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Interactive Shoebox Dioramas Might One Day Lure You Away From Amazon

In an attempt to make brick and mortar stores more than just a showroom for websites like Amazon, Planar has taken the see-through LCD displays that were all the rage at CES and created enhanced display boxes providing more details on the items inside. Besides protecting more valuable products, like perfume bottles, jewelry, or even…

Gadgets Andrew Liszewski May 16

Hang This Portable Swing Kit Anywhere for an Instant Playground on the Go

Whenever the urge to swing strikes—whether your’re in an industrial-looking warehouse, a busy construction site, or a crowded sidewalk—as long as you can find something overhead that’s sturdy enough to support your weight, you can string up this simple portable swing seat. Created by industrial designer Kevin Shay, the canvas seat comes with all of…

Tech News Andrew Liszewski May 15

Building Block Coffee Table: Bored Kids and Hip Decors Unite!

Was there anything worse when you were a kid than visiting someone whose home was completely devoid of toys? An hour of conversation felt like a lifetime of boredom, but this building block coffee table ensures you never put kids through that same torture in your own home. Composed of 210 wooden birch cubes, Jessica…

Tech News Andrew Liszewski May 14

Why Weren’t Hammers Designed With Magnetic Handles In the First Place?

Designer Jung Soo Park has managed to drastically improve the functionality and capabilities of the lowly hammer. But he didn’t accessorize it with useless add-ons only good for attacking non-existant zombies. Instead, he added a magnet to the handle for wrangling nails. Genius. And while Park’s Neo Hammer isn’t available for sale—it’s just a concept—even…

Tech News Andrew Liszewski May 11

Grow Your Own Little Hanging Garden of Babylon with the Volet Végétal

Just because you’re six stories up and the closest thing to a balcony you’ve got is the fire escape, doesn’t mean you can’t have yourself a kick-ass herb garden. The Volet Végétal concept could give even the densest city dwellers access to a little greenery. The Volet Végétal—”plant shutter”—was conceived by French design firm Barreau…

Tech News Andrew Tarantola May 10

Ingenious Folding Ladder Practically Disappears For Easy Storage

The occasional time a ladder comes in handy makes it worth keeping one around, but they can be cumbersome to store in the meantime. So a Barcelona-based design shop has re-thunk the folding ladder idea, and come up with this brilliant design. The Corner Ladder, as it’s aptly-named, features rungs that split in two and…

Gadgets Andrew Liszewski May 9

Clamp Shelf Tightens So Your Books Never Fall Again

In one fell swoop designer Colleen Whiteley has put an end to the novelty bookend industry with her brilliantly clever and simple Hold On Tight Shelf. And here’s to hoping that every single furniture maker adopts this idea. The shelf works just like a carpenter’s clamp, and features a thin groove that accommodates a sliding…

Gadgets Andrew Liszewski May 8

Teal Panels Are Like Lego For Campers Who Hate Tents

As the story goes, Lawrence Drake wanted to go camping with a pop-up camper instead of a tent, but his ride could only tow 1,000 pounds. So to stick it to the ‘camping-man’ he invented a set of lightweight modular panels that can be assembled just like Lego to create various sized temporary dwellings. The…

Tech News Andrew Liszewski May 7

Artist Turns Tree Stumps Into Beautiful Children’s Toys

Most people see tree stumps as nothing more than an eyesore, or an excuse to play with dynamite to removing it. But designer Hilla Shamia sees more. In fact, looking at this beautiful rocking horse she created, we can’t help but wonder if that’s why mother nature created trees in the first place. Unless you’ve…

Tech News Andrew Liszewski May 5

Future Dubai Hotel Will Sit 21 Stories Underwater

Imagine waking up in a hotel room, and instead of getting a view of a bustling city, or beach, or maybe a parking lot, you are greeted by underwater wildlife 200 feet below the surface. And while it sounds like something out of a early 20th-century sci-fi novel, one group is trying to make this…

Tech News Adrian Covert May 4

3D Projector Would Beam Long-Distance Pals Right Into Your Own Living Room

A group of developers from the Human Media Lab at Queen’s University, in Canada, has developed a cylindrical display system—called the “TeleHuman”—that is capable of projecting within itself a person’s full 3-dimensional figure. Circle the TeleHuman, and you will see your long-distance lover (or perhaps just your best friend) from all 360 degrees. A total…

Tech News Molly Oswaks May 2

Prepare To Have Your Mind Blown By Molten Chocolate Candle Cake

Behold what will truly go down in history as one of the greatest feats of food engineering man has ever created. If this photo is to be believed, chef Stéphane Bureaux has successfully created the world’s first edible chocolate candle. When it’s delivered to the table, instead of immediately blowing it out and making a…

