In ancient Greek lore, "arkhe" is the concept of origin and the forces underlying life. Standard philosophical themes to think about in a hair salon, right? Moriyuki Ochiai Architects designed this salon, ArKhe, in Chiba, Japan to channel water and remind people of the flow of life.
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While the G4 model of the iMac more than resembled a desk lamp, the original G3 iMacs just looked like cool and colorful all-in-one computers. So if anyone were to convert an iMac into a lamp, I would have assumed it would have been the version with the pivoting base. Oh yeah, someone already did that. So with that ground already covered, I guess somebody had to go and Think Different.
Jenny Serwylo snapped a picture of these cool iMac ceiling fixtures which hang in the Toronto, Ontario offices of the company she works for, G Adventures. The colorful, translucent shells of the classic fruit colored iMacs is perfect as a light source. What a cool idea.
All I’ve got in my office is one of these.
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Clarion’s booth was like other rather underwhelming, but here as well it have at least one little diamond in the rough that we could not ignore with their new 01Drive. Unlike most speaker, the 01Drive is a ceiling speaker, made to be used mainly at home and that can also accommodate any light ceiling easy and without modifications needed! The 01Drive comes in an hexagonal six-drive sharp and will let you stream all your tunes via Bluetooth and this regardless of your device! Not sure if …
Whenever I want to spend some time alone to mull things over, I trek off to this park I like, find a bench, and literally just stare off into space. There’s just something relaxing and comforting about an overlooking mountain view that puts my mind (and heart) at ease.
Unfortunately, not all of us have the time to take regular trips out of the city (or even to a city park) just to calm our minds. But thanks to design students Matt Batchelor, Amitra Kulkami, and Emma Laurin, your commutes are about to become more relaxing.
They came up with the Canopy concept, which uses a curved display to show an animation of the sky or surface landmarks as the train or subway you’re riding in passes them. Think of it like a sun roof of sorts, only the digital kind. Though the prototype appears to use some sort of projection system, the concept calls for large, flexible electrophoretic e-paper displays.
Mass transit operators can also choose to monetize on the added comfort by adding unobtrusive digital ads that interested commuters can check out by scanning the ad’s QR code.
It’s definitely a bright idea that will give people more things to look forward to for their long, dark underground commutes.
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