VIDEOThe Harvard Monolithic Bee (Mobee), a tiny millimeter-scale flapping wing robotic insect produced using Printed Circuit MEMS (PC-MEMS) techniques and featuring pop-up book inspired assembly.
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Mark Reigelman's new work, Manifest Destiny!, shows a cabin attached to one of the remaining spaces not being used in cities – over and between other buildings.
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Last week in Stockholm HAF by Hafsteinn Juliusson presented their installation Ready to Ship. For the occasion they displayed their existing collection that includes Growing Jewelry, Wheel of nutrition and Slim Chips.
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Kurt Perschke's playful street art installation RedBall project.
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Photographer Ryan Pfluger captures portraits of competitors at Westminster Dog Show.
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Emilio Gomariz has created some visually interesting OS hacks. Whether it's the Finder window or Illustrator, he plays with functions as aesthetics.
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Pop-its are personal puppets because they are made out of your own clothing. Get your own unique Pop-it from Ridder & Clown!
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VIDEOStarfield is an installation from lab212 where a swing is used to create a large interactive starry sky. Created with openFrameworks and utilizing a Kinect.
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Onoff, a candle holder for Oxygene by elevenfeet.
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VIDEOThe World's largest rope swing in Moab, Utah. Amazing.
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Directly inspired by Adonde an icosahedron with its twenty sides, ICO by comes in several colors to put on your desk, shelf or table. Just empty your pockets into it.
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VIDEOScience Nation Army. Using real footage and sounds from a working science lab, the Inside Knowledge blog team from Imperial's Blast Lab reconstructed the White Stripes song Seven Nation Army from scratch.
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This spacious, inviting home is actually a modern prefab cabin built by Resolution: 4 Architecture.
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Sweden's Ice Hotel enlists French artist and designer Antoine Weygand and architect Roland Toupet to design and build room 339, also known as 'Diamond Genesis'.
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Kopia modular tableware family made in porcelain and cork, inspired by an ancient Hungarian ritual of 18th century by István Böjte.
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The French designer Philippe Starck unveiled, in partnership with Peugeot, a bike that will be manufactured for the city of Bordeaux, by the end of the year.
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Arjen Born, a Dutch photographer, offers up his take on assisted living in the future.
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MOA is defined by its position on the side of a small hill, close to the entrance of a university. Conceived as a basic rectangular box, sliced diagonally by the incline of the hill. By Rem Koolhaas.
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Alphabet Topography, a monotype typeface where the height of the letterforms is determined by how often a letter is used. Created by Synoptic Office.
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Modknobs, a quick and easy to modernize and brighten up your doors.
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BK Architects has built a slick new noodle bar, Zozobra, on the streets of Kfar-Sabba in Israel. The dramatic lighting effects mixed with the reflective materials are a stellar recipe for and exciting space!
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Rice paper based Sincol x MT wall tapes. Beautiful alternative to wallpapers and decals.
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System of implantable sensors that may allow orthopedic surgeons to wirelessly receive data regarding load, strain, motion, temperature, and pressure . Just 4 millimeters across and 500 microns thick.
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mag_net_ic earrings from Akiko Oue consist of two pierced earrings and a series of magnetic pieces which can be used to customize the series.
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VIDEOInception Park in Buenos Aires - Impressive video directed by Fernando Livschitz of Black Sheep Films.
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Fun new 'tube toys' from designer Oscar Diaz are assembled from the components of their own packaging.
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Beautiful Monocle archive boxes that even have a secret compartment for your passport and valuables.
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Italian designers Luca Pevere and Paolo Lucidi are likewise mixing the industrial with the artisanal in their latest design endeavor Boiacca, a long, slender table shaped from fluid cement
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Skatepark and Cultural Center in a former factory in Calais by French team Bang Architects.
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Anagrama's beautiful branding and identity for bakery Catalina Fernández.
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The creators of City Prints are now creating maps of university campuses, so you can capture your alma mater in subtle abstracted beauty.
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British designer Benjamin Hubert launched these CNC cut fruit bowls in Stockholm earlier this month; a series created for the newly re-launched Scandinavian brand David Design.
