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‘AIR3′ aquarium by USIN-e

Lyon designers USIN-e have designed an aquarium in the shape of a test tube. Called ‘Air3′, the aquarium is open at one end, supported by a thin metal stand. Photographs are by Laure Mélone.

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How To build your own sundial

Sundials are devices that measure time by the position of the Sun. In common designs such as the horizontal sundial, the sun casts a shadow from its style (also called its Gnomon, a thin rod or a sharp, straight edge) onto a flat surface marked with lines indicating the hours of the day. As the [...]

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Candlesticks to Chandeliers: Beautiful Lighting for your Home

If you’re looking for exquisite lighting for your home to compliment your interior design skills, there is one easy and convenient place to search: online. The Internet is a great source of information and generally the first place we go if we’re search for a specific product or service, making it a great place to [...]

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‘Ruhrsteine’ by Formfjord

Berlin designers Formfjord have made concrete pebbles for stone-skipping across water. Called ‘Ruhrsteine’, the products are cast from real pebbles found by the river Ruhr and imprinted with a symbol prompting users to throw them away. Incoming search terms for the article:ruhrsteine

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Design Your Own Lamp With ‘LampsPlus.com’

LampsPlus.com offers the service, called ‘Design Your Own‘ lamp. The DYO tool allows you to quickly customize dozens of lighting products with your own colors and color schemes. Almost all of the items are under $200, and the turn-around time is about a week. You can see what your design looks like on other products [...]

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‘My Life Story’

A 100 year diary called ‘My Life Story‘ to be filled in from the day your child is born. Fill in sections about your child, mark on a world map the places your child has lived, their education, awards, skills and ambitions. Incoming search terms for the article:bunk beds full over full

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‘Kolelinia: a bike lane in the sky’ by Martin Angelov

What if you could have your own bicycle traffic lane completely separate from the cars and safely out of their way? Martin Angelov, a Bulgarian architect, came up with this incredible concept for urban bicycle transportation – a bike lane in the sky that he calls ‘Kolelinia‘. Incoming search terms for the article:bunk beds milwaukee

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‘Chairless’ for Vitra by Alejandro Aravena

At the Salone Internazionale del Mobile in Milan this week furniture brand Vitra present a strap designed by Chilean architect Alejandro Aravena to be wrapped around the body and used instead of a chair. Called ‘Chairless’, the product wraps around the user’s back and knees to relieve tension while sitting on the floor. Incoming search [...]

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Shanghai World Expo’s Corporate Pavilion ‘Dream Cube’ is completed

We wrote about the ‘Dream Cube’ project by ESI Design last year: www.dsgnwrld.com. The building is now complete and opening to the public on Saturday, May 1st.  Incoming search terms for the article:cache:icq4AwBT4cQJ:www dsgnwrld com/beautiful-handmade-venetian-mirrors-14979/ handmade venetian mirrordream cube world expopavilion of cubeshanghai world expo dream cube

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beautiful handmade Venetian Mirrors

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