Japan may be the place where conformity is king but their architects never saw the memo. These 10 weird, wild and even wooly Japanese buildings take the concept of multistory strangeness to a higher level, albeit one that the elevator will still stop at.
Japanese artist, blogger and curry cook Takeda Take has taken the disastrously (but hilariously) botched restoration of the Spanish fresco “Ecco Homo” to a new, delicious level.
Have light, will travel? With the Dogstar handheld portable LED searchlight blazing a 68,000 lumen trail, you’ll go (or at least see) far indeed. Demonstrated at the 2012 RISCON Safety & Security Trade Show in Tokyo, this is one mean photonic bazooka!
The Lady Gaga Synthetic Leather Smartphone Pouch from the pop superstar’s Mobile Collection is as bland as the flamboyant mega-hitmaker is shocking… in fact, we’re shocked at how plain-jane this $55 universal phone case is considering whose name is on the cover.
Scarecrows are supposed to be scary… to crows. Japanese farmers take the age-old crop protecting concept to a whole, new, terrifying level with scarecrows so weird and disturbing they freak out anyone or any bird who sees them.
Japanese designer electronics manufacturer Inter-Culture has introduced a trio of retrofuturistic nylon resin clock radios that combine cutting-edge 3D printing technology with the warm Cold War-era glow of high-voltage Nixie tubes.
“Wall Story” removable wall stickers add personality to outlet cover plates, light switch covers and more. They stick without using permanent adhesives and peel right off when you’re moving or redecorating.
Stay awake like a boss with Drive Shot, the new 120% caffeinated canned coffee from Japan’s BOSS. Designed for commercial commuters and others who drive for a living, Drive Shot comes in specially ribbed red 200ml cans featuring an old-school caffeine meter… whatever that is.
Many international universities are fostering students’ natural
curiosity and ingenuity to create new products to help their fellow
citizens. Such is the case at HCM City University of Transport where, as
the name implies, Vietnamese students focus on developing new,
efficient forms of transportation. Recently, they revealed prototypes of
the students’ solar-run scooter and a new battery-operated wheelchair
that can be produced at a much lower cost that those produced in western
countries.
The Knucklecase for the Apple iPhone 4 and iPhone 4S cushions your smartphone from life’s hard knocks while helping callers get a grip on any situation. Sure it’s as subtle as a punch in the nose but if you don’t like it… tough!
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