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Announcing: Delightful Door Horn Doubles as Handle & Bell

Posted: 13 Jul 2012 10:00 AM PDT

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A great case of design being transplanted and thus transformed, the Doorclaxon is a simple hand-held horn taken out of context and installed in your entry door.

When someone reaches for the handle, they may or may not notice it is a tad pink and perhaps a little more rubbery, but they will understand when they grip tight only to have the handle collapse and hear a loud honk emitted.

Dieter Volkers is an inventor in the classical sense – he tinkers with odds and ends, addressing everyday issues. Of himself and his workshop, he writes: “My shed is a wonderful place. It's a craft area, a breeding place for a traditional inventor. It is a place where I can set my mind free. The products are the result of functional objects. Objects which are powerful in their aesthetics. My collection represents the actions of our daily lives. Central is the value of ‘normal’ things and acts, such as passing a door.”

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Curious Climbing Wall Blends Sport With Whimsical Beauty

Posted: 12 Jul 2012 04:00 PM PDT

[ Filed under Various Rooms & in the Interiors category ]

Climbing walls in homes are far from a common sight, but maybe it shouldn’t be so. If you could install a climbing wall as whimsical and lovely as this one by Nendo, it is easy to imagine such walls popping up in homes everywhere.

This wall is part of a fitness club in Tokyo, where it combines a rugged outdoor sport with a fantastical storybook aesthetic. Climbers grab onto hand and footholds that look like picture frames, mirrors, vases and birdcages.

The same look would be perfect for an in-home climbing gym. Rather than the typical industrial climbing wall, the Alice in Wonderland-inspired theme would fit in perfectly with the objects already present in the home – but in a perfectly silly way.