Tech News Andrew Liszewski May 2

Origami Raincoat Turns Inside Out With a Quick Yank On a Drawstring

Like an umbrella that quickly folds away at the push of a button, this brilliantly-engineered raincoat features a series of strategic pleats causing it to flip inside out and transform into a dry carrying bag with a quick pull on a drawstring. The Telescopic Raincoat, as it’s oddly called, also won a much-deserved Red Dot…

Tech News Andrew Liszewski May 1

Forget Graphene, Silicene Is Here to Blow Your Mind

Remember how graphene, the single-atom thick layer of carbon was so slick it was going to change everything? Well it looks like silicene is here to steal the spotlight. Researchers have just made the first sheet of single-atom thick silicon. Silicene has been a work in progress for years, but they think they’ve finally got…

Tech News Brent Rose Apr 29

Temperature Sensitive Rug Changes Colors To Match the Seasons

When you decorate a room you’re stuck with a single color palette all year round that doesn’t necessarily reflect the changing seasons outside. So maybe we should look to Siren Elise Wilhelmsen’s color-changing rug for inspiration on designing a room that reflects, or contrasts, the temperatures outside. Wilhelmsen refers to her Season Carpet as a…

Tech News Andrew Liszewski Apr 28

Even Ensign Jimmy Has a Fighting Chance with This DIY Phaser

We may have a few years to go until the advent of Warp Drive technology (fingers crossed for 2063) and full-fledged Tricorders, the development of Phasers is well under way. Behold the balloon-popping efficiency of this early prototype. https://gizmodo.com/the-new-x-prize-wants-to-save-your-life-star-trek-styl-5874836/ YouTuber RemixCB posted this short video of a custom-modded replica Star Trek phaser implanted with what…

Tech News Andrew Tarantola Apr 26

Fold Out Emergency Chair Hides Inside a Monolithic End Table

Never make a guest sit on an uncomfortable metal folding chair again with this exquisite emergency seat designed by d-Vision. It stays hidden in your living room, unfolding like an origami puzzle from a minimalist side table when needed. The catch? Even though the design firm has concocted a whole line of comfy looking furniture,…

Tech News Andrew Liszewski Apr 26

Descriptive Camera Doesn’t Take Pictures, But Has a Masterful Command of the English Language

Matt Richardson’s “Descriptive Camera” doesn’t take pictures, not even blurry ones. But it works just fine. Rather than capturing an image on film, Richardson’s invention (a prototype built for a Computational Cameras class at New York University‘s Interactive Telecommunications Program) prints out a descriptive bit of text about the photo. How It Works After an…

Tech News Molly Oswaks Apr 25

The Animal-Friendly Furniture for Your Furry Friend at Home

Houston-based architect Paul Kweton has designed the perfect chair to share with your pet. The Rocking-2-gether Chair is made of computer-milled Birch plywood, with removable ribs that allow you to customize the look of your rocker and a hollow inner-chamber below the seat, for your dog or cat to nap in. This is the second…

Biology Molly Oswaks Apr 25

Carbon Fiber Bookshelves Are Novel Objects of Lust

You don’t see it used in furniture very often, but Davide Anzalone’s Aliante bookshelf, which took the top prize at Olympus RFP’s 2012 Carbon Fiber Design Contest, makes a strong case for using carbon fiber everywhere. Looking like it could serve alongside the stealth fighter in the U.S. Air Force, you can actually fill the…

Tech News Andrew Liszewski Apr 25

Interactive Shoebox Dioramas Might One Day Lure You Away From Amazon

Hang This Portable Swing Kit Anywhere for an Instant Playground on the Go

Building Block Coffee Table: Bored Kids and Hip Decors Unite!

Why Weren’t Hammers Designed With Magnetic Handles In the First Place?

Grow Your Own Little Hanging Garden of Babylon with the Volet Végétal

Ingenious Folding Ladder Practically Disappears For Easy Storage

Clamp Shelf Tightens So Your Books Never Fall Again

Teal Panels Are Like Lego For Campers Who Hate Tents

Artist Turns Tree Stumps Into Beautiful Children’s Toys

Future Dubai Hotel Will Sit 21 Stories Underwater

3D Projector Would Beam Long-Distance Pals Right Into Your Own Living Room

Prepare To Have Your Mind Blown By Molten Chocolate Candle Cake

Origami Raincoat Turns Inside Out With a Quick Yank On a Drawstring

Forget Graphene, Silicene Is Here to Blow Your Mind

Temperature Sensitive Rug Changes Colors To Match the Seasons

Even Ensign Jimmy Has a Fighting Chance with This DIY Phaser

Fold Out Emergency Chair Hides Inside a Monolithic End Table

Descriptive Camera Doesn’t Take Pictures, But Has a Masterful Command of the English Language

The Animal-Friendly Furniture for Your Furry Friend at Home

Carbon Fiber Bookshelves Are Novel Objects of Lust

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