Gizmodo: interior design

Resin-Encrusted Tablecloth is the Table Itself

John Herrman — Thu, 22 Jan 2009 05:30:41 EST

This crocheted tablecloth two a notable quirks: it's board-stiff, and doesn't actually need a table.

Although it did begin its life as a regular tablecloth, after being soaked in some sort of resin dried over a template the cloth rigidified into a standalone table. The designers site doesn't have any info as to what kind of resin he used or for that matter how sturdy the table is, but something tells me you shouldn't serve a four course dinner on it.

There's no indication that this literal 'table cloth' will get produced any time soon, so it's a DIY project in the strictest sense—not only do you have to make it, you have to figure out how. [Pink Wolf via FreshHome via BBG]

Google's Zurich HQ: Office Fun For Everyone... Who Works There, Anyway

Kit Eaton — Sun, 06 Apr 2008 18:15:44 EDT

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.

See what I mean? Presumably it makes for a happy, fun-filled workforce. How they ever get time to do any work I don't know. Still, I work from my couch, so I could always put a slide in somewhere, and stick a bunch of beanbags about the place. It wouldn't quite have the same effect, though. [Swissmiss]

Mobile Light is Solar Powered

Haroon Malik — Sat, 08 Mar 2008 20:00:00 EST

The Kyouei Design house has come up with the fantastically titled, Mobile Light, which incorporates a small solar panel bed at one end and a light at the other. Activation is automatically instigated once the ambient light levels fall below a certain threshold, which ensures the stored energy is put to good use quickly. Sure, it may not output enough of the bright stuff for you to make it down the stairs safely, read a book in bed or take a piss without dribbling all about the floor/toilet rim, but that's what the main lights are for.

The Mobile Light says you are sophisticated, environmentally conscious, as well as being hot on interior design. The only reason you would want to portray these qualities is because your over-styled bachelor pad has seen more lonely nights than you care to remember, and you're hoping a hottie will say, "Gosh, you're stylish, want to have sex?" It's not gonna happen. [Kyouei Design]

10 Ways to Saturate Your Home With LED Tackiness

Sean Fallon — Fri, 15 Feb 2008 16:50:30 EST

LEDs are popping up in all sorts of home products these days. Now, I'm no interior designer, but I know that lighting can really make or break a space. With that in mind, here are 10 ways that anyone can utilize LEDs in their home (plus one way to outfit your wardrobe). And by anyone I mean people with eccentric tastes that don't mind blinding headaches and pissing off their neighbors.

Build Your Own Apple Store

Sean Fallon — Fri, 25 Jan 2008 19:30:49 EST

If you have been thinking about remodeling your home, and you just can't get enough of the atmosphere your neighborhood Apple Store, oobject has tracked down 24 items that you will need to get the job done. Sure, it will cost an absolute fortune, but I'm sure that there is at least one well-to-do hardcore Apple fanboy out there willing to do it. [oobject via Make]

VorteXX Chandelier Has More Curves than a Strip Joint

Sean Fallon — Fri, 09 Nov 2007 19:40:13 EST

The super futuristic look of the VorteXX Chandelier has been described as being "reminiscent of a double helix with the appearance of an endless flowing shape - weightless, pulsating and gleaming" — which is enough to turn on anyone with a taste for contemporary interior design.

The lamp is made from 60 individual moldings and the latest LED modules intended to generate indirect light in various hues. Apparently, it can also be used with the designer's lighting management system to create an endless variety of programmable light scenes. Each lamp is custom made, so don't expect this one to come cheap (but you already knew that). [Zumtobel via Architonic via Design Milk]

Lightning Lamp Is The Perfect Backdrop For The USS Enterprise

Sean Fallon — Thu, 11 Oct 2007 17:40:41 EDT

Furniture designer Yodo Kurosawa's "lightning lamp" or "reflector lamp" is a unique fixture that uses a film to reflect light from a halogen lamp to create a trippy effect on the ceiling above. It's certainly an interesting lamp, but it makes for an even better backdrop for the USS Enterprise model I know you have lying around in your room somewhere. Warning: may freak you out when you're high. [Yodo Kurosawa via TWBE]

Light-Emitting Wallpaper Does Just What it Says

AddyDugdale — Thu, 23 Aug 2007 06:12:15 EDT

I can't tell you much about this wallpaper, except for that I think it rules the school. It's basically a two-dimensional light source that switches on and off. Please, someone put Jonas Samson's idea into practice, because I'd have no hesitation in putting this up in my bedroom. Just one question, though: does it come in a roll? [Design Scoops]