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19th of May 2013

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Organic Modern Furniture Made Digitally on Demand18 May 2013, 5:00 pm
The layered, organic-looking shapes of the furniture designed by London’s Unto This Last are a natural product of the company’s process: cutting sheets of birch plywood that can be assembled into three-dimensional pieces without the use of industrial fittings. Working out of a small shop on the city’s High Street, Unto This Last creates each [...] ...
Smart Dog Leash Carries Everything You Need for Walkies17 May 2013, 7:00 pm
Dog owners may get a lot out of having their furry friends around, but they also have to give a lot of care. Taking Poochy for a walk can almost seem like an outing with an infant: you have to take along the poop bags, the treats, the water dish and throw in a flashlight [...] ...
Edible Furniture: The Answer to Tough Economic Times?16 May 2013, 11:00 pm
In hard times, we all have our own methods for dealing with lack of funds or a shortage of food. Design Studio Lanzavecchia + Wai came up with some truly creative solutions to Europe’s current economic climate and austerity measures: edible furniture. The essential parts of the furniture are made of black iron. Added on to [...] ...
Moss Carpet and Natural Light = Park-Like Home Office16 May 2013, 5:00 pm
As working from home becomes more common around the world, home office designs continue to get more creative and stylish. The small home office of Nidolab Arquitectura in Argentina creates a natural-feeling space indoors. The tiny office is only 54 square meters but manages to create an open, outdoorsy environment. The centerpiece of the office [...] ...
Kitchen Grater Lets You Use Butter Right From the Fridge15 May 2013, 11:00 pm
If you enjoy a nice piece of toast in the morning, you probably fall into either the margarine camp or the butter camp. And those who prefer butter know that, although it offers a superior taste experience, it’s also nearly impossible to spread on even the warmest of toast without some level of frustration and [...] ...
L-Shaped Mountain Home Goes With the Topography Flow15 May 2013, 5:00 pm
The L House in Niseko, Hokkaido is a private holiday getaway that blends prehistoric topography with impressive views of Mount Yotei and some very creative architectural solutions. The steep slope of the building site made it too cost-prohibitive to excavate into the mountain itself, so Florian Busch Architects developed a different tactic: place the house [...] ...
Stop Musical Spoons: Simple Sans-Saucer Design Solution14 May 2013, 11:00 pm
Stir your coffee or tea and you are left with one last step: either leave the spoon in place or find somewhere to set it down. And then things start to settle, and you have to pick that same stirrer back up again. In the absence of a saucer, we all know the sound of [...] ...
Remarkable River Rock Home on an Ultra-Small Foundation14 May 2013, 5:00 pm
It looks like something straight out of a Photoshop contest – an impossibly small-footprint residence on a tiny jagged rock jutting out from the middle of a river, yet it is entirely real. This house has survived its its precarious semi-cantilevered position for nearly half a century, withstanding the weather of the Drina River in Serbia [...] ...
Destined to Be Dated: Cute QWERTY Futon Made for Geeks13 May 2013, 11:00 pm
The QWERTY keyboard has proved remarkably resilient from one device to the next, and perhaps it will be persist for some time yet, but someday this design will look definitively like a piece of the past. Still, in the meantime, ZO_loft‘s creation is a quintessentially Italian blend of present styles and sleek minimalism, using a palette [...] ...
1 Basic Module Makes 900-Block Modular Home in Ecuador13 May 2013, 5:00 pm
Pushing the potential of prefabrication and modular production to its extreme, this lovely home was constructed using a single repeated module that transforms in function depending on its orientation. In one dwelling, Jose María Sáez has created continuous surfaces, storage slots and living facades that are all made of the same basic concrete block, twisted, turned and [...] ...
Living in a Van: Rustic, Cozy Converted Campers12 May 2013, 5:00 pm
Living in a van down by the river wouldn’t be a cautionary tale, if all vans looked like these rustic reclaimed campers by Welsh couple Bill and Becky Goddard. The founders of Rustic Campers convert old vans into comfortable living spaces lined with timber from local woodlands. In fact, nearly every detail of each portable [...] ...
Modern Geometric Addition Extends Traditional Brick Home11 May 2013, 5:00 pm
What was formerly a conventional brick home in Australia now boasts wide-open views of a tranquil backyard thanks to a modern addition by Sydney-based architect Christopher Polly. The original shell of the building was preserved, enabling the home to blend in with the other homes in its suburban neighborhood, while a new glazed volume in [...] ...

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