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Tuesday, August 12, 2008

Clingstone

Clingstone, an unusual, 103-year-old mansion in Rhode Island's Narragansett Bay. The house was abandoned in the 1940's until it was bought by Henry Wood in 1961 for $3,600. Clingstone had been built by a distant cousin, J.S. Lovering Wharton. Mr. Wharton worked with an artist, William Trost Richards, to create a house of picture windows with 23 rooms on three stories radiating off a vast central hall. from Clingstone

Free Wind

»Athens Tower (Tenants Lists 1974-2004)«, 2004 by Vangelis Vlahos

Oncore’s 6-Bay MacBook® and iBook® Battery Charger

Oncore's 6-Bay Battery Charger for Apple® notebook computers is designed specifically with education in mind. With notebook compurer usage steadily increasing in K-12 classrooms, keeping those systems powered up and running all day has become a critical issue for teachers.

With the 6-Bay Charger, Educational users can charge up to six batteries, and keep them ready to power their students Apple® notebooks when needed. And whether you have the latest MacBooks, or are using legacy 12 or 14-inch iBooks, Oncore has you covered with a model for each.
Safety at its core

The Oncore 6-Bay Charger is simple to use. It does one thing—safely charge up to 6 batteries—and it does it well. The charger automatically detects a battery upon insertion and first interrogates its current state of health before beginning to charge. Once safety is established, the charger then controls, monitors and terminates the charge cycle when charging is either complete or an error is encountered. from Oncore’s 6-Bay MacBook® and iBook® Battery Charger

Shelter Cart by Gregor Timlin

The aim of the project was to design a tool for a particular group of homeless people who collect bottles from the streets so they can collect a small income from the recycling plants in order to sustain themselves. from Shelter Cart by Gregor Timlin

Kilden performing arts centre by ALA Architects

ALA Architects has been working on the competition-winning design of the new cultural landmark building “Kilden” in the southern Norwegian city of Kristiansand for three and a half years, and the results are beginning to show. The building is under construction on an old harbour site next to the city centre. The project has a gross floor area of 16 000 m2 and a total budget of 1,2 billion NOK.



Kilden will gather together all the city’s institutions of performing arts. Kristiansand Symphony Orchestra will have at its disposal a concert hall designed to accommodate 1200 attendees. Agder Theater, a regional group, will have a theater with a capacity of 700, excellent acoustics and advanced equipment with a stage tower. from Kilden performing arts centre by ALA Architects


300 Knitted Carpet project by Sebastian Schonheit

Eames Inspired Prosthetic Leg

richard rogers retrospective exhibition and graphic design

the exhibition is currently installed in london’s design museum. the show
will continue until august 25th when it will then move to barcelona and madrid. the show features
signage, identity and graphics by london design studio praline and exhibition design by
ab rogers design. from richard rogers retrospective exhibition and graphic design

RAK Gateway Project by Snøhetta

Snøhetta has been commissioned by the Ras Al Khaimah investment Authority and RAKEEN to undertake the architectural design for the Gateway project in the emirate of Ras Al Khaimah. Situated in the desert 150 km to the east of Dubai this landmark project will mark the gateway to the emirate and form the entrance to the new planned capital city of Ras Al Khaimah. from RAK Gateway Project by Snøhetta


Student Work: Peared

concept designed by recent Syracuse grad Conor Hagan. Uniquely shaped sourced packages, reminiscent of its titled fruit's shape, posed interesting problems for simple presentation of information. The four pack is bound by a single piece of heavy paper material, suspended by gravity alone using no glues or plastics. from Student Work: Peared

sou fujimoto architects

‘t house’ (maebashi, gunma, japan)

sou fujimoto architects is an architecture studio based in tokyo japan. the studio has
a solid history in residential projects which demonstrate a japanese flair. they have
also produced a number of conceptual structures that push the limits of housing
and space conventions. from sou fujimoto architects

Green Getaways: Chicago Spas

Baseball Cuff

At long last we've managed to find some real fashion for sports fans. These cool, sturdy cuffs are handmade using genuine leather baseballs. They feature a soft velvet lining for comfort and an invisible, bendable brass frame for the perfect fit. Each one is autographed by the designer and is ready to take on the signatures of all your friends (and fans). Fits small to medium wrists. from Baseball Cuff

Blu-Ray Camcorder DZ-BD10HA

This camcorder has the flexibility to record HD video onto three different formats (Blu-ray Disc, Hard Drive, SDHC). The camcorder is also capable of capturing 6.22 mega pixel stills onto an optional SD or SDHC card. Its Face Detection feature automatically detects and focuses on the face to provide true-to-life color accuracy. With the push of one button the user can transfer HD video from the SDHC card or hard drive to a Blu-ray disc all within the camcorder from Blu-Ray Camcorder DZ-BD10HA

Rocket Pop Molds