6 Summer Bunk Bed Rooms Whether you have a large family or a busy summer house, a bunk room is an ideal solution for accommodating lots of guests. Here are some of our favorites. This nautical-inspired bunk room in a Hamptons home by Steven Gambrel features lots of room for storage with built-ins and under-bed drawers. Custom netting provides safety for the top bunks. An absolutely gorgeous bunk room from the Lerer House in Park City, Utah. This bunk room in an Alys Beach, Florida vacation rental home features a unique L-shaped layout for the beds. Coastal Living's 2009 Seawatch Idea House at Sunset Harbor, North Carolina featured this amazing bunk room for children.
Hug Chair by Ilian Milinov & Yanko Design A Chair for Clingy Lovers If you’ve ever had someone sit in your lap, you know that 15 minutes is about the max your legs can handle. It’s really not fair. Designer: Ilian Milinov Grassworks by Jair Straschnow - Design.nl Jair Straschnow puts dovetail joints back in vogue with his new flat-pack collection Grassworks made from bamboo sheet laminate, currently on show at London's Aram Gallery. By / 30-09-2009 On the fourth floor of the Aram Store, a light and airy converted Victorian fruit and vegetable warehouse in Covent Garden, is the Aram Gallery, currently hosting the Grassworks project of Amsterdam-based Jair Straschnow. Straschnow’s production-ready prototypes are designed from bamboo sheet laminate as flat-pack delivery, self-assembly items. Israeli-born Straschnow’s designs are known for a simplicity that belies the work involved to reach such a level of edited consideration. Bamboo was chosen for its obvious sustainable qualities. The self-assembly pieces rely on traditional interlocking woodworking techniques and in particular on this occasion, a reworking of the dovetail joint. The next step is for Straschnow is to get Grassworks into production. Photography by Shira Klasmer Add to favorites
20 Awesome Products And Design Ideas - StumbleUpon September 2, 2011 | 48 Comments » | Topics: Design, Pics Hot Stories From Around The Web Other Awesome Stories Spielwürfel Was ist ein Spielwürfel? Welche der Zahlen 1 bis 6 erscheint, ist dem Zufall überlassen. Darin liegt der Reiz des Würfelns.Der Würfel wird bei vielen Brettspielen verwendet. Er bestimmt oft den Spielverlauf. Es gibt 30 Spielwürfel topDas folgende Bild erläutert diesen Sachverhalt. Aussehen des Standardwürfels topEs gibt 30 Würfel. In der westlichen Welt ist nur der rote Spielwürfel üblich. Es folgen vier Puzzles zu den Spielwürfeln. Summe erraten topLösungMan beachtet nur die Zahl 1 oben und zählt die darunter liegenden Würfel. Würfel Puzzle top Rubik's Dice top Rubik's Dice ist ein schwarzer Plastikwürfel 7cm x 7cm x 7cm, der statt Augen kreisförmige Öffnungen nach Art eines Würfels hat. Man merkt bald, dass man das Puzzle nicht durch Probieren lösen kann. Man geht so vor: Man kann durch die Löcher in den Würfel hineinsehen und die Muster beider Plattenseiten abzeichnen. Jetzt ist die Lösung einfach. Weitere Würfelformen topDer Würfel gehört zu den fünf platonischen Körpern. Deutsch top
The Sifter’s Top 10 Homes of 2010 If you’re a regular reader of the Sifter you’re familiar with my real estate fascination. I love posting all types of homes. From the unique and interesting to the grand and opulent. Below you will find a collection of the Sifter’s Top 10 Homes from 2010. The Biggest and Most Expensive Home Posted in 2010 This staggering 48,00 square foot mega-mansion in the Cayman Islands was listed at a jaw-dropping $59 million USD! The Best Use of Limited Space [500 sq ft] Architects Darrick Borowski and Danny Orenstein show us that it’s possible to live quite comfortably in 500 square feet (46 sq m). The Most Exotic Home Posted in 2010 Located in gorgeous Phuket, Thailand, this stunning property boasts over 8,000 square feet of interior space and over 8,500 square feet of outdoor terrace space as well! The Craziest Penthouse Posted in 2010 It’s not surprising that the craziest, most outlandish penthouse posted in 2010 would be in New York City. The Coolest Retrofit Property of 2010
Weird and Wacky Furniture By Straight Line Designs EmailEmail Straight Line Designs is a one-of-a-kind workshop that has been operating out of Vancouver, British Columbia for the past 25 years. In addition to installations, sculptures and private commissions, designer Judson Beaumont and his staff of eight full-time craftspeople have designed and constructed a variety of wacky cartoon-style furniture and projects for public institutions and children’s exhibitions throughout North America and abroad. Focused on quality and custom design, Judson’s studio stays far away from mass production and is as imaginative as children themselves. Website: StaightLineDesigns.com 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. 19.Daddy Long Legs
How does wood work? - Timber & veneers In this first instalment we're going to start at the beginning with a subject that is, surprisingly, often overlooked - the material we work with. At its most basic level the materials we use most of the time fall into two categories. The first is naturally occurring timber which is divided into two further subcategories - hardwoods and softwoods. The second category is made up of man-made boards which fall into three subcategories - plywoods, particle boards and fibre boards. The reason we're starting Basics with a discussion of these two very different material categories is because they require different methods of construction, an understanding of which is essential if we're to get the best out of our woodwork. Hardwood or softwood? Here's an easy to remember rule of thumb thats accurate for the majority of cases. Hardwoods tend to be deciduous meaning they lose their leaves in winter. Softwoods are usually coniferous and tend to keep their leaves all year round. How does wood move?
