At one small seed we believe in the power of unique ideas and novel concepts. Ranging from technology, design, art and music, we’ve compiled a collection of crazy, fascinating, funny and bizarre findings that we think would be of interest to you. Here are some of our favourite finds this past week. Stay tuned for weekly material
image: trendland.com
image: trendland.com
image: trendland.com
image: trendland.com
Looking for a funky fun bar atmosphere to live in for a couple days? The Prahran Hotel in Melbourne, Australia has renovated an old bar and outfitted it with trendy circular booths resembling a wine rack from the outside.
image: splinterworks.co.uk
image: splinterworks.co.uk
images: splinterworks.co.uk
Splinter Works’ bathtub takes floating in the bath to a whole new level. If water isn’t buoyant enough for you, this suspended ‘vessel’ will have you floating midair in water! Made from carbon fibres, the sleek design makes it hard to resist slipping in deep and defying gravity for awhile.
Book Canvasses
image: yatzer.com
image: yatzer.com
image: yatzer.com
image:
yatzer.com
Every once in a while a book has the ability to transport readers to a different world filled with inspiration and intrigue. Russian artist Ekaterina Panikanova felt so inspired by her favourite childhood books that she decided to transform them into canvasses for her paintings.
Typewriter Sparrows
image: thisiscolossal.com
image: thisiscolossal.com
image: thisiscolossal.com
Typewriters have found something useful besides collecting dust in museums. Artist Jeremy Mayer uses assembled typewriter parts to create swallows and as an added bonus the wings of the birds can actually move. All of the materials used to create the birds come directly from typewriters and are not glued or melted together at all.
Human Nesting
image: designboom.com
image: designboom.com
image: designboom.com
Cleveland, Ohio residents can take a reading break to channel their inner bird inside this giant nest made out of 10,000 palette boards. The structure has a full-sized door allowing people to walk in and pick their perch for some reading time.
image: lostateminor.com
image: lostateminor.com
image: lostateminor.com
Chalermchai Kositpipat has dedicated his life to perfecting the Wat Rong Khun temple in Chang Rai, Thailand. The temple is intricately decorated to represent all facets of life, including paintings of Michael Jackson and historical events such as the planes hitting the World Trade Center on September 11th.
Montgomery’s Midnight Clock
image: kickstarter.com
image: kickstarter.com
Devin Montgomery is taking the magic out of books and bringing it to life with his latest creation. The Midnight Clock is a fun way to get the adventure of your favourite books started before you even open the book. The clock houses your book of choice and requires a special code and unique way of unlocking the dream world inside.
Fusion Wallet
image: kickstarter.com
image: kickstarter.com
image: kickstarter.com
The aptly titled Fusion Wallet by Thomas Johnson fuses wood and metal for a solid design, bringing together fashion and function in one compact package.
images courtesy of: trendland.com, splinterworks.co.uk, ekaterinapanikanova.com, jeremymayer.com, lostateminor.com
