Ask any booklover or “bookworm” and he or she would tell you that there is no better feeling than holding books in the palm of your hands. Well, various designers took that concept quite literally, coming up with bookends that represent both the function of said items, and the passion one finds in books. Here are a few hand-inspired bookends that will definitely give you more incentive to keep on reading. Now, shelves will no longer look boring and plain, what with these “handy” (no pun intended) and unique-looking bookends.
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Paleokastro Villa – View from the balcony

On the edge of a hill in Paleokastro in the area of Heraklion in Crete proudly stands a villa with a view of the sun, sea, and sky. Check out the following photos for interior and exterior shots of said villa.
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The Design Studio of Mercedes-Benz in Como of Italy, was opened in February 1998 and is specialized in developing new interior design concepts. The current Design Studio Manager is Michele Jauch Paganetti, who succeded Mr. Norber Weber in October 2006. The  Design Studio of Mercedes-Benz in Como, is the third Design Studio, after the studio in Yokohama of  Japan and Irvine in USA. All three  studios have the same objective in design.

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Sozopol is one of most ancient bulgarian towns ,situated on the seaside of the Black sea ,only 20 km southern from the city of Burgas. It is a place ,which unites an amazing  combination of ancient byzantine  history and a modern sea resort. In the year of 610 BC ,on the place of the town has been established a Hellenic colony named Apolonia Pontika  ( “Apolonia “ from Apollo ,a God from the Greek mythology). The town of Apollo has been known as an important trade and seaport  town,the most developed of all others.

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The BMW 328 Homage Concept was created on the occasion of 75th anniversary by representing the first 328. One model that has played a key role in the development of the Bavarian brand. While the BMW avoid making the connection, 328 Homage Concept is also based on the experimental model, Vision ConnectedDrive roadster, which premiered at this year’s in Geneva Motor Show.

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Pythagorean cup, also known as the Pythagorean Glass, Fair Cup and Pythagoras Cup. The Pythagorean cup is a form of drinking cup, which is a deep sense of control measures of a drink.

Tradition says Pythagoras, during water supply works in the island of Samos, around 530 b.C. moderated the workers’ wine drinking by the inventing the “fare cup”. When the wine surpasses the line, the cup totally empties, so the greedy one is punished.
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Rila Monastery or The Monastery of Saint Ivan Rilski is the largest Eastern Orthodox monastery in Bulgaria.Situated in Rila mountain,near Kyustendil ,Bulgaria, this monastery owns an unique architecture with its outward 24 meters stone walls,which form a pentagon,the monastery has a vision of a fortress. Thats why when you enter through the iron gates  in the inner yard, you will notice the multitude of the arches, colonnades, covered wooden ladders, the wood-caving balconies and behind them – the cells,about 300 or 400. (more…)

Evening of 21 June in the center of modern design and innovation to life MOD Design Nokia has introduced the most recent  smartphone Nokia N9-based operating system MeeGo. The manufacturer has presented three possible colors: Black, blue and pink. Also, the new smartphone is equipped with an 8-megapixel autofocus camera module and GPS, supports Bluetooth, Wi-Fi and NFC. Other technical specifications: Processor OMAP3630 clocked at 1 GHz, graphics co-processor PowerVR SGX530, AMOLED-display diagonal of 3.9 inches with a resolution 854h480 points, RAM 1 GB memory and user data 16 or 64 GB.

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The Aston Martin Company presents the Aston Martin Virage, a true luxury car, with plenty of convenience, comfort and a performance of V12-engined sports car. With the imperious pace and the cosseting sensory, the Aston Martin Virage, makes every journey an experience of savour. The Aston Martin Virage, builded all with aluminium structure for the lightness and the strength and also powered by a bespoke version of the company’s iconic V12 engine, with a six-speed ‘Touchtronic 2’automatic transmission, the Aston Martin Virage, made to be a unique brand of performance.

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Elegance and strength represented in the logo.

Jathar Diamonds has developed an impeccable reputation of maintaining very strict standards in terms of quality. Serving clients all over the globe, including high-profile celebrities and VIPs, Jathar Diamonds exudes both elegance and strength, and these are the traits they wanted to convey in their logo.
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