Tucked away in Melbourne, Australia the German-born designer, Volker Haug, has been innately drawn to lighting like a moth to the veritable flame since his youthful years. With no better way to be introduced to his eccentric, natural, form-driven designs that illuminate the interior walls, ceilings and table surfaces than through a glossy set or two of antlers, Ive been growing more fond of the Two Arm Antler lamp and Four Arm Antler lamp every second.
In the second round of antler lighting designing, Matilda decided to bring the creations of 30 different product designers and makers from Australia to the London Design Festival 2011.
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Stay calm and carry on, people: It’s way to soon to say that NFC should stand for Now Fatally Corrupted. Yes, Google’s breakthrough NFC payments app Wallet is being mentioned all over the news thanks to a flaw–it’s vulnerable to a hack that gives nefarious types access to your secure PIN number. But don’t believe any doomsayers or fearmongering that you may encounter on this matter; it’s not as evil as it seems and, believe it or now, it’s actually a sign that the future of wireless mobile payments is probably more secure than your current credit card.
As reported over at the blog of security firm Zvelo, Google’s Wallet app has a wicked flaw right at its core.
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NEWPORT NEWS, Va. — Okie Morris is as spunky and offbeat as her latest creation – the Original Rednek Wine Glass.
Packing boxes of glasses for delivery to local retail customers, she laughs about the thousands of glasses selling nationwide and the newspaper, online and TV stories documenting her sudden success.
“My purpose is to repurpose,” says Okie, 43. <
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I’m a maniac for open floor space. In fact, anyone who knows me might characterize my profound dissatisfaction with clutter as a bit of a personality disorder. Be that as it may, the new Open Space Shower Enclosure, designed by Eoos for Duravit, has broad appeal, even if your penchant for unencumbered spaces isn’t as pronounced as that of yours truly.
One central premise of creating appealing rooms is that the perception of space is just as important—if not more so—than the actual square footage. The notion explains the preponderance of the mirror as a device to increase perceived space. Just so
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The MacBook Air isn’t solely responsible for tech’s body image issues. But in 2008, it was the Kate Moss of gadgets, the one that helped solidify a trend toward wafer widths. And at this year’s CES, which won’t play host to any of this year’s “blockbuster” products, manufacturers are instead touting their products as the thinnest there is. But the electronics industry, like the fashion industry, seems unconcerned with whether skinny is healthy.
Acer, desperate to mop up the PC end of the ultralight laptop market, has just revealed what it’s calling the “world’s thinnest ultrabook.” The Aspire S5 is just 15mm thick at the fattest part, weighs under 3 lbs., and for fun also sports a Thunderbolt port (previously a Mac-only feature). Int
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