The Biomechanical Energy Harvester uses the power generated by your knees to power portable devices.
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Joe Ledbetter's metal "Bummer" would be an awesome paperweight ~ particularly for all the stuff you just don't really want to get to doing.
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Awesome run down of the evolution of many tech company logos - nokia, google, microsoft, firefox, canon, ibm, adobe, lg, xerox, and more
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new york arist kirsten hassenfeld creates beautiful, intricately detailed sculptures from paper.
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Polaroid is dead, long live Polaroid!
...or, what you can do with that lovely old camera once the global stock of film runs out...
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Ooooooh next year i totally want roman numeral candles on my cake! (yes i'm loving the latest collection from fred today)
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Fred's Equal Measure ~ beaker/measuring cup ~ with not just cups and ozs, but also but things like 5000 droplets of water and 20,000 grains of rice marked
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The collaboration between children's modern furniture manufacturer, Argington and ODA have yielded a new bassinet and easel for children which use earth-friendly materials and look awesome! Debuted last week.
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Video lovers rejoice! The world's largest metrics network released Scope 2.1 for advertisers and agencies allowing them to track content across multiple video platforms and now position content to certain audiences.
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Who's behind all the magical fun product design that comes out of Fred? Jason Amendolara - Check out their design director's freshly launched blog
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A new sports car from Germany to lust after - Yes! Roadster by Funke & Will AG. Only 50 coming to the US in 2008.
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Glass, concrete and oak make up this stunning lake house in Innisfil, Ontarioa, by Canadian Kohn Shnier.
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FEATUREDTrying something a little new ~ Roundup Maddness over at NOTCOT.com ~ with 5 of my favs from each of the sites, as well as the top 24 from each site this week. A nice little way to catch up on any you've missed?
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FEATUREDFreshly back from Audrey Kawasaki's solo show, "Mayoi Michi", at Copro Nason
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FEATUREDOoooooh BLACK VIEWMASTER in the new Arkitip issue (No. 0044) ~ in collaboration with Wood Wood! Viewmaster + Art: how can anyone resist?
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FEATUREDFORDBRADY throws Dwell Magazine a welcome to Los Angeles cocktail party ~ for an incredible transformation, see how this 1926 Chinatown Theater has become a modern loft/gallery space.
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This designer collaboration surprised me a bit... Vera Wang for Serta mattresses. The "sweetheart" model has a hearts motif quilted on top... hmm.
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Fully customizable guitar cables! from Core One Creative ~ download the Bullet Cable pdf catalog to see the whole line
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I just added my entry to the CD Cover meme pool on Flickr. create an album cover from a random band name, album title, and photography. Sort of like Guitar Hero for graphics designer
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Elizabeth Garvey illustrations! So cute and colorful and quirky!
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Designed by Satina Turner for Umbra.
Solid wood coffee table with slots in the surface for magazines.
39 x 19 x 13" (99 x 48 x 33 cm)
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Inspiring photography from Emily Nathan makes you want to pack your bags, grab a camera and travel the world.
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Garmin's nuvifone recently showed up on my radar screen. Web-browser, GPS device, camera, phone, movie player, music player and probably a lot more features - all in a slick looking package. Much want.
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delight your guests at your next dinner party with these clever Charles & Marie PopMats - placemats with cute little placecards built right in!
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Hydra Pier in Haarlemmermeer, The Netherlands.
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Manfrotto's modopocket tiny tripod looks nearly too good to be true ~ fold flat, can be left on your camera, tilted in various angles, you can still mount it to a proper tripod while on... i want?
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FEATUREDCARGO's blu_ray collection ~ does this mean that blu_ray has definitely beat HD DVD? Has the beauty industry stepped in and picked sides? Makeup ready for your high-definition moments.
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FEATUREDLobster Chair! Designed by Lund & Paarmann for the Verikon Furniture. Loving the woody exoskeleton with cozy plush leather interior to curl up in.
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The first in a series of shows conceived by CITIZEN:Citizen to explore how we value the objects in our life. Design is everywhere but what does it mean to us.
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Gehry's Santa Monica Place is getting a remodel! I grew up wandering this one for the last quarter century, and i can't wait for the new more inviting, open, high end space in the works.
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How many employees does Google have?...just about 16,805 full-time employees worldwide as of December 31, 2007. Wow.
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have a helping of design with your breakfast every morning with this sleek toaster from italian architect gae aulenti.
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Josh Spear's interview with tokidoki - covers everything from "Japanism" to tokidoki's upcoming collabs and new projects - including another exclusive line of bags and shoes - yum!
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I was waiting for the Raf Simons collaboration with Eastpack to be released and its finally here. Interesting shapes and nice colors - definitely a backpack I will get for the summer!
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The Rainbowmonkey. Very nice portfolio site of Markus Hofko.
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Peruvian Pavilion for the Expo Shanghai 2010. (Thesis project)
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Can Sayinli & Jørgen Evil Ekvoll silk rugs are amazing. This is their 'drug' rug, but take a look at the sex rug, the rock and roll rug and the war rug --which sold at Art Basel Miami for $60, 000. USD
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A nice concrete library in Medellín, Colombia. Three volumes articulated by a curve building serve as public space to the community, while connecting separate neighborhoods of the city. By Giancarlo Mazzanti.
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I find Thorunn Arnadottir's clock design very interesting. The mechanism slowly ticks the beads every 5 minutes, with a red bead for every hour and a gold one for noon/midnight
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Wirething ~ with steel and copper wires, these aren't your average guitar picks. Get a twinkling tone without the noise or clicking associated with metal picks, whether you play on classic nylon of steel strings
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Us Design Studio's I Do Not Exist Workshop ~ to give kids a basic introduction to design and its importance. "My name is fridge. I do not exist. I was never designed."
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Hazel and Clover by rachel denny makes me wonder if recycling include creating bunnies out of pink and blue angora wool.
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Death of Polaroid film now official. Start stocking up!
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I can't help to think about the awesome Louis Vuitton suitcases from Darjeeling Limited when I see Alstermo Bruks suitcases. Anyhow, nice classic looking suitcases suited for any safari or around the world trip!
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I don't know much about big ships, but I do know a cool ship when I see one. The Ulstein X-Bow looks like it can take anything the sea can throw at it and its massive winch can pull 400 tons!
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Loaded with PacMan, Donkey Kong, Galaga, Space Invaders, Frogger and 44 other pre-installed timeless games, the 80's Gaming Table is a modern take on an old classic.
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Sprout is designed to provide a supplementary source of vegetables to remote communities utilizing aeroponic technology. The enclosure of the device is constructed an innovative joint system that minimizes construction time, cost and complexity.
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This spinning dot-matrix printer sprays inkjet messages on ping pong balls. Did I happen to mention that they're used as ammunition for a giant ping pong ball firing robot?
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Architecture playing cards. Images of many top 20th century architecture designs . Pre-Modernism, Modernism, Post-Modernism and De-Structuralism are the four strong suits included in the pack. Go Fish!
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FEATUREDMiracle Fruit aka MAGIC BERRIES! Review... i got my hands on some of these magical red berries that turn anything sour/bitter that you eat... SWEET! It's quite a bizarre experience, see the close up pictures.
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