Inner Solace

edatrix:

52hearts:

The Four Icon Challenge - A project created by Kyle Tezak where he attempts to sum up some of his favorite books, movies, historical events, etc with just four icons.

Love it!

very cool

Nice.

Sneak Preview! | Little Thoughts Group

Okay, the Little Thoughts site is now bookmarked. I am in lust with quite a number of the things in the Designing for Memories sneak preview, and would be causing myself some financial damage if they were all ‘affordable’.

This “Ants can’t swim” holder is perfect.  Noone who has lived in Malaysia (and similar neighbouring regions) would not be familiar with the food cabinets and dining tables with their legs sitting on special saucer things filled with water.  Or sitting bottles of honey or cans of sweetened condensed milk in saucers of water because “ants can’t swim”.

Doesn’t matter that that’s not an issue here. I’d want this all the same as a standing threat to any ants that may even consider camping out near my food.

Sneak Preview! | Little Thoughts Group - “Nyonya has a Little Lamp”

I’m not usually into frilly, flowery things, but I do have quite the soft spot for Nyonya/Peranakan style designs.  They give me warm fuzzy childhood memories and make me think of my dear and awesome fierce grandmother.

And that lamp would look ace on the sideboard.

mashimaro:

Chocolate Parfait with Raspberry Couli (via zyork ( busy ))

Mmm… edible geometry.

Breed Retreat by Frederik Roijé | Design Milk

Best looking chicken run I have ever seen. Might even work as a rabbit hutch…

If the cubicle was Alpha, check out the Beta workplace system - Core77

I’m quite over cubicles, even open plan ones, but I love how organic these pod-like desk systems look.

liquidnight:

Detail of an artificial left arm, Europe, 1850-1910

“Made from steel and brass, this unusual prosthetic arm articulates in a number of ways. The elbow joint can be moved by releasing a spring, whereas the top joint of the wrist allows a degree of rotation and an up-and-down motion. The fingers can also curl up and straighten out. The leather upper arm piece is used to fix the prosthesis to the remaining upper arm. The rather sinister appearance of the hand suggests the wearer may have disguised it with a glove. Among the most common causes of amputation throughout the 1800s were injuries received as a result of warfare.”

[via The Science Museum where you’ll find two more images of thise beautiful prosthesis]

Such lovely detail on something which would just have been encased in a glove.

(via emily-jane)

『Spread Your Love』 - IDEA*IDEA

Such a pretty idea for a bicycle tyre.

Probably not a good idea for rhodeskc though… Something about jokes about falling head over heels (after getting doored) or terrible analogies about how fast it would burn out given how hard he is on his tyres.  And it’s all downhill from there!

Using Japanese swordmaking techniques to create metal with “wood grain” - Core77

Ask your fiancee if she’d like her wedding ring to be made using a Samurai swordmaking technique, and you’ll probably get a resounding “No;”

What? Woah there. Slow down. No?

… you might as well ask her if she’d like the ceremony to be performed by ninjas.

Wait wait wait. Hey. Stereotype much. Okay, perhaps the writer is thinking of a different demographic that is neither Japanophile, nor geek, nor familiar with the timeless debate of Pirates vs Ninjas.

But metalworker James Binnion has researched a rather unusual metalworking technique used by Japanese swordcrafters, and adapted it to make very unique jewelry.

The art of Japanese sword-craft is incredible. Click through to read more a brief description of how it works. To extend the method to crafting jewelry doesn’t seem quite right, but it creates such beautiful pieces.

Fish Hotel by Teddy Luong | Design Milk

Luvverly looking fish tank for your fighting fish. Apparently it’s open at the top though, and that’s not cool because those fish can jump. :(  Needs an equally sexy ventilated lid.