Design

December 17, 2018

Giant 2019 Calendar Greets Every Month with Adorable Portraits of Ferrets

With the new year right around the corner, there’s an important decision to be made. What calendar will you choose for 2019? The Modern Ferret has created a delightful wall calendar that greets each month with a different photograph of a dapper ferret (or ferrets). Aptly called Ferrets, the 12 adorable images feature portraits of the creatures as they don tiny costumes against colorful backdrops.

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December 4, 2018

These Quirky Handmade Cat Houses Give Kitties a Cozy Place to Doze Off

If you’ve got a cat, you know how much they love to lounge. On average, domestic cats can sleep up to 15 hours per day, so it’s important they have multiple cozy spots to choose from. Luckily, Ukraine-based artists Denis and Katya (aka Meow Felt) create adorably characterized, felt cat beds (or cat houses), handmade from natural wool.

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December 2, 2018

How Frank Lloyd Wright’s ‘Fallingwater’ Home Changed Architecture Forever

Today, Frank Lloyd Wright is regarded as one of American architecture's most influential figures. During his decades-long career as an architect and interior designer, Wright perfected a prolific number of designs, with his iconic Fallingwater at the forefront. Wright described this 1930s home as “one of the great blessings to be experienced here on earth.” Inspired by the architect's desire to integrate human-made structures into the natural world, Fallingwater typifies organic architecture.

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November 27, 2018

Designer Creates Guessing Game About Incredible Women Who Have Changed the World

Those who remember the guessing game Guess Who? might also remember the controversy it caused. From just 24 characters on the board, only 6 were female and only one was non-caucasian. Today, a Warsaw-based company known as Playeress has created its own version of the vintage game that celebrates strong, inspiring women of all backgrounds. Titled WHO’S SHE?

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