Alan Adler, inventor of the Aerobie Flying Disc and the AeroPress coffee maker, tells the stories behind his famous inventions. Part of an ongoing series of inventor portraits by David Friedman — via Vimeo
This home in England, designed by Eldridge London, has a sunken backyard garden with triangular terraced planters. There’s also a slide for the kids and a sandbox to play in — via CONTEMPORIST
Mind the first step originally uploaded by Red Wolf
Self-taught woodworker and industrial design student, Nick Pourfard of Prisma Guitars, designs and builds one-of-a-kind guitars out of his workshop in San Francisco — via CONTEMPORIST
Originally built in the 1960s an anonymous water tower, the 115-foot-tall structure was saved from demolition in 1990 and renovated into the Torre Arcobaleno (Rainbow Tower), a colourful totem dedicated to the Soccer World Cup held by Italy in 1990. Over the next twenty-five years, however, the landmark’s appearance deteriorated. Studio Original Designers 6R5 Network, the design firm that led the 1990 renovation, spearheaded the 2015 restoration project — via Inhabitat
British company Terry Lifts have designed a home elevator that looks like something out of Star Trek. The lift is made possible by cutting a hole in the floor, and having a lift pod travel along a track between two floors — via CONTEMPORIST
Every year, local communities on either side of the Apurimac River Canyon use traditional Inka engineering techniques to rebuild the Q’eswachaka Bridge. The entire bridge is built in only three days. The bridge has been rebuilt in this same location continually since the time of the Inka — via Youtube
When Ivan Priatman Architecture designed this home in Indonesia, they included a gradient of small windows embedded in the walls on either side of the stairwell, which allow natural light to enter, while maintaining privacy for the people inside — via CONTEMPORIST
Hailing from Santiago, Chile, industrial designer Abel Cárcamo blends contemporary aesthetics with traditional materials, resulting in timeless tables, vases, lamps and even clothing. His latest project, the NÓMADA Collection, was made in collaboration with fellow designer Carlos León Astorga and features conical stools with storage space and minimalist side tables. Cárcamo stays true to his design principles by crafting the pieces from lenga—the native wood of Patagonia, Chile—and an aluminium that’s been finished with an electrostatic paint — via Cool Hunting
Ryan McAmis, an artist from Brooklyn, New York, is designing and building a miniature, scale model of a late Gothic Italian Cathedral, recreating everything from the stained glass windows to the vaulted ceiling, wall tombs and paintings. He first creates the pieces from a variety of materials, ranging from hand scribed brickwork on treated paper, to clay and wood. He then combines the materials together and creates a silicon mould, casting each piece in white plastic to be hand painted later — via ArchDaily
Frank Lloyd Wrights’s Unity Temple is undergoing a much needed $23 million restoration. The comprehensive overhaul is going beyond restoring the building’s to its original beauty; a geothermal heating system and air conditioning will be integrated into the building and site for the first time, allowing the uninterrupted services year-round. The refurbished temple will reopen in late 2016 — via ArchDaily
Last year, LYCS Architecture released the CATable 1.0, a cat inspired table design. Now they’ve followed up with CATable 2.0, a collection of stackable wood cubes that have small spaces for cats to hide and play inside of — via CONTEMPORIST
Moving specialists iMove have created 115 Years of American Homes, a Scrolling Parallax Infographic in which viewers can drive
through a neighbourhood of single-family homes that reflect the style of their respective decades. For each home, graphics detail tell-tale architectural features, design trends, average home price, and the historical and cultural context
of each decade from the 1900s through the present — via ArchDaily
Oliver Hill designed this place around 1934-5, one of 35 houses intended as a showcase for modern British design. The current owner is an architectural designer who has thoroughly refurbished
the property, adding on a striking steel and glass extension, but maintaining many of the period features. If you want to be the next owner, the asking price is £550,000 — via WowHaus
The house was designed by HP Davis Rockwell of the Brenner Danforth Rockwell firm back in 1964 for his own use. The architect was a student of Mies van der Rohe and his modernist ideas obviously rubbed off on the pupil.
According to Curbed Chicago the design was a notable one back in the day too, with the American Institute of Architects presenting an award for its design back in 1965.
Some updating and maintaining has been undertaken over the following 50 years but by and large, this isn’t far off the original, with period features at pretty much every turn.
The house is up for sale with an asking price of $619,000, which works out at just £390,000 if you fancy the move to Illinois — via WowHaus
Novelty seating anyone? If you love a classic scooter, you just might want one (or more) of these Vespa-style indoor seats in your home. They look impressive, that’s for sure. As if someone has just chopped a chunk off a 1960s Vespa 150. Don’t worry though, that’s not the case. Each one is made to order, complete with fully upholstered seat, black and silver number plate (or your choice of reg number), chrome or black trim, rear light and mock access cover with lock. There’s a choice of colour too, which is good news if you are matching up. Not cheap though, with each one retailing for £175 — via Retro To Go
Ramdam Architectes designed the renovation and extension to Au Bon Coin in Saint-Denis, France — via ArchDaily
This slick Ducati Scrambler is the first official build of Sylvain Berneron’s Holographic Hammer. It was commissioned by Ducati themselves, in partnership with French magazine Moto Heroes — via Bike EXIF
hooray los angeles for having a 50,000 square foot top secret military facility now used to make vegan cooking shows in a cute little neighbourhood surrounded by desert scrub and oak trees — via moby los angeles architecture
St Johns Cathedral Doorway Detail and St Johns Cathedral Doorway Detail originally uploaded by Red Wolf
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