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Fractal 23, Wooden Cube Gets 23-Drawer Upgrade
While we're rarely captivated by drawers here on Giz, Fractal 23 is more than worthy to take a place next to USB fart warmers and the like. Because by properly staggering 23 drawers of varying sizes, Takeshi Miyakawa has made use of every inch inside this cube...the hard way. My IKEA dresser is more than a little jealous; it's turned to booze with my old Wal-Mart patio set that hangs in the garage. Here's a bonus shot: More »
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Rocket Lamp Built From Jet Engine (Can We Get A "ZOMG")
This retro-styled rocket lamp is more than the absolutely most perfect accessory to complete any room, it's the absolutely most perfect accessory to complete any room that's built from the igniter can of a freakin' jet engine. One-of-a-kind and shamelessly worth its $2,100 sticker price, we want to push each and every one of its glowing jewels...even though we know that they don't actually do anything...and that they probably aren't even buttons in the first place. [Moto Art via Bornrich]
modding
Forget touchscreen, solar powered or even self-destructing coffee tables... Kyle Downes has modded the coffee table into its best version ever: a retro-tastic NES controller. Just look at the sleek lines, the high quality finish and classy glass top. And then giggle at the fact that it actually works. Don't believe it? Check out the video after the gallery.
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NES Controller Mod, May Just be Most Fun Coffee Table Ever
Forget touchscreen, solar powered or even self-destructing coffee tables... Kyle Downes has modded the coffee table into its best version ever: a retro-tastic NES controller. Just look at the sleek lines, the high quality finish and classy glass top. And then giggle at the fact that it actually works. Don't believe it? Check out the video after the gallery.
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Face it, that box you live in ain't no palace. When you can pee in the toilet from the living room, it's time to start finding ways to maximize your precious square footage. I may not be able to convince you to throw out your old, ratty chairs or your college textbooks that refer to the US as having 48 states, but in this week's Thank Giz It's Friday roundup, I can offer you some insanely clever space-saving ideas that will help make some sense of the chaos.
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How to Fit a Mansion's Worth of Crap Into Your Tiny Apartment
Face it, that box you live in ain't no palace. When you can pee in the toilet from the living room, it's time to start finding ways to maximize your precious square footage. I may not be able to convince you to throw out your old, ratty chairs or your college textbooks that refer to the US as having 48 states, but in this week's Thank Giz It's Friday roundup, I can offer you some insanely clever space-saving ideas that will help make some sense of the chaos.
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4:00 PM on Fri May 2 2008
By Sean Fallon
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Latest by shamoononon: @ionerox: Oh damn watch the jaws drop... she's a girl!! You are so special. (pssst, I'm a girl too but don't often find it necessary to announce). You know those blow up dolls you are so keen on more »
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Azoo Eco-Desk Puts a Self-Cleaning Aquarium in Your Desk
I'm pretty sure Missy Elliot had something similar to Azoo's Eco-Desk, which has a self-cleaning tropical fish aquarium contained within a glass and aluminum body. Alas, hers was made by Lamborghini, so this is the poor man's / international female hip-hop star's iteration, but it's still a bit of cool for your apartment. The glass top rests on a hinged support, which can be pulled open to allow Nemo to escape back home, or better yet, add some company to the captives inside. The aquarium contains Azoo's solution for biological, water and temperature control, meaning you don't have to worry about anything other than why your Coi Carp look so damn uncomfortable. More »
airplanes
It may not be as fancy as first class accommodations, but Delta's new "Cozy Suite" seats promise to make economy class seating less of a hellish, crippling nightmare. The major feature of the design is a staggered layout that increases privacy while simultaneously creating a space for weary travelers to rest their heads. It also allows passengers to enjoy 31-inches of leg room (2-inches better than the competition) and the ability to recline without disturbing the person behind them.
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Delta "Cozy Suite" Seats Make Economy Class Semi-Tolerable
It may not be as fancy as first class accommodations, but Delta's new "Cozy Suite" seats promise to make economy class seating less of a hellish, crippling nightmare. The major feature of the design is a staggered layout that increases privacy while simultaneously creating a space for weary travelers to rest their heads. It also allows passengers to enjoy 31-inches of leg room (2-inches better than the competition) and the ability to recline without disturbing the person behind them. More »
furniture
$75,000 Chair is Made of Pandas. PANDAS!
This Banquette Chair is as close as you're going to get to a chair made entirely out of Pandas unless you're David Bowie. It's a chair. It's made of stuffed pandas. It's $75,000. What more do you need to know? Create one for yourself after a trip to Ikea, a trip to Home Depot, and a trip to the carnival. [DVICE]
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"Her" Chair Is Not For Him...Hopefully
Disney's Cinderella painted a pretty picture of a perverse scene—only the one girl in all the land with the perfectly-proportioned foot could fulfill the prince's grimy foot fetish. So you can consider the Her Chair a modern Cinderella equivalent...if Cinderella were to have dropped an ass-molded plastic chair during her race against midnight.
