Nowadays, we take most of our photos digitally and they stay digital. Photo paper and bulky albums are dead. So if you are compelled to print you photos for some reason, you might as well try to make it interesting, like printing them as tactile wood reliefs with the Photocarver. More »
Have you ever sat on a chair that seemingly looked sturdy, but eventually gave way under your butt? I have, and let me tell you, while it sounds funny, it’s extremely painful (and embarrassing!) Unfortunately, we only have the chair to blame… or don’t we?
I would say that would be true in most cases, except for the DRM chair. It doesn’t look particularly special – in fact, it looks pretty plain and poorly made, even. But what makes it different is the fact that it self-destructs after eight ‘sits’ or eight uses, whatever you want to call it. It’s fitted with a small sensor that keeps track of how many times it has been sat on. When the counter hits zero, the chair’s structural joints melt down and it essentially falls apart. Watch it in action in the video below:
The chair was made by a group of ECAL students for the worldwide art and engineering competition The Deconstruction.
[via Creative Applications Network via Dvice]
JVC KENWOOD has introduced these new wooden speakers that just look like wooden frames at first sight. But they are finely crafted wood box speakers “with Japanese workmanship” that vibrate with the playing of music.
Smartphones, tablets, and PCs can wirelessly connect through Bluetooth and play music.
Both the large and small model will be released in mid March.
YG-FA30HV – Forest Notes
Size: 310mm x 310mm x 310mm
Weight: 4kg
Amplifier and Speaker: Max output 1W+1W (2 …
My two desks are quite cluttered. There’s no denying it, but something like this minimal desk might actually encourage you to cut down on the wires and clutter in your home office.
The Minimal Float Wall Desk can be wall-mounted at any height, making it either a sitting or a standing desk. It can be ordered in walnut or rift oak, and mounts sleekly onto any wall at the height you choose – assuming you have wall studs to mount it into. It’s got a full-length slide out tray for a keyboard, mouse, writing pad or other accessories.
The design is extremely clean, but there’s one problem: you’ll have to work extra hard to hide away all of your wires, because the exposed nature of this minimal desk seems to abhor wires of any kind!
You can get the Minimal Float Wall Desk on sale for $699(USD) over at the dlab shop – it’s normally priced at $1199, so that’s a great deal.
[via Uncrate]
Japanese precision craftsmanship is not reserved for electronics and machinery. In fact, traditional Japanese precision developed in other areas such as wood and metalworking.
Now, a bit of the old can be applied to the new.
Deff Corporation is releasing new protective “wooden plates” for Sony Xperia Z So-02 smartphones. Domestically grown and crafted, wooden coverings that have been carefully cut and detailed will be released soon.
The thin wooden strips each have unique real …
Wood should be an ideal material for speakers because it lets sounds transmit quickly and absorbs unnecessary vibration (which is why it is used for musical instruments), but it is also a very difficult material to work with effectively in stereo accoustics. This is why it is very rare to see it in use in this area. JVC Kenwood developed technology to use wood as a material in speakers, called the “Wood Cone Speaker”. The sounds are richer and feel closer than traditional speaker …
Concrete and steel may be the cornerstones of modernity, but I have a feeling we’ll be building out of wood long after we develop transparent aluminum. It’s the most abundant, complexly beautiful thing. Here are 44 photos that celebrate it. More »
You already spend all of your time playing games near your coffee table anyway, so why not do so with this Nintendo NES Controller Coffee Table? It’s even sort of coffee colored.
This awesome coffee table was made by BohemianWorkbench and it is made out of maple, walnut, and mahogany with dovetail joinery and mid-century modern legs.
It will class up your home and keep things geeky at the same time.
The seller will make it in various woods so that it will match your decor. It measures 40″ x 17.5″ x 19″ and will cost you a whopping $2,300(USD).
Oh, did I mention that i can be ordered in a functional version for even more money?
What genius gave this robot a chainsaw? This industrial robot has been programmed to carve logs into stools. With a chainsaw. Is this really a good idea? Uh, probably not. The Texas Chainsaw Massacre will now become the Robot Chainsaw Massacre. I look forward to it’s endless sequels.
These stools from Germany’s Echtwald get sold to the people who came to watch the robot in action. So you watch this robot cut your stool and then you buy the stool, thanking god that this thing can not follow you home.
It’s almost like blackmail. Here, watch this robot carve up a stool. That could be you getting carved up if we let this thing loose. How about you buy one of these stools now? Yeah, I thought you might need a place to park your butt.
[via Geekologie]
It’s a natural miracle, and each piece is a masterful, abstract piece of art. It’s wood. And for this week’s Shooting Challenge, we’re celebrating it. More »
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