Hasta La Ideas

Dezeen Wire: architecture critic Rowan Moore has written a scathing review of the recently opened Museum of Liverpool for The Observer. Read the full article here.

Earlier this year, we had a first look at South Korean design collective Monocomplex. These warm summer months have apparently been quite productive for founders Jangwon Cho, Eunsang Hwang, Hyunwoo Park and Taemin Kim—who, according to their website, all graduated from the Industrial Design program at Konkuk University… earlier this year. Once again, we find ourselves enamored with at least a few of their designs, along with a couple strong concepts that have room for improvement.

First up, the “Dynamite Vase” isn’t a reference to Good Times but the sticks of explosive material, which have been reimagined in wood—ash, of all materials—to make a handsome vase.

Dynamite invented by Nobel was a fatal weapon to destroy peace. However, the true purpose of it was to end war and bring peace other than the outbreak of war.

‘Dynamite Vase’ is a work to give paradox and wit through a vase with the key word of love to dynamite with the key word of war and danger. ‘Dynamite Vase’ made a glass vase held by ash wood and used leather string as finishing material to combine each of dynamites.

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Solve a common travel problem with these stick-anywhere toiletry containers

Most hotels and gyms offer complimentary toiletries, but those who like to bring along their own favorites have probably noticed the hospitality often stops at precious shelf space. Enter the GoToob. Designed by San Francisco firm Humangear, the squeezable tubes have built-in suction cups on the back that cling to most glossy surfaces. They’re a useful update to Pkoh NYC‘s Silicone Travel Bottle that we wrote about a few years ago.

In addition to the suction cup, GoToob’s “no-drip” dispenser keeps its contents cleanly inside, and a wide-mouth cap easily twists on and off for refills. The tube also has an ID window that rotates between the labels “soap, shampoo, conditioner, lotion and sun” as a handy reminder of what you put inside.

Selling in several colors and sizes, the PBA-free GoToob sells online and at stores like REI, The Container Store and Flight 001. In the U.K. try Amazon. Prices start around $6 for a 1.5-ounce tube, but suction cups are only available in two-ounce sizes.

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