Apple kicked off the week with another epic keynote. Beautiful products, indeed. But we also eyegasmed while looking at bowls made of money, speakers that look like rocket engines, and a crack-pipe-chic lamp. Here’s a look at this week’s aesthetic porn.
https://gizmodo.com/this-double-handled-caraffe-is-obviously-designed-for-s-5917116
This Double-Handled Caraffe is Obviously Designed For Serious Dinner Hosts
Do your friends talk about your epic dinner parties weeks after the event is over? If so, and you fancy yourself a master of preparing and serving a meal, this lovely glass caraffe will have you topping off water glasses like an industrial machine on a factory assembly line.
You can forget about… More »
https://gizmodo.com/money-is-beautiful-lots-and-lots-of-money-is-pure-art-5917039
Money Is Beautiful, Lots and Lots of Money Is Pure Art
Brazilian artist Rodrigo Torres has finally found away to improve upon the already gorgeous sight of a pile of cold hard cash: delicately crafted cut collages of currency from all over the world. More »
https://gizmodo.com/this-is-the-piece-of-equipment-that-i-built-to-make-bi-5917379
“This is The Piece of Equipment That I Built to Make Big Wooden Balls”
There is something about a giant sphere that conjures thoughts of cosmic mystery. But this particular sphere is made out of the most earthly and primitive of materials-wood.
The Big Wooden Ball Project, by Mike Leuis, features artist Keith Holamon, who created his own method for building… More »
https://gizmodo.com/stylish-table-lamp-or-elaborate-crack-pipe-5917424
Stylish Table Lamp or Elaborate Crack Pipe?
Traditionally a lampshade is put in place to lessen the intensity of a lightbulb. In the case of Michaela Tomišková’s Hadovka Lamp, the lampshade is merely there to accent the light, blending in with the all-glass body of the lamp. More »
https://gizmodo.com/is-this-the-worlds-most-beautiful-truck-stop-5917403
Is this the World’s Most Beautiful Truck Stop?
The truck weigh station, a common sighting when driving down the highway, is often a nondescript building, if not just an eyesore. But this weigh station in Norway, which fits perfectly into its natural environment, just looks like a lovely spot to hang out and weigh trucks.
Situated on an isolated… More »
https://gizmodo.com/this-bench-looks-like-it-has-wheels-for-legs-5917864
This Bench Looks Like It Has Wheels for Legs
Maybe it’s not a shocking revelation that a wooden bench used to be a tree, but the reason this bench is such a surprising piece of furniture is precisely because it confronts that reality head on. More »
https://gizmodo.com/designer-fly-trap-is-a-stunningly-beautiful-way-to-murd-5918069
Designer Fly Trap Is a Stunningly Beautiful Way to Murder Bugs
If for some reason you feel guilty whenever you off a mosquito or other annoying bug, this beautifully sculpted fly trap should ease your pain. Because we can’t imagine a more elegant or soothing place for insects to meet their demise.
But Acase’s $80 InaTrap isn’t just about looks. More »
https://gizmodo.com/all-the-private-space-you-ll-ever-need-in-one-little-b-5918462
All the Private Space You’ll Ever Need, In One Little Box
Everyone needs (or demands) their own bit of defensible space. In an increasingly urbanizing world with living conditions becoming ever more dense, that space may not amount to much. More »
https://gizmodo.com/if-astronauts-designed-speakers-in-the-1960s-theyd-loo-5918540
If Astronauts Designed Speakers in the 1960s, They’d Look Like This
The Eclipse TD508 Mk3 speakers are the cure for the epidemic of boring black boxes. If they weren’t so compact they’d look like the they might blast off their stands. More »
https://gizmodo.com/these-bowls-required-thousands-of-dollars-to-be-manufac-5918422
These Bowls Required Thousands of Dollars to Be Manufactured. Literally
There has long been the expression that things are “made of money.” But it’s not everyday that you come across something actually made of money, like this set of Money Bowls. More »
