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How to create a Gerhard Richtexpedit bedside cabinet

by Jules Yap (noreply@blogger.com) from IKEA Hackers  (finish blog) — May 18, 2013 01:33 AM
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Materials: Expedit 2x2 and 1x1, inserts with door and drawers Description: First of all, visit gerhard-richter.com and search some colour-combinations you like and buy them as spray colours. Ikea does not offer a 2x1 Expedit, so I had to combine a [...]

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Lillangen + flower pot = bike rack

by Jules Yap (noreply@blogger.com) from IKEA Hackers  (finish blog) — May 18, 2013 01:33 AM
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Materials: Lillangen wall bracket Description: Over the last few months I have been thinking about building a homemade bike rack for our bicycles. The main goal was to save us some annoying manipulations when bringing the bikes in and out of our [...]

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Segment Shade by Philip Cuttance

by Kimberly from GBlog » DESIGN  (design blog) — May 18, 2013 01:32 AM
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Somewhat akin to the irregular folds of cupcake liners in their tins and coffee filters in their funnels, the unique interplanar angles in Segment Shade lend it a “je ne sais quoi” elegance. The chance arrangement of segments composing the shade actually represent the negatives of eleven wedge blocks, which are grouped and then used [...]

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Vasu, Modular Shelving Unit by Mikko Lakkonen

by Kimberly from GBlog » DESIGN  (design blog) — May 18, 2013 01:32 AM
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Upon viewing a black-and-white checkerboard mosaic of Vasu shelves, I was instantly reminded of Euler’s famous tessellations. The aggregate-and-rotate use of Vasu’s geometry is visually intriguing, especially given its simple construction and stacking modularity. Designed by Mikko Lakkonen for Italian company Covo, the trapezoidal metal shelf is folded from simple creases along the sheet, and [...]

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INTERVIEW: With Bridgette Meinhold, Author of ‘Urgent Architecture’

by Jill Fehrenbacher from Inhabitat - Sustainable Design Innovation, Eco Architecture, Green Building » Architecture  (design blog) — May 18, 2013 01:32 AM
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When Inhabitat's Architecture Editor,  Bridgette Meinhold, heard about the earthquake in Haiti in 2010 and the massive devastation it caused, she wanted to help, and was drawn to start investigating different options for temporary shelters and disaster relief

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VIDEO: Inhabitat Interviews the Designers of the LowLine Underground Park

by Yuka Yoneda from Inhabitat - Sustainable Design Innovation, Eco Architecture, Green Building » Architecture  (design blog) — May 18, 2013 01:32 AM
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By now, you've probably heard of the High Line, but did you know that there is also an underground park called the LowLine proposed for downtown Manhattan? It may have seemed like a pipe dream at first but with many residents backing the project and New Yorkers

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Visiondivision’s Stunning Concept for Miami’s Bayfront Park Looks a Lot Like the Rising Sun!

by Morgana Matus from Inhabitat - Sustainable Design Innovation, Eco Architecture, Green Building » Architecture  (design blog) — May 18, 2013 01:32 AM
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Originally, the land where Bayfront Park sits was home to the Everglades. Dredged to create a port and real estate opportunities, the area is now home to host of human landmarks. Bringing a sense of nature and wonder back to the landscape, Visiondivision proposes

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Tour Some of Marin County’s Best Homes at AIA SF’s Marin Living: Home Tours

by Mark Boyer from Inhabitat - Sustainable Design Innovation, Eco Architecture, Green Building » Architecture  (design blog) — May 18, 2013 01:32 AM
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Heads up San Francisco Bay Area architecture fans - AIA SF's 2013 Marin Living:Home Tours is back again! For the past three years, the owners of some of Marin County's most impressive homes have opened their doors, allowing the public to look at their private

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Swedish Strawscaper Harvests Energy from the Wind With a Kinetic Hair-Covered Shell

by Kristine Lofgren from Inhabitat - Sustainable Design Innovation, Eco Architecture, Green Building » Architecture  (design blog) — May 18, 2013 01:32 AM
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Every once in a while an idea comes along that is so unlike anything before that it defies reference. Take Belatchew Lab Architecture’s Strawscraper, a skyscraper covered in hair that can harness the energy of the wind. The building looks as though it belongs

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This Unique Icosahedron-Shaped Treehouse in Costa Rica Cost Just $5,000 to Build

by Geoff McCabe from Inhabitat - Sustainable Design Innovation, Eco Architecture, Green Building » Architecture  (design blog) — May 18, 2013 01:32 AM
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Joseph Mikrut, a graphic designer and one of the owners of Anamaya Yoga Resort in Montezuma, Costa Rica, has finished constructing what may very well be the world's first treehouse shaped in the form of an icosahedron. The treehouse is suspended from cables

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