I have a confession to make, and I’m sure I’m not alone: I’m really bad at reading analog clocks. I learned how to when I was a kid, and I even wear an analog watch today, but some 15 years of digital crutches in between has made reading old-school clocks kind of a drag. You too? Well here’s a clock for the both of us.
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The next time you hold a high class party that’s all posh and sophisticated, break out this wearable drinking glasses and kick things up a notch. They are like ring pops, but for adults. And they hold alcohol, not candy.
These are from designer Merve Kahraman, who has developed a whole selection of these wearable mini drinking glasses, called the “Seduction Series.” When regular glasses are not fancy enough, these ring glasses will make things even more special.
Plus, it would be fun to see everyone with their nose up in the air spilling drinks all over themselves trying to use these. Not so high and mighty now are you?
You’re in the home stretch for the weekend. You haven’t crossed that much-desired finish line yet, so in the meantime, check out some of the wonders of design, art, and architecture we found this week.
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If you happened upon architect Javier Corvalán‘s house in rural Paraguay while its roof was down, you probably wouldn’t give it a second thought—this tiny aluminum box looks more like a bunker than a home. But thanks to a simple winch, the client who lives inside can tilt the entire roof upward by 25 degrees to create a warm, open-air living room.
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Inspired by the seemingly random clouds of data points recorded when a performer’s wearing a 3D motion capture suit, J.P.Meulendijks’ Mocap clock requires just the perfect angle to interpret the time.
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School buses are so much fun. The springy seats, the awkward-to-open windows, the rumbling engine—it all hearkens back to a time in your life when you were younger, happier and worry-free. But did you ever imagine living in one? Hank Butitta did.
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Benches are just benches, until a huge red clip is attached to one end of it. Then it becomes a Ruilbank, which is Dutch for “barter bench.”
Essentially, they’re there to hold some reading material in place. Whether it’s a book or a magazine or a newspaper, this trusty red clip will keep it in place.
It’s a project by Pivot Creative to get people reading more – and to pass on good reads. From July 28th to September 28th, nine locations areas around Amsterdam will have benches supplied with different reading material from various sponsors, including newspaper Het Parool and the city’s public library.
Passersby are free to read, take, or barter the reading material with something else when they come across it.
Wouldn’t it be fun if someone did a similar thing on our side of the planet?
[via Pop Up City]
Every year, the most luxurious, exotic and expensive cars in the world get together at Monterrey Car Week, commonly known as Pebble Beach among fans of all things on wheels. From unique classics to the unveiling of the latest models, these are the awesome cars you’ll never have. Here are the highlights so far.
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When it comes to your kitchen knives, you shouldn’t mess around. You want them sharp enough to cut cans. Because you never know when you might need to cut a can. It could happen. Anyway, the best way to sharpen a knife is obviously with shark teeth.
This ceramic shark knife sharpener is a shark head in the style of the JAWS poster and has an anti-slip base so you don’t end up as so much chum and attract others. This is an awesome design – both funny and smart.
Best of all it is only $25(USD) from Fancy, if you want it on your kitchen counter. Only trust a shark to get the sharpest edge on your knives.
[via Geeks Are Sexy]
Death by car is random and sudden—which, unfortunately, means it tends to fall into the category of "accidental," and hence, unpreventable. But with traffic deaths set to outpace AIDS/HIV and malaria in the developing world, the UN is trying to change that perception—and this shocking interactive map ought to help.
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