Ceramic House, Madrid by Héctor Ruiz-Velázquez
Ceramic House in Madrid, is a make-over redesigned by Héctor Ruiz-Velázquez of an attic rooms into a new living space with a variety of levels. All parts of this ...
Sprouting Bench by Studio KAA
The sprouting bench by Kois Associated Architects is a proposal for a public bench. The initial idea was to design a morphologically “live” object which alludes to plant growth ...
In Utero Images Glimpse Animals Inside the Womb
A joint project between the National Geographic Channel and Channel 4, the series used advanced high definition cameras to capture animals and embryos during pregnancy and birth. $Techniques included infrared ...
Bucefalo Sofa by Emanuele Canova
Bucefalo it is the brand new sofa from “The Memento Collection.” Inspired by Bucefalo’s legendary figure, the black horse that only Alexander The Great succeeded to tame. The design is available in black and white and some models feature wood finishes. The sofa also comes with complementary pillows which adds charm without affecting the overall soberness of the product.
Push Button House by Adam Kalkin
Push Button House created by Adam kalkinarchitect is shipping container that opens up into an entire house. The Push Button House starts as a shipping container until a button is pushed, and it turns into a house. Motorized walls unfold like a flower, revealing a fully functional house, complete with refined, understated furnishings.
The open structure contains six rooms spread across the container’s floor and walls. On one wall there is a double bed and bathroom complete with a full size bathtub. in the middle, there is a kitchenette and dinning table complete with a chandelier overhead. To complete the home, the doors of the container are lined with a library full of books. on the other wall there is a living area with a sofa and side tables.The home demonstrates how the technologies of wider industry can be used to create dynamic architectural conceits.
September 2, 2010 - Architecture, Housing, Latest, Prefab, Sound System - Author: Chantal - Comments: 0
GILApple Lamp by Undercover
Undercover brings a new and unique lamp concept, design GILApple Lamp that borrows its entire shape from an apple.
GILApple Lamp made in three colors: red, black and white, and the creators claim that very soon strange lights appear on the shelves. At least the foreign ones, well, online stores, no doubt, too. On the value “apple light” yet nothing is known.
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Amazing High Speed Bullet Photography by Alexander Augusteijn
Alexander Augusteijn takes high-speed photography up a notch with these photos of bullets shooting through droplets of water.
Alexander Augusteijn says;
I am a photographer from the Netherlands, specializing in high speed photography. I use a normal flash to achieve very short illuminations. The most critical parameter in this kind of photography is timing, which is achieved by computer control of shutter, flash, valve, gun or whatever other device is used.
These kind of images require a lot of experimentation, dedication, patience and willingness to endlessly clean spill of liquids and debris from objects shot to pieces. Several hundreds of trial shots may be needed to get timing correct. After that, the process is pretty well controlled, and often half of the shots will be usable, with 1 out of 10 really interesting.
September 1, 2010 - Exhibiton, Latest, Photography - Author: Chantal - Comments: 0
Hanging Air Plant Pods by Michael McDowell
Michael McDowell has created a collection of ceramic hanging air plant pods.
from Michael McDowell:
I designed these ceramic hanging air plant pods specifically for air plants (Tillandsia) after discovering that tillandsias will not survive in standing water and if water pools in their leaves it can harm them.Each pod is made from a gorgeous natural buff colored stoneware clay that I cover in an exquisite silky matte white glaze. Your pod comes with a generous amount of natural hemp cord all ready to hang. Because they are high fired, you can hang them outdoors as well but make sure to bring your air plants inside during cooler temperatures. To secure the air plants I tuck a couple leaves inside if the bulb isn’t big enough to hang within the pod itself. Each arrives gift packaged and make the perfect house warming present. They look amazing individually or hung in groups! The colors of my pods are designed to be able to be mixed and matched. You can also display these right side up on a shelf or table just by taking the cord and hanger out.
Bookcase Bed & Desk by Paul Coudamy
The French architect Paul Coudamy has transformed this upper level of this small Parisian apartment.
Known for his custom solutions for small spaces, the architect made the most of the 23 square meters with a sliding bookshelf, bed and desk unit. The bookshelf slides to expose the bed to the room and hide the desk — or to expose the desk and wrap the bed in a little nook.
