K.I.S.S., Keep It Simple Stupid. It may be cheesy, but it’s honestly one of those sayings that I take to heart not only when it comes to design, but my life in general. And I definitely feel like the folks over at VINTA live by a similar mantra. I couldn’t really find much information out […]
MyBox is based on a simple idea, a lockable desk that you can shut at the end of your working day and perhaps move next to the wall until you need it again. Designed by Iiro Viljanen.
kengo kuma used modified umbrellas,
which have zippers along their outer edges are zipped together to create this
modular shelter. each umbrella has two extra ‘flap’s that hang from its central
segments to allow for different compositions .
the zippers are cut slightly […]
Daniel Schipper has come up with this “Folding Greenhouse” design for city dwellers that need to spread their botanical love. This light-weight, flexible and modular greenhouse is perfect for small spaces and unfolds faster than you can say origami. The Folding Greenhouse’s frameless folding construction is made entirely out of recyclable plastic. Making this the […]
I haven’t been surfing for probably 5 years now, but when I would go I really loved it. I was never good and I’ve probably ridden about 5 waves successfully, but there’s definitely something exciting about surfing and surf culture in general. But what happens when a web programmer decides to build his board not […]
It’s no secret that urbanite motorists take pride in our parallel parking skills, with San Francisco probably presenting the highest level of challenge (try parking on an upwards incline while driving a stick, you’ll see what we mean). But this must-see bobcat operator, apparently tasked with loading his vehicle onto a flatbed with no assistance, […]
Keyboard Shortcut Skins for Macs for Photoshop, Aperture, Final Cut Pro, Pro Tools, After Effects, or Logic Pro. The Photoshop one could definitely come in handy at casa swissmiss…
sub-urb by torax
One of the most labor intensive parts of home brewing is the bottling process. Since I have to wait two more days to do the actual bottling I decided to make a tool to simplify the process.
This bottle drying rack was made from leftover scraps (making it effectively a free project) and […]
‘lightshowers’ an exhibit by morris sato studio, was held at the DuPont™ Corian® booth at the iccf, new york.
the exhibit focussed on video, lighting and surfaces of the glacier white corian, it showed how light can glow
from underneath the surface and reflect projected light. ‘lightshowers’ with DuPont™ Corian® recieved a […]
the cruz roja peruana and IFRC have collaborated on the project of a ‘modulo de alojamientotemporal’
to provide transitional shelters in response to peru’s recent earthquake.
on august 15, 2007, a massive earthquake struck the central coast of peru, south of the nation’s capital of
lima. it was peru’s worst earthquake in 37 years. within […]
So, have you ever wanted to make a pedal powered trike that shoots flames? Me too! Luckily for us, the Members of the Department of Spontaneous Combustion documented their entire build. What really caught my eye were the wheels. They are amazing works of art by themselves.
Read more about making the Berzerker (a.k.a. Trike of […]
Ever wanted to make text out of grass? Well with Photoshop you can. In this tutorial we’ll create a rather cool looking grass-text effect using a photo of grass, the pen tool and a bit of patience.
(Want more? See NOTCOT.org and NOTCOT.com)
Get Satisfaction has just launched Overheard, their new service that allows companies to see what people are saying about them on Twitter and in turn use that to improve customer service. See Adam Ostrow’s post on Mashable for more on the launch of Overheard.
With Overheard, companies can support customer conversations across the Web. Overheard lists […]
A pretty interesting take on recyclable / sustainable furniture, the “XS Chair” by Nick DeMarco is a transparent chair filled with all of the garbage and recyclables you can stuff into it. The more junk inside, the more comfy the chair becomes. Although it might start to look like the junk lost between the spacs […]
Takashi Sugimoto, leading designer for Super Potato in Japan, has two contemporary tearooms on exhibition at the Toto Ma Gallery in Nogizaka, Tokyo. The first is composed of steel and the second out of water!
(Want more? See NOTCOT.org and NOTCOT.com)
Feurig designed an Arduino USB programmer around the At90USB162 chip - [via]
There were a few lessons that I learned at the Arduino Cult induction workshop that I put together this month. One of which was that I needed to simplify my programmer design on the cable end and not wait until I had a full […]
From the MAKE Flickr photo pool
Fibra is manufacturing custom buttons for what’s sure to be an excellent MIDI controller interface - the visual documentation alone is thoroughly enjoyable (and nearly hypnotic) - keep us posted! - Live MIDI Controller (noname) set on Flickr
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HOW TO - Make your own illuminated buttons
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the designer jeremy cole from new zealand presented his latest creation ‘orchid cymbidium’ at the ICFF 2008.
the table light composed of recycled ceramic orchids inside a glass cylinder is lit from a single bulb located
in the aluminum base.
designer’s website: http://www.jeremycole.net
Take a little bit of soil, add some microbes, a little bit of human ingenuity and you’ll find yourself with the most unlikely source of power ever - dirt! Building off of this simple concept, a team from Harvard led by Hugo Van Vuuren have just been named amongst the winners of the World Bank’s […]