domingo, 8 de junio de 2008

building toy!


Created by a Dutch company, Brickadoo is a building toy. Instead of providing an easy click-and-go system (like Lego), Brickadoo building kits come with little bags of mortar.
Children mix the mortar in a mixing tub and slap it on the bricks with a small trowel. If they want to build something else, they just dip the entire house in water, which dissolves the mortar and releases the bricks for another round of masonry. Each kit comes with enough mortar to rebuild a house three or four times.
Brickadoo bricks are made from natural materials and are free of artificial additives. Besides real bricks and mortar, building kits also come with wooden doors and window frames, and little foam figures of people, cars and animals. Currently available designs include houses, a pizzeria, supermarket, and flower shop – enough to begin construction of small brick city.
www.brickadoo.com

repackaging barcodes


Japanese Design Barcode turns standard barcodes into appealing and engaging brand elements.
Everything that is packaged reaches customers' hands with a barcode attached. Turning that mandatory element into something unexpected and playful is certain to make many customers smile. Surely that's worth USD 4,000 to most brands :] Design Barcodes is working with
Pacarc to bring the concept to the United States, but other markets still seem wide open.

eco tots - furniture for kids



design and manufacture a high-quality, full-line of environmentally friendly, real wood modern furniture and furnishings for kids which assemble quickly and easily without any tools or hardware. Some pieces of furniture also disassemble for easy storage and transport. All of the products are made from renewable FSC Certified Smart Wood, and are available in a variety of eco-friendly, UV finishes.
www.ecotots.com


sábado, 7 de junio de 2008

studio lo


Studio Lo’s minimal use of materials, gorgeous packaging, and the way each object is flat-packed and constructed by you, the user.

périphériques architects






périphériques architects are the creators of this very unique residence in thionville, france. the three story house is built with a metal frame and clad in metal and large expanses of glass. each layer is angled the opposite of the one below creating a wobbly effect. this distinct design really makes it stand out from the other similar suburban homes.http://www.peripheriques-architectes.com

kawaii






these are the illustrations of meghan murphy author of kawaii not, a great little book published by how. the theme is to take the cute japanese art of kawaii and make it go bad.
the book features over 100 illustrated strips and in true japanese style some kawaii stickers too. see it here on amazon uk or amazon usa. if you want to know more check out meghan's latest daily ventures into 'kawaii not' here.

anorak





anorak are a UK based company formed by laurie robertson who was inspired by a love of travel during her childhood. the prints and products reflect her love of outdoor living.