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I love this plated table and just could not resist the urge to share. Where innovation and design collide, Yanko Design-Form Beyond Design shows the world concepts in design that leave you in awe. Check the website. They are dedicated to introducing the best modern international design, covering industrial design, concepts, technology, interior design, architecture, exhibition and [...]
Looking for a break this summer, somewhere to “vanish” for a little vacation? Well here is a hotel that literally is invisible to the surrounding forest. This hotel just recently opened a few weeks ago and looks like its straight out of a sci-fi story, the perfect place for the Jetsons if they moved into the [...]
Shadow puppets don’t nearly seem as cool after viewing this ‘Night Lights’ project. The projected light show called ‘Night Lights’ in Auckland let users participate in various modes of interaction. The result is a pretty cool and totally interactive light party. Talk about really unique collaborative art! Take a peak at the video to see for [...]
“Going Green” is nothing new to us and has become common lingo for promotion. A little while back I shared with you a company who create eco-friendly advertising “clouds," Flogos- Logos that Fly. New concepts come up everyday, well recently I ran across a photo of an ad for Shredded Wheat looking a lot like a [...]
Random Acts of Kindness. They happen every day. Sometimes we are so busy and caught up in our own lives we may not see them. We may not realize how many and how often these wonderful random acts of kindness happen throughout any given day. Some acts are huge, generous and very noticeable while others are [...]
If you have a green thumb, a window and Do-It-Yourself ethic, you too, can be a farmer, even in your downtown apartment building. Summer is here, and for urban dwellers with no access to soil, hydroponic gardening is a way to grow fresh veggies indoors. The Window Farms project promotes the production of hydroponic food gardens [...]
Almost all of us have at one time or another had a crazy idea for a new product. Forbes.com has compiled a list for the 15 Kookiest Inventions: “Even in a lackluster economy, patent lawyers keep busy. Between 1996 and 2008, the annual number of patent filings jumped 130%, to 485,000. But what some consider innovation [...]
As kids, most of us spent time lying in the grass, watching clouds roll by and imagining the shapes we could see in the fluffy white masses. Special effect inventors Francisco Guerra and Brian Glover aimed to bring to life these daydreams with their invention of Flogos - Logos that Fly! They can make "clouds" in [...]
Admit it you are creative! We know that creativity involves using different kinds of thinking. In order to access creativity we do these three things: use new ideas, tap into the imagination, and make a new decision that positively affects your life and/or the lives of others. People who do this are considered creative. People around the [...]
When is the last time that you saw a whale floating in the sky? Probably as you lay on the grass with a friend, assigning clouds starring roles in your upcoming tale of adventure. Apparently French designer Jean-Marie Massaud spends a lot of time staring at cloud formations and letting his imagination run wild. In 2005, [...]