This umbrella, shown in Google Maps, does a little trick of the eye when seen from a bird’s eye view. The design shows up as a “you are here” graphic on a captured image form, which can be entertaining to those people who love searching for interesting Google Street View and Maps snapshots.
Talk about working inside of a box; this redefines working in a cube. And I thought my office was small! Okay, enough is enough, just take a look at this pop-up office set up.
These two images were linked on a website I frequent, and they’re pretty powerful photographs, in my opinion. I think black and white photography can be executed so well, as well as reference to scale and time. These two images are great examples of that.
I grew up having to split wood when we lived with a wood-burning stove so, I can assure you, these two videos would have done wonders for me, had YouTube been around. The first shows ‘Nordic splitting.’ This is a smart way to splinter off pieces of wood from a log.
The second video shows how to keep your wood bundled as you chop away, being sure to make it safer and quicker to split your logs.
By cutting out a step, yes the pun is intended, this mushroom chopper makes it easier to cut and collect mushrooms right off of the cutting board. As you press down, the blades slice, and then the cut mushrooms fill the transparent cup so you can add them right into your salads, casseroles or soups. Smart thinking!
I thought these Transformer shoes were pretty cool. They even look like the real shoes. The only way these could be cooler is if you could actually wear them. I wonder – is anything out there that has not been done in the style of Transformers?
This is a clever design. A tea cup with a mixing ball that you swirl to stir. And with a protruding, curved base, the ball does not fall out as you tilt back to drink. Clever, to say the least.
Yeah, that’s right, a gasket for your switch plates and outlet covers. I have read where this is a great idea to maintain a seal this winter when watching heating costs. Do your own homework, but it looks like heat can make its way out from more than just windows and doors.
This set of coffee cups makes fetching coffee a breeze. No need for everyone to make a second trip back to the coffee machine when you can just link your cups together. The ceramic mugs have male and female ports and plugs to join together as you scoot around the office passing out a fresh pick-me-up.
Take a look at this revolutionary structural design method of ‘board on frame’, made famous by IKEA. This smart design process has been documented so you can see it all happen in their European manufacturing facility. Enjoy!
This video is from National Geographic’s Ultimate Factories Program.
