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Cardboard Kids' Furniture
Eco Friendly Cardboard Furniture by Metrocs
This Carton Furniture Series was originally designed in 1965 by Riki Watanabe and has been reproduced by Metropolitan Gallery in Tokyo. Stemming from the origami culture of Japan, the designer wanted to…
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Planted Memorials
Matilda Wigg Erixon's 'My Life Urn' is a Lifelong Tribute
Matilda Wigg Erixon’s message for her ‘My Life Urn’ project is to, as she says, “embrace life by reminding yourself of your mortality.”
The urn starts its journey as a planter, into which you plant a…
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Aesthetic Dish Destruction
Antique Plates Get a Surprising Makeover by Karen Ryan
I love it when old things are revamped and given a brand new look. These pieces of second hand antique china have been altered by Karen Ryan who removed part of their surface decoration to form some surprising…
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Shadow Puppet Accessories
DIY Entertainment Designs by Lola & Bailey
This “Shadow Puppet” collection by Lola & Bailey
was spurred by the current economic doldrums and the spirit of DIY home entertainment back in the good old days when there was no TV or computers.
Lola…
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Contemporary Colosseums
Cepezed Architects Design a Modern Amphitheater
The Netherlands-based Cepezed Architects have developed plans for an amphitheater in the Malieveld in The Hague. The Hague plans to be the European Capital of Culture in 2018.
The Cepezed Architects design…
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Competitve Ice-chitecture
Tallinn, Estonia’s New Town Hall Design
Recently there was an international competition to design the new town hall in Tallinn, Estonia. The Danish architects Bjarke Ingels Group, together with Adams Kara Taylor of the UK, came out winners for…
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Underground Chapels
Slovenian Cemetery Gets a Holy Makeover
OFIS (an Italian architecture firm) built this chapel for an existing Slovenian cemetery close to Ljubljana. The chapel is cut into the rising landscape and the shape is follows the contours of the geographical…
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IV Bag Lamps
Instead of Going to the Hospital, Bring it Home With Daniel Lorch’s Kooky Light
Berlin designer Daniel Lorch named this kooky lamp creation ‘X, Y and Z’. These lamps are metal cylinders pinched together at one end that remind me of IV bags in hospitals. The only difference is that…
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Ink Splatter Stickers
Tonky Designs' Peel and Stick Art Work Simulates Messy Accidents
Splatter Ink murals by Tonky Designs are a fun way to brighten up your walls in the office or home.
The Splatter Ink murals are about 7x7 inches each, and are easily applied on any smooth surface. Removing…
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Architectural Culture Hubs
Shenzhen Creative Centre Embraces Urbanity & Open Space
Shenzhen was awarded the ‘City of Design’ in 2008 by UNESCO. Living up to that status, their new landmark cultural and transportation hub will be built by Dutch architects (OMA) and Shenzhen-based architects…
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Kooky Home Accessories
Chris Redfern's Bulbous & Versatile Home Decor
These modular home accessories double up as functional vases, tables, bowls, flower pots, ashtrays, or umbrella stands. They're a part of the latest designs from Ettore Sottsass, who works with British…
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Revolutionary Aquatecture
The Open Sailing Project Opens Doors to Living at Sea
Fancy living at sea--actually, living on a floating city with resources grown and harvested from the sea? A project called Open Sailing is building a vision of life at sea, pioneering a new form of marine…
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UFO Plates
Biodegradable Dishes Feed Nature After You’ve Finished Eating
UFO by Andrea Ruggiero here means Unidentified Feeding Object. It is a picnic plate made of a mixture of blended birdseed, potato starch, guar gum and seaweed as binding agent.
After use, the UFO plate…
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Compact Canopies
“Ensombra Parasol” is a Clever Solution for Summertime Shade
Cool sunshades--I can’t help but to admire this sleek looking parasols designed by Gandia Blasco of Spain. A great way this summer to add fun and style to your outdoor space at home while providing some…
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Puff Ball Pigtails
Bourgeois by 'Party Noire' is Alina Cosma's Eccentric Punk Line
Party Noire is a label by Romanian couturier Alina Cosma. Her latest collection called Bourgeois Punk was launched in May 2009.
With the current preoccupation with vampires, I am convinced (since as…
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Biodegradable Shopping Bags
The Eco-Friendly 60 Bag Disintegrates in 60 Days
Polish designer Katarzyna Okinczyc and photographer Remigiusz Truchanowicz designed the 60 Bag, a carrier-bag that degrades in 60 days.
Responding to the growing demand of carrier bags that are green…
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Retro Record Bags
Handbag Designers Take Inspiration From 60’s Vinyl and Guitars
Check out these latest retro music inspired handbags, from Living Dead Souls’ shoulder guitar bags, to Momaboma’s vinyl record-shape handbags.
Living Dead Soul is known for their punk music inspired fashion,…
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MP3 Player Vases
Joongho Choi and WonHo Son Create Musical Flower Displays
Well, you have flower pot PCs, so why stop there? Joongho Choi and WonHo Son have created a flower vase MP3 player, created for Samsung.
The motif is inspired by the image of a flower inside a vase,…
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Minimalist Lanterns
Joongho Choi Creates Traditional Asian Lighting With a Twist
Korean designer, Joongho Choi, has designed a modern re-interpretation of traditional Korean lanterns called Chorong.
Chorong comes in 2 versions: one with traditional light bulbs, and the other with…
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Community-Driven Creations
'Quirky' Lets People Decide What Will be Made and Sold
Talk about tidying up all the cables around your workstation while still looking smart, the ‘Sling Back’ by Quirky is a universal wire retractor that can suck up 3-feet of cable at one time.
Quirky is…
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