Inhabitat: Yuken Teryua’s work proves that discarded everyday objects can be re-invented into something elegant and beautiful. The Japanese artist crafts toilet paper rolls with a level of detail so that they adopt a new identity as delicately sculpted pieces — reminiscent of columnar wind chimes intertwined in the branches of a tree. ECO ART: Toilet Paper Roll Cut-Outs [Inhabitat]
Toilet Roll Art Work
The iDream Pillow
What a lovely concept. This iDream pillow from Studio Psyho located in Ukraine shows images of what you may be dreaming of while you sleep. The pretty and simple designs include a flying person, headphones, breasts, a little birdie and more. So what’s going on in your subconscious? * * * TrendsSpotting.com is a trends agency focused on developing exciting […]
Easy Carry: The Baggler
Outblush: We know you’re a fan of internet shopping (yay, sitting still!), but sometimes, a girl’s gotta get groceries. And for those moments, we’re glad we discovered The Baggler ($5). Constructed of environmentally friendly plastic polymers, The Baggler’s ergonomic handle allows you to grab all your bags at once, no rolling groceries, no uneven distribution of weight. It’s so cool, […]
Flexible Hanger
Cool Hunting: One of the more practical items coming out of the Stockholm Furniture Fair is a new coat hanger and coat hook from Nicola From Bern. The powder-coated steel hanger works with any conventional towel rails and can be used as a hanger or flipped over and turned into a hook. This double function brings along a flexible use […]
Green Depot
Inhabitat: Last week the Inhabitat team was excited to attend The Green Depot opening party in New York City. The new flagship Green Depot retail store, located on the Bowery, is the Brooklyn-based company’s first foray into retail destination. As a supplier of eco-friendly building materials, the company has been operating since 2005 through its showrooms and warehouse in Brooklyn, […]
Green Leafy Building
Inhabitat: Lately we’ve seen some incredible projects that make great use of the insulating and air-purifying benefits of green walls. The latest to strike our eye is this clean-lined office surrounded by the rolling Bío Bío hills in the center of Concepción, Chile. Conceived by Enrique Browne Arquitectos, the building makes extensive use of locally-sourced materials and is enveloped in […]
Urban Bike-Sharing
Springwise: Urban bike-sharing is coming to North America in the form of Bixi, the new high-tech public bike system developed for the city of Montreal. Bixi follows the standard bike sharing principles: users take a bike from a stand, ride it to where they want to go, and drop it at another stand when they’re done. To make the concept […]
Home stylists
Iconoculture: 2009 style and trim trend: Go stealth? As consumers go to great lengths to stretch their dollars, home hair-cutting parties are an accessible option. Private coif parties aren’t new, but a struggling economy has caught stylists illegally accepting evening shifts, offering up lovely locks for fewer bucks. Some stylists report an uptick in consumers asking for these “under-the-table” deals. […]
Vegawatt: The Green Voltage
Springwise: Who said fat was bad for you? Vegawatt focuses on the upside of grease, turning restaurants’ waste oil into electricity and hot water. Vegawatt’s refrigerator-sized units are incorporated into a building’s existing system in the same way as a solar panel is retrofitted. After filtering a restaurant’s used vegetable oil, the unit combusts the refined fuel in a diesel […]
Understanding Mens’ Heart
Shiny Shiny: This Tamogotchi style device is designed to help us understand men. How you ask? Well, it comes with 100 pre-installed questions, like: ‘What phrase will make boys happy when said out of jealousy by their girlfriends?’ or ‘What type of hair style do men usually prefer their girlfriends to have?”. This is not a joke. Bandai has really […]