Dornob | Design Ideas Daily

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Pop-Up Plastic Pods Add Some Summer to the Bleak Months

Posted: 28 Nov 2013 08:00 AM PST

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How much easier would it be to get through the winter months if you had a warm, sunny place to retreat to? Not everyone can afford to move to warmer climates to survive the winters, but Simon Hjermind Jensen of SHJWORKS has created these slightly surreal bubble-type houses to brighten up the colder months.

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The Invisible Garden House captures solar energy to create a kind of tropical micro-climate inside. The see-through gazebo/greenhouse makes for an ideal place to grow a few plants in the winter, making it into a tiny backyard oasis.

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The polycarbonate shell is wind-resistant and UV protected; each panel of the shell is sewn to the next with polycarbonate ties, lending the structures a fun kind of hand-made, yet still quite sophisticated, look. Vents in the top allow for air flow in the summer, and the bottoms are set below the frost line to make the pods more stable.

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Jensen’s creation was developed for a private client who opted for a central pod with a seating area attached to two satellite pods containing vegetable and flower gardens. The designer is confident that the concept would carry over well to nearly any setting. Because they are pop-up structures that can be assembled in next to no time, they could be assembled even in spaces where traditional construction is impossible.

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Due to their modular nature, the Invisible Garden Houses could be modified to fit in a number of situations. Backyards are an obvious first choice, but urban rooftops and business courtyards are also perfect spots to install these little bubbles of summertime.


    

Day of the Diet: Sugar Skull Spoon Cuts a Few Calories

Posted: 27 Nov 2013 08:00 PM PST

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There has been a lot of talk in recent years about the dangers of consuming sugar. Even moderate consumption can have significant health implications. But since sugar is in everything and there are no warning labels to remind you of sugar’s dangers, design group Hundred Million have come up with a rather macabre way to keep it at the top of your mind.

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The Sugar Skull Spoon is a daily reminder to lighten up on the sugar in your tea or coffee. The spoon’s scoop is in the shape of a skull, and after you load it up with sugar some of the grains slip through the eye and nose holes.

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The spoon is concave enough to allow a fair amount of sugar to make it to your drink, even after some of the grains fall back into the sugar bowl. Hundred Million took their creation to Kickstarter with a modest goal and raised roughly 16 times their goal. Even for those who aren’t trying to cut down on sugar, the Sugar Skull Spoon is better than a plain, non-skull sugar spoon any day.


    

About Face: Favorite Fonts Turned Into Modern Furniture

Posted: 27 Nov 2013 02:00 PM PST

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Typefaces, once the realm of designers and artists, have worked their way into the lives of non-artistic people as well. Everyone seems to have their favorite and least favorite fonts, and Italian designer Claudio Scotto has brought those fonts into the home.

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Scotto’s line of furniture is called Decor Type. It brings characters from beloved fonts off of the page and recasts them as unique, useful parts of the home.

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The foundation of each piece is a letter (or two) of the alphabet. Arial, Times New Roman, Garamond, and other fonts are represented in Scotto’s line.

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For people who have a favorite font – or just enjoy surrounding themselves with letters and words – this line of furniture is a bold statement underlined with slick style.


    

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