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Remember the fairy tales featuring scary trolls who lived under bridges? We were terrified of them as children, and many of us still get a strange, subconscious feeling of danger when approaching the underside of a bridge. But there are people all around the world who really do inhabit bridges. In fact, inhabited bridges were [...]

TMZ just published a few pictures with all sorts of flamboyantly bizarre furniture that Michael Jackson spent more than $700,000 before he died. All these unique pieces of furniture were ordered for a London mansion he was supposed to live in during the run of his “This Is It” tour … but he died before [...]

In these days working from home is becoming a trend thanks to the internet. For those of you who work from home, or want to have a quiet place to work the OfficePOD provides a new additional space that is dedicated to work only. This creates a very important mental and physical boundary between home [...]

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If you read blogs, you’ll come across the same content again and again. The same way when you read more than one newspaper, you see the same stories again and again.

Following yesterday’s CGI post, I believe it is worthwhile quickly posting the compositing breakdown. For those familiar with CGI and rendering get your finger ready on the pause button.

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Britain under ice, via BBC photo by NASA/GSFC, MODIS Rapid Response.

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From futurist writer Richard Watson, a road map to the future 2010+. Read about it a little here, download it here in pdf format.

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Could a computer be a teacher? Could a computer walk into a room and make itself a cup of coffee?
A short segment of an interview via Fast Company with “Woz” on the future of computing.

Designed by Patricia Urquiola for the French manufacturer Artelano the Log Sofa features a cushion seat with loose pillows along the backrest and arms, all of which sit on a wooden frame. The backrest has a distinctive beam which wraps around the whole sofa, matching the style of the log series. The cushions all feature [...]

Woody is an original bar stool designed by Odoardo Fioravanti for home and public areas. Woody is made from a plywood sheet mounted on a rolling pneumatic basement. The challenge was to create a body in wood able to solve the structural supporting functions of the stool. The solution led to an innovative shape. Two [...]

Everyday I get at least one email from someone visiting Freshome asking me how to purchase something presented on the website. I’m pretty sure that these people are not computer & internet savvy and they can’t make a difference between a post and an online shop. I try to explain them that I post a [...]

This house was the first project completed by Stockholm, Sweden-based architecture firm WRB, and the house earned a lot of attention among others received the Swedish Wood Award for year 2000. The house is a leisure house for a couple in their 60’s and built for year around use. The building was thought of as [...]

Do you live in a small home or an apartment ? Many people have to live in small spaces, especially in the big cities, and when you live in a small space you have to buy furniture designed to make the best use of the existing space. A great example of space saving furniture is [...]

“A crazy cocoon where dreams are revealed” is the description given to this bed by the designers. From Kenneth Cobonpue, the Voyage bed collection includes different-sized beds, including indoor and outdoor designs. The line also features baby cribs and pet beds. Looking like steady hammocks, the products are unusual and give a feeling of comfort, [...]