© Scott Burrows Architects: Shaun Lockyer Architects with Arkhefield Location: Brisbane, Queensland, Australia Design Project Team: Shaun Lockyer, Julie Lockyer, Justin Boland, Michael Carlotto, Lucy Haynes, Jacquie Maestracci, Kellie Morris, Neva Wethereld Builder: Bruce Wales Engineer: Peter Ide, Westera Partners Project Size: Original cottage 95 sqm, new works 65 sqm: Total 160 sqm Project Year: [...]

Roy Lichetenstein’s estate has seen the light. After threatening copyright litigation against an indie band whose CD cover remixed the same comic book panel that the pop artist made famous, the estate has withdrawn the threat and no longer claims to own the rights to everything that rips off the same stuff that Lichtenstein copied. [...]

Joe Saavedra writes: This tutorial will go through the steps involved in fabricating your own Arduino-compatible circuit using just ~$8 of parts (this includes the ATMega chip!). This is perfect for installing and embedding in permanent pieces , as you don’t need to waste a full $30 Arduino board in a project you will never [...]

I went to BKLYN Designs on Friday and will be posting my favorites from the show. First up are newcomers Colleen & Eric, who debuted an awesome shelving system called Hold On Tight. The shelves come with an integrated bookend (a cube with an oversized wing-nut that you can loosen and slide on a track [...]

Tom Pappalardo of Standard Design was at the recent Northampton Twist Fair where he was showing off his impressive skills in the form of awesome posters. We at the Hepaestus household have the “Hello Darkness” poster framed in the kitchen right next to the coffee maker. It helps us stay humble and remember we are [...]

I saw Kristin Crane‘s work at the recent Northampton Twist Fair where she was showing a number of hand bound journals. She must currently be on a map kick, not that I minded, I picked up one of her Italy bound journals for Traci as a Mothers Day gift. Her Etsy store is currently stocked [...]

One of these things is not like the other. If you guess the townhouse in the middle — you are right! This townhouse in Landskrona, Sweden by Elding Oscarson is quite different than its neighbors. The narrow site is sandwiched between very old neighboring buildings. Three thin slabs are projected into the open volume, softly [...]

Buying carpet for the first time can be an overwhelming experience. Negotiating the seemingly endless variety of colors, styles, and brands can a daunting task for the first time carpet buyer. Fortunately, it’s really not as difficult as it may first appear. If you are looking for an unique carpet take a look at this [...]

Audrey has always liked playing with her food and I only slightly bristle at this. One thing I do condone, is her use of play food, mostly cause it stains far less then the real food. At the recent Twist Fair in Northampton I saw Jar of Wonder and their awesome organic felt food. While [...]

Korean designer Hyung Suk Cho has designed a chair made of two curved wooden shells joined together with circular studs. (more…) This article was shared by me in Google Reader. I don’t want to take complete credit for the original article I just want to aggregate it and comment on it.