90 Degree bathtub for the Roca Competition by designer Ethan Lai stands vertically to fit in compact bathrooms
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“A ream of paper scatters in a gust of wind, soaring high into the black winter night, every sheet glowing bright, against a backdrop of the most exquisite 17th century architecture." - the Bourrasque installation by designer Paul Cocksedge.
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Craftsman are coming to NAIAS with Cadillac of Lawn Tractors, named as CTX.
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Clipp, an easy to install table leg from DLF which can be attached to nearly every kind of table top.
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The 2012 Cut Paper Art Calendar. 12 Months of fantastically unique paper creations by Japan-based artist Patrick Gannon.
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Take a look at this new concept called 'rEvolution' by Czech Republic designer Martin Jakobsen.
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A light weight tensegrity structure makes the bulbs of Brendan Ravenhill's Cord chandelier appear to float.
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A sneak peek at The Great Barrier Reef, a new BBC wildlife documentary that starts on New Year's Day.
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The entrance to Private House by Rui Grazina, a home in Barcelos, Portugal.
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VIDEOTom Haugomat and Bruno Mangyoku's tribute to Drive.
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An easy to expand shelving system by German design studio DLF.
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VIDEOHomeless, an short film by Yevgeni Krachak, a student at the Bezalel Academy of Art and Design, which combines cg with live footage.
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Sonic Arboretum, a collaboration between Andrew Bird and Ian Schneller.
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How To Lead A Creative Life, the infographic. Fast Co's complete guide to making your inner genius your greatest on-the-job asset by Jason Feifer.
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FEATUREDBytesize Science takes an animated look at the science behind champagne.
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Bananafish Books have expanded their online store to an actual physical location in the northeastern port town of Dalian. It is the first indie publication bookstore in China.
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FEATUREDStrawberry Sparkle ~ A great video showing how to make a fresh drink to celebrate New Year's Eve!
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Olive and Sinclair: A bean to bar chocolatier in Nashville, TN. "Made with single origin cacao beans, slow roasted and stone ground with only pure brown sugar for a robust flavor unique to Souther Artisan Chocolate." Delicious + beautiful labels!
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Ultimate Survival Technologies SaberCut Saw - Another option for a hand-operated chain saw which cuts and clears in both directions, so every stroke eats through whatever you need cut. It has self-cleaning cutting teeth and a custom carrying case.
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VIDEOThese rainbows are not what they seem. Lee Baker used ten thousand meters of acrylic yarn to create Refractive Monolith, a piece commissioned by The Future Tense.
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IR (hand gestures) controlled speaker docking system made for iPod and iPhone
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VIDEOThicket, an audiovisual playground for the iPad that allows anyone to create beautiful sounds and pictures from simple finger touches.
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RCR 917 Replica houses a 12 hours of Sebring slot car race track inside
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Bohn’s ‘Visions of the Future’ Ads from the 1940s.
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Ball of cards - Thirty cards are required, and each is slotted as in the template below. To build your own, simply copy this pattern onto thirty cards, cut on the red lines, and assemble as in the image.
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The pocket chainsaw can fold up and fit in a pocket, but is also strong enough to cut 3" think limbs.
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FEATUREDSo many tempting libations at Liqurious in 2011 ~ here are the top 100!
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When standing within the cavernous expanse of Norway’s new Vennesla Library one is almost transported to the inside of a blue whale, looking up at the arched, ivory ribcage....
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"The Story of Gardens," a mini-comic by Kuba Woynarowski.
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FEATUREDFulton's Clip Joint Playing Cards from Dan & Dave. Inspired by "...a time and place where men were men, women were dames, and the next deal could be your last."
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VIDEOA test of the Non-Pneumatic Tire by Resilient Industries.
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Famous Red Enamel Steel Cups from Best Made Company.
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FEATUREDRimowa x Moncler go on holiday... the result? A chimera of a carry-on...
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Scottish artist David Mach's 'Matchheads' are made up of thousands of matches, then burned, leaving a charred, yet still impressive, sculpture behind.
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A great find in New Orleans, the New Orleans Pharmacy Museum.
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A large sphere kit from Ikoso, a build your own 30″ diameter geodesic sphere with glow in the dark connectors.
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Drone Station for Mac ~ you can now fly your AR Drone with your mac combined with various controllers (xbox/ps3, logitech joysticks, wii and more!)
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Brazilian artist Henrique Oliveira creates sculptures of tree trunks, making them look like they burst through the walls of the galleries.
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FEATUREDDivision of's holiday card ~ a cute laser cut acrylic ruler/stencil and letterpressed card filled with holiday cheer and fun cheeky mustaches, speech bubbles and more!
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FEATUREDFeast of Fiction ~ A new weekly web cooking show takes on fictional foods from video games and movies. From Skyrim Sunlight Soufflé to Harry Potter's Butterbeer...
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VIDEOLook out! FPV (video piloted) flight with my 60'' Zephyr in Sunny South Florida.
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FEATUREDStranger & Stranger's Spirit No. 13 is here! And the packaging is beyond lustworthy ~ so detailed... from the ads on the brown paper bag... to the apothecary inspired label!
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Santa’s Digital Workshop, Bucharest, University of Architecture&Urbanism 'Ion Mincu', explored the possibilities of advanced algorithmic design with elements of interactive design to create an array of geometric ornaments.
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An aquarium style pool in Villa Midgård by DAPstockholm.
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RockRegeneration, a case for Hennessy Cognac by Arik Levy.
