*sub-studio
Poor Design came up with several adaptations to the clothespin. My favorites are the Pencil and the Bedside Lamp.
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*sub-studio
Interesting umbrellas by Ofess - the 0%Graphic is simply black with one triangular color. But the best part of Ofess' umbrella line is the hard shell wine bottle type packaging that the umbrellas come in.
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*sub-studio
Charlotte X. C. Sullivan mixes ink with soapy water and allows the bubbles to dry on paper. I like how you can sometimes see the burst bubble.
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*sub-studio
Check out JJ Sulin's photography portfolio - full of interesting, off-beat photos of life in America.
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*sub-studio
Wow - Julien de Smedt Architects' crazy proposal for the Mondri and Elano Hotel in Las Vegas. In most other locations it would be inappropriate, but in Las Vegas it is reminiscent of the big top circus tents and fits right in with Vegas' surreal architecture.
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*sub-studio
The Big Picture chronicles 2008 in photos. This is their first installment of three.
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*trendsnow
Created on the dome of the Human Rights room in the UN in Geneva, this gigantic multicolored canopy was designed by the renowned Spanish artist Miquel Barcelo.
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*design egg
The holiday house Breiteneben is situated in the lower mountains of the heart of Austria. The 16th century building has been renovated using traditional methods and materials while integrating the comforts of the new millennium.
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*turbografix
'Stop Designing, Start Playing' is the motto printmaker Wendy Chapple and designer Coralie Bickford-Smith pass onto students at the London College of Communication.
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*architonic
Blow up sheet metal:
An interview with Oskar Zieta, architect at the CAAD-professorship at ETH Zurich.
*nickpapageorgia
Very fun teapot from talented duo making up Lilach Lotan Pottery. The driving teapot was created by the Canada based team of Lilach & Ron Lotan.
#17349Love this giant pixelated facade on a parking garage in Adelaid - so much more fun that Times Square's typical jumbo screen. Each of the 748 square panels of the Rundle Lantern are lit by two LEDs.
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*sub-studio
Malus Communis is a shelf designed by Defact Studio - a vine-like shelf for cds and dvds that crawls up the wall.
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*cecilito81
The frontdesk at Mama Shelter. The latest low cost hotel endeavor designed by Roland Castro with interiors by Philippe Starck in the 20th arrondisement of Paris.
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*sub-studio
Interesting ship-like interiors at the Berge Guesthouse by Nils Holger Moormann. Backpackers can stay in "‘sleep cells" - essentially rooms designed just for that, with a communal space that includes a library, kitchen and gathering area with a fireplace.
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*23D Films
Commercials for Bud Light's Drinkability campaign. The main character "draws" in mid-air using animation created by 23D Films.
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