Power company ELES has conceptualized terrifically virtuous, carbon neutral office campus in Ljubljana, Slovenia for OFIS. Made in aluminum, the buildings have been massively outfitted with solar panels. To make the carbon neutral office even greener, the interiors have lush green a series of daylit atriums inside the buildings. While the real buildings will have concrete shells, they will be lined with aluminum panels too. Carbon neutrality will be achieved by determining renewable energy sources[.....]

ABK InnoVent has come up with an ergonomic and sexy induction cooking system, which allows placing of flexible induction fields on the surface of the cooking station. You can adjust an induction field as per your suitability. Dubbed as i-Cooking induction, it features three or four adjustable induction fields that you might liked to use depending the size of your cooking station top. Using cutting induction technology, the system links each field with separate touch[.....]

Here’s probably the most literal all-‘InOne’ computer. Designer Jakub Záhoř has designed a fantastic 22” computer, which has all – screen, keyboard, speakers and the best part, a tablet – packed in one. The tablet has its own separate display screen, which has nothing to do with the main screen of the laptop. Hence, it’s a completely wireless laptop, which beautifully doubles into a digital tablet. The touchscreen keypad looks simply awesome, besides everything else.[.....]

Image by chunkysalsa For movie lovers, there is nothing like the feeling you get when you buy your ticket, walk into the theater, and take a seat, preparing yourself for a trip into another world. Movies fill us with a sense of wonder and excitement that is larger than life, and help get our minds off of the day to day struggles of everyday life. When the lights dim and the film starts, you are[.....]

2011 Pebble Beach Auction will be remembering for the record Auction of a 1957 Ferrari 250 Testa Rossa that is sold for an eye-popping $16.4 million at Gooding & Co.’s Pebble Beach sale. This auction breaks a record believed to have been held by another superlative Ferrari—and also a 1957 250 Testa Rossa. That one sold for $12.4 million in May 2009 at an RM Auctions event. Another stunning entrant at Pebble Beach was 1972[.....]

This guy must be super crazy and that’s the reason he inhabits this ping pong balls apartment. Can you beat the fact that the walls of this 90 square foot apartment are plastered with 25,000 ping pong balls? However silly it may seem to you, but for Daniel Arsham, who is an architect, it’s a unique way to sell his architecture firm, Snarkitecture. Source: Fastcodesign

The watch geeks would love what’s come up from the Buben & Zorweg – Python V12 Watch Winder. The designer watch winder from Buben & Zorweg, has drawn its design inspiration from yachts and classic cars. Python V12 enables to house 12 to 36 watches in one place. It also features LED light, weather forecasting station, humidor and flaunts hand-stitched Italian leather and high-gloss walnut accents. The Buben & Zorweg – Python V12 Watch Winder[.....]

Designer Arthur Xin has developed such an innovative lighting system that I can bet you haven’t seen or heard of before. Xin’s light not only illuminates your room but also wipes it clean. The light functions when the wiper integrated at its base is turned on for cleaning. The floor cleaning generates energy, which in turn powers the light. The self-sustained lighting system transforms kinetic energy into electricity. Source: AVING

Image by gsloan While almost every American family loves to watch movies, few enjoy the process of going to the theater.  The lines and huge amount of people often make watching a movie in the theater more of a hassle than it is worth.  Even with these downsides, it is too much to ask someone to give up watching movies, and nowadays, there are better options than going to the theater.  Luckily, taking a look[.....]

A new concept Ciel from Cadillac is presented at the Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance in California. It is said that Ciel is inspired by the natural beauty of the California coast and its aromatherapy is controlled from the rear armrest. The concept form of Cadillac Ciel is powered by the 3.6 liter bi-turbo V6 petrol engine and according to the initial report it’s 300mm longer that the Cadillac CTS.

Erin Paysse has designed artistic pinhole cameras, upcycled from vintage hardback books. At $200, besides the vintage style, the camera features magnetic shutter and takes standard 35mm film. It comes with a set of instructions on how to “load, shoot, and remove film” and guidelines for approximate exposure times and sample times. Each camera is said to take different types of pictures for you to experiment with. The museum-style pinhole cameras are available for purchase[.....]

Designer Peter Vardai has conceptualized an uber-tech Mercedez-Benz. It revives and as well as pay tribute to the Mercedes-Benz racing era. The design is extraordinary and reflects a sci-fi structure that is symbolic to speed and movement like that of aircrafts. Dubbed as the Mercedes Blackbird, Vardai’s concept is based on an airplane’s dynamic and streamlined structure. The Mercedes-Benz sports car looks exciting and niche with the brand’s patented black and silver color. Source: Yanko[.....]

Creativity knows no bound, and for the imaginative few, the limit is the sky, sometimes even beyond. So much so for the painter, illustrator, portraitist, caricaturist and photographer – Ben Heine. Born in Abidjan, Ivory Coast and currently living and working in Brussels, Belgium, Ben Heine studied graphic arts and sculpture and also has a degree in journalism. A glimpse of his photographs/sketches from the collection Pencil vs Camera is set to make you stumble,[.....]

If diamonds are your way of staying in the lap of luxury, then the Diamond Bathtub by Lori Gardner will make you bathe in extravagant luxury. Studded with rose pink Swarovski crystals, this grandeur has been devoted three years of hand created artistry. The 44,928 crystals in the bathtub are sure to put to envy every single piece of jewelry in your closet. Strict, detailed attention has been paid to time honored craftsmanship and usage[.....]