A sexier take on the influential Danish design of Verner Panton, just make sure that Cinderella doesn't gain any weight, or the fairy tale is over. [casamania via trendsnow]
furniture
SofaBOX Is Seating For Outdoors, Vampires
The SofaBOX is pretty much just that—a sofa that fits in a rugged metal box, appearing to pop out when the box is opened (we're guessing a la delicate pop-up book as opposed to snake-filled can of peanuts). Swiss designer John Hofgartner hasn't revealed much information about the piece at this time or its intended use. But its closed, coffinesque shape seems perfect for vampires or just the extremely committed goth kid. [swissmiss via dvice]
musical table
Remember the drum table? Well, stick it next to this table with built-in marimba at a dinner party and you'd have a percussively good time. Designer Fumiaki Goto came up with the idea of building the instrument into the surface, so that whenever you put a glass or plate down you'd sound a note— you could of course just bash away with your cutlery too. The guys at the drum table looked ecstatic, but why does this poor model look *sniff* a little sad? Maybe she needs some friends to marimba the night away, or maybe she's upset it's just a concept. [Yanko design]
Marimba Table Turns Dining Into a Feast of Bings
Remember the drum table? Well, stick it next to this table with built-in marimba at a dinner party and you'd have a percussively good time. Designer Fumiaki Goto came up with the idea of building the instrument into the surface, so that whenever you put a glass or plate down you'd sound a note— you could of course just bash away with your cutlery too. The guys at the drum table looked ecstatic, but why does this poor model look *sniff* a little sad? Maybe she needs some friends to marimba the night away, or maybe she's upset it's just a concept. [Yanko design]
furniture
Hosepipe and Electrical Cord Furniture is No Wind-Up
I imagine Dutch designer Sander Bokkinga stumbling around his garage when he had the artistic idea to make his Bok range of furniture. Everyone has strings of cable and old hosepipe lying around, but it takes some lateral thinking to stiffen it and tie it up to turn it into chairs, stools and lamps. They're all waterproof too, so can be used inside and out. Neat— though we do wonder about their comfiness. The collection is on show at the upcoming Milan Design Week. [Designboom]
design
When I was in kindergarten I had a beach blanket, a cot and a bitch named Rose that would circle around us slapping a meter stick in her hand. Where was my NapTV chair with a built-in television? Perhaps my experience wouldn't have been nearly as scarring had I been able to watch TV while lying on my back instead of listening to the Sound of Music album on a continuous loop. I blame that class for everything that is wrong with me today. Too bad the NapTV is only a concept. [Coroflot via BornRich via Uberreview]
NapTV: Where the Hell Was This in Kindergarten?
When I was in kindergarten I had a beach blanket, a cot and a bitch named Rose that would circle around us slapping a meter stick in her hand. Where was my NapTV chair with a built-in television? Perhaps my experience wouldn't have been nearly as scarring had I been able to watch TV while lying on my back instead of listening to the Sound of Music album on a continuous loop. I blame that class for everything that is wrong with me today. Too bad the NapTV is only a concept. [Coroflot via BornRich via Uberreview]
design
Comfy IKEA Train Makes Me Want to Move to the Subway
IKEA has outfitted a train in Kobe with sofas and curtains—probably with names like Oompa-loompa, Svenssonjohansensson, Frida, and Bucarest. Unfortunately, the makeover is temporary, to mark the opening of a new shop in the city. Good, because otherwise I would move to live in there. I will miss my stair bookcase, yes, but I would make as many one-serving friends per hour as the number of pictures in the gallery after the jump.
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google
Ever looked around your office and thought "surely there's a better way than this soulless cubicle hell?" Well, there probably isn't. Unless you happen to work for Google in their Swiss HQ, that is. Because, frankly, their new office is awe-inspiringly amazing: it's an exercise in lateral-thinking, creativity-run-wild interior design. Slides to the canteen, cable-car meeting rooms, beanbags, fake snow, a multitude of colors. Check it out... you'll be as filled with envy as an envious person with a degree in enviousness.
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Google's Zurich HQ: Office Fun For Everyone... Who Works There, Anyway
Ever looked around your office and thought "surely there's a better way than this soulless cubicle hell?" Well, there probably isn't. Unless you happen to work for Google in their Swiss HQ, that is. Because, frankly, their new office is awe-inspiringly amazing: it's an exercise in lateral-thinking, creativity-run-wild interior design. Slides to the canteen, cable-car meeting rooms, beanbags, fake snow, a multitude of colors. Check it out... you'll be as filled with envy as an envious person with a degree in enviousness.
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happy hookah
Hookah Table Not What It Sounds Like, Thank Gawd
Not something that you frak your lady of the night on top of, nor anything to do with William Shatner, Adrian Zmed and Heather Locklear, the Hookah Table is a customized table that you can get high on, as well as under. Costing around $600 bucks, there's a bowl on top, which I guess you can put the salt in when your folks come round for dinner, and four hoses for you and your mates to suck on after your Mom has done the washing up and the coast is clear. You can choose from loads of different finishes (sadly, Happy is not one of them) but I'm sure if Ms Locklear makes it to yours you could ask her if she's up for it. [Hookah Tables via BallerHouse]
design
When it comes to furniture design, finding a way to simultaneously maximize functionality and minimize size is all the rage these days. The "Unit" concept from Philippe Malouin falls neatly into that category with a design that combines a kitchen, table, refrigerator and a bathtub all-in-one. Not much information exists about the Unit, but it appears that the fridge would be located in the cabinet on the left while the bathtub doubles as a sink.
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The Unit: A Kitchen, Table, Fridge, and Bathtub All-in-One
When it comes to furniture design, finding a way to simultaneously maximize functionality and minimize size is all the rage these days. The "Unit" concept from Philippe Malouin falls neatly into that category with a design that combines a kitchen, table, refrigerator and a bathtub all-in-one. Not much information exists about the Unit, but it appears that the fridge would be located in the cabinet on the left while the bathtub doubles as a sink.
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drum table
It's a table. With drums built in. And other percussion instruments, you can swap around. Yey! Need to know more before you buy one to go in your student home? See the video (it's better than the photo.)
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Drum Table: Perfect Accompaniment for Drinking Songs
It's a table. With drums built in. And other percussion instruments, you can swap around. Yey! Need to know more before you buy one to go in your student home? See the video (it's better than the photo.)
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