The Protohaus: Comfort in a Trailer Home

Living in comfort is one thing we all seek; living in comfort in a trailer sounds a bit far-fetched. At least, that used to be the case.

Presenting the “Protohaus”, the trailer home that pretty much buries all the “comfort trailer home” concepts over the years. With its timber frame and a trailer bed that claims to be able to bear up to 14,000 pounds (around 6,350 kgs) of solid weight, this “stick-built” house is tastefully elegant and structurally sound.
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The Lamborghini Pregunta

No, this is not a new version of the Lamborghini Pregunta. This first came out in 1998, and made its illustrious debut on the 1998 Paris Auto Show. But here’s the great news: it is now for sale at only USD2.1 million or 1.6 euros.

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The Felix Zawojski Hotel

The Felix Zawojski Hotel in the Czech Republic had very humble beginnings, much like the designer and tailor whose honor the house was built for. It took about a hundred years before the house’s potential to be a plush and luxurious hotel worthy of kings and queens and princes and princesses.
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Hyper Realism depicted in Christiane Vleugels’ Oil Paintings

Art imitates life, they say. If we’re talking about the art of Christiane Vleugel, no statement could be truer. She has managed to capture reality and brought it to vivid life in her canvases, making use of rich colors and hues that are, well, for lack of a better word, life-like. Have a taste of her exquisite works of art in the following pictures.

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The Mazda MX-5 Superlite

From car-maker giant Mazda comes the MX-5 derived concept known as the Mazda “Superlite”. In collaboration with the Cologne, Germany-based design studio Motorcity Europe, the automotive manufacture from Hiroshima, Japan came out with this “celebratory” racer. After all, they want to have something to show for their 20 successful and phenomenal years in the industry. (more…)

Michael Jantzen’s Wind Shaped Pavilion

One may scoff in disbelief upon hearing the name of this structural design proposal by Michael Jantzen. After all, the wind has no shape! But let us not be literal, since the name “Wind Shaped Pavilion’ is used on a different context. Anybody contemplating having a fabric structure for either commercial or residential purposes would find this unique design proposal truly ingenious, not to mention, eco-friendly. (more…)

Urban subcompact car Aston Martin Cygnet released a brand – new minor form of the Cygnet & Colette. Colette – a Parisian fashion house, who worked on the design of the car. At the moment it is only about 14 copies of these vehicles by hand. Colette colored body of this exclusive small car in silver color “Lightning Silver” and light blue, which were painted some of the designe of the exterior, for example the contour of the grille and body side mirrors. The car’s interior is made in the skin a pleasant light brown hue, blue stitched thread.

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Krieytory, marketers and community managers are increasingly working to create a tie detail between the virtual and real life. English designer Christopher McNicholl created “TweetingSeat”, an interactive public bench, which has its own Twitter-account. One camera is mounted in a bird’s eye, which adorns the bench, the second is placed in a tree in front. Thus, in the field of vision of webcams get people who sit on the bench and their pictures and videos are broadcast directly to twitter.

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Creative (and fun!) bookends

Bookends need not be the most boring piece of fixture in your living room or study. In the previous post, we featured unique and creative bookends with designs that are inspired by the hands. This time around, let us take a look at other creative bookends with quirky and fun designs. These are bookends that you would not want to wait to get your hands on!

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One of Daisy Balloon’s – Balloon Dresses

Be fashion forward with a frock made from balloons. Yes, you read that right – BALLOONS.

Integrating wearability to haute couture is no mean feat, particularly if you’re making use of materials that are unheard of when it comes to clothes. And yet the design duo of Daisy Balloon came up with these ingenious and gorgeous dress designs, which are sure to draw the eyes to every woman wearing one of them as she steps into a room.

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