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This Watch For Would-Be Gatsbys Comes In Wood, Marble, And Gold
For their first few watches, Pennsylvania's Analog Watch Co. wasn't afraid to be weird, crafting experimental watches made out of wood, marble, and even ant hives. For their latest watch collection,...
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Biophilia, A Line Of Nesting Vases Inspired By Plant Science
Most vases and pots don't have much in common with the plants we put inside them. Biophilia is a new line by Swedish design studio Stoft that uses the life cycles of flora and fungi as design...
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Ammunition Designs Ember, The Perfect Travel Mug
All travel mugs are pretty much the same. You dump some tea and coffee in it, you slap the cover on, and it slows down the process through which your hot drink becomes room temperature. Ember is...
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The Eora 3D Is The Missing Piece Of Your Star Trek Replicator
Thanks to companies like MakerBot and FormLabs, consumer 3-D printing has taken off in a big way. But while everyone dreams of owning a Star Trek replicator, there's a big piece of tech missing from...
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A 3-D Printed Chess Set Based On Milan's Unforgettable Skyline
Chess pieces have long been a venue for set designers to explore their love of architecture in microcosm, but usually, the pieces all possess the same style. For his Milan chess set, designer Davide...
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These Wii-Like Nunchucks Help Teach Machines To Weave "Handmade" Textiles
Textiles used to be created by hand, in an intimate physical relationship between fabric and weaver. But now, our textiles are programmed by computer, woven by machines. How do we reclaim the artist's...
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This Designer Turned A Year's Worth Of Emotions Into Colorful Spectrums
Even after years of therapy and mindfulness, many of us have difficulties mastering the full spectrum of our emotions. Portuguese designer Giestas decided to turn it into a data visualization problem,...
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Is Nuzzle The iPod Of Pet Insurance? Ammunition Thinks So.
In America, as much as 47% of all households have a dog, and up to 37% have a cat. Despite this, only 2% of all Americans have any form of pet insurance. Not because they don't love their pet. Not...
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Backyard Playhouses Inspired By Ito, Le Corbusier, Van der Rohe, And More
What's a good way to nurture a life-long love of good design and architecture in your kids? Buy them a backyard playhouse inspired by the real-world buildings of Le Corbusier, Toyo Ito, Mies van der...
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Infographic: See How Your Work-Life Balance Compares To Other Americans
Whether it's Paul Ryan's outspoken remarks, or the Swedish shifting to a 30-hour workweek, there's a lot of talk in the news lately about work-life balance. But how does your work-life balance compare...
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Find Your Inspiration With The Swiss Style Color Picker
Swiss style graphic design focuses on abstract geometric patterns and uncommon color combinations. It makes for some great inspiration.German designer Fabian Burghardt has created the Swiss Style Color...
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This Astonishing Puzzle Table Has More Secrets Than Surfaces
In the Hellraiser series of movies, there's a devilish puzzle box called the Lament Configuration, also known as Lemarchand's box, that contains numerous secret tricks and compartments. When fully...
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These Ferrofluid Desk Toys Might Be The Perfect Christmas Gift For Your Boss
What blobs of heated wax bubbling in a glass cylinder was to the '70s, ferromagnetic fluid is to 2015. Kyle Haines, founder of Inspired Designs, says this is natural: ferrofluid and lava lamps are a...
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How UI/UX Design Will Map The Future Of Self-Driving Cars
When Tesla released a software update earlier this month that gave its Model S electric cars a new self-driving AutoPilot mode, Elon Musk cautioned that drivers "should keep their hands on the wheel...
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To Get Better Wi-Fi On Google's New Router, Just Wave
When Google released the first OnHub back in August, it did so with the mission of not only making the most human-centric, easy-to-use Wi-Fi router ever, but to design a router you wouldn't want to...
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Nendo's New Slippers Look Like They Were Stolen From Garden Gnomes
Throughout Asia, it's common to take off your shoes and put on slippers provided by the host when you enter a private dwelling. That conceivably means they have as many slippers lying around their home...
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The Best Triangle House Since The Pyramids
Triangles, and the sloping ceilings they create, don't make a natural fit for human habitation. But for his idyllic wooden house in rural Sweden, architect Leo Qvarsebo embraced the triangle, creating...
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8 Roman Rotundas That Every Graphic Designer Should Study
It's natural when you're in a house of God to stare at the ceiling. After all, they're designed to make you feel like you're looking right at the skies heaven. And they're never more beautiful than in...
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Memphis Style Meets The Jetsons In Gibson's New Retrofuturistic Microphones
Most consumer mics look like refugees from the desk of Christian Slater in Pump Up The Volume. But the Neat Microphone line-up from Gibson is different. Unlike the usual faux-college radio station look...
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Infographic: 730 North American Birds In A Single Chart
Whether they're fat pigeons waddling on the subway platforms or a raven crying "nevermore" on your mantel, America is filled with birds: over 730 distinct species, all flapping, squawking, and...
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