Have you ever had the feeling that somebody is watching you? Well, you can definitely get that feeling with these lamps by a French Design Group called 5.5 Designers. These designers are into object cloning which to no one’s surprise was inspired by medical cloning technology. They offer a custom lamp service where they make eyeball lamps based on YOUR eyes. Yes, they clone your eyes! Or to put it in medical terms, you become the “donor”.

What you have to do is fill in a form which is available on their website, indicate which is the predominant eye color and submit a close-up picture of your or someone else’s eyes. The lamps which mirror your eyes are then made to order by glassblower, Livio Serena. The lamps will watch over you or watch over somebody else’s shoulders and totally creep them out! - Via

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Cloned Eyeball Lamps To Watch Over You

last thursday our interns, christy and lesley, hopped in a zipcar with me and we headed to the hamptons for a quick two day work trip. i’ve wanted to film a little “webisode” for d*s for some time and we finally bit the bullet and decided to film some shop tours, a garden tour and an interview with a local designer. in addition, we’re building our d*s hampton guide and working on building a slideshow of some of the incredible furniture we saw. but before that’s all live i wanted to share a few of my favorite shots from last week- despite the torrential rain on thursday we had a great trip and can’t wait to share the roadtrip with you in a few weeks. [image above: beautiful yellow glasses at ruby beets. these were the one thing i wish i’d bought when i was there. they’re so lovely]

[image above: my favorite piece of the entire trip: an incredible (beyond-words) scandinavian wedding chandelier at dienst + dotter]

[image above: the curves on this table at dienst + dotter were gorgeous]

[image above: industrial mercury tubes at reuben. ps: reuben totally rules]

[image above: a turned white lamp base at ruby beets i wanted to smuggle home under my raincoat]

[image above: ok, i lied- there was another piece i wish i’d taken home. this milk glass pendant lamp from india was for sale at jed. it outside of my price range or it would have been riding home in the trunk with me- i’m obsessed with milk glass right now.]

[image above: i’m home! well, not really. this was one of the beautiful homes where we were fortunate enough to shoot an interview. can’t you imagine driving up to this every day? and having a glass of tea in those gorgeous yellow chairs on the back porch?]

[image above: fun decorating idea- balls of twine as decorative touches at dienst + dotter]

Green Living Technologies is an innovative landscaping company that is taking advantage of an oft forgotten space to grow plants - walls. Their Green Livingâ„¢ Wall system uses specially designed recycled aluminum panels to grow herbs, vegetables, fruits and even perennials. These beautiful creations not only enliven a space, but can also provide locally grown food.

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MODERN FURNITURE - COOL SWIVEL CHAIRS (to see full article go to 2modern)

Luxy italy | big jim
31.5" wide x 32.28" high, seat height: 16.53"
for version with swivel auto return and polished aluminum base
$1,525.00 available through SPENCER INTERIORS

MODERN LOUNGE CHAIR re-inventing the bean bag chair


Available through Ligne Roset, Livingspace Interiors Vancouver

MODERN DAYBEDS - Frigerio Italy (to see full article go to 2modern)


Frigerio Italy | cooper wings daybed 90 cm
35.43" x 59.84" x 26.77"/34.25" high, seat height: 13.77"
$5,685.00 in fabric Cat Lusso available through SPENCER INTERIORS

MODERN FURNITURE - SPAIN (to see full article go to 2modern)

The "holy day" lounge chair from Vicarbe Spain designed by Jean-Marie Massaud is the perfect modern alternative to the the commonly used Barcelona Chair.
(27.5"W x 30.3"D x 26.4"H) $2,179.00 CAD from Spencer Interiors.

MODERN DAYBEDS - still sourcing (to see full article go to 2modern)

The Ace hotel Portland: what a boutique hotel should look and feel like.

This is post by David Report contributor Kristina Dryza.

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When I was a little girl my mother worked in a sewing studio called Cody’s Couture in Georgetown (D.C.), which is where I spent a significant amount of my preschool years. The owner of the studio was a Frenchwoman named Solange Cody who loved me to death. Every time I was there I would join her on her errand-runs, which involved walking around Georgetown picking up lunch, buying flowers, and window-shopping at all the little boutiques. Hanging out with her allowed me to absorb everything in this trendy neighborhood within Washington, D.C. I remember loving all the clothes, the fashion, and window displays ? even then I appreciated the treasures in these little spaces. It’s truly amazing what stays with you because today I love doing the same thing. No matter what city I live in I ha ve to explore the boutiques. I don’t need to buy anything, because for me there is something very nostalgic and wonderful about just visiting and admiring the unique flavor in each of them. Blogging for Fly gives me more opportunities to do so and an excuse to take pictures so I can share these inspiring spaces with others.

Here are some pictures from some recent boutique visits in Prospect Heights, Brooklyn.

Cute earrings and colorful clothing from Harriet’s Alter Ego.

Funky clutches and pretty tops from Redberi.

Stabilized, Insulated, Rammed Earth (SIRE) walls are made using rebar and insulation enveloped with the mass of 14 – 20 inches of rammed earth. This combination, along with SIREWALL®’s system for quality control and soil blending, builds walls that exceed current standards for energy efficiency and compressive strength. SIREWALL’s customizable forms refined over the last fifteen years by SIREWALL’s expert builders, work seamlessly with unique designs and modern finishes that have timeless appeal.

