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Tree Bookcase Grows Books, Not Leaves

Tree Bookcase

Over the past few months, I’ve been trolling eBay for fantastic deals on graphic novels and comic book lots. I’ve bought so many books over the past few months that I’m now in the market for a new bookshelf. If space weren’t an issue, I’d totally go for one of…

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March 27th, 2012 by: Hazel Chua

Alessi’s Grow Watch Ripples onto Wrists

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This has to be one of the most organic-looking watch designs that I’ve seen in a long time. The Grow watch was designed by the London-based Shiro Studio for the Italian design house of Alessi. The patterns are supposed to evoke the act of growing, but they also remind me of…

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March 18th, 2012 by: Range

Tree Stump Speaker: Make Like a Tree and Amplify!

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Designer Thomas Lænner’s Tree Stump Speakers have a nice organic form, but honestly, there’s nothing  really organic about them; they’re just shaped sort of like the base of a tree.…

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August 19th, 2011 by: Range

IPad Chocolates: There’S an App for Your App-Etite

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Combining two of life’s little pleasures, these handmade chocolates look just like the app icons on my new iPad.

Made in Paris, France, iChocolates come packaged in a box that looks sort of like an iPad (or giant iPhone), and you get 20 organic chocolate “apps” in each box.…

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April 27th, 2010 by: Technabob

Fragile Future 2 LED Lamp Made From Dandelions

The Fragile Future 2 lighting fixture really lives up to its name. You see, each tiny light source is actually framed by the seed pods of a dandelion. Now why is it called the Fragile Future 2? Presumably, because the Fragile Future 1 was just a little TOO breakable.

Created…

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October 28th, 2008 by: Technabob

Laluna Fiber Optic Lamp Looks Like Glowing Spaghetti

Laluna Fiber Optic Lamp

How’d you like one of these organic glowing orbs hanging from your ceiling? The intricate Laluna chandelier uses brightly lit, intertwined strands of fiber optics to light up your room.

Designed by German artist Steffen Bauer for Crescent lighting, the Laluna fiber optic lamp connects to a bright halogen (which…

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June 29th, 2008 by: Technabob

Handmade Wood iPod Touch Case (Gorgeous)

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Interested in protecting your iPod touch in a stylish, natural way? Then check out these beautiful handcrafted cases from talented Massachusetts artist mjdinsmore. This collection is lovingly crafted from cedar and mahogany, and features nice details such as inlays, dovetails and mortised lids.

If you have a love of clean…

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February 19th, 2008 by: The Scholar

Glofab: Fiber Optic Lights That Don’t Suck

GloFab Fiber Optic Lighting

When I think of fiber optic lighting, all that comes to mind are those awful 1970s starburst lamps. So I was so thrilled when I came across these beautiful organic designs which use the same basic lighting technology that begat such ugliness in the first place.

Created by Torbjörn Lundell…

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January 25th, 2008 by: Technabob

Etree El Lamp: Make Like a Tree and Get Out of Here

ETree Electroluminescent Lamp

This amazing floor lamp uses strands of brilliant electroluminescent tubes to form into an nearly infinite number of flowing organic shapes.

Designed by Jesus Felipe and Silvia Grimaldi of UK-based Nimble Critters, the ETree lamp is more of an interactive sculpture than simply a lamp. Each of the light’s 10…

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November 30th, 2007 by: Technabob

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