19Jul2010 |
Arup's Bug Hotel |
The Voronoi Diagram appears again in this bug hotel from Arup. Designed for the Beyond the Hive Competition, sponsored by the City of London. The hotel encourages occupancy by all kinds of creepy crawlies, including stag beetles, solitary bees, butterflies, moths, spiders, lacewings and ladybirds. A variety of recycled waste materials and deadfall are loosely inserted into the cells for the insects to make their homes. See the other entrants on the competition web site. See also Voronoi Diagram As Chair. |
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06Jul2010 |
Solid Wood Light |
This light (called Cub) was designed by Julian Robin. It looks like a solid block of wood until the light is switched on. Then it glows softly and shows shadows of leaves. Lovely. Available from the Hix store for Euro 290. |
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08Apr2010 |
Hardwood And Bamboo Bicycles |
Renovo, based in Portland, makes bicycles with hollow wood and laminated bamboo frames. The R4 Pursuit is made from black walnut and Port Orford cedar. The laminated bamboo frame is called The Panda. Why wood and bamboo? It's light and tough, gives a smooth ride and is sustainable. Fantastic craftsmanship. |
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15Mar2010 |
Wooden Bike |
This wooden bike by Arndt Menke-Zumbrägel is called Holzweg (woodenway). According to the Google translation of the German Wikipedia page for Holzweg, it means a path in a forest used for logging. It's a fixed wheel/gear bike weighing only 2.3 kg. See the site for more details and checkout the split feature on the rear wheel strut. |
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27Jan2010 |
Wooden CNC Machine |
This wooden CNC machine was designed and built by Nick Santillan after he gave up trying to build a different one from a kit. It has some unique features: like being able to bolt the whole machine on to the surface being worked on (a table, a wall...). It's a great achievement. There are some beautiful pieces on Nick's site like DotDot - interactive furniture for kids - well worth a look. |
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17Dec2009 |
Beautiful Wooden Furniture |
Beautiful wooden furniture from Matthias Pliessnig. |
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16Dec2009 |
Wooden Car |
This wooden car by Sada-Kenbi has a top speed of 90 kmph and is street legal in Japan. It's a single seater and is driven with handle bars like a motorbike. Get your motor running... Sada-Kenbi are a furniture maker who set out to prove that anything can be made of wood. They certainly did! YouTube video (Japanese) embedded below: |
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