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What Is The Prettiest Gadget You Own?

Beautiful design isn’t good design, and even the prettiest gadgets can still suck. But all that said, there’s something to be said for devices that are just easy on the eyes, and if they’re good too, that’s a bonus. What’s the prettiest gadget you’ve got hanging around?


Clock Box Is A Beautiful Way To Tell And Tote Time

The Clock Box is exactly what you would expect, based on the name — ticker in a box. It’s like a grandfather clock met a Chinese takeaway box and had lovely time-telling babies.


Light Bulbs Are Showcased Like Photos In These Geometric Frames

These lamps are just as much about the bulbs as they’re about the wooden fixtures. Created by German designer Herr Mandel, the geometric pieces are supposed to showcase their light source, sort of like a picture in a frame.


AirPlay Speaker Or Surround Sound System? With This Speaker, It’s Your Choice

You might live in a tiny unit now, and really only need a single wireless speaker to handle your music needs. But then you move into a bigger better apartment, with a big, beautiful TV and need more audio power. Instead of relegating your trusty AirPlay speaker to second-class status and starting ove on the audio front, you could take a speaker like UnMonday’s 4.3L and repurpose it into a single satellite as part of a 5.1 dolby digital surround sound system.


I Want To Climb Every Page Of This Book Mountain

The final plans for Spijkenisse’s — a small town in the Netherlands — stunning new library were revealed back in 2009 when construction began. But now that the Book Mountain + Library Quarter is complete and open to the public, we’re finally getting our first actual glimpses of its pyramid-like facade and gorgeous mountain of books inside.


Geometric Terrariums Are A Gorgeous Excuse To Buy A Cactus

If keeping even a little piddly goldfish alive is beyond your care-taking capabilities, well then you have a perfect excuse to buy one of these gorgeous, geometric terrariums! Yay for you.


Book-Shelf Or Reading Chair? The Choice Is Yours.

Everyone loves the aesthetic of an unorganised pile of books. The Once Upon a Time bookshelf, by Fabio Vinella, is just that, but certainly much better looking.


Minds Will Be Blown When You Have A Table That’s Also An Optical Illusion

Looking at Roberta Rampazzo’s Illusion Side Table, you can’t help but fall into a vortex of heavy thoughts. Are the legs crossing? Are they bent? Are there three legs? Four legs? Five legs? Does this still adhere to the platonic ideal of what a table is? Will I be a better person for having one? Would my parents approve? Is it more valuable than significant others in my life? Can I take it with me into the afterlife?


This Week In Beautiful Things: Maple Bluetooth Keyboards And Underground Parks

Oh hello. Good to see you again. You know the drill — we’ve got a ton of gorgeous things we posted this week. From a giant birdhouse to a repurposed old chair, here are the most beautiful items of the week.


Beautiful Maple Or Walnut Bluetooth Keyboards: The Wood Makes It Good

If gleaming white plastic and brushed aluminium don’t suit your fancy when it comes to keyboards, a French design shop called Orée will hand craft you a beautiful alternative made from your choice of either maple or walnut wood. But if you thought keeping your current keyboard clean was a pain, imagine having to sand and re-stain it every year.


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