Stop motion film by architect Guillermo Cameron Maclean from Argentina. This has Em’s name on it on so many levels! You can get your own Tetris bookcase here. via prodesignews
Category Archives: Fun
Dune House
This just in from Daniela (reporting from a remote location): The Dune House which is for sale in Atlantic Beach, Fla, is almost a dead ringer for the Teletubbies’ home! Designed by William Morgan Architects in 1975, clearly the Dune House precedes the latter by quite a bit. via (of all places) aol and can be purchased here.
Coat Check Chair
“Coat Check is a concept chair that seeks to encourage people to hang their coats up properly.
The design simply appropiates the plastic hangers and the steel bar from a standard closet and creates a chair from those elements. The idea is to bring these items out into the open to be seen and thus remembered on a daily basis…”
Hmm…I know a couple of people who would benefit from having one of these in their room… Designed by Joey Zeledón.
Patatras Rolling Bookshelf
Patatras, designed by Michael Bihain, is a new kind of book storage.
A rolling shelf made of expanded polypropylene and available in a range of bright colors. via Yanko Design
Festival of Ideas
“The Festival of Ideas for the New City, May 4-8, 2011, is a major new collaborative initiative in New York involving scores of Downtown organizations, from universities to arts institutions and community groups, working together to affect change. A first for New York, the Festival will harness the power of the creative community to imagine the future city and explore the ideas destined to shape it. It will take place in multiple venues Downtown and is organized around three central programs: a three-day slate of symposia; an innovative StreetFest along the Bowery; and over eighty independent projects and public events. The Festival will serve as a platform for artists, writers, architects, engineers, designers, urban farmers, planners, and thought leaders to exchange ideas, propose solutions, and invite the public to participate.”
Worth checking out, I think. More information here.
Aakash Nihalani
Aakash Nihalani is an artist whose work consists mostly of isometric rectangles and squares made from fluorescent tape. He places these graphics around New York to “highlight the unexpected contours and elegant geometry of the city itself…For however briefly, I am trying to offer people a chance to step into a different New York than they are used to seeing…” via happymundane
Valve Bottle Stopper
Fun! Available on Etsy, here.
Lego Lunch
Just when you thought there isn’t anything Lego-related left to come out with…
Lego Lunchboxes and Lego Drinking Bottles.
Pulp Fiction Pillows
These would be good to prop yourself up with next time you’re eating a Royale with Cheese.
Sifteo
Two years ago I watched a TED Talk given by MIT Media Lab grad student David Merrill about a project he was working on called Siftables. These were tiny computer blocks that interacted with each other to make networks, play games, and music. It blew me away. Today I came across a lovely package design, by New Deal Design, for the product Sifteo which sounded remarkably similar and turns out is the company that Merrill has since founded with his partner, and co-creator, Jeevan Kalanithi. This demo explains it better than I can:
via Lovely Package
Amarillo2 Paper Wall Clock
Designed by 2y1dea of paper and cardboard. Nice! via Yanko Design
Classics in Lego
These classic photos recreated in Lego and photographed by Mike Stimpson made me chuckle. More here.
Mik: 3D Wall Stickers
3D Wall stickers “Mik” are made to decorate home or office space. Sticky, glossy and unique made out of Plexiglass plastic. There are 5 different characters reflecting 5 different moods. Love, sex, power, sadness and guns. Designed by the Danish design company Optimistic Living and available at their online shop. via Industrial Design Served.
I’m No Banksy
iPhone photographer Aik Beng Chia created a series of photos he calls I’m No Banksy. He photographed people on the streets of Singapore and then used two apps (Blender and Cross Process) to combine them with Banksy’s images.
via mymodernmet
Luxxbox Tingle
Drop Coat Rack
“Normally, you don’t want to hang your coat near anything that looks like wet paint, but here is the exception.” The Drop Coat Rack, designed by Julian Appelius, comes in seven colors and two sizes. Fun concept. Available here.
Character
Okay, how cool would it be to have one of these at home? Answer: very.
“Character saves fascia signs from demolition. We choose the most stylish letters and turn them into individual and unique design objects. We replace the old neon tubes with LEDs, add a transformer, install a power cord and give them a new life cycle.”
via Beautiful Life
Chupa Chups
I found this advertising campaign by TBWA for Chupa Chups amusing.
via bldgwlf
Fun fact: the Chupa Chups logo was designed by Salvador Dalí in 1969.
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