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Vlisco: The Beauty of ‘Leftover’ Materials

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Since 1846, Dutch textile brand Vlisco has created colourful wax printed fabrics popular in Central and West Africa. Because of Vlisco’s high quality standards, there is always a certain amount of their fabric that is ...

Wobble-up: Foldable Carpet Becomes Modern Chair

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Designed by Sam Linders, ‘Wobble-Up’ floor tiles can be transformed into 3 dimensional, ‘wobbling’ sitting spots for modern, adaptable living. These foldable floor tiles are made of mechanically punched plastic that is embroidered with jersey ...

Ommatidium: The Most Remarkable Street Lamp You’ll Ever See

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Made from a canopy of 1,500 glass crystal lenses (weighting a total of 600kg), the Ommatidium street lamp is a collaboration between industrial designer Samuel Wilkinson and the world-leading neuroscientist and perception specialist Beau Lotto. It was designed ...

Print All Over Me

Published 9 years ago by Allie | no responses

Print All Over Me (PAOM for short) is an innovative online community allowing users to upload digital designs that are printed on the designer’s choice of apparel (or other item) and sold on the website. ...

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DIY: How to Make a Mosaic From a DVD

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Most of us have a good number of old DVDs, and CD’s lying around that we’ve probably thought of getting rid of. Happy Houligans have an interesting upcycling idea for these unwanted discs: making a ...

The 24,0000 full colour pixel Galaxy Dress

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The largest wearable display in the world, the Galaxy Dress from CuteCircuit is embroidered with 24,000 full colour pixels. The dress incorporates the smallest full-colour pixels available, which have a thickness comparable to paper and ...