All Blog Posts Tagged 'Design:' (5)

Modern Design: Polaroid Flower Vase (2 pics)

The Polaroid Flower Vase by South Korean designer Jung Hwajin is simple and sweet. Hanging by a small cord, the vase has a small lamp that illuminates the plant and helps it grow. The vase is currently only a prototype.

Make sure to also check out Jung's clever volcano vases and his clamshell-like… Continue

Added by alice on October 21, 2010 at 2:30pm — 2 Comments

Clever Poster Design: Inception

Here's a great new poster by fellow metropolite and talented illustrator Matt Needle. For the upcoming movie Inception, Needle created a stunning poster that illustrates the words, "Your Mind is the Scene of the Crime."

In case you don't remember, Matt's the one behind the brilliant… Continue

Added by alice on June 29, 2010 at 10:00am — 1 Comment

Creative Design: Potus Pots Upcycles Old Incandescent Light Bulbs

Here's a cool way to reuse those wasteful, burnt-out incandescent light bulbs. The Potus Pot is designed by Natalia Hojman and Angeles Estrada Vigil. Each beautiful recycled planter comes complete with a simple OSB base and packaging reused from the original light bulb.

via… Continue

Added by Eugene on June 1, 2010 at 10:30am — 1 Comment

Wine Spiller's Surprise

Now this is a great way to turn something tragic into something beautiful. Created by Norwegian designer Kristine Bjaadal, the Underfull Table Cloth looks quite ordinary on the outside - simple damask pattern, all white. But spill a colored liquid on it, like red wine, and it reveals a hidden butterfly pattern. What a sweet surprise!

Watch… Continue

Added by alice on March 3, 2010 at 10:30am — 2 Comments

Modern Design: Misa Digital Guitar (video inside)

Music purists...look away! You may not like this new digital guitar but before you cry bloody murder check this out. A completely digital guitar, the Misa comes with a 8.4-inch 800-by-600-pixel resolution LCD touchpad which you strike to hit the notes. No more strings? Well yes but because the touchpad is pressure-sensitive, the harder you strike, the louder the notes… Continue

Added by alice on February 2, 2010 at 10:00am — 3 Comments

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