Mission Future again brings together creative masterminds, innovators and business leaders to envision and drive the future of the knowledge-sharing economy. The event takes place on September 8 in Linz, Austria, amidst Europe’s foremost celebration of media and digital art innovation, the Ars Electronica festival.

300 guests and speakers from around the world will attend this invitation-only, one day event to discuss the sustainability of the new open-economy mentality, explore real possibilities for the future, and exchange ideas as influenced by their diverse disciplines. Mission Future commits itself to the principles of Open Source, where attendees are active participants. Creative methods such as FutureSlam and FutureHunting guarantee spirited exchange and a genuine experience of the sharing economy.

Focus 2008:  We’re open - How open minds and open industries are shaping the world.

Until now, creating and protecting intellectual property was considered the essential competitive factor. Today, however, opening up innovation processes and creating flexible company structures are becoming increasingly important. Trends like Open Source, Open Innovation and Open Brands, through which the potential of today’s information economy can be fulfilled, are becoming the basis for processual innovations and new products.

Our invited experts include:

Joichi Ito, Founder of Neotony and President of Creative Commons.
Lars Hinrichs, Founder of the German Business Social Network Xing.
Isaac Mao, Founder, CNBlog.org, Partner & VP, United Capital Investment Group.
Gerfried Stocker, President Ars Electronica.

To learn more, visit our website http://missionfuture.trendpool.com

We also offer companies the opportunity to be a visible part of Mission Future with a comprehensive sponsorship package including brand presence on-site and in all PR and communications for €8,700.

For further information visit our website, contact us on missionfuture@cscout.com or call +49 (0) 17 28 28 50 60.

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“You can see the way a team operates internally based on the way their product works when it comes out,” he says. “MySpace is pretty democratic, but they hadn’t ever streamlined their collaboration between tech, content and presentation.”

He says the Adaptive Path team pushed MySpace to become more inclusive as an organization. They brought all of the various stakeholders, from ad sales and technology to visual design, into the process of designing the user experience.

“It’s not just a UI change, it’s an organizational change,” he says. “It was a true ‘teach a man to fish’ situation.”

I did some further internet research and found out more about these interesting structures. Tulou are traditional communal residences in the Fujian province of Southern China, often of a circular configuration surrounding a central shrine. Some of these vernacular structures were constructed of cut granite or had substantial walls of fired brick. The end result is a well lit, well-ventilated, windproof, earthquake resistant building that is warm in winter and cool in summer.

There are more than 20,000 tulou in southern Fujian, and these were designated as a UNESCO World Heritage site in 2008 as ?exceptional examples of a building tradition and function exemplifying a particular type of communal living and defensive organization, and, in terms of their harmonious relationship with their environment".

Actually the Tulou were built by a minority called the Hakka, who were originally Han who fled south to escape war and famine during the Qin Dynasty (221-206 BC). As they gradually moved they changed the local architecture by incorporating Han styles and that produced the tulou. Not only were the high walls built for defense but they were also the result of traditional Han architecture. Tulou were mostly built between the 12th to the 20th centuries. The oldest one was constructed over 1,200 years ago and is regarded as a ?living fossil? of the construction style of central China.

There are three types of Tulou. The Wufeng has three halls and two side rooms and are said to be the result of a redesign of the Han courtyard. The oldest tulou are the rectangle ones, and the most emblematic ones are round. They are typically designed for defensive purposes and consist of one entrance and no windows at ground level. The biggest round one can have up to five stories with three interior rings. The largest houses cover over 40,000 m² and it is not unusual to find surviving houses of over 10,000 m². Most round tulous are three or four stories, with family kitchens and livestock on the ground floor. The next floor becomes a storage room for food and furniture (with no windows), and above that are the bedrooms.

These structures are exemplary of sustainable architecture in that they are built of local, natural materials with simple techniques. They have good thermal attributes, with the massive earthen walls to help buffer temperatures. They are obviously built to last, and house many of the necessities for life. And they embody a communal life style that conserves energy and resources; these represent a form of ancient co-housing.

Lively patterns sometimes take the stage and add colour to Christian Vincent?s narrative.

Sven Kroner?s paintings may seem soft in tone, but this artist uses brilliant splashes of colour.

Buff Monster?s use of happy creatures and a liberal dose of pink can so easily throw us off the scent.

The Beecharmer is just one example of Emily Nyland?s collage work.

Xavier Nuez uses filters, gels and long exposure to lighten up the dark corners of the night.

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APOCALYPSE is a new company founded by industrial designers Petra Lilja and Jenny Nordberg. Based in Malmö, Sweden, they are designing sustainable products and services. The first product, The Soap is made from recycled cooking oil from the numerous Falafel stands around Malmö.
“We look at waste as materials with a history and with a potential new life as a new product�, says Jenny Nordberg. The method of Apocalypse takes the complete life cycle of a product in consideration. “In The Soap we combine the old tradition of making cold processed soap with the use of a modern waste material of our home town�, says Petra Lilja.

The sound track for the release of The Soap is composed by artist Andres Corazon who turned the oil barrels into oil drums.

Here’s the link to the soundtrack. You should definitely listen to it.
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Finally a picture from the APOCALYPSE lab!

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