Design

April 24, 2016

Dynamic Canopy Installation Stretches Outward Like a Flowing Curtain Frozen in Time

Dynamic pastel ribbons ripple down into the the traditional Cortile d'Onore courtyard of the Universit degli Studi di Milano, creating an effervescent curtain suspended in space and time. The translucent installation, titled Invisible Borders, was designed by MAD Architects for the 2016 Milan Design Week, as part of the “Open Borders” exhibition by the Italian magazine Interni.

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April 17, 2016

Elegant Bird-Shaped Speaker Sings You a Song as It Lights Up Your Home

The ever-presence and ease of Bluetooth technology has transformed the world of speakers, allowing them serve as more than just audio magnifiers–now, without the cumbersome and visually displeasing jumble of wires, designers are afforded the ability to create decorative objects that happen to play music. One such item is JinGoo, an elegant new speaker and light device that conceals these features by cleverly taking the form of a bird in a rounded wire cage.

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April 1, 2016

Ingenious Rocking Chair Knits a Hat for You as You Sway Back and Forth

Knitting and sitting in a rocking chair are both relaxing activities that designers Damien Ludi and Colin Peillex have combined into one innovative, low-tech piece of furniture. Aptly dubbed Rocking Knit, this multitasking chair uses kinetic energy, produced from the rocker's gliding motion, to knit a winter hat as you gently sway back and forth. The chair both resembles and is used as a typical wooden glider.

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March 30, 2016

Paris Aquarium Lets Guests Sleep in Submerged Glass Room Surrounded by 35 Sharks

Airbnb is giving “sleeping with the fishes” a whole new (and very literal) meaning. They've recently collaborated with the French design agency Ubi Bene on an underwater suite that's completely encased in glass and submerged 10 meters deep in water. Its transparent walls offer an immersive, panoramic view of 35 live sharks that are swimming outside. Simply put: this circular room is not for the faint of heart.

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