Design

October 29, 2013

Halloween Couple in Homemade Green Army Men Costumes

Halloween is a time for people to get especially creative and this year, Redditor BritishRacingGreen and his girlfriend have gone all out, transforming themselves into life-size plastic green army men. The San Francisco-based duo roamed the city streets in their elaborate getup, stopping for countless photo ops as they each took their position with their carefully crafted props–one with a makeshift telephone box and toy pistol, the other carrying a “bazooka.

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October 22, 2013

Striking Berlin Library Boasts Expansive White Interior

Located at the Freie Universitat in Berlin, Philologische Bibliothek is an expansive library designed by architect Norman Foster. While its size and collection seems to be straight out of a bibliophile's dream, it's the visually striking interior design of the architecture that immediately captivates the senses. The eye-catching interior displays a bright wash of white throughout the space, further adorned with a spectacular burst of lines, leading the eyes in all directions.

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October 16, 2013

Beautiful 3D Printed Bookmark of a Dove

Netherlands-based design firm Studio Macura just emailed us to tell us about a product they just launched that's as beautiful as it is useful. Pero is a functional and decorative 3D printed bookmark in the form of a dove. Poetically perched, the bird has long strings that hold in place where in the book you last left off.

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October 5, 2013

LEGO’s Beautifully Detailed Parisian Restaurant

Just unveiled at BrickCon in Seattle is this beautiful new set in LEGO's modular building series, 10243 Parisian Restaurant. Released in January 2014, the highly detailed model includes 2,469 pieces that make up much more than what you see on the outside. In this three story building, you'll find some neat rooms inside!

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