Circular bookshelf perfect for storing philosophy texts
This circular bookshelf, part of the Archive Series by designer David Garcia, is designed to help a bibliophile store and transport a half ton of books.
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How-To: 5 Tips For Getting the Most Out of Cut Flowers
Want to get the most out of cut flowers? Claire Lee shares her tips and tricks for how to choose the best blooms, prep and care for your flowers, and put together playful arrangements. Make cut flowers a part of your day! Here’s how to extend the life of your blooms.
Nomadic Orchard
Tim Anderson is taking on an ambitious project he’s calling the “nomadic orchard:” A portable life support system for fruit trees. Giant self-watering planters. The trees can be moved anywhere with a forklift or a truck. A 70 gallon water tank under the tree wicks moisture up to the tree’s roots as needed. Rain water […]
NYC’s Bent Fest is on!
Attention NYC-area lovers of experimental sound & electronics (in case you forgot to mark your calendars) – The big ol’ annual Bent Festival is currently in full-swing out here in Brooklyn! Check out some of the upcoming workshops & performances – Friday 4/23/10 Workshops 12pm – 6pm Peter Edwards aka casperelectronics : The Benjolin Derek […]
Lost at Sea Show in NYC
CRAFT friend Kirsten Rask is curating a show at gallery hanahou in NYC starting May 6: There is something about the malleability and textures of fabric, thread, and yarn that speaks of the sea and its many mysteries. Curated by Kristen Rask of Schmancy and “Plush You,” “Lost at Sea” gathers 32 exciting artists who […]
Photo Booth mask is creepy, awesome
Rachel @ CRAFT points us to this rad mask that Mark Pernice made from a goofy Photo Booth picture. Positively ridiculous! Happy Friday. Using Apple’s Photo Booth application as inspiration, the idea was to take the 2D image that it manipulated and create a tangible face in a real environment, then in turn bring it […]
Bowls molded from produce, colored to match
I think I might not like these simple ceramic bowls from Austrian designers mischer’traxler so much if not for the fact that they are also carefully color-matched to the piece of fruit or veg from which they are cast. [via NOTCOT]