1. Bio Computer is a homebuilt fully-functioning computer that doubles as a planter for wheatgrass. The heat from the CPU warms the soil above, which aids in the germination and growth of the wheatgrass. Tech enthusiast Mike Schropp provides detailed diy instructions for building this creative gardening solution. 2. Mobile Garden by Eserro is a movable raised garden . . . → Read More: Design Finds for the Urban or Indoor Gardener  
Sao Paolo, Brazil-based photographer Valentino Fiadini photographed these miniature Lego rooms in a way that makes them look like the actual rooms from the interior of a building. With light streaming through their windows, these spaces, which alternate between pristine white and eye-popping colorful, could belong to an art museum, a public transit hub, or even . . . → Read More: Interior spaces created by Lego blocks  "Destroyed House" by Marjan Teeuwen Dutch artist Marjan Teeuwen takes the leftover fragments from abandoned buildings and then re-assembles them to create “new” spaces in studios or galleries/museums. In a project entited Destroyed House (see the above photo), Teeuwen removed the walls from a post-war apartment block in Amsterdam and sawed the building’s doors into thousands of . . . → Read More: The architectural disorder and decay of Marjan Teeuwen 
Joseph Egan and Hunter Thomson, two recent graduates from the Chelsea School of Art and Design in London, created this anamorphic type installation as part of their final project. When viewed from most random vantage points the pieces appear to be a jumbled collection of distorted letters, but when viewed from a special single point the . . . → Read More: A typographic tape installation by Joseph Egan and Hunter Thomson  New York City based designer Shannon South has created this exquisite pendant lamp composed of vintage crochet doilies. The doilies were draped on an inflatable mold, where each one was hand-stitched to the ones surrounding it. I think it is gorgeous, especially the shadows it casts on the ceiling and walls! In the future, Shannon is planning . . . → Read More: Upcycled lace doily lamp by Shannon South 
Finally – someone who can use my old computer parts! His name is Marek Tomasik and he is an artist and designer who has constructed an entire room from discarded computer parts, electronic components and discarded wood beams. Taking nearly three years to complete, the room is situated in a historic castle in Świecie, . . . → Read More: Room made of old computer parts by Marek Tomasik  Looking for a table setting you will never find at Bed Bath & Beyond? The French design firm Mr. & Mr. has created Bella Maniera, a collection of table textiles inspired by Leonardo da Vinci’s The Last Supper. The collection of placemats and table runners brings to life that famous dinner through the hand gestures . . . → Read More: Find of the day: Table textiles which bring ‘The Last Supper’ to your home  North Carolina based design student Preston Moeller constructed the frame of the ‘Rubberband Chair‘ from wire. The structure was then bound in 65,000 colorful rubber bands. Imagine the spring this chair must . . . → Read More: ‘Rubberband chair’ by Preston Moeller  Leave it to The Selby to find one of the coolest digs I’ve seen in a long time. Stylist and vintage store owner Charlotte Rust lives in the New Zealand city of Auckland on the rooftop of a building. From the outside, her house looks weathered yet welcoming. On the inside I am just in love . . . → Read More: Unusual decorating flair in Auckland, New Zealand 
Check out this large clothespin which functions as a lamp designed by industrial design student Steffi Min. A senior at the Pratt Institute in New York City, Min used the simple clamp mechanism found in a clothespin rather than the traditional twist socket utilized in most household lights. Naming her design Peg, Min submitted it for . . . → Read More: A clothes pin lamp by Steffi Min |
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