The Barbie Foosball Table
Trying to get your girlfriend to play foosball? This Barbie-themed foosball table might just do the trick. Created by French designer Chloe Ruchon and presented at the DMY Design Festival 2009, in Berlin, Barbiefoot combines Barbie dolls and table-football. You could say Ruchon managed to create something that men and women might actually enjoy doing […]
Three – The Netbook Robot
Designed by the guys at RoBe: Do Robotics, Three is the third software-ready autonomous computer to hit the market. What’s great about this simple-looking robot is it allows you to use any netbook as its brain. Just place it on Three’s alluminum mount, connect it via USB and you’ve got yourself a controllable robot that […]
XR3 – The Plug-in Hybrid Trike
I don’t know if I like the XR3 or not, Right now all I know is it looks…different. Robert Q. Riley has been working on the XR3 Trike for a long time now, but it looks like his three-wheeled car is finally ready to go into production. Designed to be as light as possible, the […]
Hello Kitty Castle
Finally, the world-famous Japanese character gets a proper home…in China. Now loyal Hello Kitty fans from around the world can start their pilgrimage to the Hello Kitty Castle that was inaugurated in Shanghai. Not much I can say about this place, it’s very pink and girly-like and, judging by the popularity of Hello Kitty, it […]
Real-Life Hobbit House
And it’s not just for show guys, people actually live in it! Ever since he was a little boy, Simon Dale dreamed of having a house in the countryside. And even though he’s no architect, or even a construction worker, together with his father-in-law and the help of passers-by, Simon managed to build this amazing […]
The See-Through Toilet
The last thing I want happening to me in a public toilet is be seen by strangers while I handle my business, but people in Lausanne. Relax though, if you behave inside, everything will be ok. This glass and steel structure features a voir button on the inside. The toilet windows are transparent when it […]
Citysope – Faceted Art
Created by Marco Hemmerling, a talented German designer, Cityscope is a faceted art installation, presented at the Plano8 architectural festival, in September. Located in Cologne, Germany, the installation reflects parts of the buildings around it, offering a frafmented perception of the surroundings. Hemmerling describes its creation as an urban kaleidoscope that offers a different perspective […]
Star Trek home cinema
Built by Gary Reighn in a 19×14 foot room in Philadelphia, this home cinema is a good replica of the Enterprise’s bridge. It’s actually quite impressive what a man can do with a bit of hard work and around 15.000 dollars if he’s passionate about something, even if that something is a sci-fi series The […]