FEATUREDFiretrucks, rubberband ipad holders, mod hut with cinderblock stove and more... Toyota's Ideas For Good winning concepts come to life at this prototyping weekend with Deeplocal at Carnegie Mellon.
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University students, members of the Purdue Society of Professional Engineers (PSPE) Rube Goldberg team have set a new world record for the largest Rube Goldberg machine ever created.
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Jennifer Dengler's experimental series of vessels, 'Branches - Grown Structures in Glass' are currently in Berlin, taking part in the DMY design festival which is now in full swing.
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Four of SOFTlab's beautiful installations. Just one of the many mediums these amazing designers work in.
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Kris Trappeniers does some amazing things with paper.
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VIDEOJim Blackhurst visualizes 11.3 million player 'impact deaths' in the video game Just Cause 2.
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Robole, great Polish toy from Prodiz with components that attach using magnets.
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The new Goflex Seagate, a 500 GB wireless hard drive designed with iPhone, iPod Touch and iPad users in mind.
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Impressive National Geographic article and slideshow of cuttlefish mimicking a variety of backgrounds.
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Armada, latest exhibition by Jacob Hashimoto at Studio La Città, Verona.
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Meet the spoon-billed sandpiper, a shorebird at risk of extinction and with an incredible beak!
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Terra is a 360 degree visibility terrarium from studio Fort Standard. It is mounted on a tripod, composed of wood joined by glass, and allows the observation of plants inside the terrarium from every angle.
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The Weber Fireplace Grill has a beautiful porcelain enamel coating.
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Boor+Yao, LLC's Divided Cities: Kabul, Afghanistan. Part of three city furniture collection examining memory within divided landscapes. Berlin, Istanbul, & Kabul.
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VIDEOGiuseppe Vetrano takes a walk in Milan.
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The Lido Deck Chair, by Skagerak Denmark, is one of the coolest modern lounge chairs for your backyard and part of TheDesignerPad's top 10 outdoor seating choices.
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FEATUREDGet ready for the weekend with a few highlights from NotVentures.
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A San Francisco interaction designer Joshua Kaufman was able to retrieve his stolen Macbook using the remarkable security app Hidden combined with the publicity powers of Tumblr.
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Stationery series from Craft Design Technology.
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I Draw Cars, by Matt Marrocco and Adam Hubers, a sketchbook and reference guide pairing commonly used industry reference materials with a molelskine sketchbook.
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FEATUREDUnboxing of the Knoll Generation Office Chair ~ it claims to support ANY way of sitting with its tagline “The first chair that lets you sit how you want.” Check out the details and the slingshot like back!
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FLOW CHART: Having an idea for a killer website doesn't necessarily mean you can build it yourself.
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Steve Heller watches "Making Faces: Metal Type in the 21st Century,” a new documentary by Richard Kegler.
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Illustration called 'fashion is not dead'. Portrait of Gala Gonzalez famous blogger.
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Awesome basement renovation of a row home in Georgetown, DC. Really sleek interior with an efficient use of space. All you need in just one space! Not to mention the sweet custom light wall in the back.
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New York architects SO-IL have designed these coloured acrylic display cases in geometric shapes to showcase pieces by German porcelain brand Meissen in an exhibition at Kunsthal KAdE in Amersfoort, the Netherlands.
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ARTINFO France sat down with Musée d'Orsay curator Stéphane Guéguan, who organized the show, to talk about Manet's connection to Impressionism, abstraction, and subjectivity.
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VIDEOAnti Retro, Jonathan Gurvit's three new commercials for Citröen titled ‘Anti Retro’ captures the slow motion destruction of retro blenders, TVs, and phones.
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Trulia's Crime Maps visualize criminal activity in major metros across America. Find out when and where crime happens in your neighborhood!
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Londoners can celebrate national ice cream week with an icecream from the amphibious HMS Flake 99 commissioned by Fredericks ice cream.
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FriendsWithYou and AOL announce the opening of 'Rainbow City' the forty piece environmental installation in New York City, celebrating Section 2 of the High Line. Join us Wed June 8, 11:00am to 10pm.
