The evolution of the computer desk seemed to stop somewhere in the mid 90s. But this bar-style desk made (entirely?) from IKEA components is a refreshing way to hide a hefty tower PC. More »
Some find baby dolls cute. Others realise their potential for holding your stuff—if they’re chopped to bits and fastened to wood. More »
This retro-styled rocket lamp is more than the absolutely most perfect accessory to complete any room, it’s the absolutely most perfect accessory to complete any room that’s built from the igniter can of a freakin’ jet engine. One-of-a-kind and shamelessly worth its US$2,100 sticker price, we want to push each and every one of its glowing jewels…even though we know that they don’t actually do anything…and that they probably aren’t even buttons in the first place. [Moto Art via Bornrich]
Designed by Esti Barnes, El Luminoso is a made-to-measure carpet that mixes LEDs into the pile. Given that the last rugs I writhed upon with gay abandon wrote about were the Wurst rugs, a selection of sausage-inspired floor coverings that looked like a pool of puke, Esti’s design is bleedin’ gawjus. No idea of the price, but expect it to be hefty, given that it’s a commission-only piece. [Top Floor via MoCo Loco]
For when a lasso won’t do, may I recommend The Trap, an art installation by This Is Collective, a bunch of rather clever designers. The embroidered steaks on the bedspread, means it will only work on meat-eating sewing freaks, ladies. The Trap was on show at the Come Up To My Room installation in Toronto last week. [Gladstone Hotel via MoCo Loco]
The Electroscape fireplace from Platonics has a remote-controlled LED lighting system built in. Ahh—nothing warms you up on a frosty 21st Century morn better than some funky LED lights that you can mix, from single colour to multicoloured, from the cozy comfort of your armchair. You can even specify what arty “fire” objects are displayed inside: driftwood, pebbles or gravel. The fireplace pumps out 2kW of heat from its element, though, rather strangely, Platonics says this is an optional add-on. Maybe those LEDs get really hot. Available now for around US$3100 in the UK. [Platonic fireplaces and Ubergizmo]
This is Mortadella, one of four sausage-inspired rugs. The others in the series are (below, from left) Blood Sausage, Bierschinken and Salami. Made in Germany and available online, I think I can safely say that it’s one of the Wurst rugs I’ve ever seen. *Sound of single gunshot followed by large thud* [Wurstteppich]
By artist Adam Wallacavage, these “Pulsatilla” chandeliers are both a bit gorgeous and disturbing. But replace that light bulb with a vagina, and you have at least one Gizmodo writer’s ultimate fantasy.
I’m not all about typing on the floor like the dude pictured here, but I do have quite a few cords criss-crossing the rooms of my home. For the most part, these cords are hidden in a very half-assed manner behind couches and under rugs —resulting in a geeky ghetto look that is as dangerous as it is hideous. My guess is that a scenario like the one I just described is fairly common, which is why Paul Kogelnig and Gabriel Heusser designed the Cablet Carpet.
