The Fennell residence designed by architect Robert Oshatz, as a floating house, presented an unique opportunity for design. The imaginative use of curved glue lam beams evoke the poetry of the ripples and contours of a river.
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October 20th, 2011
Different from any other camera, the Lytro camera is the first consumer light field camera, a unique type of camera that captures color, intensity, and vector direction of all the rays of light, instead of just a single pane of light. The Lytro camera has a lens and an LCD screen, but it looks more like a kaleidoscope than a camera. The front end has an F/2 lens with an 8x zoom. It’s only 4.4″ long and comes with an LCD touchscreen. There are only 2 buttons on the device, one for shutter control and one for power.
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October 20th, 2011
Mizuishi Architect Atelier have designed the River Side House built on the triangle site which the river and the way were crossed and made to the acute angle.
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October 19th, 2011
Designed by French design firm 5.5 Designers, Fire Kit is a lovely table lamp that looks like a mini campfire. Via
October 19th, 2011
Mini green for your bicycle.
“Make your green form of transportation even greener. Works great with small potted plants and flowers, and even large air plants. Encourage yourself to ride your bike more by giving your plant some sunlight. This will guarantee that you will have the coolest bike at the bike rack.” Via Photo from Flickr
October 17th, 2011
An interesting magic-wand-shaped salt and pepper shaker set, Salt + Magic Shakers.
“Sometimes… don’t you just want to wave a magic wand over your meatloaf and turn it from meh to marvelous? Maybe all it needs is a shake of salt and a wave of pepper! Now you can use our Salt + Magic Shakers to sprinkle goodness all over your food like a magician!” Via
October 14th, 2011
This unique Ejection Seat Office Chair comes from the real deal: a Royal Navy strike aircraft, but the ejection function is no longer works. Via
October 14th, 2011
Bed as the canvas, photographer Jan von Holleben incorporated everyday objects into these lovely girl’s dream scenes. For instance, the collar and leash are made out of jeans and a dish, the birds are made out of hangers and the car’s tires are made out of records.
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October 14th, 2011
A talented Spanish designer Maider Lopez created the Intermedio project that consists of lines painted on a plot representing the future houses that will be built there.
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October 13th, 2011
The EXO7 is a $300 belt buckle that’s large enough to hold your iPhone4.
“The lid glides open on stainless steel hinges using a strong earth magnet to keep your iPhone holster firmly shut. Forget about worrying over signal loss because this pricey bad boy is just too cool to even care. It also comes in silver or black aluminum or rosewood. Any style belt with removable belt buckle can be paired with this litte beauty or just clip it and go.”
October 13th, 2011
