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Inhabitat (Free subscription) | yesterday
One of the main principles of permaculture is that “the problem is the solution.” Problem: tons of waste cups created by attendees of the OutsideLands concert in San Francisco. Solution: a fabulous recycled cup canopy. BIOS Design Collective tapped a keg and invited their friends over for a canopy party, building a gorgeous wave of [...]
core77.com (Free subscription) | 11/06/2009
The Scoop High Chair , designed by British firm Seymourpowell , brings design to the table--from a toddler's position. Looking rather like the customer throne from a hair salon, the Scoop's rounded surfaces leave no place for dirt to accumulate and can be height-adjusted, from sofa to table height, by means of a foot pedal that drives the pneumatic lift. Unlike its brethren barber shop chair, the...
Retro Thing (Free subscription) | yesterday
Back in July 1969, amateur radio buff Larry Baysinger managed the impossible by listening in on transmissions from the Apollo 11 astronauts during their historic lunar landing. The Louisville Courier-Journal reported, "Thanks to some homemade electronic equipment, including a rebuilt...
Retro Thing (Free subscription) | yesterday
Just spotted on Matrixsynth: Vintage Synth trump cards, the perfect xmas gift for fanatic synthgeeks. £6.99 including postage. "Can you use your skill and judgment to become the undisputed champion of vintage synth wisdom? Playing is easy. Simply divide the...
Inhabitat (Free subscription) | yesterday
DRUMROLL PLEASE… The results of our Green Halloween Costume Contest are finally in! Thank you to everyone who entered – we couldn’t be more psyched about the amazing homemade entries we got pouring in. It wasn’t easy, but we finally narrowed it down to 15 fabulous finalists and then left it up to YOU to choose [...]
COOL HUNTING (Free subscription) | 11/07/2009
As São Paulo's humid summer approaches, just in time to help cool things down an unusual pop-up restaurant/bar called Estação Antarctica Sub Zero opens this weekend in the bar-heavy neighborhood of Vila Madalena. Conceived to promote the Brazilian beer company Antarctica's new beer, the temporary venue celebrates their double-filtration process at 28.4 degrees Fahrenheit and the...
COOL HUNTING (Free subscription) | 11/07/2009
With jacket season just underway, CH checked out the current crop to gear up in some of our favorite finds. From functional to fashion-forward, this year's round-up includes a host of versatile coats that can be worn and adored by both women and men. Already carving out a name for themselves among urban cyclists worldwide for their stylish riding pants, Outlier's Merino Hoodie (above) proves...
COOL HUNTING (Free subscription) | 11/06/2009
by Paolo Ferrarini of Future Concept Lab Borrowed from the 1968 revolutionary book—"The System of Objects"—written by sociologist Jean Baudrillard, Italian fashion label Il Sistema degli Oggetti conceptually links to the French master by creating fashion-forward clothing designed to last. The ambitious young designers aim to "create an encyclopedia of clothing," each...
International Herald Tribune (Free subscription) | 11/06/2009
Punk rocker Jemina Pearl and her bandmates hang out at a record store, go to a concert and eat fried chicken in Williamsburg, Brooklyn.
International Herald Tribune (Free subscription) | 11/06/2009
The rap star is shooting not only for popularity with his song “Empire State of Mind,” but also for a symbolic crown: the king of New York music.
International Herald Tribune (Free subscription) | 11/06/2009
More funky than flashy, a phalanx of doe-eyed fashion dolls are jostling for attention on toy shelves this season.
International Herald Tribune (Free subscription) | 11/06/2009
A growing number of teenagers have been dressing to articulate gender identity and sexual orientation, confounding school officials, whose responses have ranged from indifference to applause to bans.
Inhabitat (Free subscription) | 11/06/2009
Practically every household in America has its own tool set, drill, and ladder… but why? Most people don’t use these things on a daily basis, and due to their hardworking heritage these items tend to last forever; when’s the last time you wore out a hammer? Enter NeighborGoods, a service that seeks to cut down [...]
COOL HUNTING (Free subscription) | 11/06/2009
by Maggie York-Worth Charlotte, NC-based artist Karen O'Leary reimagines the map as an exchange of negative and positive space. Deftly cutting maps of New York, Paris and London with razor precision, she leaves delicate webs of streets as land and water are cut away. Negative space demarcates land, while meandering grids of paper represents streets. In a recent interview with The Jailbreak, O'Leary...
Inhabitat (Free subscription) | 11/06/2009
Our Green Halloween Costume Contest ends TONIGHT at MIDNIGHT! Today is your LAST CHANCE to vote in our Green Halloween Costume contest, and the competition is fierce! Our top 15 amazingly crafted submissions are currently vying for fame, glory, and some great green prizes – and we’re leaving it up to you to pick the winners! [...]
The 3 latest articles published by users on Design :
haroldjames15 | 03/03/2009
There is no denying interior design in the restaurant business industry has become a very useful tool in promoting and encouraging diners to come in and have an experience of what their restaurants are offering. Regardless of size, amenities and classifications, restaurants have never taken what interior design can do for their spaces. Mainly, restaurant owners and operators use interior design to...
judyabbey | 03/02/2009
There is no denying interior design in the restaurant business industry has become a very useful tool in promoting and encouraging diners to come in and have an experience of what their restaurants are offering. Regardless of size, amenities and classifications, restaurants have never taken what interior design can do for their spaces. Mainly, restaurant owners and operators use interior design to...
trymi | 02/27/2009
The new special edition of the car, which will be released by Smart and called the Edition Limited Three, comes with special interior colors and what they call a ‘spring-like fresh interior design’ that is the main feature of the non-regular ForTwo .
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