Arts & Design

There was a time where people who resided in boxes or old shipping containers were known as hobos or murder victims (and perhaps both). The Illy Push Button House is an entire living quarter built inside of an old cargo shipping container. Press a button and 90 seconds later your home is revealed, folded out from the container. Even more ...

External HDDs are about as varied as cloned sheep when it comes to their blocky form factor. Despite the fact that the IVY doesn’t do much for changing the all around shape of a HDD device, the concept does add in a really cool OLED display which creates a visualization of how the data on the device is being used. ...

Hershey chocoholics might want to steer clear of this concept device, as it might make them crave the lusciousness of sweet milk chocolate even more. Each piece of this portable HDD is a modular flash drive, which allows users to chunk their info together to produce one large mega-drive. The central display is a touchscreen that helps you manage your ...

Looking for a creative gift for a friend who collects car models? We aren’t either, but we do happen to think these “Urban Collectibles” cars are a nifty change on the usual spic and span version of model cars. Each model looks like a demolition car gone bad. Maybe even one of the cars used for a monster truck smash ...

If you’ve ever played around with one of those online “death calculators”, you know that knowing your own death date isn’t exactly a stress reliever. Not knowing when you’re gonna go is even more nerve wracking. A recent patent reveals this idea for a Life Expectancy Timepiece, which is surely the insurance company’s dream. Relying on the same actuarial tables ...

Not everybody is happy with the touchpad on laptops. In fact, some would even buy a separate mouse. No matter how compact they are, you’d always need to carry an extra chunk of gear (complete with cables a lot of the time). Wouldn’t it be a great solution to add a detachable mouse to all the laptops? EverGreen Japan seems ...

UK based designer Kwang Hoo Lee (doesn’t sound very British does it?) has presented his Light CD Tower, merging a desk lamp and a disc tower for some optimal space saving goodness. Hitting someone over the head with this thing should probably cause some damage as well. The mash-up of a compact gadget shows that no matter how long you ...

There are few radiators that are worth showing off to your friend. They’re typically boring hunks of metal. There are even less radiators that allow you to build upon with extensions. The Expandable Radiator is like some sort of adult Erector Set, constructing your own design as you go. We’re hard pressed to find any information about pricing or availability, ...

Designer Miyoshimasato has designed a device that resembles what a flashlight might look like if the Cupertino bad-boys had designed one (that is if the white color of their Apple headquarters doesn’t cause a reflective faux day light at all hours, like some sort of tech inspired Alaskan winter). The iLight has a sleek, buttonless body, that would rely on ...

Transformers, couches in disguise. Doesn’t exactly have the ring to it as the original. Despite its lack of animated badness, this Sofa Bunk Bed transforms from a big, comfy couch, into a big, comfy set of bunk beds. Sure, bunk beds might look pretty awkward in the middle of your living room, but design might have to suffer in the ...