Derry's Blog.

March 07 2012

03:40

Sinuous: The Guitar Designed Like an Eames Chair [Desired]

Musical styles come and go but electric guitar designs—not so much. Any design that doesn't fit within a few long-accepted cookie-cutters is met with contempt. Cars and toasters have been updated to reflect more sophisticated thinking, so why haven't guitars? More »

Tags: Desired Design Guitars Music

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March 06 2012

23:40

Leather Clad Cooler Turns Tailgate Parties Into Picnics at Downton Abbey [Luxury]

Classy? Tacky? There are plenty of ways to describe this leather clad cooler that Orvis is selling, but affordable isn't one of them. With a $1,000 price tag it had better guarantee to raise your social status a few notches. More »

Tags: Luxury Coolers Design Leather Leather Cooler

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21:40

Shark Filled Atrium Belongs In a Supervillain's Lair, Not a Museum [Science]

Miami recently broke ground on the Patricia and Phillip Frost Museum of Science, which incorporates a planetarium, science galleries, and a wildlife center. But its most striking feature is a shark-filled aquarium with an underwater viewing window located on the atrium's ceiling. More »

Tags: Science Architecture Design Museums Patricia and Phillip Frost Museum of Science Sharks

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March 05 2012

18:40

Giant Nest Bed Fulfills All My Big Bird Fantasies [Furniture]

Forget about that retracting bed. If I lived in a small apartment I'd happily replace all my furniture—bed, couches, dining table—with this giant padded nest. If it's good enough for a giant yellow bird, it's good enough for me. More »

Tags: Furniture Beds Design Giant Birdsnest Bed

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18:00

Turn a Pile Of Dishes Into a Designer Clock [Clocks]

Tired of being nagged about the ever-growing pile of dishes next to your kitchen sink? With Kyouei Design's Water Clock you can just turn them into a stylish timepiece, and not worry about prepping them for the dishwasher like you're supposed to. More »

Tags: Clocks Design Water Clock

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March 04 2012

02:00

I Want These Headphones' Quick-Folding Design On All My Cables [Wish You Were Here]

I've seen countless attempts to tackle the problem of tangled headphone cables, but this approach—which uses thicker less-flexible sections to make them easier to bundle—looks like it has a lot of potential. More »

Tags: wish you were here Cables Concepts Design Headphones tweet Wired Headphones

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March 03 2012

15:00

Show Off Your Savvy Investments With Stock Market Performance Jewelry [Stock Market]

If you've recently made a particularly profitable stock investment and want to show it off, Paul Kweton has created a line of jewelry that turns a boring stock performance chart into fashionable wrist adornments. More »

Tags: Stock Market Design Embrace-Stock Jewelry Fashion

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02:00

This Is What New York City Could Have Looked Like [Architecture]

New York City is a metropolis in constant flux—always reinventing and reorganizing itself to suit the whims of its populace. Our friends at Oobject have assembled some of the best and most outlandish ideas to "improve" the Big Apple. More »

Tags: Architecture Design New York City oobject The stoner channel

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February 16 2012

20:20

You'll Never Outgrow this Transforming Crib/Couch/Desk [Furniture]

You won't be able to wear the same duds from toddler to teenager, but a company called Gro Furniture has created a reconfigurable crib that you can theoretically use from the day you're born, until the day you die. More »

Tags: Furniture Design Genius Gro Furniture

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18:40

Adding Mini Paper Plates To Pizza Boxes Is Unadulterated Genius [Desired]

Winner of a much-deserved Red Dot Design Award, the Paper Dish replaces the greaseproof sheet found between a pizza and a cardboard box with an improved design that easily tears apart creating a miniature paper plate for each slice. More »

Tags: Desired Design Food Paper Dish Pizza red dot

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16:00

Why Old Refrigerators Make You Bend Over and Nothing Fits Inside [Design]

Have you seen the amazing refrigerators in some peoples' kitchens these days? They have touchscreens, doors in surprising places, special compartments with precise temperature settings for everything from broccoli to wine. It wasn't always this way. More »

Tags: Design Appliances freezer Lg Refrigerator Samsung Top

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February 11 2012

20:00

Candlestick Dock Promises a Romantic, But Geeky, Valentine's Day Dinner [Docks]

Candles are the easiest way to add some romance to any dinner. But if you're spending Valentine's Day with someone who's particularly geeky, they'll certainly appreciate this Wood Shop Candlestick dock which relies on your iPhone for the flickering flame. More »

Tags: Docks Design iPhone Wood Shop Candlestick Charger

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17:00

DIY Furniture Made Extra Easy With Foam Building Blocks [Furniture]

Since most of us are far handier with a pile of Legos than tools, lumber, and raw upholstery, Japanese design studio Torafu Architects has created these large scale foam building blocks that making assembling furniture easier than an Ikea bookshelf. More »

Tags: Furniture Concept Design DIY Image cache Lego Torafu Architects

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02:40

12 Wind-Slipping Designs from the Father of Streamlining [Design]

Boat-planes, trains, flying cars, or school desks—you name it and Norman Bel Geddes could make it sleeker. He helped bring the Streamline style—one that balances aesthetics with aerodynamics—to the mainstream. Were Steve Jobs alive in the 1930's, he would have been all over this. Our friends at Oobject have 12 of his finest works. More »

Tags: Design Aerodynamics Norman Bel Geddes oobject Streamline

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February 10 2012

09:17

A Handheld CNC Machine Sounds Awesome But Tiring [Video]

If you're to believe traditional craftsmen, computer-aided design and manufacturing removes the romance from making things. Well soon there'll be a half-way house: a hand-held CNC milling machine. More »

Tags: Tools Design making Power Tools

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February 09 2012

21:40

These Jordans Come With More Accessories Than My Phone Did [Video]

I can't believe Nike's churned out 27 different Air Jordans already. The 2012 model is a far cry from the high tops I wore in high school, with a bevy of accessories that customize the shoe to anyone's playing style. More »

Tags: Shoes Air Jordan 2012 Design Nike Sports Style

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21:20

Annoy This Free Coffee Shop's Patrons From the Safety Of Your Browser [Video]

They say nothing in life is truly free, and that's perfectly demonstrated in this experimental coffee shop in Helsinki. The coffee is technically gratis, except for the cost of having to enjoy it in a setting controlled by the internet. More »

Tags: Restaurants Coffee Design Food Kauko Remote Control

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20:50

Every Apple Design Ever in a 30-Second Video [Video]

Rob Beschizza over at BoingBoing put together this awesome video that runs through more or less every iteration of every design Apple's ever done. It's mesmerizing how even the retro Apple stuff is so obviously ancient but still abides by the same tenets of design as today's stuff. More »

Tags: Apple Design watch this

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February 08 2012

17:40

Horizontal Showers: Good Idea or Great Idea? [Showers]

Not since peanut butter met chocolate has there been such an awesome pairing as showering and lying down as offered by Dornbracht's new Horizontal Shower unit. It's perfect for someone, like myself, who can barely remain standing in the morning. More »

Tags: Showers Bathroom Design Dornbracht Horizontal Shower

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January 29 2012

02:00

Turn Your E-Waste Into Furniture and Hide It In Plain Sight [E-Waste]

There are lots of recycling programs that will happily salvage the raw materials from your outdated electronics. But if you still can't let your old 386 go, maybe Rodrigo Alonso has another solution for you—turn it into gaudy furniture. More »

Tags: E-Waste Design Furniture N+ew Furniture Recycling Trash Waste

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