Makeshift housing solutions equate to the expansive scope of flexibility. Serving their varied purposes – ranging from emergency shelters, low cost dwellings to just novel DIY projects, some of these makeshift house designs do combine the innovative routes of both aesthetics and construction. So, without further delay, let us check …
Over the past few days, we have been bombarded with various kinds of ingeniously crafted Japanese ‘Gasas‘. However this time around, technology takes precedence over mere practicality to result in the ‘Anywhere’, a remarkable umbrella design with its very own sound system. The brainchild of artist Dmitry Morozov, the project …
The Japanese surely have their ingenious ways of coming up with innovative umbrella contrivances, be it the illuminating umbrella or the double shaded umbrella. This time around the trend is manifested by Thanko’s Hands-free Shushuku-gasa (Shrinkable Umbrella in Japanese). As the name clearly suggests, the umbrella can be conveniently used …
Late night movie (and beer) sessions sometimes do lead to those adorable sleepovers in the couch. However, the predicament starts when you wake up next morning with a sore neck or shoulder. Well, design company Unikia surely believes in your well being and good living, and their ‘care’ is manifested …
Sometimes it is the traditional simpler colors that play a perfect foil to the more complex arrangement of outdoor surroundings. The creators from Québec-based Jardin de Ville certainly believe in this design precept, as is evident from their Blow Up collection of outdoor furniture. The high end furniture manufacturer is …
With camping and hiking becoming more popular, people are increasingly looking for portable outdoor cooking gear and barbecue accessories that will serve delicious food wherever you are. We recently covered BioLite’s sustainable BaseCamp wood stove, equipped with a 13-inch grill top. And then, there was the incredibly funky and colorful …
With the contemporary urban dweller’s focus on fitness oriented outdoorsy activities, the accessories accompanying us also tend to be more specific in their role. However in most cases, the essence of practical usage gets sidelined by such ‘linear’, determined functions. Contrastingly, the above pictured B.O.B (Bottle Opener Board) goes against …
Netflix has struck once again in the world of satire, this time parodying Amazon’s much talked about Air Prime proposal that will adopt drones for delivery. Their spoofing video is aptly titled “Drone to Home”, and it features Netflix’s ‘supposedly’ newest technology that allows Drones to deliver DVDs. The satirical …
BaseCamp is the latest brainchild in a long line of impressive energy-efficient wood-burning stoves, mainly for backpackers and campers, by BioLite. The NYC-based company, which was launched back in 2009, is known for its innovative outdoor-cooking gear, that also generate off-grid electricity. One of their premier products is CampStove, a portable stove …
The Japanese have struck back, this time with the utterly wacky and yet potentially practical ‘two-in-one’ umbrella. Christened as the Niko-Ichi-Gasa, the ultimate umbrella combo sort of fuses two different specimens into a single contrivance. The end result is a very big umbrella that will surely cover your date during …
