It’s July, so it’s hot as crap outside. In most parts of the country, it’s so balmy you’re sitting inside in your underwear with the freezer open trying to stay cool. But for a different kind of reprieve, here are some of the best design posts we found this week.
There’s hardly a better day for grilling than the 4th of July, and what better way to celebrate a nation’s independence than barbecuing with a charcoal grill that celebrates freedom from traditional geometry?
Why put your luggage in the belly of an aircraft when your luggage can be the belly of an aircraft? Enter the Aviator collection, suitcases that look like they could take the flight to your destination all on their own.
You may already have a bottle stopper and you surely already have a bottle opener, but chances are neither of them look quite this awesome. Bottlejak is sleek, raygun-esque combo tool with a CNC machined solid aluminum body for opening bottles and a CNC-machined solid stainless steel plug for closing them. It’s not messing around.

One of the best parts of home ownership (I imagine) is having a place that’s all to yourself. Unfortunately, in the beautiful Wall House you’d have to share some space, but when that space looks like this, it’d be hard to mind it.
It’s the longest day of the year, so I don’t really know what you’re doing not being outside right now. But since you’re here, take a moment to check out some of the best pieces of art, architecture, and design, we found this week.
Who cares about plastic 3D-printed models of your head when an amazing, ornate room is being 3D printed out of sandstone? Digital Grotesque, as the project is called, looks like it was ripped from the frames of a sci-fi film.
From sustainable buildings to redesigned currency, we’ve got plenty of lovely things for you to check out in the most beautiful items of the week. More »
Safe to say we all need a little escape at the end of this crazy week. So rest your weary eyes on some architecture and design in the most beautiful items we found this week. More »