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Dancing on the ceiling? Please. Totally put to shame by these walls that do the dancing themselves. Who knew stop-motion had these kinds of moves? More »
Look around your home: does the same drab colour stare back at you? Does the lack of interesting, engaging artwork drive you to depression and anxiety? Well, as we showed you last week, it doesn’t have to be that way. Australian company Vinyl Designs is partnering with Giz to give away 10 of their retro wall stickers so you guys can create art on your very walls! More »
This may well be the perfect idea: take one part geek, one part sticker and two parts classic design, blend them all up in the form of two expat Italian architects, and then sell the end result. They’re called vinyl designs, and are essentially just geeky stickers that you can stick on your wall instead of wallpaper or stencils. They will last for up to five years and won’t leave any marks on the wall when you remove them, making them ideal for renters. More »
Sure, these chess sets aren’t quite as neat as the vertical Tri-D chess in Star Trek, but by turning the game through 90 degrees and hanging it on the wall they do turn it into a sort of art masterpiece. That’d be assuming you play well—with my playing style it’d be more like a kid’s painting disaster. Still, toppling your king from the board in resignation does get an extra kind of fatal symbolism. The choice of wood is customisable, and they cost upwards of $US100. [Straightupchess via Neatorama]
Designer Lotty Linderman’s moving wall/door is only a concept, but the pivoting arm design could have a lot of potential. I can see a system being constructed that would allow users to swing walls around to customise their living space. Obviously, that would give homeowners a lot of options with regard to the floorplan—not to mention a big advantage if you are living in cramped quarters. At the very least, it would make for one hell of a secret door. [Lotty Linderman via Apartment Therapy]
