Wire

Aluminum sheets and flexible PVC wires, weaved together using traditional techniques from Rwanda, from the Wire project by Israeli designer Maya Ben David.

a matter of perspective IV

Anamorphic sculptures by London-based artist Jonty Hurwitz (previously presented here).
Links to videos 1 & 2.

Children’s Toys of Bygone Days

 

Guillotine children’s toy made during the time of French revolution (ca. 1794), from the book: Children’s Toys of Bygone Days: A History of Playthings of All Peoples from Prehistoric Times to the XIXth Century by Karl Grober, published in 1928 by B.T. Batsford ltd.

“..the nineteenth century it was the custom in Italy to tie a string to the leg of living birds or big cockchafers and give them to children as a toy to play with. The custom was so universal that we even see such living playthings represented in the hands of the Christ Child, especially in pictures of the Italian Renaissance. A curious example of a similar kind was to be found among the usually so simple and harmless German toys, as a Nuremberg catalog of the eighteenth century proves (image bellow). These were comic figures with space inside to hold a bird which in its struggles gives to the figures all kind of motions. As the catalog says: ‘No one would imagine that a living bird was inside, but would suppose that it was clock-work which made the head, eyes, and beak of the bird move.”

 

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Feeas

Accessories and objects made of antique small pieces, human prosthetics or broken porcelains from the Feeas series, by Spanish designer Remedios Vincent.

Pig Skin

Cutlery made of pig skin creared by London based designer Cindy Strobach, as social experiment crossing the frontier of human perception and moral concepts.

It is all about decontextualizing of pig skin, including aspects of mass production and the throw-away mentality. Furthermore, the skin experiences a second revival, increasing its value through aesthetic and practical dimensions.

folding Paper Vase

Coated Paper Vase Cover by Dutch designer Pepe Heykoop and the Tiny Miracles Foundation, winners of the Interior Innovation Award at IMM Cologne 2013.

All vases are handmade by members of the Tiny Miracles foundation in Mumbai. The foundation brings people together that are living on the street out of poverty trough manufacturing small and useful handcrafted objects.

via mocoloco - photos: Annemarijne Bax.

previously: toy blocks – sputnik

Rebird Vase

Single flower vase by designers Castor Bours and Wouter Widdershoven of the Dutch studio Toer.

Previously: Spring lamp by Toer

the Branch bed

Branch is a easy to set up suspended tent / bed by product designer Jan Kochański.

Branch doesn’t take a lot of space in your backpack. The user doesn’t have to take extra mattress because the suspension protects from moisture and cold. Setting up the tent takes few seconds. All you need to do is pick up the tree and put the rubber band around the trunk on high that you want to spend night on. The band tied on 225 cm from the ground (average range of hands) gives 50 cm from the bottom of the tent to the ground. After the band is tied up on the tree the base of the tent has to be prepared to suspend. All the construction parts are sew in the material so it’s easier to set it up. After the bed is done the tent has to be suspended on the band.

Previously: Backpack Beds by Tony & Lisa Clark

22141231

 

Light sculpture/ mirror designed by Japan-based design firm Nosigner, for the Taro Horiuchi fashion shop.
The diffused LED light is created by a special kind of aluminum foil which allows to reflect varying projections, so that you will never see the same light pattern on the wall. 22141231 is the title of this work, that was named after the perfect solar eclipse that will appeare about 200 years later

 

Previously: Olive project by Nosigner

Fábrica de Jabón

 

The Soap Factory aka Fábrica de Jabón is a sustainable low consumption appliance, that transforms any used kitchen oil into biodegradable soap in a practical and safe way, avoiding water pollution and oil spills in the sink. Based on the traditional methods of making soap, FDJ may turn a liter of oil into 850 grams of soap, which can be used in various ways such as directly the wash dishes, or even used in washing machines or dishwashers if grated.

Fábrica de Jabón prototype is designed by industrial engineer Analía Blanco and Spain’s National Winner of 2011 James Dyson Award.

Hanna Sandin

Artist Hanna Sandin creates suspended structural sculptures by using everyday objects.

Wood Animals

Wood animals made of found furniture parts by Barcelona based French artist Mark Sparfel.

And A And Be And Not

A foldable paravent titled And A And Be And Not, made of dichroic glass segments by German designer Camilla Richter

via dailytonic

previously: Sparkle palace table by John Foster

Beryl var. Aquamarine with Schorl

Photos of a gorgeous blue transparent aquamarine with schorl crystals from Erongo Mountain, Namibia..

Size: 4.2 x 3.8 x 2.9 cm-  no damage or chipping.

Lloyd Tate Collection- via Dan Weinrich

Extreme Flyboarding

 

Extreme water Jet Pack fun from the Aquatic Aviation team, shot on the island of Oahu in Hawaii,  check out the behind the scenes footage here

previously: Phoenix Fly wingsuit  +  JETLEV R200

Wooden Carpets

Carpet and rugs made of lazer cut woods attached on durable textiles, by German textile designer Elisa Strozyk. Produced by Böwer.

via shoebox dwelling