There’s the pillow that goes behind your back for support, the one between your knees for temperature control and the two to prop up your head to aid in breathing. And, if you’re pregnant… don’t forget to add one more for tummy support. The Snoogle is uniquely designed to follow the natural contour and shape of your body from head […]
Pregnancy Pillow
Wall Planter
Italian company Benetti Stone has decided to bring a bit of the outdoors in with their MOSSframe idea. They take natural stabilized lichen and contain it in a white lacquered frame that comes in seven different sizes for your walls. The collection requires zero maintenance due to the fact that it’s treated. So you get a little bit of nature, […]
HomeBox
Homebox is a radical concept inspired by cargotecture that involves literally flipping a shipping container on its side. Professor Han Slawik of the University of Hanover loves the concept of building with shipping containers, but thinks they have a limited potential and are costly to modify or repair. So he came up with a wooden version with the same dimensions, […]
BIZNESS! Newsletter Issue 149
Antistress For Free The street artist conceived a brilliant idea to hang square sheets of bubble wrap for transit patrons to enjoy as they wait. The sheets are positioned under a cardboard placard reading “Antistress For Free!”. People can choose from three differentiating plastic sheets that take from three to ten minutes to pop… Continued in BIZNESS! Newsletter Issue […]
Vermicomposting by Worms
High in the northern mountains of Guatemala, near the ancient city of Quetzaltenango, there’s an unusual new venture that is helping transform the way local communities think about the garbage they throw into landfills. It’s also reforming the way people think about nature’s most industrious ecologist: the worm. María Rodriguez, founder of Byoearth is teaching women the value of the […]
My Treem Tree
My Treem is a whimsical lamp that has been shaped like a real-life tree (one that has lost its leaves, at least). Unlike similar light fixtures that focus on just one aspect of a tree, which the Bichos lamp does in terms of branches, My Treem simply brings a small tree into the home. Unlike a traditional tree wrapped in […]
USB Bracelet
Nothing says “Geek Chic” like this new USB Bracelet by Skandanavian Etsy user bynordvik. Made with a 4mm genuine leather cord with a Silver and Gold accessory, this 2 GB thumb drive can come in handy in a pinch. Perfect for everyday fashion or a gift for your favorite e-nerd. USB Bracelet- Fashion Meets Storage [Uber Review]
Antistress For Free
The street artist conceived a brilliant idea to hang square sheets of bubble wrap for transit patrons to enjoy as they wait. The sheets are positioned under a cardboard placard reading “Antistress For Free!”. People can choose from three differentiating plastic sheets that take from three to ten minutes to pop. Bursting the bubbles on plastic shipping wrap is globally […]
Shake and Charge
Need to make a call but run out of juice? Just give your cellphone a shake for an extra burst of power – that’s the idea behind a new cellphone charger that turns movement into energy. Shashank Priya and his colleagues at Virginia Tech in Blacksburg are designing an emergency onboard charger that draws energy from the piezoelectric force generated […]
Bird Nest
Box-framed beds are boring compared to these wonderful birdsnest beds designed by O*GE Creative Group. Designed to inspire new ideas, the circular beds come in three different sizes with the largest being 4.5 meter wide and big enough to fit up to 16 (relatively small) people. Cardboard pieces on the outside resemble twigs, while the bed itself is as soft […]