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Answer to “What the…?” Little Martian

by Dani Collins November 16, 2011 2 Comments

Star Wars spacecraft or a cradle dropped from the heavens?

Arturo Pani cradle

Jolene was the first to guess that this is a cradle, but not the last. Designer Arturo Pani developed this 1970 futuristic piece as a prototype for a celestial furniture series.

What the…? Celestial Observatory

by Dani Collins November 15, 2011 9 Comments

From a designer ahead of his time, this piece was released seven years before George Lucas’s American epic space opera series, Star Wars.

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Could both creatives have been influenced by NASA’s 1970′s emerging Viking spacecraft excursions to Mars? Guess the designer, guess the object. We’ll reveal the answer to this UFO tomorrow!

Answer to “What the…?” Prismacolor

by Dani Collins November 15, 2011 3 Comments

The belated answer to last week’s “What the…Not an Egg Cosy or a Paperweight” is revealed! Sorry to keep you waiting!

Our obsession with office supplies continues. As many of you guessed, this pencil sharpener works on a teacher’s desk or in a designer’s studio.

Which style do you like better? The futuristic Flobus by Solovyov Design that comes in an array of neon colors or this old-school teal beauty Kayla found for the October Color of the Month Vintage Roundup?

What the…? Not an Egg Cosy or a Paperweight

by Dani Collins November 8, 2011 15 Comments

Not to bash a fine paperweight or a cute egg cosy, but this object is much more technical in its design. A tool, a skill, a profession: Is this object about the use or about the design? Get creative…

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…and tell us what you think this design is in the comments below. Tomorrow we’ll reveal the answer.

Answer to “What the…?” Sitting on a Spider Web

by Dani Collins October 27, 2011 1 Comment

Proteinaceous spider silk or carbon fiber? It would be hard to decide upon first glance. Fact is, if you answered chair or settee to yesterday’s “What the…?”, you guessed right.

Designer Chair

The Random Chair, The Random Stool and The Random Light are all the work of Dutch designer Bertjan Pot. They’re created by soaking the long carbon fibers in epoxy resin and coiling them over a mold by hand. Once dried, the fibers become a self-supporting structure. DIY? Well, maybe we’ll leave this one to Bertjan and the spiders.

What the…? Fact or Fiction

by Dani Collins October 26, 2011 11 Comments

Poltergeists and phantoms, ghost stories and goblins, Halloween finds us yet again. It’s up to you to find flight, fright or comfort in this holiday and the design below.

Designer Chair