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The Zip-Up Chair is a cool piece of furniture designed by Kim In-bo. This chair was intended for small apartments that demand functional furniture, but I can also see it in a mansion. I’m pretty sure that a lot of people will call this idea as stupid or kitch but I see it as fun. Zip open, turn down a…

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The Vuzzle Chair by Christopher Daniel is made of 59 cushion cells that can be arranged according to ones moods. Inspired by the Voronoi diagram, each cushion has a neodymium magnet that can remove them and put them together easily to create a chair. You remove 13 cushions and the cube turns into chair to sit on. Each cushion has…

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Did aliens try to send us a message in 1977? Is some mythical, nightmarish sea monster responsible for the bizarre ocean sound known as ‘The Bloop’? Could an enigmatic Russian radio signal be transmitting encoded messages to spies? The world is full of sounds, but some stand out, especially when they’re [...]

United Kingdom based furniture and product designer Lisa Sandall has created a number of wonderful furniture pieces in the last year. Her piece ‘Chin Up’ is a small wooden storage unit that will make you look twice because Lisa likes playing around with balance. It is fully free-standing, but appears to be on a lean. This is a great…

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Georgia-based designer and craftsman Robert Brou has designed the ‘Wave’ desk. A new ‘Slice’ technique has been used for creating the Wave desk. The design of the Wave includes a two-tower structure featuring towers sliced to create file folder storage with a drawer above. One of the towers has a small drawer that includes a pullout work surface on…

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