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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Salma Hayek, portrait by Andy Gotts

There are things that could only be seen behind the camera lens, and there are nuances in one’s personality which can only be highlighted when distilled in photographs. Celebrities always have their photos splashed on papers and magazines, and even online, but only a few can make them look larger than life.
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A unique hotels, recently opened its doors in London. (more…)

Ballo – The Portable Speaker For Your Portable Device

Music is referred to as the universal language. Thus, it is meant to be enjoyed, savored… and shared. Using headphones and earphones is all well and good, but there are times when you simply want more than just yourself or two people enjoying a great song.
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This Sun-kissed Ready Notebook from Fujitsu, is designed by Andrea Ponti. This polycarbonate clear laptop is inspired by the light. It has also a transparent touch-keyboard and a Double Solar Panels, one is located on the top, and the other-under the keypad.

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The Booleanos Chest of Drawers by Joel Escalona

A chest of drawers and a centerpiece. Interior decorating doesn’t get any better than this.

Boolean logic would dictate sets of relationships where even unexpected bits and pieces could be combined and form a cohesive whole until such time that it actually makes sense. That is what Mexican designer Joel Escalona worked with when he designed a chest of drawers, which he then aptly named “Booleanos”. (more…)

Japanese studio has created original stand Nendo “Jaguchi” in the form of a crane with flowing water for the iPhone and iPad. Stand is made from polycarbonate and dodstupna in four colors: white, black, blue and colorless.

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UP Studio Business cards, on laminated paper with spot UV (design by kelikaee)

Those small pieces of paper that used to contain one’s contact information have definitely come a long way as technology made things more possible – design-wise and construction-wise. In the past, business cards served only one purpose: to provide a means of staying in touch or staying connected. (more…)

The public became available photos of the new version of the legendary 2012 Porsche 911. Premiere of the car in September at the Frankfurt International Motor Show 2011. The new Porsche 911 will get bigger and roomier, it has a long wheelbase, the instrument panel in the style of the latest model will be equipped with the Panamera and the 350-strong 3,4-liter engine with six cylinders for the Boxster S or 3.8-liter 6-cylinder engine power of 400 horsepower and a 7-speed manual transmission. In addition, the different versions will be equipped with a manual transmission with double clutch.

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“Aggelon Gi”, in Greek, means “Angels’ Land”. It also happens to be the name of the Winery Estate that has just recently launched a series of premium wines.

Aggelon Gi Estates’ latest contribution to wine serves as a symbol of hope and a ray of light in the otherwise bleak and dreary setting that has been the norm of late, no thanks to the crisis that the entire country is still battling with even now. Angels have always represented purity and hope, and that seems to be the starting point of Sophia Georgopoulou’s design concept for its branding, labels, and packaging.  (more…)