Posts tagged: interesting
Unique and beautiful uses for Velcro
By DIY MavenAlthough Velcro is generally thought of as a utilitarian–albeit noisy–fastener, Luis Eslava saw the hook and loop as a sort of art medium. In vibrant red, it makes a gorgeous lampshade.
In classic white, it makes one interesting room divider.
Not Your Grandfather’s Grandfather Clock
By DIY Maven
New from Uncommon Goods is this sliver of a Grandfather Clock ($120). Made of pine and finished in a dark walnut stain, the concept puts a modern spin on a traditional–and bulky–piece.
The Rubber Band Bookcase
By DIY Maven
The Elastico Bookcase ($110) by Arianna Vivenzio is made out of an ‘elastomeric’ band that is wrapped around two metal pegs which are in turn secured to the wall. The band’s tension will form to any shape. Interesting: absolutely. Trustworthy: not so sure.
Wall Art/Furniture...DIYable???
By DIY Maven
Designer John Nouanesing’s Fix It On The Wall Furniture is a piece of art and, when you need it, a coffee table and four cushions, and I’m thinking it’s DIYable. Picture it, you fabricate your cushions, table top and legs, and then you trace their images on a piece of plywood. (Maybe even sandwich two together to get some depth.) You cut out their shapes with a jigsaw and then apply that to another piece of plywood. A couple coats of paint and » READ MORE
The Tickle Plant
By DIY Maven
Also known as the ‘Shy Plant’, ‘Humble Plant’, ‘Sleeping Grass’, ‘Touch-Me-Not’, ‘Sensitive Plant’ and ‘Modest Princess’, the Mimosa pudica reacts to touch as if it is indeed ‘shy’. Native to South and Central America, it’s actually now considered a ‘pantropical weed’. Still, its reaction to touch makes it a bit more anthropomorphic than your basic potted pathos. Want a Tickle Plant of your own? You can order seeds from » READ MORE
The Flybrary Bookshelf
By DIY Maven
Designer Satina Turner has created a unique shelf to hold your hardcovers. Canadian House & Home took it one step further and added a tray, an alarm clock and a petite vase of flowers to make a lovely and interesting bedside table. The Flybrary Shelf is available through Umbria.com for a rather reasonable $26.50. Via Poppy Talk.
Photo courtesy of Canadian House & Home
15 Gravity Defying Homes
By DIY MavenPoint Click Home has assembled 15 of the most extraordinary homes ever constructed, all of which defy gravity. Here’s some highlights, but for the entire portfolio, visit pointclickhome.com.
Floating Castle, Ukraine (photo credit: Microscopiq.com)
Cactus House, Rotterdam, Netherlands (photo credit ucxarchitects)
Cube House, Rotterdam, Netherlands (photo courtesy of kubuswonig.nl)
Wozoxo Apartments, Amsterdam-Osdorp, Holland (photo cre » READ MORE
The Illusion Table
By DIY Maven
New from Unica Home is John Brauer’s Illusion Table in ‘white ice’. Simple in design but dramatic in effect, the table ‘takes the form of a sheet that has been draped on a cylinder.’ It’s made of .12" PMMA, and can hold 25 lbs. Measuring 18"h x 16"d, the table is available in either the original transparent or the re-introduced ‘white ice’. To really set it off, you can opt for the light clip ($50).
The Double Vision Clock
By DIY Maven
For some, this clock might be too much like a visit to the eye doctor’s office; for others, it’s just plain cool! Using red and green transparent disks, the viewer is able to read both the hour an minutes at the same place on the clock’s face. It would certainly make watching the clock at work more interesting. From Perpetual Kid, the 16" in diameter timepiece will set you back about 40 dollars.
The Cabbage Chair
By DIY Maven
Made of discarded paper left over from the pleated fabric industry, the Cabbage Chair by Nendo is basically tightly rolled paper. Much as a cabbage, the paper layers are pealed back one at a time creating a cushy tuffet. In its original production, resin was added to the paper, which gives it strength, but with no internal structure, it might be best left as an art piece. Via.
Frames 4 Corners
By DIY Maven
One evening while watching television, Brendan Donohue was struck by a particularly empty-looking corner wall in his living room. From this realization sprang his idea for frames for corners, which are fitted with sheets of acrylic instead of glass. Currently, the frames themselves don’t appear to be available to the public. Via.
Dream of Toilet
By DIY Maven
Min-Kyu An's Dream of Toilet provokes us to consider an object's name as it pertains to its function. What if we classified toilets as chairs? (We do sit on both of them.) Or, as it's been pointed out, is it a human need to sub-catagorize everything, including the toilet?
