Design

August 23, 2010

Cars-Inspired V8 Hotel (12 pics)

Lightning McQueen and his Radiator Springs pals would surely approve of this hotel. After all, the V8 Hotel in Stuttgart, Germany seems like it's inspired by the Disney/Pixar movie “Cars.” The four star establishment is built inside the old Boblingen Airport and features 34 rooms, 10 with their own unique interior. Depending on their mood, guests can sleep inside a 70's Cadillac drive-in cinema, a Mercedes Benz carwarsh, or a Morris Minor garage.

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August 3, 2010

Life Raft Makes Its Own Drinking Water (5 pics)

Imagine this: Your ship is sinking. You abandon ship with nothing but the clothes on your back, and you're thirsty, really thirsty. Lucky for you, you've arrived on-board the SeaKettle, a life raft that has the ability to desalinate salt water… The process starts by pumping sea water up to a Gortex covered reservoir, where the water is subject to evaporation.

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March 16, 2010

Information Overload

Have you ever experienced information overload? Perhaps it was when someone was talking to you and they were talking so fast it felt like your head was going to explode. Or, maybe you were surfing the web a little too long and your brain started feeling mushy. 27-year-old Richard Evans created Information Leak to represent information overload in today's society.

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December 7, 2009

Opera: A Luxurious Mobile Home?

Now I'm all about comfort and you know I love modern design but I just can't imagine staying in the Opera by Axel Enthoven. This mobile home is suppose to resemble the Sydney Opera House. It includes two beds, a toilet, hot and cold water and LED lighting. Handmade with materials including hardwood, stainless steel and leather, Opera is truly posh.

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