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Blog: Editors's Notes   07/27/2010

Mason Jar Chandelier How-To

Margo Cochran

If you have extra mason jars lying around your house…
 
 
Try making a this chandelier with instructions from Kara of Kara Paslay Designs. Bursting with light, it has a homey feel to it, making any room feel warm and cozy. Its a multi-step project (which you might need an electrician for if you are unfamiliar with electrical wiring) but the results would be well worth it! Get the how-to Continue Reading

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Blog: Off The Rack   07/27/2010

Wrapped Up in a Bow

Jane Flanagan

Bows, like tiny little boxes, glitter and cupcakes, fall into that sugar and spice and all things nice category – girlishness at its frothy, delicious best. But, I wanted to find some not quite as pink and frothy as you might normally conceive. These are a little more graphic and stylized, and rendered in a neutral palette, giving them some broader appeal.
 
 
Product information:
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Blog: Design Binder   07/27/2010

Fold Your Own Zoo

Lily Kane

 
Huge hats off to my friend Greer who sent the link to Yamaha Motor’s insane Paper Crafts website last week when it seemed too hot to be inspired to make anything at all. I guess that was because I didn’t know I could be downloading detailed instructions for a “realistically colored paper sculpture” of a Giant Armadillo, Stellar’s Sea Eagle, Grevy’s Zebra or a Cuban Crocodile. If rare animals of the  . . . Continue Reading

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Blog: Make Nice   07/27/2010

It’s Not What You Think: Cat Bowling by Kitty Baby Love

Polly Conway

 
Cats and bowling: two great tastes that taste great together! This inspired, natural wood children’s bowling set from Kitty Baby Love would make a great gift for the cat-attacking toddler in your life. Or, if there’s no babies around to bowl with, I think these would just be cute in a kitchen or on a shelf.
 
I Googled “cat bowling” to see if I could find some  . . . Continue Reading

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Blog: Control Room   07/26/2010

Keyringless Customizable Keys

Jaime Derringer

 
Designer Oscar Diaz has come up with an interesting concept. What if you could lose the keyring and have your keys clip together instead?
 
The key design, called “While you sleep,” was part of a recent exhibition about simple design using 3D printing technology. Diaz explored traditional key cutting. 3D technology is very customizable and when applied to keys there are lots of  . . . Continue Reading

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Blog: Editors's Notes   07/26/2010

Two Tasty Ways to Eat More Produce this Summer

Amy Palanjian

 
We’ve been making our way through a fridge filled with veggies from our garden, our neighbors garden and our CSA. Which means that we’ve been making meals with them as our base, which is healthy, to be sure, but can be a bit of a challenge especially when most of it arrived simply because it was ripe—not because it was intended for a specific recipe.
 
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Blog: Editors's Notes   07/26/2010

HDYGTFAJ: Kari Podgorski, Circus Arts Performer and Instructor

Margo Cochran

Mondays suck. Especially if you hate your job. But the day doesn’t have to be a total waste. You can look forward to reading about ReadyMakers who have worked their way into f*&%ing awesome jobs—and maybe find a little inspiration to jumpstart your own career in the process.

 
 
You’ve probably been to the circus at least once in your life, and watched in  . . . Continue Reading

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Blog: Design Binder   07/26/2010

The To Be Continued Sideboard

Erin Loechner

 
Julien Carretero created the 'To Be Continued' sideboard to challenge the uniqueness of serial production. In the words of the designer:
 
"Each piece produced comes as a result of a process applied on the piece that came before... [thus, each piece] couldn’t have been designed without the others.
With layer upon layer cast with polyurethane composite, the imperfections allow the  . . . Continue Reading

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Blog: Design Binder   07/26/2010

The Pentaphone

Erin Loechner

 
Can you hear me now?
 
If you're not one to bark orders into your mobile phone while out in public, (1) God bless you!, and (2) this Robert Stadler creation is for you. The ultimate luxury for private phone calls (and noise cancellation), the Pentaphone was created with veneered plywood, upholstery and sound absorbing fabric.
 
Of course, the edition was only created in a set of eight, but I  . . . Continue Reading

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Blog: Design Binder   07/26/2010

The Bent Hands Wall Clock

Erin Loechner

 
Thanks to Giha Woo and Shingoeun, I'll never be missing a London-based conference call again. As part of a series entitled 'The Wrong Objects', the duo created this spiral-inspired clock as a way to tell time from anywhere in the world.
 
Genius. Why hasn't someone thought of this before?
 
[Image via Dezeen]

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