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The History of Industrial Design. 25 Unusual And Creative Beds. EmailEmail We spend about one-third of our lives asleep, and if you live for 90 years, 30 years would be spent sleeping. So, the next time you buy a new bed, keep in mind that you will spend a huge amount of your life just lying on this piece of furniture. Picking an ordinary comfortable bed may seem as a good idea, but the problem is, nobody will ever notice it. If you want to show off, you need something more unusual, and this list of 25 creative bed designs is a good way to start. 1.

This bed encases the sleeper in a marshmallow of comfortable cushion while supporting the body in an upright position. 2. The bed uses fiberglass reinforced plastic tubes that can be telescoped in order to be adaptable to different sizes of the mattress. 3. Embrace lounge has a hidden, body-shaped curve in it, allowing you to feel the comfort of a warm embrace. 4. With this bed you can feel as though you were sleeping in the forest. 5. Bed which looks like it belongs to a art gallery. Random Obsession (Bathtub Sofa) Top: Max McMurdo, Reestore, Middle: Flavour Design Bottom: Holly Every time I watch Breakfast at Tiffany’s I obsess over Holly’s bathtub sofa.

Random Obsession (Bathtub Sofa)

It would look so amazing in my apt… It kind of reminds me of my first apartment in Brooklyn. There, the bathtub was literally in the living room. No joke. Basement apartment. Fascinating Lamps by Calabarte. Calabarte is the pseudonym of a Polish artist named Przemek Krawczynski, whose art takes on a peculiar but incredibly beautiful form: cool lamps.

Fascinating Lamps by Calabarte

The name itself is a portmanteau of two words – art (obviously), and calabash, the fruit that carries his imagination. The calabash is a bottle gourd originating in India, although Calabarte gets his supply from Senegal. Due to ancient domestication and usage, the bottle gourd has an incredibly tough outer shell. In the past, the gourd’s usage was defined mostly as a water container, due to having a tough, smooth shell with an ergonomic shape for handling, and natural buoyancy on water.

Nevertheless, it’s edible both raw and cooked, and used in various cuisines. Due to the combination of dark, thick material with a light source within, the primary art of his work, however, shines in the dark. When he’s not making cool lamps, Calabarte partakes in a number of physical activities, enjoying life through sports, travelling, and making music. TetraBox Light by Ed Chew & Yanko Design - StumbleUpon.

Liquid to Light Designer Ed Chew takes a green step in the right direction with the TetraBox lamp, a light object made from discarded drink packets that would have otherwise ended up in landfills already packed to the brim.

TetraBox Light by Ed Chew & Yanko Design - StumbleUpon

The design is achieved by unfolding the packets and refolding them into hexagonal and pentagonal sections that are then pieced together to form a geodesic sphere or any other desired shape. Here, the Epcot-like ball makes an attractive overhead light and casts an impressive web of shadows and shapes on the surrounding space. Designer: Ed Chew. 26 Beautiful Free Retro Fonts. Most gawked all-time. (1) Wanelo - Find unique products and stores you've never heard of. Product/industrial design inspiration.