Tat Chao’s Gorgeous Bipolar LED Lamps Are Made From Recycled Wine Glasses

Canadian designer Tat Chao gives old, damaged and unwanted wine glasses a new life as energy-efficient LED lamps! Chao detaches the bases from wine glasses and champagne flutes and joins them to create his beautiful Bipolar Lamps , which look like floating icicles. Read the rest of Tat Chao’s Gorgeous Bipolar LED Lamps Are Made From Recycled Wine Glasses Permalink | Add to del.icio.us | digg Post tags: Bipolar LED lamps , green design , green lighting , lamp design , LED lamps , LED lights , nyc design week , recycled lamps , recycled wine glasses , Tat Chao Bipolar , upcycled glasses , wanted design , Wanted Design 2013        

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London’s Design Museum and Vitra Launch a Pop-Up Garden on the Banks of the River Thames

London’s Design Museum has formed a new partnership with furniture company Vitra to create a pop-up garden on the River Thames. The garden showcases pieces by design world’s biggest names, including Charles and Ray Eames, Jasper Morrison, Jay Osgerby and Verner Panton in a colorful glass case. Read the rest of London’s Design Museum and Vitra Launch a Pop-Up Garden on the Banks of the River Thames Permalink | Add to del.icio.us | digg Post tags: Design Museum London , furniture exhibition , london design , London design events , pop-up exhibition , pop-up garden , swiss design , swiss design company , temporary exhibitions , Vitra , Vitra chairs , Vitra furniture , VITRA pop-up garden        

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London’s Design Museum and Vitra Launch a Pop-Up Garden on the Banks of the River Thames

London’s Design Museum has formed a new partnership with furniture company Vitra to create a pop-up garden on the River Thames. The garden showcases pieces by design world’s biggest names, including Charles and Ray Eames, Jasper Morrison, Jay Osgerby and Verner Panton in a colorful glass case. Read the rest of London’s Design Museum and Vitra Launch a Pop-Up Garden on the Banks of the River Thames Permalink | Add to del.icio.us | digg Post tags: Design Museum London , furniture exhibition , london design , London design events , pop-up exhibition , pop-up garden , swiss design , swiss design company , temporary exhibitions , Vitra , Vitra chairs , Vitra furniture , VITRA pop-up garden        

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SOM’s Tanjong Pagar Centre Will Be the Tallest Building in Singapore

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5 Recycled Buildings That Will Blow Your Mind

Raising buildings out of two-by-fours and bricks is so last decade. Okay, okay, we admit that the majority of structures nowadays are still built using age-old materials and techniques. But every once in a while, someone comes along and knocks …

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Beautiful Collision Tableware Uses Red Cabbage Dye to Create Unexpected Pigments

Color Collision is a collection of non-toxic ceramic tableware  designed by Kirstie Van Noort and Rogier Arents . To achieve the unique colors seen above, the ceramic objects were first dyed with red cabbage and then soaked in various liquids with different PH levels. What came to be were beautiful, surprising, and one-of-a-kind pieces steeped in color. Read the rest of Beautiful Collision Tableware Uses Red Cabbage Dye to Create Unexpected Pigments Permalink | Add to del.icio.us | digg Post tags: ana lisa alperovich , ceramic , Dutch Design Week 2012 , Dutch invertuals , Eindhoven , green products , Kirstie Van Noort , pH , red cabbage , Rogier Arents , sustainable food , tableware        

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World’s First 3D-Printed Gun Fired Successfully in Texas

The world’s first 3D-printed gun was successfully fired over the weekend, officially ushering in a new era of “wiki weapons.” University of Texas law student Cody Wilson launched an Indiegogo campaign to fund the Liberator project, but the site suspended the campaign and refunded contributors’ money. Undeterred, the self-described “crypto-anarchist” raised $20,000 independently through his own website, accepting funds via PayPal instead. The gun is made entirely from 3D-printed ABS plastic save for its metal firing pin, and blueprints will be available to anyone through Defense Distributed’s website . Read the rest of World’s First 3D-Printed Gun Fired Successfully in Texas Permalink | Add to del.icio.us | digg Post tags: 3D printing , 3D-printed gun , 3D-printed weapons , ABS plastic , ATF , Cody Wilson , crime , Defense Distributed , Design , Europol , IndieGoGo , Liberator , News , open source weapon , wiki weapon        

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Apelle: Boat-Like Home Stays Warm With Geothermal Energy During the Finnish Winters

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Staples Becomes First Major US Retailer to Sell 3D Printers

Staples is set to go beyond stocking regular old inkjets and paper – the United States’ largest office supply store just announced that it will be the first major retailer to offer 3D printers for sale. Customers can already visit the Staples e-commerce site and order 3D System’s Cube 3D printer online , and by the end of June the retailer will offer desktop 3D printers in select stores. Read the rest of Staples Becomes First Major US Retailer to Sell 3D Printers Permalink | Add to del.icio.us | digg Post tags: 3d printing at home , 3d systems , Cube 3D printer , eco design , green design , home office 3d printers , staples , sustainable design        

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Boston Magazine’s Iconic Image of Marathon Runners’ Shoes Builds Post-Tragedy Resilience

Everything changed for Boston Magazine when the Boston marathon explosions occurred just three days before they were due to publish their next issue. The editors had very little time to completely re-work the content to not only pay homage to the runners, many of whom were badly maimed, but also to build up the city’s sense of resilience. In a herculean communal effort, the magazine’s staff, families and runners worked together to gather and arrange more than 100 pairs of runners’ shoes into the shape of a heart – and then Mitchell Feinberg snapped this iconic image. READ MORE > Permalink | Add to del.icio.us | digg Post tags: Art , Boston Magazine , Boston marathon , community , Design , ecouterre , explosion , Mitchell Feinberg , News , Photography , runners , shoes        

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