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more about #cocoon Soldier_CLE says DON'T STOP AT THE STAR! REVOKE THE WHOLE DAMN THING, OWEN!!!: I could see Wonder Woman having a receptionist there. Somehow though, I could also picture the Johnny Depp rendition of Willy Wonka sleeping there to... more » ludwigk: So apparently they'll build you a mini Guggenheim? I wonder how Gehry feels about all this. One thing about building a cocoon, or hive-shaped office ... more » Jrsy Devil's Advocate®: "Right after I figure out a proper alter ego name that is" @Rosa Golijan: Gadget Gal? Gizmodo Girl? Wireless Woman? Leet lady? Data Dame? VoIP ... more » chrystlubitshi de-güntered but alive: you had my attention at super-heroin... you lost it when you mentioned architecture...((just kidding... maybe) #cocoonheadquarters more » jc5680001: Hey Rosa! Glad you like architecture, but how about looking into something here in America? Check out Aqua in Chicago or The Beekman in New York, or ... more » STiger: I recognize that! It's from Super Mario Bros. 3! World 5! #cocoonheadquarters more » curious-character: Is commercial architecture really so boring in the US? I don't follow architecture too closely, but it seems like most cool new office buildings I see... more » CheeseGamer: I've never seen any design like this... *COUGH* [www.guggenheim.org] Plus, I'd still rather not be in switzerland. Traffic there redefines "suck." ... more » Gary_7vn: Actually we can culture cells no problem, scaling that process up to industrial levels will not be a problem. Due to the amount of methane created b... more » witeowl: Wait, so if I basically solve the problem of world hunger, I'll get a little over seven grand? Wow, count me in. more » spannu: I would grow an Adam Frucci, and then force him to eat other Adam Fruccis as part of an insightful series of technology taste tests on a popular blog. more » Kaiser-Machead: Naturally-grown cattle will yield steaks so expensive only the super rich of the future will have it, while the rest of us have to sit and watch Edwar... more » SagarikaLumos: If you used this to grow human cells to eat, would that make you a cannibal? more » podspawn: If you want to grow your own meat, I'd suggest setting up a worm farm. Great source of protein and cheap to produce. We'll all be eating insect protei... more » cobaltage: I'm pretty sure the SCIENCE tag isn't really appropriate, since there is in fact no science involved in this ridiculous idea. $7,347 isn't going to t... more » pɹɐoqʎǝʞuǝʞoɹq: Umm, or you can get the $1,000,000 bounty from PETA for petri dish meat. more » Die Fledermaus: I will just wait for The Ameglian Major Cow more » Lizard_King: Well technically sir, yes you did come up with a portable soution to in-virtro meat creation for home use. However, your device does not meet the crit... more » Sean Masters: Sad to say but the designer who won won't do shit without an army of scientists and engineers behind him. more » OCEntertainment: Little late to the party, aren't we? Edit: The heck happened to my image? Grrr. [www.11points.com] more » -
#architecture
Office Building Or Home To A Super Heroine?
Switzerland gets all the cool offices. This particular one's dubbed "Cocoon" and acts as headquarters for an architecture firm. I prefer to imagine it as home to a super heroine who zoom-zoom-zips down that spiral and saves the day. More » -
#science
Screw Cooking: Grow Your Own Meat From Animal Cell Capsules
The Cocoon Cooker isn't just some fancy steamer or something like that. No, it's a machine that actually grows meat and fish from heated animal cells. A-whaaa? More » -
#architecture
Cocoon: For People Who Want to Live in a Blimp
Cocoon is a house shaped like a zeppelin in Australia. It sits propped up on the edge of a steep drop off, as if it's tempting people to make Hindenburg jokes. I'll resist the urge. [Designer Choice via Inhabitat] More » -
#safehouse
Survival Cocoon Lets you Hang out in Emergencies
Industrial designer John Moriarty has come up with the Cocoon, a portable hanging emergency shelter that you sling from a tree and sit in, should you get into difficulties in the great outdoors. It'll keep you warm and dry, not to mention turn you into a laughing-stock when the park ranger eventually finds you, swinging like a psychedelic bird box, beneath a leafy bough. [Coroflot via OhGizmo!] -
