The Mehrzeller with polygonal design is a new caravan concept from Graz, Austria. “Every customer configures his own very personal caravan according to his or her wishes and needs, with the help of an online configurator. Thus each vehicle is absolutely unique. The honeycomb exterior design is continued in the interior: Each function has its own cell.”

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Four Korean university students designed the Muwi - an automated mower barreled shape to compact grass cuttings into either a ball or a cylindrical block. The blocks can be toys for children to play with or be combined to make a chair or anything else you can think of. I think they are also beautiful decoration for your lawn.

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Kinderlite disposable campfire by Philip John Luscombe from Northumbria University, is a great design for those who love to go a weekend camping with friends but completely lack any basic survival skills like building and starting a fire. It uses a hanging cardboard container that probably contains a fuel source as well as kindling-type material, as well as a wooden frame with pre-drilled holes that makes it easy to create a teepee structure from gathered twigs.  [via..]

With designer Stefani Santilli’s field cooker, you can fry your own delicious wild mushrooms outside and you don’t wait until you get home. But I must say that know what you’re eating because every year, people die from eating the wrong mushrooms.

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If you’re looking for a nice area to have a picnic with your friends outdoor, then I think a coolest portable green space like this would be the right choice for you. As you can see from the pictures, it is a caravan, but designer Kevin VanBraak has cleverly managed to turn it into a private garden with a great campfire. 

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If you place a fountain like this in front of your yard, I can say that it is sure to catch all your guests attention. This stunning Vortex Fountain designed by William Pye is located in Seaham Hall, Sunderland(UK).  It’s a large acrylic polymer cylinder which allows an air-core vortex to form as water is pumped in a circular motion. Amazing design!  [via]

Check out this comfortable inflatable furniture from DoNuts. If you have a swimming pool, a beach or a garden, then have a piece of outdoor furniture like this would be great, to relax outside your house with your family or friends.

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Liquid Image has launched their Underwater Digital Camera Mask, a strange hybrid of bulky swim goggles and a waterproof point-and-shoot camera. Now you can bring this great gadget on your beach vacations and enjoy hands-free recording of underwater digital photos and video. The camera mask can be yours from Etoys for $99.99.

A road cone is a provisional element which delimits urban spaces. A candle illuminates domestic spaces in an ephemeral way. Mixing both concepts we can get a hybrid which temporarily lights up and delimits spaces. Sizes: big: 47 cm x 29 cm, small: 30 cm x 22 cm. Colors : white and orange..  [via]

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When I saw this Shit Box design, I was left without words because the idea is so crazy and amazing. Created by Little Jack, this lightweight portable cardboard toilet was designed for outdoor use and pops up from a convenient 14-inch flat pack form. Each package comes with ten bio-degradable (good for the environment) poo boxes. This unique box toilet can be yours for around $30.  [via]