Bird brick! via 10 SIMPLE, SCIENCE-BACKED WAYS TO BE HAPPIER TODAY 'Nature' by Ronald van der Meijs: 5000 chrome bicycle bells swaying in the wind Let your cat outside in a super long cage How excited am I? VERY: Lego Archhitecture Studio Clever! Fold-Out Pet Bed Alfredo Moser: Bottle light Enjoy your weekend!
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Friday Links
Written by Katie on August 16, 2013. Permalink
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Friday Links
Written by Katie on August 9, 2013. Permalink
Tokyo Tower Gigapixel Panorama (via Phaidon) Love this/want this: Forebruary (via swissmiss) Here’s What Happens Inside You When a Mosquito Bites Cute: Monster Skin Rug (via Design Crush) Kickstarter: eleMount Why Quantity Should be Your Priority You've no doubt heard about this via your normal news channel, but just in case: WORLD'S FIRST TEST-TUBE BURGER 4 Ways to Recycle Your Old Gadgets If you zoom in, you can see the Abandoned World Discoverer Cruise Ship on google maps. Have a freaking fantastic weekend!
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Friday Links
Written by Katie on August 2, 2013. Permalink
There are nearly 200 galaxies within the marked circles in this image from NASA's Spitzer Space Telescope. Super Awesome Sylvia's WaterColorBot A Chef and Doctor Talk About Butter Water Bottling Plant in Coihaique, Aisén, Chile Sleep Cycle app. You've seen this before, but here it is again: How to Open a Wine Bottle with Your Shoe Die, Links, Die! How Link ‘Suicide’ Could Save the Web Have a wonderful weekend!
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Friday Links
Written by Katie on July 26, 2013. Permalink
Yes, that is a child's room above. Revisit the home of Karen & Christian Boros over at Freunde von Freunden. Good Stuff Happened Today A Wooden Train Set That Lets Kids Compose Tunes NFC-enabled rings How much water does it take to produce our everyday things? It was inevitable: "Ice Ice Baby" Sung By the Movies It's Okay to be Smart: How big is the solar system? Nobel Prize Winners Are Put to the Task of Drawing Their Discoveries (via ifuckinglovescience) Time lapse of old photo restoration Slate: Can You Name These Cities by Their Starbucks Locations? Enjoy your…
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Friday Links
Written by Katie on July 19, 2013. Permalink
Crowsflight, a GPS compass app. Are viral cat videos actually viral? Mr. Rogers Takes Breakdancing Lessons from a 12-Year-Old Lichtenberg Figures: The Fractal Patterns of Lightning Strike Scars Bullets Split Exactly in Half Cocoon By Tanya Shukstelinsky: Sew Yourself A House Only a short list of links this week due to a half-week vacation. Have a lovely weekend!
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Friday Links
Written by Katie on July 12, 2013. Permalink
‘Diogene’, A Minimalist House Prize-Winning Flight of AeroVelo's Atlas (via thekidshouldseethis) Book-Shaped Clear Acrylic Book Weight How to talk to little girls Washing Your Hair on the Space Station Visible/Invisible, a furniture series by Brooklyn-based designer Takeshi Miyakawa EssayTyper Fork the Cookbook Genetics Are Awesome I don't play piano, but I'm excited about this: C.24 - The Music Keyboard for iPad Have a lovely weekend!
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Friday Links
Written by Katie on June 28, 2013. Permalink
Image of Karena Schuessler's Berlin Apartment (Freunde von Freunden took the original images down, sad face) Bead-chain experiment Scientist figures out how those big-ass sailing stones move themselves across death valley The Rationale of Feng Shui in Architecture Cloud Cities by Tomás Saraceno What The Great Gatsby Looked Like Without CGI A better gift registry? Looks like it: Thankful Send your future self a picture: ThrowBack (via Netted) 3 reasons why exercise makes you smarter Have a great weekend!
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Friday Links
Written by Katie on June 21, 2013. Permalink
Time-lapse video of the center of the Milky Way from Chile’s Paranal Observatory, by photographer Stéphane Guisard. Foldable Origami Furniture (so exciting!) Why Diamonds Are A Sham Another time-lapse video, this time of a supercell storm cloud rotating over Texas. Let This Rube Goldberg Machine Show You How Cows Eat And Poop. (via Explore) 11 ludicrously groomed dogs HOOK: a personal, temporary hook for restrooms (on Indiegogo). Stephen Colbert's eulogy for his late mother, Lorna Colbert. Baby snow leopard live cam (via @wiredscience) Huzzah! Have a nice weekend.
