Dip Dye Placemat
Liven up your tabletop with a little splash of colorful dip dye with this lovely tutorial from Design Lovefest.
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Wall Hangers That Look Like Hunting Trophies Made From Salvaged Bike Parts
Designer Andreas Scheiger uses salvaged materials to create functional pieces of home decor in an ingenious series of works called Upcycle Fetish.
Make a Duct Tape Electric Rose
A rose is a rose, unless it’s duct tape, electric LED rose.
Handmade Lamps from Used Books
Use the books that once illuminated minds to illuminate your next reading adventure with these ingenious handmade lamps made from used books by Michael Bom and Antoinet Deurloo of Dutch studio Bomdesign.
3D PrintShow NYC Preview: Catwalk Highlights
The 2014 NYC 3D PrintShow kicked off a live catwalk show featuring 3D printed wearables. XYZ Workshop + Ultimaker stole the show with their flowing desktop printed dress.
Eye Motif Clutch
Here’s a fun, DIY Kenzo-inspired eyeball clutch just in time for New York Fashion Week via Refinery 29.
An Idea That Bubbled Up
Inspiration for innovative and more environmentally sustainable designs are all around us. Humpback whales have inspired quieter, more efficient industrial fans, wind turbine blades that work in lower wind speeds, and a way of catching fish without undesirable by-catch. Biomimicry works best when we approach nature with a sense of wonder and start asking questions.
