fun&indecision

wipe t-shirt

2012-01-26T04:06:00.000-08:00

wipe t-shirt, where the dark stripes are strips of microfibre cloth. just in case you need to clean your glasses. YES.

zebra gif

2012-01-25T02:42:00.001-08:00

impossible

2012-01-19T05:18:00.001-08:00

did this just now. it's pretty true.

KEX hostel, Iceland

2012-01-16T12:37:00.000-08:00

I've just found the BEST HOSTEL in the history of everything ever.

kex hostel in reykjavik, iceland, is an old biscuit factory turned into a cleverly eclectic hostel decorated with details that put a smile on my face around every corner I turned!

the tables in the bar are old singer sewing machine tables, along with old school desks and travel trunks. bird cages hang from the ceilings and there's even a barbers room inside an old chubb vault incase you need a trim. there's the icelandic personality and sense of humour in every little detail! lets start with my favourite...

a reminder in the kitchen

magnet word-making fun!

a barber's room in an old vault

cafe/bar

wallpaper

room numbers

kitchen

the kitchen fridges

the kitchen walls lined with bingo slips

reception

and finally, the hostel rules:

stay hungry, stay curious

2012-01-16T12:11:00.000-08:00

kex hostel (reykjavik, iceland) shares some wisdom on their sweet website

camels run funny

2012-01-16T02:47:00.000-08:00

no explanation needed.

packing perfection

2012-01-12T15:12:00.001-08:00

center tape - 2011 red dot design concept winner. designed by hwang youn and han seung bum

5 stars

2012-01-12T14:08:00.001-08:00

a staff dvd review at JB hi-fi. legend.

change something

2012-01-08T07:30:00.001-08:00

how?...

2012-01-08T07:29:00.002-08:00

strelein warehouse

2012-01-08T07:29:00.000-08:00

strelein warehouse by ian moore architects

handwriting perfection

2012-01-08T07:11:00.000-08:00

I desire to possess excellent penmanship like obama's.

recycled TV

2012-01-08T04:45:00.001-08:00

only my sister would turn our old TV into a home for her naked sphinx cat

handsome packaging

2012-01-07T15:58:00.000-08:00

the HOTTEST bottle of maple syrup I've ever laid my eyes on. why can't more products come in beautiful packaging like this and just sell refills?! swoon

the whisk

2012-01-03T15:10:00.001-08:00

nervous

2012-01-03T15:05:00.001-08:00

bubble fish tank by psalt

clean lines

2012-01-03T15:04:00.001-08:00

sebastian zachl

stem

2012-01-03T14:55:00.001-08:00

'stem' from quirky. spray it, don't squeeze t!

2012

2012-01-01T12:20:00.002-08:00

here are a few of the most handsome 2012 calendars around. happy new year!

from present & correct

a sense of flying

2012-01-01T12:20:00.000-08:00

ACTUAL flying. unreal! (watch full screen)

corner shelf

2012-01-01T12:16:00.001-08:00

beautifully simple corner shelf design by helsinki-based martina carpelan

naked street art

2012-01-01T12:15:00.001-08:00

invisible speaker

2012-01-01T12:14:00.001-08:00

invisible speaker by people people

sponge bob street art

2012-01-01T12:11:00.001-08:00

back tatt

2012-01-01T12:10:00.000-08:00

love a good gif

2012-01-01T12:08:00.001-08:00

pancake plate

2012-01-01T12:07:00.001-08:00

the only thing I love more than pancakes, are these pancake plates. thanks jon wye

fire extinguisher art

2012-01-01T12:06:00.001-08:00

ear hat

2012-01-01T11:58:00.001-08:00

by tove greitz and minna magnusson

ultimate minimal bike stand

2012-01-01T11:57:00.000-08:00

beautiful.

lego cake

2012-01-01T11:55:00.000-08:00

yes please. check out the how to video

lapland igloos

2012-01-01T11:51:00.000-08:00

glass igloos at hotel kakslauttanen, located 250km above the arctic circle in lapland, finland.

fan-freakin-tastic

my dream studio

2012-01-01T11:42:00.001-08:00

walk past this on the way to work every day in edinburgh. it's in a graveyard but

CLEARLY the coolest. studio. space. ever.

childhood street art

2012-01-01T11:39:00.000-08:00

storage seat

2012-01-01T11:37:00.000-08:00

stack of old magazines = seat called njustudio hockenheimer

merry mirror

2012-01-01T11:34:00.001-08:00

merry mirror by michael johansson

just a bit choppy.

