Mark Ryden Toy

In reality this toy is 16″ tall.

Bluecar – new solar assisted electric car

http://www.bluecar.fr/en/pages-accueil/default.aspx

A tip of the hat to Trevor Graham for making me aware of this.    I prefer 300 horsepower though ….

Green Roof Product

http://www.liveroof.com/pg/LiveRoof_System/liveroof_overview.html

 This company LiveRoof provides a turnkey system for installation of turf roofs for building projects.

Prototype Bathing Unit

A prototype bathing unit by Ron Arad for Tueco.

Plastic Sushi Tray

http://www.vikkismyth.com/

This would be even better as an architectural model !   

Fabric Architectural Artwork

http://www.thedesignloft.com

I received this in the mail, and it looks like a relatively low cost (hopefully) way to add energy to a high ceiling space such as a lobby.

There is a magazine for everything

I received this magazine in the mail today.   It is put out by the Composite Panel Association.

Everything you want to know about Particleboard, MDF, High Pressure Laminates,  Thermally Fused Melamine, Polypropylene Films … and more!

Kohler Plumbing Fixture Ad

A creative advertisement I saw in the March 2009 issue of WIRED magazine.

Pump and Jump Shelter

http://www.designboom.com/contest/view.php?contest_pk=10&item_pk=7106&p=1

Is this a product or a shelter?   The brochure image looks like its a computer rendering to me.   Its a good idea, but I think I would prefer if the finish was camouflage.   Assuming this is used in the woods, why would anyone want it to be day-glo green?

Freudian Pencils

https://www.sfelectricworks.com/store/index.php?c=root&product=Graphite+pencils+Batle

Custom graphite pens.   You can write or draw with a pencil shaped like a machine gun or the atomic bomb that destroyed Hiroshima.   How Freudian !