WILD IDEA – A CORNER LADDER! Barcelona based design studio, Company and Company have created a unique ladder that can fold into any corner – making it perfect for small spaces.
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Wearable Planters
Fancy taking your plants out for a walk or a ride. These cool wearable planters by Colleen Jordan can either be clipped onto your bicycle or worn as jewelry.
Eco Box
South African architects, Wolf and Melanie of Wolf and Wolf Architects are creating unique pre-fab homes that demonstrate compact living that maximises space and minimises environmental impact. Their multifunctional work and living spaces employ some very clever solutions e.g. bunks that transform into a seating area. These allow for working, sleeping and cooking spaces as well as a bathroom to fit within a small footprint (3.6m x 6m in this prototype in Onrus).
Trick
Imagine a bookcase that could transform into a table and two chairs…”Trick” designed by Japanese designer Sakura Adachi does just this and turns our ideas of how furniture should function on its head!
Bookseat
To kick off our week celebrating the design solutions for small spaces, have a look at the Bookseat, a simple multi-functional bookcase that playfully curves and becomes a seat. This gorgeous design by Elie and Mani of Fishbol was developed as “a response to the advent of multifunctional spaces in today’s urban living.”
Hemp House
Watch this Top Billing insert that features a green home made entirely from Hemp!
The Hemp House in Noordhoek, is built by Hemporium’s Tony Budden and Duncan Parker. Amidst the all-purpose, entirely eco-friendly material is stylish sleek and modern home that is a healthy, re-cyclable alternative to modern building.
Refresh the Ride!
Fancy taking a can of cooldrink (or beer, or juice) along for a ride? This beautifully handcrafted bicycle can cage created by Walnut Studios in Portland, Oregon, ensures that you are never without your favourite thirst quencher. Featured in Bicycling Magazine.
Living Chandelier
The ’38′ series is a new chandelier concept by Canadian designer Omer Arbel that dramatically combines lighting and planting. The globes are made out of blown glass and have cavaties that can hold lights or earth for small plants or cacti.
The Power of Love
We Love You, is a campaign created by 41 yr old, Israeli citizen and Graphic Designer, Ronny Edry to help prevent a war between Israel and Iran. On March 15th, he posted a poster on Facebook. The message was simple. Iranians. We love you. We will never bomb your country.
Within 24 hours, thousands of people shared the poster on Facebook, and he started receiving messages of love and peace back from Iran. Showing the world that peace lies in the people not the politicians.
Myshkin Ingawale: A blood test without bleeding
Anemia is a major — and completely preventable — cause of deaths in childbirth in many places around the world, but the standard test is invasive and slow. In this witty and inspiring talk, TED Fellow Myshkin Ingawale describes how (after 32 tries) he and his team created a simple, portable, low-cost device that can test for anemia without breaking the skin.
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