2012-01-01T11:27:00.001-08:00

great footage, great music, I want to throw up just watching it.

volna

2012-01-01T11:20:00.001-08:00

volna table by nüvist.

love it... but not sure I could own a table that has a better figure than me

cloud key holder

2012-01-01T11:16:00.001-08:00

LOVE this key holder by duncan shotton. watch the story behind it here - encouraging!

"once you learn that, you'll never be the same again"

2012-01-01T11:00:00.001-08:00

probably some of the best advice I've heard for life+design

muppet decals

2012-01-01T10:53:00.001-08:00

love these muppet wall decals from blik

the crazy ones

2012-01-01T10:51:00.000-08:00

incase

2012-01-01T10:49:00.000-08:00

tote bag from incase. comes with a removable shoulder strap and the padded bottom protects your belongings. AND it holds a 13" mac.

pretty sure I ~~want~~ need this.

tattly

2012-01-01T10:45:00.001-08:00

tattly - designy temporary tattoos

wear your pasta

2012-01-01T10:39:00.001-08:00

japanese design studio microworks created a wearable farfelle bowtie. nice

your bag's journey

2012-01-01T10:37:00.001-08:00

I have caught myself wondering about the journey my pack takes on my travels. now I know!

spesh

2012-01-01T08:40:00.003-08:00

happy anniversary

2012-01-01T04:35:00.000-08:00

my friend's anniversary card from her husband who couldn't find the one he wanted to get her so he bought a birthday card and made it his own. excellent WIN.

TetreBox lamp

2012-01-01T04:31:00.000-08:00

designer, ed chew, takes an used drink packet and turns it into a beautiful light shade! he does this by unfolding the packets and refolding them into hexagonal and pentagonal sections that are then pieced together to form a geodesic sphere or any other desired shape.

lenticular altoCOOL

2011-12-29T13:33:00.000-08:00

just learnt about a freakin cool kind of cloud today - lenticular altocumulus. NEAT.

amazing places to visit

2011-12-21T02:31:00.000-08:00

check out the coolhunter's lists of amazing places to visit for inspiration for your next trip - I've only hit 4... now I'm dying to see the rest!

t-shirt packaging

2011-12-09T14:10:00.001-08:00

beautiful t-shirt packaging design by nz industrial designer casey ng

space

2011-11-17T02:40:00.001-08:00

YES

invisible bridge

2011-11-17T02:38:00.001-08:00

the invisible bridge by ro&ad architects. bridges usually go over water. but surprisingly, if you submerge the vast majority of the structure under water, allowing pedestrians to effectively travel between the waves, it makes the whole experience of using a bridge much more exciting.

matata

2011-11-02T06:12:00.001-07:00

this is why I love new zealand.

bibi's movember cupcakes

2011-11-01T12:01:00.000-07:00

bibi's bakery (edinburgh and st andrews) is one of the best things about scotland, and here is yet another reason why - movember cupcakes.

windy

2011-10-30T15:38:00.001-07:00

bottle lock

2011-10-28T15:02:00.000-07:00

küat bottle lock - a water bottle that includes an internally coiled 8mm cable that locks back into itself, as well as a compartment underneath for storage of keys or other small items!

laura dern

2011-10-28T14:54:00.004-07:00

carry cat

2011-10-28T14:54:00.002-07:00

feeling pet-deprived right now.

reply all

2011-10-28T14:54:00.000-07:00

ice ice batman

2011-10-28T14:53:00.002-07:00

YES.

made me smile

2011-10-28T14:53:00.000-07:00

dream big

2011-10-28T14:50:00.001-07:00

lego play mat + bag

2011-10-28T14:49:00.001-07:00

great idea!

button trivet

2011-10-28T14:48:00.001-07:00

gorgeous button trivet from snugstudio

glennz

2011-10-28T14:47:00.000-07:00

check out these tee designs from kiwi designer glennz. these two are my fave!

