Apr 22
Muji’s known for its ultra-minimalistic take on everything from office supplies, to apparel, to electronics like this simple splash-proof speaker housing for a smartphone that still provides full access to its touchscreen. More »
Apr 21
If The Beautiful Sky Tower From Oblivion Could Actually Exist That Would Be Great, Thanks
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In some ways Oblivion is pretty standard. Alien war. Last humans on earth. Tom Cruise. Etc. But the movie, out this weekend, has something else going for it: a stunning backdrop for all the hunting and sleuthing. More »
Apr 21
Apr 21
Store Your DSLR In This Camera Lens Stool So Your Most Expensive Possessions Can Hang Out
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We have to get over it right up front. This stool costs about $780, which is stupid a lot. But now that it’s out in the open we can move on and admire how cool it is, right? Riiight? More »
Apr 21
To be honest, I haven’t used a pencil to write with in a long time. But for sketching and drawing, it’s still nice to use one. And what better way to keep your pencil sharp but by letting a beaver gnaw on it with its mighty incisors?
Ok, Alessi’s Kastor beaver pencil sharpener doesn’t have teeth, but it will put a razor-sharp point on your pencil, while looking cute sitting on your desk. It’s made from chrome plated Zamak – a durable metal alloy. Unlike an actual beaver, it requires no clean-up (other than the pencil shavings it holds in its belly).
Available from Panik Design for £37 (~$56 USD).
[via HolyCool]
Apr 21
German design studio Docstone loves making concrete-based furniture. It showed off a pair of its newest creations at the recent 2013 iSaloni exhibit. The Mister Boom and Little Miss Dynamite are both lamps that look and work like traditional explosives.
The Mister Boom, featured above, has a light switch that looks and works like an old-fashioned TNT detonator, while Little Miss Dynamite has a smaller and more modern dial switch. Both are meant to be wired to “light bombs” shaped like bundles of dynamite.
Head to Docstone’s website to see pdf product brochures for both lamps.
Apr 20
There’s an easy solution to your lawn chair equation: making those suckers out of pure math. Well, math and plastic. More »
Apr 20
Sometimes, it’s just nice to sit down, take a load off, and listen to a tune. While you could pull out a pair of headphones, you might want to look into a different solution if you want to share your music with your pals – like this seat with built in speakers and an amp.
The MusicRocker Cube Chair is not only a comfy place to sit your butt down, but you can hear and feel the music beneath your rear as you sit on it.
Each Cube Chair has a pair of 5″ full-range speakers and a 6.3″, 15-watt subwoofer built into it. You can even connect up to 4 of them together to share the same music, and they also have a headphone jack built in, though I don’t quite understand why you wouldn’t just plug your headphones directly into your music player if you wanted to listen through those.
They come in a variety of colors, and are covered with a soft leatherette button-quilted, cushioned top.
Unfortunately, I have yet to find a U.S. retailer that sells the MusicRocker Cube, but you can find them over at Amazon Germany for €119-139 (~$155 to $182 USD). Since they come with a European 220V AC adapter, you’ll need to pick up a new AC adapter for use here in the U.S. Also, the Cube has a 240 pound weight limit, so keep that in mind if you’ve been indulging in a few too many of the cakes we’ve been posting around here lately.
Apr 20
Taking the subway can be a nightmare, a confusing, smelly, litter-ridden nightmare. But it’s not always that way. Berlin’s subway, as it turns out, has some beautiful sights, and you can catch them all in an awesome tumblr devoted to the tubes. More »
Apr 20
Those little LED garden lights are a nice way to add a little illumination to your outdoor paths and walkways. However, most of them emit the same boring white light. Not the LED lights from MoodLights. No, sirree, Bob.
Artist Felicia Renaud of MoodLights hand paints solar LED garden stake lights so they cast beautiful colored patterns on the ground and your garden at night.
She guarantees that her high-temperature water-based paints will hold up to the elements, so assuming the LED fixtures themselves hang in there, you’ll get many seasons of enjoyment out of these.
LED garden stake MoodLights sell for $25(USD) each. Be sure to check out the MoodLights Etsy shop for more nifty hand-painted bulbs, designed for indoor use.
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