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VIDEOBehind the scenes at the observatory. The stunning Keck Observatory houses two ten-meter telescopes and is perched atop the summit of Mauna Kea Hawai'i.
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Brian Stewart's Skin Type. "Everyone has one. Any time you've written on your hand, you've created one. A unique DNA based typeface."
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Stunning video from the NASA Solar Dynamics Observatory capturing dark plasma tornadoes on the surface of the Sun.
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Photographer Kurt Moses captures these fantastic miniature dioramas.
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Wilmer S90 is an asymmetric armchair which has been designed by Stefan Borselius for Blå Station.
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BIG + Architectural Nexus + Dunn Associates + VBFA + Envision Engineering + Big D design the winning proposal for the renovation and expansion of Kimball Art Center in Park City, USA.
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FEATUREDBrazilian eco-escapes, illuminated Jerusalem and the definition of first class travel are all part of this week’s roundup from NotVentures.
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Draper by Rob Ley: A 70-foot installation composed of hundreds of unique stainless steel strips that passes through five separate floors of the visual arts school at FSU, offering each level a unique view of the project.
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Art legend Lynda Benglis on Theatricality, Landscapes, and Stepping on Richard Serra's Toes.
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Lynton Pepper's literally cheesy Valentines Day message to his girlfriend cut out from Bavarian smoked cheese.
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You may not be aware of it, but since prehistoric times, up to the Middle ages and today, many shoes have been made entirely out of wood. Cat Potter takes this material and models it with a three axis milling machine.
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FEATUREDToy Fair!!! Here's a look at some of our favorite toys discovered that are perfect for grabbing on the go... magnets, turtles, puzzles, knuclestrutz, moose poppers and more!
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Snowboarder William Hughes glides down through the French snow in a gleaming L.E.D. suit
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VIDEOThe Big Flip at the University of Sheffield saw a record breaking attempt to flip as many pancakes non-stop for 30 seconds. 890 people became Guinness World Record breakers!
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New Installation by Joel Shapiro at Rice Gallery in Houston.
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Street, a stackable storage unit composed of four parts: a frame and a house, high and low unit. Designed by A2.
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Just Cook, a unique line of premium spice blends in cute packaging by Strohl.
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Take a look at the 'DomoLab' - a recently completed project for French architects Encore Heureux.
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Chatype, an interesting kickstarter project from Robbie de Villiers and Jeremy Dooley to create a typeface to rebrand the city of Chattanooga, Tennessee.
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VIDEO'The Race', the latest Olympic themed ad campaign from British Airways featuring a race between luggage voiced over by sports presenter Jim Rosenthal. Great making of video too.
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The Promenade Console Table by Eric Jourdan.
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VIDEONooka's new Zub Zan 40 with inter-changeable straps for further customization.
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LOLA, Deltavormgroep and Piet Oudolf have won the commission to design the park extension of Groot Vijversburg. The expansion will create a star-shaped maze of hedges.
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Sagaki Keita recreates classical masterpieces from a complex network of doodles.
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FEATUREDYogurt Hacking ~ Tuur Van Balen explains in this short 7 minute video how to trick bacteria into making a red yogurt full of beta-carotene... and prozac!
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Sanjin Halilovic's DIS(ORDER) Furniture series work together like elegant tangrams.
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VIDEOMusic video for Cheerleader by St. Vincent. Annie is a giant sculpture. Directed by Hiro Murai.
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Chinese based architecture firm Ministry of Design has just put the final touches on an angular 750 square meter art gallery in Dong Jiang Bay.
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Italy's June design Showcase from Bisazza Foundation to house incredible italian works such as Alessandro Mendini's 'Poltrona di Proust Monumentale'.
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The Red Square in Superkilen – a multicultural area of Copenhagen – is the recently completed sports end (in hues of red) of the new park. Designed by Superflex, Big, and Toptek1.
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Glass Cast, a series of research trajectories manipulating glass through the investigation of two methods of working: hot glass blowing and warm glass slumping. Primarily created by Wes McGee and Catie Newell, Univ. of Michigan.
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Photographs of brilliant colors made by ink, light, and glass by Pery Burge.
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VIDEOJust another night at a Sydney pub, regular guy surprises girlfriend with the help of the Madden brothers from Good Charlotte to serenade her. Legendary stuff by Heineken.
