures that wander down the halls) by Sainty and David Whittle in the rp& (of RPA) offices ~ also a look at the making of the hand painted animated wall sized advert...
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The Walking Stick by Itay Laniado is made out of one broomstick, sliced in the middle. the cord gives it structure and makes sure it would not break.
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Ralf Kittmann took home an iF Design Award for his zero-emission electric bicycle concept HMK 561.
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FEATUREDCool Haus Ice Cream Truck ~ who knew ice cream sandwiches could be architectural! With architect puns, edible paper wrapper, bacon ice cream and more...
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Pablo Reinoso has assembled a site specific installation of Thonet chairs into a helix that stretches from floor through ceiling to emerge on the floor above.
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ANG House by Chenchow Little Architects. White and light steel villa in Sidney.
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Amazing photo of Red Bridge in La Roche-sur-Yon designed by Paris and New York-based architect Bernard Tschumi.
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Yesterday it was time for the annual Designers Day here in Oslo -Norway, and I was lucky enough to be part of both the design conference and the award-ceremony.
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Following the great success of the Telling Tales exhibition at the Victoria and Albert Museum, the Carpenters Workshop Gallery proudly presents the Industry Series by Studio Job.
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The GGRP cardboard record player was sent out to creative directors around the country. With a simple unfolding and the help of a pencil the enclosed 45 actually plays.
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Wallpaper has a great series of their favorite Fashion Week invites from all the A/W 2010 shows.
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QR Code Cupcakes - scan them with your iPhone and you go straight to a pre-set website. Edible genius!
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An interview with Konstantin Grcic in KLAT Magazine. Never published before!
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Noktor produced a lens with a maximum aperture f0.9! great for night shots and at this aperture the depth of field is hair thin! Only for 4/3 mounts now...
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Hooky Interactive ~ ADORABLE and addictive flash game homepage... where you and your dog even get to fight robots!
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During next Milan Salone del Mobile Luca Nichetto will introduce Layer, the new table designed for Gallotti&Radice.
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Ayodhya's moss tables add a micro-landscape to your living room! Part of the Secret Garden collection shown at the IFFS - international furniture fair in Singapore 2010.
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Beautiful installation from designer Kiki van Eijk concerning a table setting as a "Gesammtkunstwerk" (art project).
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The N4A Exhibition Hall in Liyang demonstrates an almost geological response to material, with strata-like façades rising up from the bare earth. Designed by Atelier Zhanglei.
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Beautiful street art in tribute to John Lennon.
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The French artistic duo known as Zim & Zou have created this whimsical version of Nintendo's iconic system Gameboy entirely out of paper!
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To celebrate St Patrick and put forward its Shamrock Shake, McDonald’s enjoys a tradition of 50 years in Chicago...
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