Bratwurst Beer Recipes, Beer Batter Recipes, Cooking with Beer Beer is brewed from hops, yeast, barley and barley malt – very healthy ingredients that add their individual flavors to food. Beer can be used in just about every cooking technique. In particular, beer makes good marinades because it tenderizes the meat. Steam, poach or marinate seafood with your favorite beer and combination of spices. Or you may just add a dash or a bottle to finish off a soup, stew, sauce, or to de-glaze a pan. It can take some time and experimentation to find out which beer works best with your cooking style. Click here for some recipes to get you started including the two delicious dishes pictured above — Captain Ron's Bratwurst and the hearty Kielbasa, Mac and Cheese Casserole. To enjoy all of our delicious recipes, take home a copy of Your Gnometown Cookbook - available online or at the brewery. 43 recipes using beer; 92 pages of practical tips for cooking with beer; the legend of the Heinzelmännchen & Dieter's legend. $21.
Moshe Safdie: Singapore Safdie Architects recent design, ‘Condominium at Bishan Central’, a 38-story residential complex in the Bishan district of Singapore. The structure specially provides air movement to individual units while the upper balconies provide ventilation. The cluttered blocks of vertical space helps blend in the connections with natures with personal access to outdoor gardens. Who would have known gazing at a mind blowing complex would personally release endorphins and dopamine? Posted in: Featured, Illustration & Art, New Media, SculptureTags: apartment, architecture, art blog, artist, Complex, empty kingdom, gallery, moshe safdie, singapore, website
Personal Pod Transport Is Coming | Autopia The age of the pod car may finally be upon us. Futurists have long predicted the day when we zip along in autonomous and electric monorail-like systems they call Personal Rapid Transit, and several projects underway in cities around the world suggest we soon may be freed from the bondage of gridlock. "It’s time we design cities for the human, not for the automobile," says Jacob Roberts, president of Connect Ithaca, which is trying to make the city in upstate New York the first pod-car city in America. The pod car, he says, "creates the perfect blend between the privacy and autonomy of the automobile with the public transportation aspect and, of course, it uses clean energy." Pod cars are autonomous vehicles that provide on-demand nonstop travel on overhead tracks. It’s a cool idea that’s been around for awhile but is only now gaining steam as rising fuel prices and environmental concerns have people looking for alternatives. Not everyone thinks pod cars are the future.
Book Of Art January 18th, 2011 Books of Art by Isaac Salazar, a simple idea well executed. found at ffffound WikiHouse: Design, Download, Print & Build a Prefab Home | Designs &Ideas on Dornob Contrary to sometimes-mistaken popular opinion, architects are not artists who create a new each time from scratch – they work with a palette of materials, techniques and tricks of the trade that build upon one another and evolve over time. Hence WikiHouse, an open-source approach to sharing designs that are envisioned in Google SketchUp and can be sent to a plywood printer for construction. CNC (computer numerical control) milling machines can cut what you need based on finished drawings exported from this simple and free 3D program. The ten principles of the still-nascent WikiHouse project can be summarized as follows: be strategically lazy, building on and contributing to the work of others. Stick to efficient materials that are “cheap to buy, low-carbon and fully recyclable or biodegradable.”
Luxury Villa Amanzi, Thailand by Original Vision Studio Luxury Villa Amanzi, Thailand by Original Vision Studio The Villa Amanzi by Architect firm Original Vision Studio is a stunning modern vacation residence located in the exclusive Cape Sol on the West coast of Phuket, Thailand. Villa Amanzi is a stunning six bedroom residence with a 15m infinity pool and breathtaking views over the Andaman Sea. This luxury villa enjoys a spectacular headland location along Kamala’s exclusive Millionaires Mile and captures cool gentle breezes all year round with uninterrupted sea views from every vantage point, in one of the most breathtaking locations Phuket has to offer. The contemporary design features ultra modern architecture and interiors that combine to provide guests with the optimal environment to relax and unwind in unspoilt luxury. Photograpghy by Marc Gerritsen & Helicam Asia Aerial Photography About Richard Barker Love Interior Design & Exotic Travel? May 19, 2011 | Phuket Thailand Travel | View comments