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UK design collective UnitedVisualArtists created this careful arrangement of lasers, mirrors, beam splitters, and other optical elements to produce a Tron-y room full of intangible furniture as part of an exhibit called Speed of Light. I hope they set up their next display in a church so I can blog it under the headline “Pew-pew-pews.” [via Geekologie]
I’m sure we’ve all thought, hey, wouldn’t it be cool to have a screen overhead while we laid down on a couch or bed. YouTube user dim3m thought so, too, and went on to build an iPad wall mount stand using a VESA TV mount, some acrylic, clipboard clips, some PVC tubing, and a set of cheap speakers for about $40.
Italian design studio Carnovsky unveiled this concept wallpaper, overprinted with differently-colored complimentary patterns that can be selectively displayed by shining red, green, or blue light on the surface. I think they should add a special super-secret UV-reactive layer, too. [Thanks, Billy Baque!]
Not exactly practical, but certainly clever, this shelf made from recycled magazines is by designer Sean Miller.
Sean coated the magazines with a a water/starch mixture and then he placed them under pressure for about a week to harden. Next he took a band saw to the consolidated stack and carved out space for a shelf. Holes were also cut into the bookshelf’s sides, allowing it to slide onto three rods to be hung. About 80 mags were used.
It’s another personal fave from among the finalists of Inhabitat’s second annual Spring Greening contest.
I have to say, for the record, that those are way smaller than any actual traffic cone I’ve ever seen, and are far, far too clean to have ever seen any real use on a street. I’m pretty sure reusing real traffic cones would result in a lamp that was both way too big and way, way too beat up to make good-looking furniture. Still, cool-looking lamp, and a straightforward re-make.
This spherical POP pendant lamp made from soda can pull tabs by Mauricio Affonso is just one of 23 impressive finalists in Inhabitat’s second annual Spring Greening creative reuse contest. You can see the others, and vote on your faves, here.
From designer Nathan Tobiason, whose slightly iffier screw chair I hit this morning.
