Gulp is three thousand translucent drinking straws interwoven to form a dense, spherical lampshade. Made from one continuous length of interconnected straws, you could – if you possessed Dyson-like suction – put one end in a drink and gulp it down through the other. Each piece takes seven days to make and is made to order. from contemporist
It was during the two World Wars when women limited by fabric rationing restrictions and yet not wanting to abandon their appearance came up with a solution of painting their legs with make up or asking a friend to draw a straight line down the bag of their legs so as to show that they were wearing stockings ? or even mostly in Middle Eastern countries women were and still decorate their legs or..
Stockholm 2010: in Stockholm this week Swedish lighting brand Wästberg will launch a task light made of brass and rubber, designed by architect David Chipperfield. Called Chipperfield w102, the design consists of a cylindrical lamp head and base joined by an L-shaped arm. The lamp features LEDs that can be dimmed, and rotates at the base and head joints. Wästberg and David Chipperfield in coll..
Apple CEO Steve Jobs has unveiled the iPad, a large touch-screen device for reading, browsing the internet, listening to music and playing games. The much-anticipated product has a 9.7 inch screen, is 13 mm thick and weighs 0.7 kg. The display automatically switches from portrait to landscape as the device is turned. It runs almost all existing apps and allows users to read and send email, look ..
A cube is filled with water and fish. Underneath is an array of ultra-violet lights (blacklights) that light up the fish from below. Because of the properties of UV light, the light source itself doesn't glow but only the light bounced off certain surfaces does. The fish are used as light reflectors, glowing as the UV light is bounced off them. An organic lighting system. Exhibited for Cliche ma..
기즈모도(gizmodo)에 올라온 글입니다. 읽다보니 재미있어서 시간 때울 겸 번역 해봤습니다. 읽을때는 좋았는데 번역하려니 어렵네요. 일부는 의역이 좀 되어 있습니다. 아예 못한 데도 있습니다.^_^;원문으로 남겨뒀으니 양해를... 발표 이틀 정도 남았는데 시간 때우시라고 올립니다. 저작권은 기즈모도에 있습니다. http://gizmodo.com/5452501/the-apple-tablet-interface-must-be-like-this 일부 사람들은 애플 태블릿에서 맥 OS X의 UI가 실행되기를 기대하고 있다. 일부는 태블릿의 UI가 다소 특이할 것으로 생각한다. 이는 둘 다 틀린 생각이다. 아이폰은 UI의 혁명을 시작했고, 태블릿은 단지 두 번째 단계일 뿐이다. 왜 그런지 보자. 하드웨어 측면에..
A series of erotic figurines by American artist Jessica Lichtenstein is on show at Gallery Nine5 in New York. Called Undressed, the installation displays over 25 semi-nude female characters in a range of scenarios from serving food, to sitting on the toilet, to fighting off miniature soldiers. The exhibition continues until 15 February. Here’s some information from the gallery: Gallery nine5 is ..
Inspired by the life aquatic, this contemporary bathroom features a new ceramic tile collection by Italian designer Franco Pecchioli that’s sure to provide you with some great ideas. For your inspiration, we've included many images with the amazing tile designs ... Drenched in vivid oceanic shades of aquamarine speckled with black and white, the bathroom is bathed in the soothing tones of the de..
TECHNOLOGY: SLS MATERIAL: polyamide (nylon), stainless steel PRODUCT TYPE: pendant, mini triplet TOTAL HEIGHT: 200cm max. (single pendant yellow flex) ROSETTE: pendant 2.8cmH x 13cmØ mini triplet 79.2cmL x 9cmW x 2.7cmH SHADE: large 24cmØ, small 13.9cmØ COLOUR: white BULB: CE: 240V 50Hz 12V (incl. transformer) halogen 12V GY6,35 - max.50W large/20W small PRICE: FROM £2524 DELIVERY: up to 6 weeks..
Danish designer Tom Rossau has sent us some photos of him making one of his ST 903 lamps. Tom works mainly with natural wood veneers to create his contemporary sculptural lamps. All of his pieces are handbuilt in Denmark. from contemporist
