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Simple DIY Book Page Holder Bends to Spare Your Hands

Posted: 28 Sep 2012 10:00 AM PDT

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This ingeniously simple idea takes its cues from the way we sometimes hold books: arm behind, fingers curled over the top to keep the pages open. It was thought up by Clara, the driving force behind Bloomize, and went through several levels of refinement before reaching its final iteration.

The first version of the unique book stand was made from a flexible foam-wrapped wire hair curler. While the method worked well enough, the intrepid tinkerer continued exploring other options. A large, rigid twist tie (like the kind used to hold cables or cords together) and a piece of craft wire were also effective for holding a book open.

While Clara chose to use a fabric-covered twist tie for the final product, creative people replicating the idea on their own might find that some other material is more suitable – the important part is easing the annoying problem of constantly-shifting pages.

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Hold It! Cantilever Chair Hangs Off Table So You Can Sweep

Posted: 27 Sep 2012 04:00 PM PDT

[ Filed under Furniture & in the Chairs category ]

If you hang around restaurants long enough, you will eventually see someone picking all of the chairs up to clean the floor. Chances are they’ll turn the chairs over and set them on top of the tables, a practice that is incredibly unsanitary. Designer Poh Liang Hock was bothered by the sight of dirty chair bottoms resting on tables, so he decided to create an alternative. The Hold Chair is a clever but simple twist on the standard chair configuration: rather than a static seat, the Hold Chair’s seat lifts up slightly to allow the chair to cantilever on the edge of the table. The novel design ensures that restaurant employees don’t have to touch dirty chair legs, and that dirty chair seats don’t make contact with eating surfaces. Poh Liang Hock’s innovative Hold Chair is a Red Dot Award-winning design concept.