Trends Updates: One of the most underrated items in the world of stationery is a magnifying glass, that for centuries has been used for intense scrutiny of documents and has been a most preferred investigative instrument for detectives and investigators. Apart from its most practical applications, the magnifying glass has also been a real favorite toy for kids, who mostly […]
Zoom Magnifying Glass
Simple White Shirts
Reveries.com: “Ask any guy what he has the most of, and the odds are he’ll tell you, ‘Socks, underwear and white shirts,” says NPD’s Marshal Cohen in a New York Times piece by David Colman (1/13/11). “It takes no brains and no style to make a white shirt look good — as long as it’s clean and it fits,” says […]
Hide Your Secrets in Book Boxes
Recycled books are used to make these excellent secret safes. Discreet and unassuming, all of the Secret Book Boxes show natural wear for safe keeping of your belongings. Hidden Box Books [FreshTrend]
Manage Your Sports Team Website with TeamSnap
CoolTools: TeamSnap is an amazing tool for organizing a sports team, club, or other function where you have to coordinate groups of people. There’s a free version that’s got a lot of features, but even more are available on the deluxe version which is about $75 per year. We’ve been using it for about 4 years for different sports (soccer […]
Can You Profit from Listening to Dow?
Swissmiss: The Dow Piano audiovisualizes the ups and downs of 2010 into musical notes. Using a five-note scale spanning three octaves, pitch is determined by the daily closing numbers of the Dow Jones Industrial Average. The variance in volume mirrors the trading volume changes throughout the year. The notes are clustered in series of five, representing Mondays through Fridays. The […]
Micro Cinema
Springwise: Cinemas around the world are faced with the challenge of recapturing the public’s imagination, creating a compelling experience to drag customers away from their smaller-screen rivals. The latest attempt we’ve spotted has taken a micro approach, creating a tiny cinema from a 1960s caravan to showcase films from the local area. The Sol Cinema seats just 8 adults or […]
Geometric Tents
Inhabitat: The funky future beach bum getaway of your dreams is here with the Archinoma transformable modular architectural system. A pod building system, based on the geometry of the stellated octahedron, is made up of low impact rigs which can stand up for months against the elements. Creating mod spaces to throw parties, run a spa or low impact café, […]
Universal Language
Swissmiss: The Noun Project’s mission is to share, celebrate, and enhance the world’s visual language. The goal is to collect and organize all the symbols that form our language into one easy-to-use online library that can be accessed by anyone. All the symbols on their site are completely free to download, and can be used for design projects, architecture presentations, […]
African Blackwood iPad
BornRich: Gresso, the luxury mobile phone manufacturer, is all set to entice the rich Apple fanboys on New Year’s Eve with its newest creation – the iPad Gresso. This luxurious version of the iPad comes framed in 200-year-old African Blackwood, which is said to be the world’s most valuable tree. Moreover, the Apple logo on the back is made of […]
The Swarovski Crystal Rubber Duck
BornRich: If you think a regular rubber duck is not good enough to amuse your rich little snot during his bath time, you need to get the Swarovski Crystal Rubber Duck. Available at Etsy, this shimmering duck has been festooned with more than 5,000 Swarovski crystals. The seller says that this Swarovski-studded rubber duck shines like the sun, and since […]