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Beater, Ding3000's new foldable whisk designed for Normann Copenhagen.
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Yayoi Kusama's Infinity Mirror Room in London's Tate Modern.
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Pretty collection showing the variation in take out cup lids.
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Star Wars Episode VI - Return of the Jedi recreated entirely in Icons(Iconoscope), for your delight and amusement. Think of it as how Ikea might retell the story.
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Si Scott's latest typographic wonderment. Bold As Love is designed for UK tee label Origin68 and is inspired by the Hendrix album of the same name.
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Makego turns your iPhone / iPod Touch into a toy vehicle. It encourages fun, open ended collaborative play between parent and child.
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Proud Design's packaging for Amsterdam's Tea Bar where customers can blend their own teas.
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VIDEOForm Us with Love and Cosentino create vases from the quartz composite Silestone.
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Brookesia micra, one of a four newly discovered chameleons, native to Madagascar, and thought to be the tiniest!
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Synthetic Grain: a synthetic wall system inspired by natural from, by PROJECTiONE.
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FEATUREDChocolate margaritas, Domo-Kun heart cookies, and a goat cheese burger are all part of this week’s roundup from Tasteologie and Liqurious.
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Marc Jacobs looks to friend and sculptor Rachel Feinstein who designed 'broken castle' for his Fall/Winter 2012 Show.
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FEATUREDPen Type-A from CW&T is a brilliant pen with an awesome story. This steel beauty was a Kickstarter sensation and is a pleasure to write with.
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Swedish designer duo Elin Carlsten and Elisabet Thostrup have just launched these two rather industrial-looking furniture pieces.
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FEATUREDA Valentine's Day look inside the inspiring world of Wieden + Kennedy's NYC office... from fun murals to giant shoes to post it maps and sportscenter ads in the making... and a fun vday surprise!
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Sometimes, when two octopi love each other very much, they weave their bodies together and a very special heart is born. Awesome valentine's day octopus card design by Christina Piluso!
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The beautiful 28 series by Omer Arbel for Canadian lighting company Bocci, has a new addition. This amazing desk lamp with 'memory cord' is a playful twist on the 2010 design.
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FEATUREDAlinea's Edible Balloon ~ A video introduction to a delicious dessert that's lighter than air!
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Jason Markk and DJ Vice's Jet Set Kit, a compact shoe cleaning kit.
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A 34-foot pillar of 15,000 books about Abraham Lincoln to be on display at Ford's Theatre Center for Education and Leadership.
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Ballerina Folding Table by Åke Axelson for Gärsnäs.
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Stunning series of Birds of Prey photos by Martin Klimas.
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Gorgeous staircase in the stunning House in Aoto by High Land Design.
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Starbucks' Valentine's day cups, part of a Valentines Day campaign from Starbucks Global Creative and global digital marketing team.
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This park in Austria turns into an underwater park every Summer, and back to dry land in Winter! An amazing natural phenomena indeed.
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Studio MGMT's guide to New York City farmer's markets.
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Watch as LEGO Bruce Wayne transforms into Batman in the LEGO batcave.
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The icade 8-bitty is a retro wireless game controlled for your ipad/iphone/android.
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The Box 1-7 Modular Shelf by Pekka Kuivamäki for Be a Malavich, a nesting set of shelves.
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Fancy furniture for the Designer Dorm, cute cartoon by lunchbreath.
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Jamie Oliver's new pizza chain, Union Jacks, located in the Central St Giles building designed by Renzo Piano with interior design by Blacksheep.
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FEATUREDStockholm Design Week ~ A look at our favorites from last week's beautifully minimalist, playful lighting, tables, and more!
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New Caesars Campaign- No CGI Needed. Adam Voorhes built and photographed 8 different laurel logos, capturing everything in camera, to make sure the campaign (created by Mike Ferrer at GSD&M) looked real.
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The Lanvin crossbody bag is an elegant all purpose bag that can even be rolled up when not needed.
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Could your heartbeat be your computer's password in the future?
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All-natural, organic shower gels in no-nonsense packaging from Plant Brooklyn... Organic essential oil blends let you choose your mood, lather up, and then calm down, wake up, or get happy. With one for babies, too.
