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Wearable Drum Kit Hugs Your Body in Thumping Beats

Posted: 26 Apr 2013 10:00 AM PDT

Going to an electronic music show can be a great experience if you really love the artist, but if you’re there to see a thrilling performance you might be disappointed. Most digital musicians, talented though they may be, don’t really move around much on stage during a live show.

Noticing this, Wesley Chau created a wearable drum machine called Drop the Beat that looks a bit like a bullet-proof vest. Hitting it in different places allows different sounds to play, much like a standard electronic drum machine. The main difference, of course, is that the performer gets to move around, interact with the audience and create a performance that is wholly unique each and every time.

As Chau encourages other people to use his vest and get the beats dropping left and right, he is amazed at the different interpretations come up with by different users. He hopes to get DJs and musicians into the vest to give it a shot. Who knows – some day musical clothing could be the norm and we’ll all walk down the street playing our own personal theme songs.

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Up, Then Down: Shelves Fold Neatly Away Until Needed

Posted: 25 Apr 2013 04:00 PM PDT

Regardless of their size or the number of people living in them, homes can tend to become cluttered and overrun with stuff. The solution seems to be buying more storage objects like shelves, but the storage objects themselves often become clutter.

The Clapperboard series of Shelves from Elsa combats the problem of ugly, bulky storage furniture by turning shelves into something a little more sleek, a little more streamlined and – dare we say it? – a little more sexy. The idea is simple: when you don’t need to store anything on the Clapperboard shelves, they fold up flat.

The flat units sit almost flush against the wall, looking like art pieces or even some new kind of tile. But when you need a shelf (or two or five), you simply pull down one of the flat surfaces to give your stuff a place to rest. The simple idea is gorgeously executed in a number of woods and finishes to let you find the one that fits perfectly with your existing decor.

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