Shoebox Dwelling: This fruit basket from Kare Frandsen is suspended from the ceiling, allowing you to display and store fruits without using any counter space. The piece is comprised of two interlocking metal rings, connected by rubber mesh. You can pick fruits from any side of the sphere just by sticking your hand between the rubber lines. Aside from its […]
Fresh Fruits Hanging
Doubling Up as Bag Charm
Popgadget: We love this small USB drive, which is discrete enough to be confused for a bag charm, making it ideal for hiding away important documents. Its gold clip also means it’s never going to get misplaced, which is often how many of these incredibly small devices lose their lives! Usually I’m not too keen on studded accessories, but I’ll […]
Green Lamp
Shoebox Dwelling: The Grass Lamp by Marko Vuvkovic made me look. In the attempt to introduce natural elements to a home interior, the designer combined lighting with greenery in one elegant object. The piece is made from PVC plastic and incorporates space for a small planter. The lighting source located directly above it provides enough illumination for the grass to […]
Rhino Chair
Want some wild experience in your living room? Here’s the new offering from the Spanish artist Maximo Riera who has come up with his collection of Rhino chair. This chair, that would certainly lend a beauty to your home, forms a part of the artist’s Animal Chair collection that consists of furniture in the shape of various species ranging from […]
Luxury Public Toilets
Iconoculture: Shiny tile floors; artsy in-stall murals; a kid-friendly atmosphere: Dutch company 2theloo is offering an alternative to traditional communal commodes with their clean and modern restroom shops. Since February 2011, the company has opened locations in shopping districts and train and gas stations in the Netherlands, Belgium and Poland. A storefront with toiletry products, storage closets and refreshments (including […]
App Store for All Smartphones
ChannelNewsAsia: A Singapore company has developed an app store called Smoov, edging out Apple’s app store by being the first web-based programme that can be used for all smartphones. It also allows customers use the applications online, at no cost. Its content is very localised, allowing for mobile payments – something developers say is rising in Singapore. In the future, […]
Joe Button Custom Fit Shirts
Joe Button embraces the DIY fashion model and allows both men and women to design their own shirts and shirtdresses online. Each shirt is created to the customer’s individual preferences and male customers can choose from one of four sizing methods depending on their time commitment. A lot of people find that the only problems with a standard sized shirt […]
Where To Get It
With Where To Get It, the hours spent searching for a store that has the dress seen on Carrie Bradshaw, or this random girl down the street, are over. Users can simply post a picture of their finding and access the power of W2G highly fashion savvy community who will find it for them. Within minutes they receive insightful tips […]
Eco Pipe Hotels
Springwise: Combining the concept of pod-like hotel rooms, with the growing trend of eco-responsible tourism and the use of waste materials for construction, architects T3arc have created the 20 room Tubohotel made from recycled concrete pipes. Inspired by dasparkhotel which opened in Germany in 2006, T3arc have extended the concept by stacking pipes to form two mini pyramids with ladders […]
Experience the World Differently with Vayable
TrendCentral: Most contemporary online travel resources can build itineraries and make suggestions based on a traveler’s personal taste, but these can still feel limited to the standard fare (this museum, that restaurant, and a few too many historic landmarks). In contrast, Vayable offers up outings that are specific to each location’s turf, and guided by locals. Experiences vary widely in […]