BIZNESS! Newsletter Issue 152

  Brewery Sleeping Experience This AirBnB hotel is Germany encourage guests to imbibe choice libations from their regional brewery – and you can even spend the night in a beer barrel bed! The hotel room for the ultimate beer baron invites guests to snooze in a giant 19th Century beer barrel that has been converted into cozy sleeping quarters… Continued […]

When Old Meets New

This neglected church, once part of the Sant Francesc Convent, was renovated by Catalan architect David Closes. Located in the town of Santpedor, Spain, it was the last building standing from the convent and was badly in need of repair. The projectturned the former church into an auditorium and multifunctional space for cultural events. The exterior was left with its […]

Belt Up Your Table

belTable by Marcin Pogorzelsk is a very clever idea. Instead of screws, glue or other assembly nastiness, the piece is held together by a single belt (belt, belTable – geddit?).  ”Our designing goal was to minimize mechanism of a table and reduce problems with transportation and putting together at home,” – says the designer. Indeed. To put the piece together just thread the […]

Bendable Screens

Imagine reading the morning’s news on your iPad — but instead of fitting it back into its case when you’re done and placing it in your briefcase, you roll it up like a newspaper and stuff it in your purse. That scenario will soon be a reality, thanks to bendable screen technology’s recent splash at CES. During Samsung’s keynote address […]

iPhone Mount Everywhere

The new Rokform case lets you mount your device to any magnetic surface, as well as non-metal surfaces like your car dashboard.The new v3 is not so much a case as a “system,” with features such as an integrated lock mechanism, anti-slip grip, detachable lanyard and an optional magnet insert. Fortunately, you can remove the outer bumper for a slimmer […]

Art from Broken Skateboards

Self-taught sculpture artist Haroshi is using the discarded leftovers of broken skateboards to create striking wooden creations. The 35-year-old Tokyo resident, who prefers to not use his full name, began skating at age 15 in Kanagawa, amassing a growing stack of broken decks and parts. Ten years later, his collection overflowing, a friend suggested he find a way to do […]

Abooba Play Chair

When furnishings are competing with toys for space in a family home, the Abooba Chair would be a marvelous investment. This kooky design by Jaewook Kim is a clever hybrid of an armchair and a miniature playground. To appease the adult would who would certainly be buying this eccentric object, a generous sloped seat, arms and a backrest cushion provide […]

Voice Command Air Conditioning

Stay cool this summer and impress your friends (and creditors) at the same time with this fabulously expensive and enormous air conditioning unit from LG. It looks like a cross between a Xbox 360 and a Dalek, and it costs tens of thousands of dollars. LG’s Whisen series of AC units, announced Wednesday, is unquestionably the top of the line. […]

Brewery Sleeping Experience

This AirBnB hotel is Germany encourage guests to imbibe choice libations from their regional brewery – and you can even spend the night in a beer barrel bed! The hotel room for the ultimate beer baron invites guests to snooze in a giant 19th Century beer barrel that has been converted into cozy sleeping quarters. The vintage wood barrel comfortable […]

Illusional Float

Duffy London always manages to surprise me – I mean, with designs like the Swing Table, how can your mind not be blown? Well, Christopher Duffy is at it again with the UP Balloon Coffee Table where golden balloons appear to hold up a glass tabletop. The illusion of gold helium balloons floating and suspending the glass mid-air is full […]