SF Gate has an article about architects turning used shipping containers into homes – “In this era of scouring the earth for the magic bullet in home building, few ideas can compete with the weird, pragmatic beauty of the used shipping container. Cheap, strong and easily transportable by boat, truck or train, these big steel […]
Artist Dré Wapenaar’s TREETENTS – “The story of my tents as they relate to campsites, however, started with the TREETENTS which were originally designed for the ROAD ALERT GROUP in ENGLAND. This group of activists fight against the excessive constructing of highways through forests. During their protest they cover themselves and hide and live in […]
Incredible gallery of amazing and odd musical instruments, each one also has a sound sample – pictured here, “Due Capi- Italian for “Two Heads”, the instrument is made from aluminum, wood, drum heads, and contains piezo pickups. The Due Capi was invented and created by Oliver DiCicco of the group Mobius Operandi.” [via] – Link.
Clever way of watering a plant, I’m going to keep my eyes peeled for some cheap IV bags and water plants using this method while I travel I think – “This self-watering plant pot’s main feature is a medical drip feed. This unique characteristic allows the plant to be nourished with water and food as […]
Here are a few dandies – what’s new, from the old – over at Modern Mechanix… Sea sickness the “real terror of the sea” may have been solved in 1933 with this auto-leveling bed. Stylish homemade radiation suit for bicycling.
James Clar’s Flexigrid – ” Bendable LED display – Created for the Milan Triennial 2005 with New York architecture company Hariri+Hariri. Embedded into a suit, this interactive display would allow for users to talk to the clothing, having it react in different ways depending on how you talked to it. This would give the clothing […]
Wow, this pedal and electric assisted human power vehicle seats 4 and looks like a lot of fun – [via] Link.