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Houseboat by Rost Niderehe Architects
German architects Rost Niderehe have designed a houseboat on the Eilbek canal in Hamburg, Germany. The original idea has been to design a houseboat that essentially has the character of a boat in combination with the comfort of a traditional family home.
Col Letto, Wrapping Bed by Lago
This comfortable and unusual bed called Col-Letto Bed was created by Italian furniture manufacturer Lago. The bed features a flexible visual and sound barrier that borders the bed and can be conveniently flipped up. Pushed and pulled, and flipped down for a dramatically different look and feel.
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RK Apothecary by The Los Angeles Design Group
Los Angeles Design Group have created an interior design for RK Apothecary, a store that sells bath and body products. The RK Apothecary space before the redesign was small and dense with structural and mechanical elements that could not be altered.
The LADGs design had to respond to the existing interior because the client did not have the luxury of gutting it and beginning fresh. The pods have anatomic similarities to the humble strawberry, whose “exterior gives little clue to the structural nature of its interior.
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VELETARIO, Carlsberg Campain by eosméxico
Mauricio and Sebastian Lara have created this moving sculpture called VELETARIO to introduce CARLSBERG beer in Mexico.
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The Library Resort, Koh Samui by Tirawan Songsawat
The Library Resort also called “The LiB” is a resort in Koh Samui, designed by local designer Tirawan Songsawat with minimalist structure. This library is located between old-growth trees on that resort and minimalist structure become the choice. The use of contrast color such as;white, red, black and grey become one of interesting point which fresh our eyes.
Tirawan Songsawat explained about the concept of this project; This library is built as an exotic smart concept. Semi-minimalist architecture is our solution as it provides a very simple architecture and interior which has a balance with surrounding nature. To complement with architecture style, a smart interactive between staff and guests is added up to ensure that the right combination of both facilities and staff will create a perfect blend of the project.
The strong point of this project is ‘The Library Building’ located by the beach named itself after the project’s title. The White building with high huge ceiling equipped with glass window pane all around will enrich purity, serenity and peace.
The Library Building consists of three box-style units adjoining together where the middle box is an open-air serving as a mini-café.
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August 27, 2010 - Architecture, Beach House, Hotel, Latest, Travel - Author: Chantal - Comments: 1
Urban Nests by Luzinterruptus
Imploring the very essence of a livable space for birds this time, the Spanish art group Luzinterruptus have come up with a vivacious installation called the Urban Nest .
It is a cosy series of lighting embellishments for scaffolding. Over 130 colored birds were placed in the yellow, plastic balls that were put in place to prevent accidents involving the scaffolding joints.
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“Plastic Converted Back Into Oil,” Machine by Akinori Ito
Akinori Ito, from the Japanese company Blest has developed a machine capable to transform Plastic back into oil to be later used to create gasoline, Diesel and Kerosene. While the process is not so difficult to understand the result is pretty impressive, for every 1kg of plastic, 1 liter of oil can be harvested. Aside from the obvious advantage of this process in targeting issues of plastic recycling, the machine also does not generate any carbon dioxide when put into application.
Plastic to oil fantastic – Akinori Ito
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Casa de Leça, Portugal by EZZO
Portuguese architecture firm EZZO transformed a common building into a modern home.The exterior design of the volume is influenced by the addition of metal structures and wood coating, giving a different identity to the house. The number highlighted in the facade is only used to name the place occupied.
Module.MGX Table by WertelOberfell and Matthias Bär
Module.MGX is a modular table system by WertelOberfell and Matthias Bär takes its design cues from tree roots. Because of the size and shape, the table can be used alone or can be put one beside the other.
Module.MGX Table
Bufalino Camper, Converted Piaggio by Cornelius Comanns
German designer Cornelius Comanns has converted a Piaggio APE 50 three-wheeled delivery vehicle, a cheap and fuel efficient platform.
My aim was to give people a better understanding of the country, the surrounding, and the range they have travelled. the travelling vehicle is always with you like some kind of a base camp, while also being used for moving on in an easygoing and spontaneous way.
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Denon Celebrates 100th Anniversary with a New Line of Gear
To commemorate a century in business Denon has debuted a line of celebratory gear, including this chunky direct-drive DP-A100 turntable, which combines modern styling with a retro, almost Mid-Century Modern look.
Denon 100th anniversary
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August 24, 2010 - Latest, Music, Sound System - Author: Chantal - Comments: 0
