Design

July 13, 2012

Beautifully Designed Solar Trees

Designed by Welsh designer Ross Lovegrove and manufactured by Artemide, Solar Tree is an urban lighting system created as a part of Clerkenwell Design Week 2012. This futuristic design uses panels and LED lighting units to provide environmentally friendly illumination powered by solar energy. Much of Lovegrove's work is inspired by nature, and he says his work possesses “a trinity between technology, materials science, and intelligent organic form.

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July 5, 2012

Fiji’s Spectacular Underwater Resort

When most people think of Fiji, they think of vacationing on the islands, laying out in the sun, and perhaps taking a dip in the water. What if they did more than simply wade around in the water and actually plunged dozens of feet? Poseidon Undersea Resorts gives vacationers the opportunity to not only dive deep into the Fiji lagoon, but to actually sleep and dwell in their innovative underwater suites.

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June 21, 2012

LEGO’s First Official Haunted House

While artist Mike Doyle's spooky Victorian LEGO house will go down in the books as one of the coolest LEGO creations we've ever seen, we're pretty sure we'd never be able to make something even remotely close. Well, now we don't have to. Enter the first official LEGO Haunted House! This September, LEGO will release this highly detailed set. Costing $179.

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May 27, 2012

Unique Ironing Board Concept Simplifies Everyday Chores

Ironing couldn't get any better than this! The proposed E-board (Easy Board) concept, by designer Mohsen Jafari Malek, could possibly make the chore of ironing a bit easier. No more fumbling around to press out the wrinkles of one pant leg, as the other pant leg hangs clumsily off of the side. The proposed design has five components that adapt to the particular garment that may need to be freshly pressed.

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