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Tag Archives: Furniture

Pixel Table Can Be Anything You Want It To Be

By David Ponce on 04/11/12 • Leave a comment!

By David Ponce

Well it can’t really be an exotic dancer, but that’s not what we mean. The Pixel Table is just a bunch of wooden sticks arranged into a tidy cube. And you just move the sticks around to fit your needs. Want a surface? Pull some sticks out and there it is. Want to put something away? Push some more sticks and there’s your drawer. It’s simply ingenious and if you look at it with the right kind of eye (read: the possibly artistically pretentious eye), it looks fantastic.

We’re assuming the outer edge is glued to hold everything together and the sticks within are somehow prevented from being pushed all the way out. There is sadly no word on price or availability, although it looks like an easy enough project to make in shop class…

[ Product Page ] VIA [ Geekosystem ]

This Is A Coffee Table… And A Functional Nintendo Controller

By David Ponce on 04/11/12 • 1 Comment

By David Ponce

Most coffee tables just sit pretty in front of your TV. They let you put your feet up, eat your dinner, cover them in magazines, knock your shins agains them… But they sure a hell don’t let you control your Nintendo. The above does. Simply remove the glass cover, and the giant buttons as well as the oversized D-pad will function exactly like a controller. The cord is retractable, and it’s “made from maple, mahogany and walnut with dovetail joinery and mid century modern legs.”

It’s also pretty expensive at $3,500. Of course you’ll have something pretty unique in your living room.

[ Product Page ] VIA [ Reddit ]

WANT: Interactive Super Mario Coin Block Pendant Lamp

By David Ponce on 02/28/12 • 1 Comment

By David Ponce

It’s a 6 inch plexiglass cube lamp with energy efficient LEDs inside, which is made to look like the iconic Super Mario Bros. coin block. What’s really cool is that the lamp has a touch sensitive bottom; simply punch touch it and it will light up while emitting the classic “coin” sound. Even better, every 8 cycles, you’ll get a “1-Up” sound instead. There’s an 11 foot power cord, while the power supply is 100v-240v compatible. There’s even an optional night stand if you don’t want to hang it from the ceiling.

It’s $75 and there is a two week lead time. Hit the jump for two videos of it in action, plus links.

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Skate Home Is Obsessed About Skateboards, But In A Good Way

By David Ponce on 02/28/12 • Leave a comment!

By David Ponce

Manuel Llorens is a skater. He also happens to be a technical architect and with his wife decided to launch Skate Home. It’s a company that sells furniture made from skateboards. Nothing but skate boards. There are skate board chairs, mirrors, shelves, benches and even mirrors. Manuel really likes skate boards. But his designs are different and striking. The prices however are a reflection of this uniqueness: the above shelf for example costs €269 (abut $361 in today’s dollars).

Manuel contacted us and directly pitched us. Seeing as we like good design and often feature household items, we figure we’d give him a little shout out. So if you share his passion, or are just looking to deck your place out with stuff that isn’t from IKEA, hit the jump for more pictures and a link.

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Now You Can Fornicate And Your Roommates Will Be None The Wiser

By David Ponce on 02/20/12 • 1 Comment

By David Ponce

Sharing a small room with others is all fun and games until you want to do anything that requires privacy. The Privacy Pop is a small tent specifically designed to fit over beds typically found in dorms and kids’ rooms, and it aims to give you at least a tiny bit of separation from your undoubtedly grateful neighbours. Sure, you’re not going to fool anyone into thinking you’re “just sleeping”, seeing as a thin layer of polyester never stopped sounds from escaping, but at the very least you won’t turn your bed into a peep show. And of course if you start looking at the non-juvenile-minded uses, there are quite a few: using your laptop without the light waking up everyone in the room for example.

It fits Twin and Twin XL beds and is easy to carry around when not deployed. It’s $99 and is available now.

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REK Bookcase Knows A Thing Or Two About Efficient Packing

By David Ponce on 02/09/12 • Leave a comment!

By David Ponce

People still read paper books and it’s likely to stay that way for a while. Nostalgia and all that. So until then, why not store and display them in a visually (and organizationally) appealing manner?

“REK is a bookcase that grows with your book collection,” writes Reinier De Jong Design on its official website. “The more books the bigger the bookcase gets. The zigzag shaped parts slide in and out to accomodate books in the resulting voids. REK will always be full, regardless of the quantity of books. Also the books can be arranged according to their sizes. The narrow spaces are excellent for magazines.”

Sadly the REK bookcase is one of those items for which you have to ask the price. And we all know what this means.

[ Product Page ] VIA [ BoingBoing ]

Star Trek Coffee Table Impresses, Empties Account

By David Ponce on 01/30/12 • 1 Comment

By David Ponce

One Barry Shields over at Etsy spent one month making this coffee table modeled after the Star Trek Enterprise NCC 1701-C. It looks good. It’s a Star Trek related item and we know we love us some trekkie stuff. That should be enough to sell this… if it weren’t for the $3,100 price tag. It is a one of a kind though, which surprisingly hasn’t sold yet as of this writing despite the mounting amount of press it’s getting. This is what Barry has to say about it:

The glass is cut to look as though its in motion and the base was designed to portray the ship in orbit over a planet. It has a beautiful rubbed poly finish coat for complete protection for many years to come. Its solid, sturdy and you CAN put your feet up on it after a long day at the office. This is a one of a kind! You will not see another one like it. Glass dimensions are 34″ x 54″ x 17″ tall

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World Domination Starts With An Octopus Throne

By David Ponce on 01/18/12 • Leave a comment!

By David Ponce

Spanish artist Maximo Riera knows a thing of two about being an evil overlord. At least I think so, judging by this incredibly awesome chair/throne he’s created. “The octopus sculpture is created from compressed foam sections that are then attached and painted by hand to create the intricate details. [It's] upholstered in luxurious black leather [and] tentacles extend to 1.5 metres [to the back].” Consider the throne the crowning jewel in your undoubtedly already formidable castle of world domination; it’s certainly got the price tag to match: $53550.

Now to think of your evil name… Cephaloman? That’s pretty lame… Suggestions?

[ Product Page ] VIA [ GeeksAreSexy ]

Iconic Peugeot Swildens Desk Recreated

By David Ponce on 12/19/11 • 1 Comment

By David Ponce

Back in 1966, Peugeot (the European car maker) commissioned a particular looking desk from an artist named Ben Swildens. This was a time where a design trend called Bolidism was popular. “The Bolidism movement sprung from the Italian futurism, which enhanced speed and a boldness of design, with a belief in technique and an enthusiasm for whatever could be assaulted and grasped.” Swilden had been impressed by another designer’s creation of a one-footed chair, so his inspiration was to create a desk with no feet at all. Three of these desks were made and put to use in Peugeot’s headquarters in France. And now, some 45 years later, 8 more will be manufactured and made available for purchase.

Weighing 110 kgs (242lbs), the desk is carefully hand made from steel, aluminum and stainless steel. It must be affixed to a large metal plate to assure its stability with a special fastening system. “A lot of 3 units of this desk will be on sale from next year, with a price tag of $87,000 each, and the rest to be sold individually, later. If one manages to visit Brussels Antiques and Fine Arts Fair around January 19, 2012, then one can get a chance to see it in person, and perhaps even take a shot at buying it. ”

[ Ben Swildens Desk ] VIA [ Born Rich ]

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