Tag: Flat Pack - Page 2
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Flatpack Laser Cut lamp Assembles in Minutes With No Tools
But I do wonder how long it would last without real hinges
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"Save Fish, Eat Chips" and More Quirky Christmas Gift Ideas from DesignMarketo (Photos)
Great gift ideas from DesignMarketo, a platform diffusing up-and-coming designers’ small and limited productions. Our favourite: "Save Fish, Eat Chips" t-shirts!
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Zero Waste Structure Efficiently Transforms Flat Material Using Computational Design (Video)
Computer-aided design efficiently converts flat wooden panels into a zero-waste structure that requires no additional formwork.
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Sustainable Flat-Pack Timber Chandeliers by Loz Abberton
Easy to ship and assemble, these elegant wooden flat-pack lights evoke natural forms and patterns.
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Super Flatpack Baby Crib Assembles & Transforms In A Blink
As a new parent, the unending avalanche of over-packaged, saccharine-cute baby products never ceases to annoy. Cribs are no exception. We found a generic one that was affordable and built like a tank, but the
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Six Chairs and a Pair of Shoes at the London Design Festival
Travelling around the London Design Festival, one sees the endless interest that chairs hold for new designers.
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6 Great Wooden Flat-Pack Designs Spotted at Valencia Design Week (Photos)
At the Valencia Design Week I spotted quite a few new flat-pack ideas, of which a surprising number were made of wood. My favourite are Mr Simon's chairs that fold away into a table to save
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Ikea's Billy Bookcase Doesn't Hold Books Anymore
Ikea's Billy bookcase is one of the staples of every student's household. Is there anyone in the western world who hasn't owned this basic and cheap bookshelf at some time in their young life?
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How About An Entire Book On A Single Poster To Save Paper And Space?
For a while I have been thinking of getting a Kindle. It saves trees and eliminates the impact of transportation and with Amazon's recycling scheme in place as well as the fairly long lifespan of the Kindle, the problem of e-waste seems less worrying
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An Organic, Panoramic Bird Feeder Hugs Trees
If you like having birds around your garden, and don't need a bird feeder that fights crime and aren't in the mood to make one yourself, there's a great new model from design firm NOS. Made from organic materials, the 360° Fly-in
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Best New Sustainable Ideas From Dwell On Design in Los Angeles (Slideshow)
This slick sustainable prefab house drew crowds at the 2011 Dwell on Design. Other hits? Think solid cork stools and coffee tables, linen made of seaweed, walnut plaster and gorgeous flatpack furniture.
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An Original System Lets You Design the Shelving You Want, No Tools Needed
In homes where saving space is key, shelves have to accommodate everything from televisions and stereos to photos and the occasional wine rack. That means they need to be versatile, and German designer Philip Ganter's
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Four-Piece, No Screw No Glue Modular Shelving System By Disenaveral In Buenos Aires
Another interesting find from Buenos Aires design fair, Feria Puro Diseno (FPD), this is a modular system designed by local studio Disenaveral to build different kinds of shelving spaces that adapt to changing situations.
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Furniture Outstanding in the Brit Insurance Design Awards
The Brit Insurance Design Awards are a showcase for the best international design. Now in its fourth year, there are over one hundred fabulous projects nominated. These will be narrowed down to one big winner,
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Cardboard USB Sticks! Are these disposable USB flash drives a green option? (Photos)
A while back, Jaymi wrote an interesting post discussing 7 greener options for give-away USB flash drives. Whilst some made of wood or bamboo are truly gorgeous, they are also overdesigned, and probably too expensive to compete with non-green USB
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Flatpack Schools Will be the Future in the UK
The UK has a new idea to cut costs: flat-pack schools that can be assembled in 13 weeks.
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This Dollhouse is an Architect's Dream
If you want your child to become an architect, this is the dollhouse to buy for her (him?). Called the Stackhouse, it is a TreeHugger architect's dream. It is flat pack, DIY, certified wood and imaginative to boot.
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Not Made in China, Designer Guillem Ferran Proves a Point with Products Made from Used Pallets (Photos)
Here is a series of objects with the unusual label "not made in China". The Catalan designer Guillem Ferran, whose Where Memory Used To Sit chair collection, Distendido and La Pell leather project we wrote
