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decorating do: numeric keypad chairs arranged in order

filed under: design | just plain fun

Numeric Keyboard Chair

I have no idea what the story is behind this set of numeric keypad/calculator chairs is, but I do know I think it’s super cool!

I wish so badly that I could explain the rationale behind this or tell you whether or not it’s concept art or a commercial product, but I still haven’t learned how to read Japanese characters…

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posted: June 30th, 2008 1 comment author: karen

new plasma tv in a retro-look wooden case

filed under: design | home entertainment | retro

Retro Wooden TV

This retro-look wooden casing houses a plasma TV. It combines mid-century modern aesthetics with modern technology to give you the best of both worlds.

At first glance, the TV looks like it belongs in one of yesteryear’s living rooms- until you realize how thin it is. The case can be made in custom sizes and a variety of woods…

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posted: June 21st, 2008 post a comment author: karen

lunablocks are giant legos that make furniture

filed under: design | geek art & craft | just plain fun

LunaBlocks table

LunaBlocks are giant Lego-like blocks that you can use to make furniture!..

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posted: June 5th, 2008 post a comment author: karen

modular seating looks like pixel blocks

filed under: design | strange and unusual

Bond. Scape Modular Seating

This new modular furniture system lets you create custom seating areas by rearranging pixel-like blocks into your own unique layouts.

Created by Joe Doucet, founder of the new design collective Bond., the Scape Modular Seating system lets you transform your living space on a whim, thanks to its moveable seating towers…

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posted: May 10th, 2008 post a comment author: technabob

nes controller coffee table: drool.

filed under: geek art & craft | retro | video games

NES Controller Coffee Table

This has got to be my favorite piece of furniture, ever. Not only does this coffee table look like a giant NES controller, it’s actually fully functional!

Lovingly constructed by Kyle Downes of Ultra Awesome, the table also offers ample storage for all of his other gaming systems…

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posted: May 9th, 2008 5 comments author: technabob

asteroids coffee table blasts into hyperspace

filed under: design | video games

Asteroids Coffee Table by C. Macintosh Morrison

If one of your fondest memories of youth is getting blisters on your fingers from zapping space debris and aliens, these most-excellent coffee tables belong in your living room.

Designer C…

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posted: February 1st, 2008 2 comments author: technabob

scooterdesk puts your laptop on wheels

filed under: computing | design

ScooterDesk by Utilia Design

Here’s a unique computer desk design. The ScooterDesk is a self-contained workstation which lets you sit and scoot around your office without leaving your desk…

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posted: October 21st, 2007 2 comments author: technabob

recycled cds turned into furniture

filed under: design | strange and unusual

cd chair designed by belen hermosa

Got a few thousand spare compact discs lying around? Designer Belen Hermosa apparently had a few spare CDs and created this funky modern chair out of them.

For some reason, I’m guessing it’s not the world’s most comfortable chair, but it sure beats sitting on a bunch of 8-track tapes…

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posted: October 8th, 2007 13 comments author: technabob

mac ii computers are sofa king uncomfortable

filed under: computing | hacks-mods | retro

Macintosh II Couch

Got a bunch of old Macintosh II computers lying around? Why not do what these folks did and turn them into a couch?

Apparently a computer shop had about twenty old Mac IIs and IIfx computers lying around gathering cobwebs and decided to build a sofa out of the technological dinosaurs…

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posted: October 3rd, 2007 3 comments author: technabob

bookshelf stereo or stereo bookshelf?

filed under: design | home entertainment

Modular Speaker Shelf by PBTeen

Somebody at Pottery Barn’s PBteen division was assigned the task of creating a bookshelf stereo, and appears to have taken the concept a bit too literally by creating a bookshelf with speakers built into it…

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posted: September 20th, 2007 1 comment author: technabob

mac fans get surface-based computer

filed under: home entertainment | interactive

ROSIE Coffee Table Touchpanel Controller

While it’s not exactly the multi-touch Mac that people have been clamoring for Apple to make, Savant Systems’ touchpanel coffee table might be the next best thing.

Their Mac-based ROSIE Coffee Table Touchpanel Controller provides a one-stop-shop interface to all your home entertainment needs…

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posted: September 4th, 2007 post a comment author: technabob

surface tension arcade table blends into modern decor

filed under: design | video games

Surface Tension Modern Arcade Coffee Table

If you’re looking for a slick coffee table, and foosball isn’t your thing, check out this cool piece of gaming furniture that’s loaded up with a really nice classic arcade system and actually looks really nice.

UK custom furniture maker Surface Tension handcrafts each one of these arcade gaming systems to order…

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posted: August 29th, 2007 post a comment author: technabob

play some foosball while you sip your starbucks

filed under: design | home entertainment | just plain fun

Foosball Coffee Table

One of life’s great guilty pleasures has to be the classic table game of foosball. But how can you incorporate this pub favorite into your civilized modern lifestyle?

The artisans over at Britain’s Trifle Design have the answer with this contemporary Offside Foosball Coffee Table…

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posted: August 11th, 2007 3 comments author: technabob

painting with light

filed under: design | strange and unusual

Light Energy LED Paintings

While they might be a bit “new-agey” for my taste, I think these LED light murals are still pretty cool.

Perhaps better suited for nightclubs or restaurants than for your home, these Light Energy Paintings can fill a wall with a dazzling show of colored light…

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posted: August 5th, 2007 post a comment author: technabob

sony design: technology and art collide in italy

filed under: design | home entertainment

Sony Tsuki Custom Projector

Sony Design, working in collaboration with Italy’s Master Craft Lombardia will be showing off a collection of breathtaking custom designs for Sony’s electronic gear.

The exhibit features a number of stunning collaborations between Sony and local artisans from Italy…

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posted: July 12th, 2007 1 comment author: technabob

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