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Luminaire-k, for less than 10€ create your own paper lampshade using a Kinect to decide exactly where you need lighting!
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FEATUREDUnderwater dogs, a sci-fi take on art history and the world’s largest dodgeball game are all part of this week’s roundup from NOTCOT.org.
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The Cabinet of Dreams, a virtual Valentine's charity shop for Women's Aid with a street level window in London's Soho created by Grey London. The window is full of miniature installations in bell jars including Kyle Bean, Rob Ryan and Charlotte Brown.
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FEATUREDA last minute Valentine's DIY present. Turn the ice dispenser on your refrigerator door into a candy machine.
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the sweetest little animated video on the Google search page to celebrate the year's sweetest day
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HAY‘s relaunch of the Danish furniture classics originally made for FDB (The Danish Consumers
Co-operative Society).
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Tejp Stockholm installation is a collaboration between Färgfabriken and Tobias Rydin, who invited Numen to Stockholm. The artwork is both an exhibition at Färgfabriken as well as the scenography for Tobias Rydins upcoming film KIM.
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VIDEOMesmerizing vortices! Gorgeous video capturing vortex formation along the edge of a free axisymmetric jet.
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Samuel Wilkinson's new hoof tables with sharpened feet.
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This pole-dancing surveillance-camera-headed robot is just one of Giles Walker's whimsical animated sculptures included in this year's RAW Art Fair in Rotterdam this past week.
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This translucent table has just made its debut at Maison et Object 2012, designed by Norwegian architect and designer Andreas Aas.
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Gagosian releases "I Spot DH" pins in response to the recent uproar of ardent hatred concerning Damian Hurst and his "Complete Spot Painting".
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Renaud Dancie, a french creator is hand-making these classy stools and other home decors with reclaimed wood from the french “Landes” forest.
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Wired Science's collection of beautiful videos of the Earth at night.
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Finding space to grow can be tough in the city, but surely everyone has room for this adorable half pint garden.
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Project Paperclip is the first photography exhibition to use Augmented Reality. Follow the link so you can test it with your iPhone.
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We love the minimalism of Leonard Kadid's 'Mountain Lamp'.
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Plastic or Wooden Furniture? Both! Wood Connected by Plastic in Plastic Nature by Pelidesign.
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Ingenious hanging gardens for your flat. Designed by french designers Barreau&Charbonnet.
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Collaboration between jewellery artist Hanna Hedman and photograoher Sanna Lindberg.
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Green Divider by Louise Hederström for OFFECCT.
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Gorgeous 3D woven textiles from Hosoo. Love the rays! This pattern, featuring rays, is called "Ultraviolet".
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Superheroes In Simple Math by illustrator Matt Cowen.
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This Special Museum of Math Edition of the popular Frabjous puzzle/sculpture by Mathematician George Hart is made of Dichroic acrylic which causes it to display a rainbow of colors as it moves in the light.
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Fancy Antique Display is a uppercase display font inspired by French decorative alphabets from the 1940's and 1950's by The Infamous Foundry
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VIDEOLooking for a last minute Valentine's Day gift? Forget chocolates, suck that special someone in with a "Double Chup": the Chupa Chups made especially for two.
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Soft Fold Cabane by Marie Dessuant and Margaux Keller.
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FEATUREDValentine's Day Giveaway!!! Our friends at Knoll are giving one lucky reader a PAIR of Generation Chairs!
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Swedish studio Folkform have just seen their Candle Collage launched at the new Skultuna Concept store in Stockholm.
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Enrico Azzimonti's Bloom for Pavoni Italia, a line of pans made of a LCP technopolymer coupled with an outer coating, made of platinic silicone.
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The Cozy Shelter is a inflatable hiding place that has the defensive look of a sandbag fortress from the outside. The inside is like a pastel colored cave of soft woolen blankets. Part of the exhibition Designworld in the designmuseum of Helsinki.
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npw Animal Crayons! A boat of 12 animal headed crayons ~ they remind me of diem chau's carved crayons.
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Obama puts together a 28-track playlist for his official campaign that sees the likes of Arcade Fire and U2.
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Beauty Is in the Eye of the Collective: Artwork by Steven Morgana.
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