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Aim True letterpress giveaways for the tour of The Mohawk Show designed by The Hungry Workshop for Raleigh Paper. And check out the making of video too!
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Skylite Snowballs - A fun project to make our regular childhood snow cones a real culinary treat.
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Limited edition James Perse Ping Pong table.
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VIDEOJAYS underground campaign, Behind The Wall, a public binaural sound installation. Using headphone jacks placed in selected locations, it dares curious by-passers to experience what actually goes on behind the wall.
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DIY Backyard Scrabble project from Sacramento architect Kristy McAuliffe.
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Look back at the most beautiful cars of Le Mans, the ultimate marriage of sports and business, as seen in auto racing wallstreet journal.
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VIDEOLoom, an absolutely beautiful, dark and almost tactile visual story of struggle; A moth being caught in a spiders web. Struggling for an escape, the moth's panicked movements only lessen its chance of survival.
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The A5 MAGAZINE's latest issue - HOME: 45 postcards + 2 posters + a booklet, packed in a must have box.
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KitchenScape is an Astro Exploration in housewares that reimagines our relationship with our counter top appliances.
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VIDEOOutaouais Tourism - See it for yourself - How do you shine the spotlight on a region that really deserves to be discovered? All it takes is a little mischievous humour.
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A striking outdoor lighting design for a Scottish city underpass proves that high impact doesn’t have to mean high energy, as this large scale 170 LED lighting installation consumes the equivalent energy of 6 incandescent light bulbs.
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VIDEO"Turning donated coins into the shape of the recipients" An Innovative Concept for World Wildlife Fund by Miami Ad School Europe Students.
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Squared Cities is a series of photography assembling some of the most famous cities corners in the world.
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The husband and wife team of Jed and Jennifer Heuer created this Pendleton's inspired 3D paper pattern for a Portland gallery show.
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VIDEOCompressing about 70 minutes of take-offs at Boston’s Logan International Airport into just over 2:30.
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The National Trust unveils eight talking benches voiced by celebrities including John Sergeant, Stephen Fry, Miranda Hart and Alain de Botton.
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VIDEOSneak peek of 826 Boston's new book 'We Think You're Old Enough to Know' —featuring the stories of over 60 student authors, designed and illustrated by Continuum—going on sale starting next week.
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VIDEOGo For It // Dating 3.0 - Ever dream of a mix between augmented reality and dating? Go For It is a fake mobile app that brings back dating in real life.
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mastermind JAPAN teamed up with Deica on their latest project. They created a room spray in collaboration with the perfume and candle brand.
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Evergreen wood prints. Hand stained, hand pulled, only 5 made.
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VIDEOSteve Haddock at the Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute explains why “There’s no such thing as a jellyfish" in this video.
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Fun pieces from Scout's Honor Co., a stationery studio based in Burlington, Vermont.
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The Asus Padfone presented at Computex 2011 is a tablet with a 10.1" screen and rear camera, as well as a 3G smartphone. Both work with Android.
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Cinemagraphs: Great photographs turned into gif-animations by Jamie Beck & Kevin Burg.
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Proctor & Gamble bring back vintage packaging for Target stores.
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Port Authority Bus Terminal is to be decked with GKD-USA's MediaMesh, a new system for the "medialization" of large façades.
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Wilbur by weltunit is an add-on for desk bases like the traditional Eiermann rack. The tabletop has a cut-out on top and a tunnel for peripheral devices underneath. It will be presented at the Design Festival in Berlin.
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Ellen Kooi's Out of Sight Series at P.P.O.W.
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Google Street View of Grand Theft Auto IV's Liberty City by GTA fans using 80,000 screen shots.
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PrintBrush is a mini inkjet that prints on any flat surface with a wave of the hand and it was invented by Alex Breton.
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The wooden vessel and utensil set by Hans Gottsacker is inspired by sea faring vessels themselves.
