October 12, 2012

– Amazing installation – “Rain Room“.

– Beautiful subway photography by Nick Frank.

Mind blowing futuristic concepts by Shimizu corporation.

– Those with cardboard fetish will love the Chip clock by Capital Craft.

– Another Rube Goldberg’s free-running machine.

– Marker art – stunning wall drawings by Charlotte Mann.

– Oh, critics… 15 scathing early reviews of classic novels.

– If you’ve ever baked a multilayered cake, you know why this is awesome – layer cake cutter.

– I don’t think I’ve ever seen anything quite so funny, disturbing and sad. Miss Lovely Eyes Contest, 1930.

Fruit and veg in MRIs – incredible animations.

– And finally – don’t miss Felix Baumgartner’s record-breaking jump from the edge of space this weekend. This animation shows the dive in spectacular resolution.

Have a great weekend, everyone!

October 6, 2012

– Are we all hostages of modern comforts? An astounding account of what can happen if the lights go out.

– Possibly the cutest and smallest humidifier ever made. All it needs is a glass of water and a USB port.

– Funny – the hall of unwanted dotcoms.

This little iron is amazing. Two plates, no ironing board, fits in a pocket – every shoeboxdweller’s wet dream.

Incredible microscopic photos.

Trace of Time clock – wipes out tasks as they happen.

– This is a serious contender for my holiday list – an iPhone cable that also acts as a flexible tripod. Awesome.

– And finally – a great selection of space-saving staircases.

Enjoy your weekend, everybody!

September 28, 2012

– Seven innovative buildings, designed to fit in tight urban spaces.

– A lovely and touching article about Russian museum cats. (via @zomgmouse)

– Startling animation. 1000 years of war in 5 minutes.

– An unsettling anti-smoking campaign – Tobacco Body.

– What an incredible and admirable gesture – a man turns his home into a public library.

Levitating water… Mind-boggling.

Stunning tea illustrations (made of actual tea) by Andrew Gorkovenko.

– And finally – a very inspiring TED talk by writer Kathrin Schultz on the psychology of regret (via Brain Pickings).

Have a great weekend, folks!

September 21, 2012

– Finally, someone came up with this – Citrus Zinger.

– Removies – hilarious movie poster with one letter removed.

– Do you want to see what you eat? Then you’ll like these food photographs by Caren Alpert made with a scanning electron microscope.

– An interesting energy-saving proposal – solar roads.

The Cure for Greed and other fascinating conceptual art by Diddo.

– Adorable bear pictures from Russia (it’s what you’d expect, right?).

– Pretty extraordinary – the art of ironing.

– And an eye candy – astonishing timelapse of the meteor shower.

Have a pleasant weekend, everyone!

September 14, 2012

– This definitely goes to the iWant category – Everpurse: a bag that charges your iPhone all day. (via swissmiss)

– An astounding (although rather dark) animation – RED.

88 youtube tutorials. (via bltd)

– Another great Kickstarter project – wooden tablet tech toy.

– Loving this laptop and tablet stand – Desktop Chair.

– Stunning – bird’s-eye view of Dutch tupip farms.

Cool timelapse vid – Patrick Vale drawing the view of the Manhattan skyline from the Empire State Building.

– An amazing 450-foot elevated walkway, built around treetops.

– A newspaper that won’t color your fingers – paperless projected eco-gazette.

– Simply beautiful. Book of color – RGB Colorspace Atlas.

Have a lovely weekend, folks!

September 7, 2012

– Magic Carpet – a mesmerizing American Beauty-esque video.

– Typographic history to the “@” symbol – fascinating.

– Got a free afternoon?.. The 20 most watched TED talks.

– Beautiful light show – flying synchronized quadrocopters.

– Cool photographs of shaking dogs.

– Lovely DIY project – book planters.

– Freelancers, check this out – an app that tells how much to charge for services.

– Made me chuckle – a bunny handbook of 1968.

– An eye candy, The Sartorialist Dinner.

– MoMA audio tours, narrated by kids.

Have a nice weekend, guys!

August 24, 2012

– An amazing house with stairs for dogs in Vietnam.

– Gotta love the French… what a delightful space cooking animation!

– Intricate salt installations by Motoi Yamamoto.

– Possibly the best thing I’ve read today – Interview with Federico Fellini by Robert Ebert.

– Popular science books that changed the world.

– Some amusing Google deliberate “bugs” to help us procrastinate.

– You don’t think typography is important? Check out this vid – If Movies Had Crappy Fonts (HT @zomgmouse).

– Adorable OCD sea otter stucks cups.

Great vintage ad – Points of View.

– And finally – Creative Mornings Kickstarter project. Many awesome things are still up for pledging.

Have a spectacular weekend, everybody!

August 10, 2012

– Every time I watch this, I get chills. Planets viewed from Earth as if they were at the distance of the moon.

– Amazing vintage photographs of London Olympics.

– Probably the coolest calendar ever.

– Bookworm’s special – a book labyrinth. A libririnth…

– Fascinating – 3D Versailles.

iPad prototypes we never knew about.

– This might be the funniest weather forecast in history.

– The physics of cats always landing on their feet.

Glowing ears as part of a show? Why not, it’s Disney.

– Interesting article about the architecture of human memory.

Have a nice weekend, guys!

August 3, 2012

– An exciting vacation destination – Russian Space Hotel. 

– People with Moleskine fetish, check this out – Moleskine All Black collection. A beaut!

– This dog-shaped cat scratching post is a hit (at least judging by the video).

– Incredible optical art by Regina Silveira.

– Drink the coffee, eat the cup, repeat… Lavazza’s new edible cup creation.

– A fan that blows cool air between the sheets while you sleep? Yes, please!

– Cool solar powered iPhone charger.

– What a cute wall decor idea – painted picture frames.

– A record player for the iPod generation.

– Here is something to refresh your palette – a stunning and icy glass house.

Have a fantastic weekend, ladies and gents!

July 27, 2012

– What are the most interesting buildings in the world? Quora.

– You don’t see that every day – London double-decker bus does push-ups.

How social media revolutionized home decorating.

– Another clever iPhone hack for multitaskers – ThingSling.

– If you are a crazy Breaking Bad fan, like I am, you’ll love this – meth-resembling candy.

– Meanwhile in Japan… Hands free toilet paper dispenser.

Daytime fireworks?..

– Astounding gravity-defying art by Cornelia Konrads.

Pop-out tea shop – what a fun concept!

– A stunning celestial time lapse video, made out of shots taken from the International Space Station.

Have a great weekend, everybody!