Subway Map Coat Rack

Subway Map Coat Rack on sale as described here. Via these sites.

Portal-themed bedroom

From James Farr, watch a high-energy boy show off his Portal-themed bedroom and bathroom. Via.

*Buy Portal toys at Amazon.

Crashed Ferrari table

Crashed Ferrari table by Charly Molinelli. Via these sites.

Urban Beehive by Philips

Urban Beehive concept by Philips:

The design of the beehive is unconventional, appealing, and respects the natural behavior of the bees. It consists of two parts: entry passage and flower pot outside, and glass vessel containing an array of honeycomb frames, inside. The glass shell filters light to let through the orange wavelength which bees use for sight. The frames are provided with a honeycomb texture for bees to build their wax cells on. Smoke can be released into the hive to calm the bees before it is opened, in keeping with established practice.

Part of the Microbial Home. Via.

*Previously: Another beehive.

Alice in Wonderland-esque climbing wall

Nendo:

The second branch of the ILLOIHA fitness club is located on two below-ground floors of a building. Since the gym is spread out over the two floors, we decided to use a studio with an unusual two-story ceiling to unify the space.

To express the original brand concept of "becoming beautiful through movement", we chose the theme "rock-climbing in Omotesando" and developed a design that uses the mismatch between a rugged outdoor sport and Tokyo's fashion district to its advantage. Instead of the usual rough and outdoorsy climbing wall, we came up with the idea of using interior design elements like picture frames, mirrors, deer heads, bird cages and flower vases to create a challenging wall with hard-to-find holds and unusual finger grips. We hope that our uniquely Omotesando-style climbing wall inspires newcomers to try out the sport, and starts a new wave in fitness with style.

Via these sites.

Stack of pancakes floor pillows

Stack of pancakes floor pillows by Todd von Bastiaans on sale here. Via these sites.

The SuperGroup's futuristic office

The SuperGroup's office, designed by ai3:

Within The SuperGroup’s office, ai3 has created an environment that is nothing short of spectacular. A visit to The SuperGroup is akin to entering the set of a Stanley Kubrick film. The only thing missing is the ubiquitous sound of hydraulic doors opening and closing.

The overall architecture is boldly organic, with curved walls, round walkways and suspended ceilings that float within the space. Angled lines and contrasting colors energize the design. Finishes are primarily white in contrast with orange, blue, and black walls and accents. At the center of the office is an illuminated capsule, housing offices for the founders as well as a large meeting lounge. The multi-use lounge is futuristic, with blue lighting and a bright orange canopy suspended over the bar area.

Throughout the offices, custom design solutions add dimension and context to The SuperGroup brand. A series of small meeting pods line one corridor and are sealed with glass pocket doors. Another corridor is lined with backlit panels that connect the floor and ceiling, creating the illusion of a floating walkway. This futuristic effect is carried through to the conference room where a long white table curves up from the floor and its likeness suspends from the ceiling. A black accent wall and black ceiling contrast with the white finishes, reinforcing the sensation that this office ‘space’ is just that.

Via.

Link roundup

1. A Gizmodo writer went on two dates with a guy she met on OK Cupid and then wrote a post about how he was a loser for being a world class Magic The Gathering player and not mentioning it in his profile (or maybe she had a different motivation for going on the dates). He participated in an interesting q&a at Reddit. Also funny: Top Signs You’re on a Date With a Gizmodo Writer, including "refers to post-dinner plans as 'occurring after the jump'."



2. Hotel elevator with separate buttons for staff and guests.



3. How to report scraper sites to Google. Via.



4. Lime green couch wallpaper. Via.

Homemade Portal room; Wedding proposal by custom Portal level

Homemade Portal room.













Supposedly a series of three custom Portal levels made to propose marriage (seems more like an advertisement for the customizer). The proposal starts at 5:50 and is quite clever. Via.



*Buy Companion Cubes at eBay.

Image roundup

Cardboard bedroom set.







Future home of James T. Kirk.







Seaman returns home.







Carpet.







Daft Punk shoes available at Etsy.







Arkham Asylum wallpaper.

Full moon pillow

Full Moon Odyssey floor mattress pillow by Lily Suh and Zoono of i3lab. Via these sites.

A technicolor fairy tale hut

"If I Had A Heart I Could Love You" by Malene Hartmann Rasmussen:

In this project I work with how we perceive the world, twisting and changing the perception of the space to create an eerie surreal and otherworldly feeling. The setting is a wooden hut as we know it from the folk talesof Brothers Grimm. The viewer is intruding this reality shifting dark place. It is a fake wooden hut, a piece of theater-like scenery made from drawn wood planks, the “Flintstones” aesthetic and Technicolor quality of the ceramics underlines the hyper real dreamlike feeling.

In the hut there is a fireplace, the burning logs look like hearts, but the hearts look like real hearts and the branches sticking out of them resembles blood filled arteries and veins. The hut is in a forest or maybe the hut is the forest; the wooden planks are sprouting and coming to life, or maybe they were alive and someone is cutting them down?This uncanny and dark fairytale is fragmented, like in a crime story the clues are scattered around, the viewer is the detective trying to make sense of it all.

Via.

R-rated hotel lobby

The Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas features a lobby filled with columns used for digital art installations (not all of which are adult-themed).



*Previously: Incredibly dirty ad for Extended Stay Hotels.

Image roundup

Planking on the news via.



Beautiful way to display a PS3 and its cords. Via.



Shaved alpaca.



Crashed spaceship by Michal Karcz on sale as described here. Via.



Crest Pro-Health Protection - - 24 hour protection as long as you use it twice a day.

Move over fairy doors, here's tiny elevators

"Lift" at the Galerie Emmanuel Perrotin.

Previously:

1. Fairy doors and truth windows.

2. Little door of mystery.

3. Adding tiny doors to boring facades.

Fairy Doors and Truth Windows

1. Here's a website dedicated to cataloging fairy doors. Via.



2. Flickr is full of photographs of truth windows (which give a glimpse as to what a surface is made of). Via.

Image roundup

A few gems from Reddit:


Big dog, little dog.



If you ask Domino's to draw a dragon on your box.



Polar bear cub attacks.



House with built-in waterslide.



Apparently the aftermath of the 2008 Sichuan earthquake.



The beer store at the end of the rainbow.



Not a caterpillar.