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A surprising self-promotion effort from ad agency Proximity BBDO Paris which just created a boardgame to spoof our digital egos.
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Created by Scott Garner and Loren Judah of Süperfad Seattle, this visualizer displays global web traffic for superfad.com along with various information about the home city of each visitor.
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Between art and design, Suzy Lelièvre's unexpected work.
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Apartement 1511 : a stylish renovation by Brazilian architects Alan Chu & Cristiano Kato.
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FEATUREDSuper beer and scotch glass roundup! Fun ones we want and others we already have and love!
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The Hive in Manchester's Northern Quarter is hosting Salford Universities BA Graphics show- with a bevy of artistic beauties on show from illustration, aps, motion, photography. Take a look on 16th June.
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Interesting gastro concept by Pos1t1on and Nostro Production.
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FEATUREDA stunning fashion roundup from NotCouture ~ feel free to share your fashion obsessions with us too!
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Discover the most beautiful design installation during the Festival de Cannes 2011 ...
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Baby cheetah with a mohawk! Justinsomnia goes on safari at Maasai Mara.
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FEATUREDA peek inside the Skip Hop design studios and a preview of their new collection!
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VIDEOAn astronaut's view of the world's most stunning landscapes.
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Awesome packaging concept for Stop Flooding My Record Collection exhibition. Aimed to raise funds for flood victims.
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nutrismart- Royal College of Art, Design Solo Project, 2011/ nutrition management system
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Walter Bosse collectible bronzes from the 40s - 60s.
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Art collectors who travel from New York to the Art Basel fair in Basel, Switzerland, this month will be greeted by a familiar but delightful sight.
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FEATUREDCars that have customizable wallpaper settings, fun videos, lumberjacks, ninjas, luchadors, and more! (And even some exclusive wallpapers, pre-sized for the dash display.)
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Åsa Jungnelius makes her first appearance as a Kosta Boda designer. Her Jackie collection combines artistry with an appealing sense of the decadent.
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Luck Bunnies by Scott Patt (of Converse fame). For his upcoming solo show at Portland's very own Grass Hut.
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Flared Wine Bottle Antique Green Contemporary Mini Pendant with Vine Accent
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Fresh from The Given. New animal collage series from The Given Collective.
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Les Dandys series from Ibride design studio (Rachel and Benoit Convers) in collaboration with Carine Jannin. Hidden beneath the portraits are small shelves.
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Stunning Illustration "Marie Antoinette" by CLAU CLAU.
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'House in Prado' in Marseille - France by Maurice Padovani interior designer.
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The meanest alarm clock ever shreds your money while it waits for you to get out of bed.
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Owen Silverwood's 'Inner space' is a series of photographs depicting NASA hardware in confined environments.
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Web entrepreneur Dann Petty creates the ultimate sci-fi user interface for Transformers 3.
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Above a lightning storm on a flight from LAX to JFK
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Enjoy the best of British spring wildlife wherever you are with BBC springwatch webcams, available internationally for the first time!
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Lookout Point by Swiss architects HHF, the first of eight structures to be completed for the Mexican pilgrimage la Ruta del Peregrino.
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VIDEOTime-lapse: Architecture students from Chalmers U. in Gothenburg build a giant cocoon from seven kilometers of plastic film roll as a part of their 'Who is the architect' spring exhibition 2011.
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Math + Lasers! Nervous System tests out their new laser cutter to produce an incredible faceted plywood display for their products.
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The Kitchn's Breakfast with a Blogger with NOTCOT/Tasteologie! Leela tries out our favorite veggie sausage and gravy recipe! A delicious (healthier) take on our comfort food favorite.
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VIDEOStudent Project: An experimental map of the 122nd Wimbledon Final Set. Instructor: Andrew Byrom. Turn your speakers on and enjoy the video!
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VIDEOThe Arctic Light, another great film from Terje Sørgjerd. Filmed between 29th April and 10th May 2011 in the Arctic, on the archipelago Lofoten in Norway.
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VIDEORenault - The Electric Life. Publicis Conseil created this new global campaign to highlight the efficiency of electric power in our everyday lives. Ad by Dougal Wilson.
