Friday, December 31, 2010

Bed Made of Comforters


If your cozy comforter makes it hard for you to get out of bed in the morning, you should probably steer clear of this bed made entirely of comforters.  As for me, I'm diving in it and pulling a Rip Van Winkle.  Created by Linda Topic.

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'The Seed' Activity Center


Sakip Sabanci Museum's new activity center gets its name straight from looking at the floor plans and sections.  The "seed' shaped addition is embedded in the existing museum and contains a stage and multi-colored seating.  Designed by Nevzat Sayin.

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Chip Paper Clip Holder


I bet Twitter's headquarters has a Chip paper clip holder on every desk in their building.  Its clean form and magnetic surface makes for a great way to tidy up metallic desk clutter.  Designed by Alessi.

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Thursday, December 30, 2010

San Andreas Coffee Table


Inspired by the San Andreas fault, this coffee table is able to pull apart at its fault line to reveal storage space underneath.  Designed by Ricardo Garza Marcos.

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Jaguar C-X75


Jaguar's C-X75 concept car is a celebration of design, innovation and class. Loosely based on the classic XJ13 concept the C-X75 exhibits the power and elegance of a supercar while showcasing cutting edge technology that makes it super efficient and environmentally friendly.

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Salami CD


Musician, Shidlas, has printed and packaged his new album to resemble wrapped salami.  Designed by Mother Eleganza.

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Wednesday, December 29, 2010

Ivy Noise Sound Installation



Just as ivy grows up stone walls, this speaker and wire installation by Daniela Di Maro and Roberto Pugliese climbs its way up the stark white walls of a museum space and the ornate wall of an old church.  The speakers can play pre-selected audio sounds or they can play altered sounds captured by microphones placed in the soundspace.

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Ugly Duckling Lamps


Reusing plastic bottles and PVC piping, Hong Kong based designer, Kamric has created the 'ugly duckling project' in an attempt to turn ugly materials into beautiful lamps.

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Upcycled Dresser Drawers


SchubLaden "upcycles" old drawers into new unique dressers for a vintage-modern look.  This could easily be a DIY project for anyone looking to revitalize a few old dressers laying around.

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Tuesday, December 28, 2010

Sunniside Public Realm


"Sunniside Public Realm" is a public seating installation designed by Charlie Davidson - a project which he won the commision for through Sunniside Partnership - used as a means of revitalizing Sunniside, Sunderland in the U.K.

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"Aircraft" by Le Corbusier


It's always great to see designers step out of their element to discuss and critique another type of design.  Le Corbusier takes a look at the "emerging aircraft technology" going on in 1935 in his book called "Aircraft".

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DIY Mod Chandelier for $10


ManMade gives us this great how-to for making a Mod Chandelier for under $10.

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Monday, December 27, 2010

Bookshelf by B-line


B-line offers us these painted steel modular bookshelves for storing books in a modern untraditional way.

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Dress Boys for Cheap


This Ikea hack takes its inspiration from Laphoeff and uses to cheap Bertil chairs from Ikea to create Dress Boys for a small apartment space.

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Wooden Heaps Furniture


Boris Dennler's "Wooden Heaps" furniture series leaves wood planks in their unshaped form to hide each piece's true function.

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