fan clock

Fan Clock from the portfolio of Stanislav Katz’s Portfolio on the Behance Network. I love it! You can watch your day fill up with red as the hours go by. It’s like reading a pie chart.

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earth911

Don’t you hate it when old electronics or products pile up because you know you should recycle them but don’t know how or where to go? Enter Earth911, a one-stop site for your recycling needs.

Also check out their blog.

DIY: iphone necklace

Go from this:

to THIS!!

I wish I could say this was my idea but I have to give credit to my thrifty officemate, Estele.  All you need is that sim card removal thingy and a silver chain and you have a nice new designer necklace.  It may just end up a conversation starter if someone recognizes the pendant.  I find it a good way to celebrate the little things that someone put the time into making great.  Thank you mr. (or ms.) iphone sim ejector thingy designer!

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LED heaven

If you ever wanted to know what 4.5 million LED’s look like, then check out the Nabano no Sato Theme Park in Japan. Read more about the installation here.

+via Farestgizmo, via Notcot

nimbus

Designer Igor Pinigin’s low water comsumption wash sink.  Ingenious idea, but I reserve judgement untill I try it. 

music spotlight: brian eno & david byrne

Everything That Happens Will Happen
Music icon Brian Eno and Talking Head David Byrne team up for this recently released rock album.

Availabe online at:
Everything that Happens (1 free download)
Amazon
Emusic

See also:
Brian Eno Website
You Tube
Hilman Curtis film

energuy

Fun, interactive game to teach about the simple things you can do to save energy. Link.
(flash v.10 required)

+via: 72dpi

field of light

Installation by lighting designer Bruno Munro for the Eden Project in Cornwall, England.

+ Eden Project
+Bruno Munro

via: Dezeen

solar blind

Vertical Solar Lamp collects solar energy during the day and converts it into energy to be used during the night. The lights seen below are LED’s. The designers chose shapes of lamps to arrange the LED’s but I would think they could be any shape or size, perhaps even customizable to the users preference.

designed by: Yoon-Hui Kim & Eun-Kyung Kim

via: Yanko

dish rack

If I was not a renter I would tear through those short little cabinets above my sink and replace them with this:

Actually, I might tear through the entire thing and draw a little inspiration from Kevin Mark Low and his small projects collection. Nice details can turn seemingly mundane objects into pleasant surprises.   No object, not even a dish rack should be too ordinary to make beautiful.  This dish rack is easily lovable for eliminating the need for a drip tray and utilizing the sink instead.  It nice detailing is what made it catch my eye. A few more shots of the metal and wood connections:

 

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