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Discover the brand new Chanel J12 Chromatic in titanium ceramic, with an amazing video promo.
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Paper cut super heroes by Grégoire Guillemin.
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Stretch Eames by Et Al., Etc. An Eames bench in 3, 4, 5, 6, and so on and so forth.
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Nice moustachioed branding for Ginger Joe's Ginger Beer.
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Shoemaking is increasingly a rare Australian craft, but Melbourne shoemakers Preston Zly are keeping the practice very much alive.
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IBM Executive Briefing Center - Rome, Italy. Designed by Iosa Ghini Architects Associated.
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Take a look at this beautifully formed decanter and set of glasses by London based designer Tomás Alonso.
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A roundup of design inspiration from here at NOTCOT.org that takes you down the rabbit hole, through beautiful soundscapes and beyond.
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FEATUREDDelirious impressionist imagery stuck in my head ~ from 48 hours out to sea spent nearly horizontal... a first look from Mercedes-Benz/Mike Horn PANGAEA Sailing Adventures LA-SF.
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Classic ornamented bottle design for Mombasa Club Gin by Luis Vázquez from Typesense.
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Chair 1.3 by Michael Turner - The Turner Collective.
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GR230, a service station along Route 230 in northern Japan, by Code architects.
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'Baud' organic bench and table by Vito Selma.
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Rocker Bench Mustafa, a collaboration between Helmut Morrison, Loitfelder & Weikamp and Klaus Fuchsenberger.
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Namecards by Manic Design. Hotstamped and silkscreened on a smooth, heavy, black cardstock.
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Saturday London's minimalist packaging for Mr Porter.
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Steve Thompson's Crayola Force, Star Wars characters carved from crayons.
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Lisa Corbett explores the spirit world that co-exists with our world, in her Summer-Land series. Believer or not; her drawings in ink, watercolor and gouache on paper, are beautiful!
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VIDEOThe boys with beards get dirty! Highland Park's own Knowhow Shop LA hosted a garden theme art and design show as part of NELA Open Gallery Night. Opening night video! by Dru Korab.
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Urban City Bike Shelves, the perfect accessory for your home. All bike shelves handmade from either Cherry Wood or Walnut and finished with a natural wax. Can be customized to fit.
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Korora House sits on a remote ridge between the Hauraki Gulf and the breathtaking landscape of Waiheke island. By Daniel Marshall Architects.
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Jeff Rubio's clutch clip wins the 7th Annual Umbra x Pratt Design Competition.
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Flora and Fauna preserved. Micro-ecosystems by Luzin hit the streets of Barcelona.
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Oakley Wind Jacket with snap=in gaskets and a protective seal for traveling at high speeds.
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Clever posters by Rethink to raise awareness for NoTankers.ca - the posters bleed onto everything else as it rains.
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The Hollis crib from Nursery Works made from non-toxic and recyclable lucite.
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Akko Goldenbeld makes music from the cityscape of the city of Eindhoven.
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A new design of Adirondack. Hand made, folding, light weight, stackable, and beautiful by Cedar Crossing.
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It's just been announced that two great projects conceived by students of Scuola Politecnica di Design Milan have been shortlisted for the Targa Giovani, the collateral event of the XXII Compasso d’Oro ADI.
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Stop-motion music video for Amos Lee that is made almost entirely out of white paper. Directed by NYC-based stop-motion studio //kneeon.
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Lamborghini Aventador LP700-4, the new halo car of Lamborghini, still lustworthy. Slideshow and video in the weekend wallstreet journal.
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Brand new large-scale macramé work by Portland based artist/designer Sally England.
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VIDEOBrazilian advertising agency DCS created an interactive iPad ad that allows the user to experience how easy it is to cook with Tramontina Starflon Pan (non stick). With this ad, the user can move the iPad, simulating actual cooking.
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German designers KFF have recently launched this new dining table called 'Foerster' which combines recycled oak beams with a striking metal frame.
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