Dec 17
Capsule Collection
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The Capsule Collection can be supplied in a variety of colours and button textures to match your exact requirements. This fully upholstered collection..
Dec 17
Hot In The Hive: USB Keyboard Vacuum
Posted in: Uncategorized  | Stumped on what to do for stocking stuffers? Here’s a little goodie that anyone with a laptop (or any keyboard-toting gadget, for that matter) can appreciate. I’m convinced that the USB Keyboard Vacuum is the ultimate no-brainer-yet-still-completely-genius invention that took far too long to be created. Just plug it in and say “so long” to all those pesky crumbs and dust mites that seem to magically collect in between keys and under your mouse clicker. It even comes with two detachable nozzles — a brush for vents and a rubber tip for narrow key openings — so no unwanted debris is left lurking, even in the most hard-to-reach nooks and crannies! Oh, and with a convenient 58″ cord, you can even do your cubicle-mates a favor and clean their keyboards too! Price: $4.99 |
Dec 17
Monster’s Footprint by MAD
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Beijing architects MAD have created an installation of two large monster’s footprints as part of the Shenzhen & Hong Kong bi-city Biennale of Urbanism/Architecture in China. (more…)
Dec 17
Quote of Note | Oscar Niemeyer
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“Turning 102 is crap, and there is nothing to commemorate.”
–Oscar Niemeyer, on his recent birthday and how he’s ignoring it in order to get back to work now that he’s home, following his eventful surgeries last month.
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Dec 17
Extension Kunstmuseum by Christ + Gantenbein
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Swiss architects Christ + Gantenbein have been awarded first prize in a competition to design an extension to the Kunstmuseum in Basel. (more…)
Dec 17
Fubiz Broadcast #50
Posted in: UncategorizedDe retour sur Fubiz avec une nouvelle sélection pour cette fin d’année 2009 par Charles Schillings, directeur artistique du label Pschent. Voici en effet le 50ème numéro du Fubiz Broadcast toujours disponible en streaming et en téléchargement dans la suite.
Playlist FB50 – A emporter ici
- Lulabies in the Dark – Song for Marie & Elise (Aeroplane remix)
- Popular Computer – Darling
- Moby – Mistake (Yuksek remix)
- Birdy Nam Nam – Space Cadet Apology
- Astralasia – I Talk to the Wind
- Analog Mind Field – Guernica Dub
- And The Lefthanded – Rocket Rock
Sélectionné par Charles Schillings. Durée Totale : 29:22
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Dec 17
TheFind Gets In On Cardigan Action For Men!
Posted in: Uncategorized  | For me, as much as I love any kind of cardigan, I think guys need to be a little bit careful with the look, as it can age them a lot faster than it does with women. A girl in a grandpa cardigan can look chic and contemporary; a guy in a grandpa cardigan, on the other hand, just looks like a grandpa. Now, I know not every guy is going to be into the fitted sweater look, but I would urge them to give this a chance, because it’s got that fashion-meet-sports vibe that can serve as a a bridge between traditional sportswear and more refined fashion. It’s a fitted cardigan from Ralph Lauren’s Rugby line, and aside from being an all-around nice piece, it’s got some pretty sweet details. If you pair this up with the right shirt and tie, it’ll have that vintage sports look, or if you’re brave you could even wear it with nothing under it at all. Brought to you by our friends from TheFind! |
Dec 17
The Whimsical Designer: Steven M. Johnson
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Steven M. Johnson (not to be confused with the popular science author Steven Berlin Johnson) is the self-proclaimed “whimsical designer”. The endless array of sketches in his book “What the World Needs Now”, published back in 1984, and the updates on his website are as much comic-strip satire as they are design and invention – a real treat for creative minds.
As a former urban planner, Johnson has a keen eye for social issues and the day-to-day oddities that shape our lives. At the age of 36 he released his potential in embracing these interests through conceptualising and sketching, something that he describes as a “thirty-five year side trip” exploring the “value in ludicrous ideas.”
Fun and play in creative thinking is something being embraced by several leading design firms, not least the creative powerhouse IDEO. Examples of Johnson’s it’ll-never-work inventions such as the “Armbrella” (pictured above) and other such as the “self-maintaining shoe” and the “lunch pail helmet” could be just the inspiration many creatives need to open up their minds and think not only out of the box but even out of this world. We can only imagine the havoc Johnson’s work is going to cause for the historians of the future.
“What the World Needs Now” by Steven M. Johnson is available for preview here.
Newer works can be seen on his wryly named website www.patentdepending.com.
Dec 17
Gadgets of the decade that helped unclutter our lives
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Paste Magazine dedicated their November issue to the “bests” of the 2000-2009 decade. They made lists of their favorite albums, movies, books, etc. of the past 10 years. One of the lists that caught our attention was their “20 Best Gadgets of the Decade.”
As unclutterers, we were specifically fond of Paste Editor-in-Chief Josh Jackson’s poignant observation about these technologies with item #3, the Garmin GPS:
When judging new technologies, you have to remember what they replaced. And is there any vestigial remnant from the 20th century we’ll miss less than the fold-out car map? The first automotive navigation system was developed in the early ‘80s, but it wasn’t until an executive order eliminated the intentional margin of error the military had insisted for commercial use on May 2, 2000, that the dashboard GPS became more accurate and widely available. Now you can navigate with voice directions from Homer Simpson, Gary Busey or Kim Cattrall. And you never have to try to fold those maps again.
The vast majority of gadgets on the list are devices that helped to get rid of clutter in our homes and offices. Gone is the need to stash blank VCR tapes thanks to the TiVo DVR (#2). The Amazon Kindle (#6) freed up space on our bookshelves. A single USB Thumb Drive (#17) replaced hundreds of CDs and floppy disks. Other items, like the iPhone (#7) created space in our bags and purses by replacing our little black books, pocket calculators, notepads, watches, calendars, and even our iPods (#1).
For all the unitaskers and useless doo dads the past decade gave us, at least there were a few gadgets that helped to get clutter out of our lives. Check out the “20 Best Gadgets of the Decade” and head back here to weigh in on the items selected for the list. Do you think the items are clutter-ful or clutter-freeing?
Dec 17
Philco PC by SchultzeWORKS
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US designers SchultzeWORKS have designed a desktop PC inspired by television designs from the 1950s. (more…)
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