Tree, Wood, Teeth And All
In 2005 a mighty hurricane smashed into Sweden leveling forests and destroying the livelihood of local loggers. Many of the felled trees couldn’t be saved…
2008
Killing Trees on the Go
I have said it in the past and it still holds true, printers are one of the stupidest technologies on Earth. These single purpose machines…
What Would Jesus Build?
Some Chinese Christians have faith that Jesus might give his blessing to this accordion harkening church designed by Architect GMP. Serving as China’s largest Christian…
Roomba Watch Out
There are some new bots called OSP on the drawing board. Using advance robotics, these guys autonomously work together to contain an oil spill by…
Habitual Bedside Table
The traditional bedside table doesn’t always fit how we spend the last few waking moments in bed but it’s not something we think about either….
Is that a dinghy in your pocket?
“All I ask is a small ship, and a star to steer her by…” I know, the actual Masefield quote refers to a “tall” ship,…
Arresting Development
Fetishes are an interesting phenomenon, you never know when something might peak your curiosity and strike you in a gratifying way. Rarely in life does…
Keep Feet Clean
Feet rinses are quite common in many Asian cultures but tubs aren’t exactly ergonomic enough to facilitate. Designer Sein Park wanted to design a feet…
A Very Sticky Chair
Don’t worry glue is not the operative here. It’s called the Sticky Chair because well, it’s a bunch of sticks jutting out from cross center….
SIGNAL Smoke Detector
Signal is a smoke detector by Matthew Jobson with a few simple, but interesting twists. When the batteries run out, the lid opens to display…
Kiwis Have Nuts…
I don’t usually like to question anyone’s artistic expressions on any level, but I think flying into Wellington International Airport in New Zealand is about…
Best of February 2008
Every month we take a look around and select some of the most interesting designs that was showcased here. Below you’ll find the most popular…