Fortunately, our tryst with cob houses isn’t over by a long stretch. This time around, a Redditor who goes by the screen name of ‘The51stState’ has resourcefully built a 250 sq ft cob hut in the Mendocino County, California, with a budget of just $600. The low impact nature of …
The mechanical waterwheels had for long played their crucial roles in the realms of irrigation before the advent of electricity powered contraptions. And now, some Chinese designers (Huang Tao, Jin Ronghao, Zhang Yixin and Zhong Ce) have taken advantage of this old yet low-impact scope, and ingeniously applied it to …
Architecture as a progressive discipline evolving from art and science, has always been dominated by humans. However this time around, we have come across a living space created for humans, but created by a cow! The brainchild of Ensamble Studio, the eccentric project is christened as The Truffle, and is …
In our modern times, Frank Gehry is known in many circles as the master of contemporary architecture. His fascinating projects like the exalted Guggenheim Museum in Bilbao or the Walt Disney Concert Hall in downtown Los Angeles has shown their eminence in attracting both tourists and critics alike. And, now …
Traditional Chinese travel mugs are known for their handcrafted nature that exhibit both ceramic and wooden materials. But what if the heritage was given an ‘update’ with the inclusion of modernistic motifs? Well, the One-o-One Travel Mug (conceived by Hangar Design) for Taiwanese brand Acera treads this contemporary design path, …
A kitchen has always remained a ‘sacred’ space for preparing food and a small yet intimate family dinner at the end of each stressful day. Suffice it to say; our kitchens pertain to our daily habits set within a familiar agenda, and as such things have a way of taking …
In spite of modern-day hustle and bustle, many of us urban dwellers have surely given a panicky thought about those germ-prone hanging rails in public transportation systems like buses and subways. But wouldn’t it be just dandy if these rails were kept clean throughout its life-cycle? Well, a group of …
What is the striking feature one comes across in public toilets, except for their generally low hygienic conditions? The answer would overwhelmingly be the scarcity of space inside each of the cubicles. The cramped nature of such spatial arrangements makes it difficult for occupants to safely store their personal items …
When it comes to ‘manliness’, carpets don’t quite make for apt home-based decor accessories to bolster you persona. That is up till now. The designers from Polytuft have craftily managed to create entire carpets from patches of old jeans labels. Unpretentiously christened as Jeans Label Carpets, each of the incredible specimens …
In our tutorial for replacing a drain trap, one of the first steps that was discussed entailed the unhinging of slip nuts and tailpieces; which in most cases pertains to an unwieldy affair. But what if there was a drain trap system that didn’t require any mechanical tool to remove …
