Cool and Unusual Packaging
The most creative, memorable, and eye-catching packaging designs. Mouth Pizza Box Colgate supplied pizzerias with creative pizza boxes designed to look like the inside of a human mouth. [more pizza ads] Sandwich Packaging Creative lunchboxes with sandwiches designed by Emma Smart. Egg Packaging Innovative egg carton with rubber bands will hold eggs of any size. Coca-Cola Transparent Cup Cup with transparent window shows how much Coca-Cola is left. Umbrella Packaging Creative Wine bottle inspired packaging for OFESS umbrellas. Tetris Sugar Sugar in the form of Tetris pieces designed by Danil Zdorov. Christmas Tea Packaging Santa Claus and reindeer shaped tea bags come inside Christmas tree inspired box. Gun Makeup Kit Handgun shaped makeup kit designed by talented artist Ted Noten. Milk Packaging Original double spouted milk jug designed by Kathleen Hills. Dog Toy Packaging Creative dog chew toy packaging designed by Mathilde Solanet. Nail Packaging Baby Star Shoe Packaging Beer Packaging
Lofted Forest Home: Organic Curves & Natural Materials
Good things come to those who wait – particularly in a work of uniquely detailed and highly curved architecture. Nearly a decade in the making, this structure by Robert Harvey Oshatz is much like a tree house – lofted toward the top of the canopy around it – only bigger, grander, more complex and curved than most any tree house in the world. The perimeter of the structure is pushed out into the forest around it, curving in and out to create views as well as a sense of intimacy with the coniferous and deciduous tree cover. The wood and metal detailing is incredible in its variety and customization – each piece designed to fit a particular form and function. The curved, organic mix of materials continues to the interior of this elevated forest home – a conceptual play on the fluidity and complexity of music (the source of inspiration for the architect and client in the design).
Lost & Found: Comfy Chair Cushioned with Built-In Storage
Lighters, keys, coins … cushioned chairs and couches are notorious for nomming all kinds of things that slip out of our pockets or otherwise get left behind and slide into the cracks. This design simply celebrates that existing phenomena, like a giant-sized pin cushion. It may come as no surprised that this clever-but-boxy furniture piece was developed by architectural designers (of Daisuke Motogi Architecture), who have a knack for exposing and expanding uses for classic furnishing types. Pixel-like pads cover the entire surface of the seat both inside and out, forming slots in which one can accidentally drop a small item or intentionally stick a book, magazine, remote and more. Cleaning this piece would not be trivial, but for those who enjoy the occasional boredom-induced, couch-cushion treasure hunt, who knows what you might find that you or someone else left behind.
30 of the Most Creative Bookshelves Designs
At Freshome, we try to find things to inspire you and make your home a better place to live. You can find all kinds of stories here, such as beautiful pieces of furniture, ideas for decorating your home, architecture news, home gadgets, tips and tricks for improving your home, and much more. Here is a collection of the best bookshelves we posted during the past year. The Equation Bookshelf, designed by Marcos Breder, uses the simple idea of organizing objects in a certain order. These Folding Bookshelves are really innovative and practical; they let you arrange the books in an interesting way, as you can see from these pictures. This multiple-sized shelf design called the Quad Bookcase can store your CDs, DVDs and books all in one clever product. Da-Eun Song designed this shelf that spells out “shelf.” This design might look cool, but I don’t think you could stay too relaxed in that space, I’d rather sit in a comfortable chair. This interesting shelf is called Bookworm.
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Space Saving Tiny Apartment, New York
This tiny but highly sophisticated studio apartment in the East Village of NYC has made us very proud, thanks to JPDA. Not only was it built as a super efficient multi-functional unit but with the use of detailed mill work, the storage capacity was very cleverly executed and resulted in a super stylish studio with a decent amount of floor space. Shouldn’t all NYC dwellers aim to live like this? You decide… A schematic rendering demonstrates a realistic plan for this tiny apartment. Although we’re not too sure how realistic that cubbyhole at the crown of the loft is in a NYC apartment building, the rest of the space makes perfect sense. This tiny living/work space is beautifully masked with natural light and looks so inviting! This mezzanine bedroom is constructed with beautiful teak wood that houses hidden storage compartments… What great use of typically neglected storage space…. Well lit and highly efficient modern kitchen has beautiful appliances and plenty of counter space.
Cradle Chair: Big Basket Seat Rocks Adults Gently to Sleep
There is no escaping those innate and early-learned associations – for some, it means sleeping to gentle noises on planes, and for others, the act of rocking tilts us softly into a deep slumber. Richard Clarkson and company wanted to create a kind of low-tech, sensory-deprivation, sofa-style seat where one can curl up and forget the workaday worries of ordinary life … and perhaps even doze over before you notice you are slowly falling asleep. While there is art and craft in this object, there is science that went into its design as well. Specifically, research into autistic children and those who suffer from RMD (rhythmic moving disorder) played a crucial role in the shape and structure of the result. For all its theoretical complexity, the final form looks quite simple (and extremely comfortable).
Gorgeous Garage Conversion By Shed Architects
The appropriately named SHED Architecture and Design has done a lovely garage conversion into a 300 square foot studio apartment in a Seattle backyard. It is hard to call it a renovation, but zoning bylaws would not permit a new building, so they appear to have retained a few sticks. It is another good example of how one can make such a small space not only habitable but lovely to look at. The Architects are quoted in Coolboom: The project began with a 30 square meter single car garage, built in the 1920's, that was in an advanced state of decay and in need of a new foundation. Local codes would have prevented replacing it with a new building and so the decision was made to rehabilitate it. The garage, elevated above a sunken yard on wooden posts was in need of a new foundation. The loft looks tight but cozy.
50 Cool and Creative Earring Designs.
We are sure that we got something for everyone in this collection of 'Cool, Unusual and Creative Earring Designs'. Glowing Earrings: Sapphire blue light earrings look cool in the dark. Light Bulb Earrings: Cool earrings design inspired by a regular electric light bulb. Toilet Paper Earrings: Now who would like to wear a 'toilet paper earring?' Camera & Film Earrings: The camera's lens lights up when you press a little button behind it. Ice Earrings: Creation of designer Katharina Ludwig, the ice jewelry collection includes earrings, rings, necklaces, etc. Food Earrings: These handmade polymer clay jewelry look delicious and are cute wearable miniature versions of French baked goods and other treats. Pencil Earrings: Scissor Earrings: Keyboard Key Earrings: HTML Earrings: Calculator Earrings: Locks Earrings: Tennis Earrings: Batman Movie Earrings: Scrabble Earrings: Cereal Earrings: Power Earrings: Cool earrings made from 2 power buttons from old PowerBooks. Disk Earrings: Superwoman Earrings: Some more:
