Well, wooden bulb is not actually wooden. Designed by Barend Hemmes, this clever lamp is shaped like a giant light-bulb and houses a real light-bulb inside. Made from laser cut wood, which leaves a crisp burned edge and creates a satisfying, waffle-like glow. Either hung from the ceiling or laid on its side, the Wooden Bulb will add a little tongue-in-cheek humor - as well as light - to any room.
Personally, I love the effect & ambient created when a group of Wooden bulbs hang together, some higher some lower. The bulbs are almost as expressive as their shadows.
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Bufalino' created by Cornelius Comanns is a home-on-wheels small camper which is equipped to meet the basic needs of one person. The construction is based on the existing piaggio APE 50 three wheeled light transport vehicle; a model chosen for its economic and fuel efficient benefits. The whole concept behind the project is to offer absolute flexibility during periods of travel. According to Cornelius, " the camper is to give people a better understanding of the country, the surrounding, and the range they have traveled. The traveling vehicle is always with you like some kind of a base camp, while also being used for moving on in an easygoing and spontaneous way."
The camper includes a cooking area, loads of storage area, and a fold-able sleeping area and is great for the solitary traveler. It also boasts a refrigerator, a basin and the back opens up to provide for a clothes-drying area.
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There was definitely magic in the air on the night above Poznan, central Poland on June 21, where eager crowds released 8,000 paper lanterns into the night sky to celebrate the shortest night of the year, known as Midsummer Night or St John's Night.
Thousands of people gathered on a field in the city after the event was advertised through Facebook by Culture Pozanski.
They bought the lantern from dozen of stores that were set up at the event. By 22.30pm, around 1,000 lanterns were released into the sky. Within an hour some 8,000 had been released. The lanterns began to resemble twinkling stars and everybody was suitaby impressed. It was an incredible atmosphere watching the stars soar to heaven.
The event smashed the Polish record for the largest number of lanterns released on one time. Organisers now plan to beat the Guiness world record at the same event next year.
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A functional piece, an art or a sculpture? Branches Collection created by Samuel Treind is made of unwanted falling down branches and sticks. By giving a second life, these falling branches & sticks are infused with concrete in different forms and make into an stand alone art form, but still no less functionality.
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What a lovely book from the Joel Henriques, the founder of Made by Joel blog. Currently available for pre-order, "Made to Play" has 35 craft and toy projects for children, using wood, fabric, and paper, that promote imaginative and creative play. It will be out on October 11, 2011, so order away, if you’d like!
Joel Henriques, has devoted himself to making arts and crafts both accessible and meaningful. Made by Joel is created to share art, craft and “handmade education” projects for children and their care givers. Made by Joel encourages everyone, regardless of economic means, skill level or age to participate in the collective, creative process.
“Each arts and crafts piece is important to me because it reflects the relationship between art and everyday life. I want to give people something not only to look at but to make part of their lives. - Joel Henriques”
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French designer Frederique Morrel creates these cool and unique tapestry deer sculptures using polyurethane taxidermy molds, covered in vintage needlework and finished with real antlers. Inspired by the tragic sight of her grandmother's needlepoint accidentally being thrown away after her passing,Morrel was inspired to launch a line of products based upon vintage, recycled needlepoint. Once you get over the initial shock and kitsch of these colourful pieces, you realize upon closer examination that each tells a story thanks to the idealized scenes of life -- animals, nudes, hunters, flowers and more -- pieced together by the artist.
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To celebrate Issey Miyake Watch Project 10th anniversary, Tokujin Yoshioka has created 'O' watch. In french, eau (pronounced 'O'), means water. Tokujin has created this timepiece making it look as if it is sculpted from water, a block of ice, resulting in a transparent bangle with a smooth curvature, that reflects its surroundings. the design, with its non-definitive liquid form like water, seems to blend into the environment, as if it were disappearing from itself.
The watch is set to be released at the beginning of July.
Beside the O watch, Tokujin Yoshioka has extensively using water as the focus for a few other projects, such as the WATERFALL table 2005-2006 and Chair that Disappears in the rain 2002.
+ Tokujin Yoshioka | designboom
Leading aircraft manufacturer Airbus unveiled its vision of flying in 2050, in which passengers will be able to gaze up at sunny or starry skies through a transparent cabin. The new concept cabin features a transparent 360-degree panoramic view with a bionic structure that mimics the efficiency of bird bone.
The cabin’s bionic structure will be coated with a bio-polymer membrane, which controls the amount of natural light, humidity and temperature, providing opacity or transparency on command and eliminating the need for windows. This smarter structure will make the aircraft lighter and more fuel-efficient. Future materials may not even be the materials we see and use today. ‘Composite’ materials will be used – new matter made of a combination of different materials.
The future passenger cabin will be fully ecological. Fully recyclable plant fibers that can be grown to a custom shape will be sourced from responsible and sustainable practices.
