Design Sketches

Sometimes the sketches are more interesting than the finished product…

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Scrap Lamp by Midas

I’m always wondering what do do with scrap wood. Using scrap wood from their furniture production,  Midas designed this nifty lamp that you can play with.

Now I’ll feel extra guilty when I just throw out my scraps….

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RFID + Wood =

Sure it looks like a bunch of cute Scandinavian wood blocks and maybe a Red Hot Fireball. But its actually a media triggering system developed by Jørn Knutsen, Einar Sneve Martinussen and Timo Arnall from Architecture-og designhøgskolen in Oslo. Put an object in the little bowl and it triggers an attached computer to do different stuff – play a movie, or start a kid’s game. Check it out here on belowtheclouds.com.