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…)

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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Scion iQ will be published in 2012

Toyota Motor Corporation announced the launch of electric Scion iQ, which goes on sale in 2012. It also became known that next year Toyota will release several new products. As for the Scion iQ, it’s cute eco-friendly electric vehicle that is powered only by battery.

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Brand name against dark textured paper.

Music is an enduring art form, so it is only fitting that the instruments used to weave such magical art be represented by a representation that will also be enduring.
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The future is now! Soon the phrase from the sci-fi movie “flipnut to the spaceport,” becomes a reality. At least the second part of mankind has provided. In October, an official opening ceremony of the spaceport, “America,” the world’s first commercial site for private space flight. Spaceport was opened in the desert of New Mexico. The project was implemented in English Office Foster and Partners. Starport includes a waiting room and flight training, hangar and control tower. Also provided a runway length of three kilometers.

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The “Octopussy” Floor Lamp

At first glance, it does look funny, but the functionality of this floor lamp is anything but laughable.

Vladimir Tomilov is the creative mind behind the “Octopussy”, a floor lamp with ‘tentacles’ for legs and a ‘giant eye’ for light. You’d think it would serve only as an accent piece in any room but, upon closer inspection, you’ll realize that the Russian industrial designer definitely knows what he’s doing.  (more…)

The Apophis Flash Drive by Zana Design

In ancient Egyptian mythology, there is an evil demon that embodies pure darkness and chaos. It is named Apepi or, in Greek, Apophis. Now perhaps you’re wondering why a USB flash drive would be named after a demon god. Well, it’s not. This flash drive is actually named after the near-earth asteroid 99942 Apophis. With a width of 390 meters, this asteroid, which first manifested itself in December 2004, shows signs of colliding with Earth on April 13, 2036. Very Doomsday-ish, but there is no denying that it has an impact, literally and figuratively. As is the design of this unique USB flash drive.

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The Confucius Sofa by Alexander Nettesheim

There is something to be said about “smart furniture shopping”. It would make or break the mood of a room and a building’s overall look. But you can take that literally as well. German furniture and fixtures manufacturing company Bretz invites you to take your seat on the Confucius Sofa, where you can put your thinking cap on and ponder on the intricacies of life… or what you’d have for dinner later. One look at this plush and utterly unique sofa, and you know you won’t have too much of a hard time thinking about your options. Hey, you may even enjoy going through your options while kicking back and relaxing on the cushions!

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The Rolls-Royce Jonckheere Aerodynamic Coupe II

It has been a little over 77 years since the father-and-son tandem of Henri and Joseph Jonckheere built the original Rolls-Royce Jonckheere Aerodynamic Coupe I. At the time, in 1935, it was truly an extraordinary piece of man-made engineering. Right now, this car can be viewed at the Petersen Museum in California, and since that time, Jonckheere has contented itself with specializing on bus and coach body design. They may have thought that there is no improving on perfection. (more…)

This model has been made to order by the mobile operator – Virgin Mobile. The model contains 2 GB internal memory, 512 MB RAM, 5 megapixel camera, WVGA display, 1400mAh battery, A-GPS, WiFi, Qualcomm MSM8655 processor and HDMI output, the supported operating system is Android Froyo. An Information about the price and release is still missing.
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