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Brothers Dressler are twin woodworkers Jason and Lars Dressler who build furniture and other objects with a respect for material, process and craftsmanship. By focusing on creating at a craft level, they are able to design and produce all of their custom furniture and batch production work out of their woodshop in Toronto, Canada.
Jason and Lars are always looking for opportunities to repurpose and upcycle salvaged objects, materials and waste streams and they make an effort to use renewable resources and suppliers who share Brothers Dressler's commitment to responsible forestry practices.
Log Seating/Tables- Made from cast away stump with mechanically affixed walnut legs.
"Its time to rethink our definitions of waste and material value. That doesn’t mean there isn’t still space for objects that stimulate our minds and comfort our bodies. The repurposing or upcycling of salvaged material into original furniture is a sensible response to the problems caused by excessive consumption. As shapers of the landscape that surrounds us and the interiors we inhabit our goal is to create an atmosphere of beauty, rebirth and renewal out of waste and excess. Its our vision of the future and our hope for the role of designers, builders and artists within it."-Brothers Dressler
In creating the numbered series, limited editions, one-of-a-kind objects and made-to-order commission work Brothers Dressler strive to maintain a small footprint in the way we consume and the purpose to which we build. All of Brothers Dressler furniture are composed of long-lasting individual components so that they can easily be disassembled into their component parts and either re-used or recycled at the end of their useful life cycles.
Last Place- One-of-a-kind benches made with salvaged shoe lasts and white oak top.
Last Bloom- One-of-a-kind recycled vases made from wooden lasts rescued from a Northern Ontario fishing camp.
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In the world of chaos, yes we need this! The passionate couple were photographed lying in a romantic-looking embrace in the middle of a Vancouver, British Columbia, street while a post-hockey game riot swirled around them in the night June 15,2011.
This photo was capture by Rich Lam, a Getty Images photographer who just saw these two people and thought they were hurt.
Some self-described witnesses have said the woman was injured and the man was comforting her, but online speculation is rife that the photo was staged or that the kissing couple are opportunistic performance artists.
Both the couple was identified as Perth native Scott Jones and his girlfriend, Alexandra Thomas of Vancouver.
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Try to break away from a unified design around everyday object, industrial designer Wei Chengyuan came up with the Origami Handset concept.
When took apart a conventional handset of a telephone, and found that all the functional parts are only took small space of the handset, industrial designer Wei Chengyuan decided to create something that break away from a unified design. The Origami Handset, as the name imply is a sheet of cardboard that can be fold into the shape of an handset. All the funtional parts are embeded inside the cardboard, made the handset a pure simple and creative everyday object.
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Develope for INNO Company, the Self-Balancing scooter is an electricity-powered scooter with patented technology. It uses only two gyros in order to discover the motion angle, featuring more lighter and lesser gearing system endured by hall switch. The handle is designed with careful attention, with an objective of easy handling and secured keeping. The overall concept and design is done by Wei Chengyuan of Weii Design.
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Everyone has their own little secret! As long as your secret is small enough, you can have these cute little secret wooden box created for kids and adults alike. Look like a simple wooden toy, these adorable animal figures actually can keep your little secret hidden away, a ring, a love note, a sweet candy...by Petite Alma.
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Mixing elegant and rustic in equal measure is what Brothers Dressler did for the Branches Chandelier. By Using discarded extras from local mills the branches lighting system follows the pattern of growth found throughout nature and mathematics. Branching between nodes connected with salvaged hardware it reaches out from a central stem. Illuminated with low voltage halogen lamps.
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Japanese designer Yokomono of Yokomono Studio has created the Sankaku Sachet to help support her country during this terrible time.
Sankaku Sachet is made with remnants of beautiful fabrics from Yokomono Studio. The unique triangle shape sachet is filled with dried lavender, and the cotton yarn is attached for hanging. Great for freshening up any room of your home.
Ant the most important, 100% of sales will go to the earthquake & tsunami victims in Japan.
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The Tripp Trapp chair, created in 1972 by designer Peter Opsvik, is still one of the greatest & unique child’s chair after almost 40 years in production. The inspiration came from watching his own young son, Tor, struggle to find a comfortable position to sit in at their family table. Thus, Peter Opsvik designed the Tripp Trapp chair: the only child’s chair that can take you from baby to adult, keeping you secure and comfortable all the way.
A design classic, The Tripp Trapp chair is an ingenious baby chair designed adjusts to the size of your child, ensuring he or she is always at the perfect height to eat, play and interact, with his or her feet properly supported, at whatever age.
“In 1972 the only sitting devices for children from the age of two onwards were special, low chairs, or ordinary chairs designed and intended for grown-ups. My objective was that one chair should seat persons of all sizes in a natural way at the same table. My hope was that this would make sitting at the table more enjoyable and make activities easier to perform there.”~Peter Opsvik
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