type bike

2011-10-28T14:44:00.000-07:00

balloon lights

2011-10-28T14:43:00.001-07:00

balloon lamp by 25togo

dangling dandelions

2011-10-28T14:42:00.000-07:00

2000 suspended dandelions. by regine ramseier. BEAUTIFUL

sunstache

2011-10-28T14:40:00.001-07:00

mr mellow

2011-10-28T14:39:00.000-07:00

mr mellow lamp by sarah bottger. perfect name

cyan print

2011-10-28T14:37:00.001-07:00

sebastian schramm's cyan print. diggin it

midnight sun

2011-10-28T14:14:00.000-07:00

a stunning timelapse video of the midnight sun in iceland. I'm IN LOVE with this crazy beautiful island, I can't wait to go back!

fishing for kids

2011-10-28T13:17:00.001-07:00

by wulffmorgenthaler

dishes I'd rather be doing

2011-10-28T11:05:00.001-07:00

world cup edition of "dishes I'd rather be doing" tea towels from new zealand designer dear colleen.

nest thermostat

2011-10-26T14:45:00.001-07:00

about bloody time

about bloody time. LOVE this

one for the ladies

2011-10-24T10:56:00.001-07:00

rockett st george lamp

2011-10-24T10:38:00.001-07:00

from rockett st george.

smoking magic.

2011-10-24T06:49:00.001-07:00

holy piss.

stickman adventure

2011-10-24T06:36:00.000-07:00

diggin this website. you draw a stickman (or a triangle woman in my case - my trademark as a 6yr old) and watch what the site does. I won't give it away! check it out HERE

nike better world

2011-10-24T06:33:00.000-07:00

you MUST check out this nike website. incredible css that makes the images and text scroll at different speeds! argh. I can't explain - check it out for yourself!

www.nikebetterworld.com

disturbed

2011-10-18T14:37:00.001-07:00

the isolator

2011-10-17T13:39:00.000-07:00

"the 'isolator' is designed to help focus the mind when reading or writing by rendering the wearer deaf, piping them full of oxygen, not only by eliminating all outside noises but also by allowing just one line of text to be seen at a time through a horizontal slit."

this image is taken from the july 1925 issue of a science and invention magazine. hugo meant well.

jump rope

2011-10-17T13:33:00.001-07:00

camel love

2011-10-17T13:32:00.001-07:00

robot tea infuser

2011-10-17T12:56:00.001-07:00

takeya juicer

2011-10-17T12:45:00.000-07:00

our first project at design school was to redesign the orange juicer... not sure how I found that so hard (amateur!). love this beautiful solution by takeya.

sixties lamp

2011-10-17T12:40:00.000-07:00

cute cute cute! MUST HAVE. by russia's maxim maximov

hidden animal cereal bowls

2011-10-17T12:36:00.000-07:00

hidden animal cereal bowls - when the bowls are empty they have strange curves around the edges, but fill 'em with liquid and you have an animal! by geraldine de beco

words as image

2011-10-17T12:29:00.001-07:00

BEAUT video using words as images

smiling board

2011-10-17T12:19:00.001-07:00

who wouldn't want to chop veges on a chopping board that's smiling at you!

soap dispenser

2011-10-17T12:11:00.000-07:00

such a simple idea. soap dispenser by skip hop. I like it (and this kid looks like he does too)

a pohutukawa getaway

2011-10-17T12:07:00.000-07:00

the butler beach house built amongst the beautiful pohutukawa trees.

by new zealand's herbst architects

tribute

2011-10-07T02:45:00.001-07:00

the simplest tribute. steve jobs 1955-2011

[without you, I'd have to use a PC. holla]

"remembering that I'll be dead soon is the most important tool I've ever encountered to help me make the big choices in life. because almost everything - all external expectations, all pride, all fear of embarrassment or failure - these things just fall away in the face of death, leaving only what is truly important. remembering that you are going to die is the best way I know to avoid the trap of thinking you have something to lose. you are already naked. there is no reason not to follow your heart."

- steve jobs

BMW ad

2011-10-03T08:51:00.001-07:00

beautiful use of advertising space by BMW.

buttered pancake floor pillows

2011-10-01T16:04:00.000-07:00

a stack of buttered pancake pillows (with butter!) designed by toff von bastiaans

don't forget to play

2011-10-01T15:59:00.000-07:00

cheeky delicious

2011-09-29T11:07:00.001-07:00

I LOVE it when websites talk cheeky to me like they're human! this happened when delicious.com had a breakdown

amsterdamage

2011-09-29T11:05:00.001-07:00