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For the past 25 years, designer Peter Pierobon has created modern furniture with local materials. Often, the materials are displayed in their rawest form. Other times, he sculpts them into sleek shapes that are bold without being brash. The Mountain Table (above) is particularly raw, with a barely-carved slate support dominating the table’s design. He [...]

We frequently cover designs inspired by animals. However, it seems like octopi have been showing up on our radar (sonar?) with increasing regularity. Today, we’re showing you yet another octopus-inspired design, this time from the scientists at Inveno Design Studio. This design isn’t as explicit as some – there are no tentacles, for example – but [...]

Reclaiming Brooklyn has made an interesting lighting system that conforms itself to stray branches. The example they use, pictured above, is made using a branch dislodged during a 2010 tornado. We’ve previously covered designers that incorporate natural growth patterns into their work, but never have the designs been as simple as this one. While this system [...]

Can design express emotion? Can it connect those who are otherwise apart? Can it transcend physical distance, becoming a conduit between two people? The designers at Studio Sophisti believe it can, and have created a lamp that lives up to these challenges. Their Ping lamp can either exist as one single lamp or as two connected [...]

Coral reefs are some of our most beautiful – and endangered – ecosystems. Their perilous state often goes unnoticed. Below the ocean, they’re also often below our level of perception. One way to increase our awareness of these fragile habitats is to put their beautiful shapes in our homes. Several designers are doing just that, [...]

As we all know, breakfast is the most important meal of the day. Unfortunately, it seems like all this talk of “importance” has gotten to breakfast’s head. Like the stock broker who decides he wants to start a rock band, breakfast has now moved into the realm of design. RISD grad Chris Haines has created this [...]

A few months back, we showed you a chandelier constructed out of gummi bears. While that design literally looked good enough to eat, this “Light Snack” would give you indigestion (at best). If it’s not already obvious, Rebecca Wilson’s interesting creation is inspired by Jammy Dodger’s. She used a Jammy Dodger mold to create dozens of cookie-shaped ornaments. [...]

At the height of the cold war, many Americans lived in constant terror of nuclear annihilation. While we may have forgotten the lyrics to “Duck and Cover“, the threat of atomic war is still present. If you want to remind yourself of this danger every time you turn a light, then you’ll love this Nuke Lamp [...]

This stringy, breezy Xuan Lamp by INNOVO is one of the more interesting bamboo pieces I’ve seen recently. It’s pretty surprising to me that it’s made out of bamboo at all, considering how thin the individual strips are. Though the images I have don’t show it, I imagine it casts some interesting shadows on the wall, [...]

If you’re even remotely energy-conscious, you probably touch your electrical switches every day. If you’re like most people, you touch them every day without even noticing it. Shouldn’t one of your most used appliances also be one of your best designs? Today, we’re bringing you two switch designs that have turned us on. Plus, we’ll [...]