A sparkly-eyed octopus grips a tiny fish in one bejeweled tentacle, comprising a playful handcrafted statement ring — via Nordstrom
Some prefer the raw texture of hand-scraped hardwood floors, while others want the modern look (and low costs) of laminate wood flooring. These patterned wooden planks provide artistic relief somewhere in between – an honest contemporary take on classic material and installation approaches.
This decorative flooring series from Mafi provides a fresh take on manufactured floors, etching designs that range from abstract floral patterns to playfully embossed stick figures — via Dornob
To mark its fifth anniversary, the young Swiss brand Dussert has offered its new hybrid-powered Dussert Tri Zone DW400 limited edition GMT watch.
While the main time zone display is driven by the Soprod A10BV automatic caliber, two other time zones are powered by a pair of Swiss made ETA E01.701 quartz movements — via World Watch Review
Still as visionary and eccentric as it was when it was built in the 1920s, the Schroder House by Gerrit Rietveld continues to impress architects and interior designers with its innovative solutions to prominent design questions of its time.
The flexibility of the interior spaces and the obviously planar quality of the house both give it an edge that makes it distinguishable and unique on every level — via ArchDaily
This one is pretty big! It would likely work best on backpacks and canvas bags. Also works well as an ornament! — via Etsy
Billed as Europe’s first hotel, Nhow Berlin, boasts a state-of-the-art recording studio and guitars on the room service menu. The interior’s surreal setting, designed by Karim Rashid, is combined with the seemingly physics-defying architecture. This setting serves as the perfect catalyst for late-night jam sessions and impromptu DJ sets — via Jetsetta
Right now there is a massive worldwide shortage of clean drinking water. People in countries like Bangladesh, Azerbaijan, Madagascar, and Haiti only have access to the dirtiest water in the world. But students from the University of Washington may have come up with a solution, and all it will cost is $3.40 each.
The students, Chin Jung Cheng, Charlie Matlack, Penny Huang, and Jacqueline Linnes, took on a challenge put forth by the Bolivia-based nonprofit group, Fundación SODIS to develop a method of providing clean drinking water to those who currently lack it. — via redwolf.newsvine.com
A man has been hospitalized after police in South Carolina say he was hit by an SUV while playing a real-life version of the video game Frogger
— via redwolf.newsvine.com
Christie’s wrapped up a record-breaking year for fine timepieces, realizing $91.2 million in total sales – the highest annual total ever for the the global auction house. Patek Philippe dominated the results, capturing each of the year’s top 10 positions for wristwatch sales. In all, five Pateks sold for more than $1 million apiece. Look inside for images of the top sellers, and a list of Christie’s Top 10 for 2010 — via redwolf.newsvine.com
In a letter sent nine days after the battle George Neville, the then chancellor of England, wrote that 28,000 men died that day, a figure in accord with a letter sent by Edward to his mother. England’s total population at the time is thought not to have exceeded 3m people. George Goodwin, who has written a book on Towton to coincide with the battle’s 550th anniversary in 2011, reckons as many as 75,000 men, perhaps 10% of the country’s fighting-age population, took the field that day — via redwolf.newsvine.com
As many Americans were spending Christmas night with their families, Olek, a New York based artist was near Wall Street, freezing her fingers to the bone while outfitting the famous Charging Bull
into a giant crocheted cozy — via redwolf.newsvine.com
TAG Heuer and Parsons The New School for Design have unveiled the winners of the Art of Watchmaking
, a 10-week competition that challenged eight teams of Parsons product design students to reinterpret TAG Heuer’s classic Monaco chronograph — via redwolf.newsvine.com
A 57-year-old man has been fined by a Swedish court for grooming a 13-year-old girl for sex after he approached the girl’s father for a cash refund when she declined to show up as agreed — via redwolf.newsvine.com
Spanish police have detained a woman who faked her own kidnapping to test whether her husband would pay ransom, sending him a photograph of herself with bound hands and feet, police said Monday — via redwolf.newsvine.com
An East Harlem man was arrested on Monday and charged with the murder of a woman whose body was found stuffed in a suitcase left on East 114th Street in Manhattan, the police said — via redwolf.newsvine.com
FreeGreen, a provider of free and premium green house plans, recently unveiled a new premium plan called Loop House. The modern design features a two-story rectangle covered in fiber cement panels with a loop of cedar that creates a covered porch space. It’s easy to envision using this space in several ways — watching movies, gathering around a fire pit, and relaxing with friends.
Loop House includes 1,800 square feet and four bedrooms, allowing for a larger family, overnight guests, a home office, or something like a studio space. Depending on options and upgrades, Loop House could cost anywhere from $180,000 – $250,000 or more to build — via Jetson Green
Jeanne Dekkers Architectuur designed a small, transparent building for the Houten Fire Brigade in De Kruisboog allotment complex. The existing surrounding buildings of the allotments were a source of inspiration. Wood and transparent materials used for greenhouse construction, applied in a contemporary fashion with an eye for detail, were transformed into a building. In the translucent garage a fire engine stands at the ready — via ArchDaily
The storque shows us some inventive ways to recycle your gift wrap – including spinning it into yarn! — via whip up
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