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FEATUREDWindows for your pets, Matryoshka dolls and bioluminescent sea creatures all feature in this week’s roundup from NOTCOT.org.
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FEATURED"We boxed some mountains for you." ~ Eleven Inc sends over Sun Valley, Idaho in a wooden box filled with a selection of objects and films/stories!
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FEATUREDPirate Chef Pancake Plates designed by Jon Wye exclusively at UncommonGoods!
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Creative Something's Rules of a Creator's Life 2011/12 Edition.
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The Northwest Coast Prints Set of 6 by Jefdesigns. Prints measure 6"x6" and are mounted on 1/2" thick, espresso stained panels.
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Snowblinded aka Anthony Cozzi has a new print for sale. Elk Peak is a limited edition 18x24" screen print. Signed and numbered.
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FEATUREDThe Boston Public Library's Print Department has a stunning collection of vintage travel posters ~ a time when their designs were filled with wonder and possibility. Take a peek at my favorites!
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Farfalle clip on bow-tie! Designed by Micro Works
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BURGER BUNNY! Joe Ledbetter style in wood...
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A7 has some lovely photography showing off their new leather camera straps
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The Thing Quarterly #16: Dave Eggers... Published on a shower curtain, with the idea that one would read it while showering, this issue is a monologue told to Dave Eggers by his shower curtain.
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Amazing vintage map of Great Britain ~ you have to see the huge version to appreciate the tine details ~ like the sheep! and engineering and such...
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Ikoso Omniball Atom - Create a “bumpy” atom using paper and glue. Kit comes flat packed.
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Dudebox x Pete Fowler & Fiends design contest... and new toy! Peter Fowler and Fiends, the platform style project will feature 3 shapes, each with interchangeable heads + horns/ears.
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Designers Anonymous ‘Warm red’ Pantone chip design for a Christmas gift of mulled wine.
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Love this Christmas Tree Driedel designed by Or Leviteh.
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Product design student Veronika Paluchova's house shaped dish rack.
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For the superstitious, Ich&Kar designed a Knock On Wood card to have on us at all times!
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VIDEOCheck out this video on the artist that did the Planet of the Apes mural! It's a pretty awesome piece of street art.
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The Martin Margiela Line 13 champagne bucket, 7-liter paint pail turned champagne cooler.
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"Young Mexican artist, dedicated to animation, design, illustration and the ways that the force and the art will afford him"
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Gorgeous glass and porcelain work by Shan Anabelle Valla.
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FEATUREDNOTCOT Holiday Giveaway #30: Ignoble Bags is giving away their limited edition (sold out!) Alternate Future Collection Duo of the Stilwin Seedpod Backpack and the Wonderly Canister Rucksack!
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The stunning Carpinteria Foothills Residence by Neumann Mendro Andrulaitis.
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VIDEOMorphology, lovely claymation by Peter Sluszka.
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Column Five has created an interactive coffee poster in appreciation of their clients and partners to share in the love of two important things: caffeine consumption and data visualization. C5 will also be releasing 500 limited prints in their Five-&-Dime.
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Check out the new newsroom of Austria’s WirtschaftsBlatt newspaper.
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Instant Skyline Workshop by Kacey Wong.
An interactive installation art project that allows participants to construct their mini skyscraper sculpture out of recycled wood..
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Fuck The Crisis: Generator greeting cards anti-crisis - That is, what is it? The new project of Retrofuturs is to provide a new kind of greeting card creator. A simple, minimalist, the greeting card anti-crisis.
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Danish artist Pernille Snedker Hansen uses marbling technique to color wooden floors, leaving it with a totally different look. Marbelous wood!
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Raw wood version of the upcoming Wild Heads objects series by Bongo Design.
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Perhaps the best Christmas gift this year is a bottle of moonshine in a mason jar.
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Mike He creates a Matryoshka doll that combines the Little Red Riding Hood fairy tale with the layered Russian doll.
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The Large Hadron Collider at Cern has been recreated in Lego.
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FEATUREDNOTCOT Holiday Giveaway #29: Kidrobot a 24” Yummy Pizza Plush, a 9” Pink Edition Cupcake Plush, a 13” Ice Cream Sandwich Plush, a 12” Brown Edition Donut Plush, Dessert Keychains, and Donut Pulls.
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Samia Kallidis's adorable personalized art kits for children in a homeless shelter in the Bronx.
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FEATUREDNOTCOT Holiday Giveaway #28: OTTO Espresso (after three years of development and a few awards) is giving away one of their stunning OTTO Espresso Makers and Portable Induction Cooktops!
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Peter Marigold's Shop Sign Bird Hoses created for the charity auction 'The Birds, The Bats & The Bees' held at Phillips de Pury & Company held in June 2008.
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Lumi have developed photographic print process for textiles and natural materials. Inkodye uses sunlight to expose the dye.
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The Slalom Steerable Sled crafted from marine-grade molded plywood.
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VIDEOVancouver Aquarium's Jelly Swarm from Tangible Intervention and origami artist Joseph Wu.
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David Cole, who creates taxidermy style animals out of Lego, interviewed by the NYtimes.
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The CSYS LED task light from Jake Dyson, a sleek adjustable and dimmable lamp.
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Mid-Century Ads: Advertising from the Mad Men Era, by Jim Heimann, Steven Heller and printed by Taschen capturing American print advertising in the 50s and 60s.
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FEATUREDDiscover the Rice Field Terraces of Yunnan, the perfect wave in Indonesia, Tokyo’s Tsukiji Fish Market and more in this week’s roundup from NotVentures.
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