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Friday Links
Written by Katie on June 14, 2013. Permalink
Street Stone (via GOOD) 6 steps: How to make Cedar Cladding (from Master Japanese architect Terunobu Fujimori) Why Finnish babies sleep in cardboard boxes (via It's Fun to Imagine) Mr Bingo's Hate Mail (via It's Nice That) Andrew Junge - Pandora’s Box (2005) Hans Rosling explains the connection between population growth, wealth inequality and climate change... with LEGO, of course. (3:19 min.) Sonic Water (via thinx) Mungo Thomson: Negative Space How Animals See the World Whoa: Klein Bottles. More info at wikipedia: Klein Bottles It's Friday! Enjoy the weekend.
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Fab
Written by Katie on June 14, 2013. Permalink
The following post is sponsored by Fab. I don't know about you, but when Fab first started, I was a little addicted to checking it everyday. Then, I slowly weaned myself off, reminding myself that if I didn't look, I would be blissfully unaware of the everyday design steals. Now, after checking it again after weeks of restraint, I'm gob-smacked by the selection of items, some of which we've posted here on BLTD, and others that I'll be bookmarking for future posts. Here are a few items that caught my eye, most of which are of limited quantity, so sign…
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Friday Links
Written by Katie on June 7, 2013. Permalink
The Visual Patterns of Audio Frequencies Seen through Vibrating Sand (via It's Fun to Imagine) Heracleion Photos: Lost Egyptian City Revealed After 1,200 Years Under Sea (also via It's Fun to Imagine) New Bike Attachment Allows You To Share Your Bicycle With A Friend (!) A:LOG is an essential illustrated reference notebook for architects (on Kickstarter) 50 Animated Gifs for Every Situation Ever Know Where You Stand by Seth Taras (via thinx) Actors are people too Yeah, you've heard this already, but Samuel Beckett Used to Drive André the Giant to School (via Explore) Rare Glimpses of Birds of Paradise…
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Herman Miller Sale
Written by Katie on June 7, 2013. Permalink
This will be the last weekend of the Herman Miller® Sale, so if you want 15% off of 'specially marked products' you'd best start browsing. Hivemodern, Room&Board, DWR, and, you guessed it, the Herman Miller Store (along with several other stores I won't bother to name) are participating, so choose your favorite, find your item and know that you didn't pay through the nose like the rest of us impatient folks. "The sale is valid May 31–June 10, 2013. Save 15% and enjoy Free Standard Shipping on specially marked products produced by Herman Miller." Shown above: Eames® Molded Wood Side…
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Father’s Day Gift Ideas
Written by Katie on June 3, 2013. Permalink
As Father's Day is around the corner (June 16- that's next weekend) it's time to start thinking of an appropriate gift. Maybe your father figure likes well designed objects, and if so, maybe he'll like one of these items below. And, remember we've got items tagged by price in our Gifts section to help with your search. 1. SunCloud SolarPowered SelfGenerating Digital Camera, $199.00 2. Balance Pen and Stylus, $26.00 3. A set of 6 Custom Brass Collar Stays with oak case, $65.00 4. Icon™ Whisky Stones, $14.00 5. Ghurka Leather Folding Snap Tray , $150.00 6. Helios Grill Set,…
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Friday Links
Written by Katie on May 31, 2013. Permalink
Post image: Prince Rupert’s drop. Watch the video, it's worth it. The Various Varieties of Fruits, $29. (via This Isn't Happiness) 50 Faces in Everyday Objects (via Co.Create) I bookmarked this last week and then didn't put it in the links because I hadn't watched the whole thing. Now I have, and here it is: Leadership lessons from the dancing guy Paper works by Hollis Brown Thornton and how to make your own. (via foxmouth) 1931: Woman demonstrating Ju-jitsu Famous Lookalikes (via kottke) nGroove Snap by Mountek: Mount Any Mobile Device In Your Car CD Slot Have an excellent weekend.
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Friday Links
Written by Katie on May 24, 2013. Permalink
Here is Today (via swiss-miss) Hmm. Melon: A Headband and Mobile App to Measure Your Focus (via fastcodesign) The green 3D printing materials we’ve been waiting for Felt. Personal, handwritten cards sealed, stamped and mailed, all from your iPad. (also via swiss-miss) Time on your hands? Read this: List of common misconceptions (via kottke) Hidden Pivot Bookcase Installation (via pinterest) 1927 London Shown in Moving Color Enjoy the weekend!
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MoMA One Day Sale!
Written by Katie on May 23, 2013. Permalink
Apologies for the hastily assembled image above, but time is of the essence. Save 40% on a selection of design favorites over at MoMA Store (use promo code SP302) today only. 40%! Do you want me to do the math for you? See below for the pricing on the items pictured above. In And Out Hanging Lantern, reg.$325.00, sale:$195.00 Countdown Clock, reg. $130.00, sale: $78.00 Cubes Perpetual Calendar, reg. $15.00, sale: $9.00 Kaleido Trays, reg. $140.00, sale: $84.00 Totem Votive Set, reg. $28.00, sale: $16.80 Windrider Bicycle Clips, reg. $28.00, sale: $16.80 Drifted Stool, reg. $205.00, sale: $123.00