Archive for the ‘Design & Architecture’ Category

I like when I have shoes which are leaving interesting footprint when I walk over dusty or snowy areas. I have examined the footprints of the shoes since my childhood but I have never seen a shoe which will leave cooler footprint than this one. This shoe may look ordinary when you look it from the upper side but when you turn it ... Full story

Few months ago a Russian company called Marine Inovative Tehcnologies has developed and patented a design of pedal powered submarine. The submarine could transport two persons and could dive about 30 meters in depth. However, it was pretty expensive solution and there had to be two persons in it to provide enough power for diving. Scubster submarine which is designed by Stephane Rousson is ... Full story

Steampunk has gathered a lot of fans, most of them guys who love to do little modifications of their gadgets and furniture. Similar to steampunk 'movement' there are a few of enthusiast who are contributing some cool designs and mods made from wood. If I would have to choose between steampunk and wooden gadget, I would definitely choose a wooden one. This artistic wooden replica of ... Full story

When I was a kid, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles was my favorite animated TV show, I never missed a single episode. Other kids liked them too and we have often played and imitated Michelangelo, Rafaello, Leonardo and Donatello. I liked to be Michelangelo and I even had created a pair of nunchuks for me. If I had the back pack like this ... Full story

The idea about making an hotel for insects sounds pretty freaky but someone decided to make such hotel, too. Arup Associates have created a few of five star hotel which is going to house different kind of insects. Arup Associates designed five possible solution for creating a luxury residence for insects. Their designs are the part of architectural competition which has goal to ... Full story

Sometimes regular carrying cases for your favorite smartphone (iPHone of course) is not cool enough. Thingverse's user juniortan has created something different. It is an iPhone case which is obviously designed for modern cowboys. Juniortan claims that his katana is not mean enough so he had to create a new kind of weapon for himself. Here you are watching at few of photos ... Full story

The chair that transforms its shape according to the body of the person who sits on it sounds rather like science fiction than reality. But there are some good enough efforts to make such chairs and one of them is done by Wu Yu-Ying, a young designer from Taipei, Taiwan. She have designed a chair made from a perforated foam which looks like big ... Full story

Like to drive around your baby in baby stroller but sometimes you feel that little vehicle makes you slow? The Roller Buggy is a baby stroller which can easily be transformed int scooter-like vehicle so you can jump on and ride with your baby. This vehicle has been named Roller Buggy and designed by Valentin Vodev. He also cared about the braking system ... Full story

Breakfast is the meal which always needs to be as more entertaining as it is possible. It is very important to have a happy breakfast which will cheer you up and fill you with plenty of positive energy that you need for the rest of the day. Having usual bread slices is cool but what if even bread slices could be more entertaining? The 'Bread Palette' ... Full story

When I was little kid, we used to make the chains from discarded aluminum pull-tabs. Those chains were pretty fashionable to wear in my neighborhood. Mauricio Affonso which is attending at the Inhabitat's Spring Greening contest shows us that other cool things can be made with pull-tabs. This is his design called POP pendant lamp and Mauricio became the finalist with that design. The lamp looks great ... Full story