*Above: Patchwork Harmony - http://www.patchworkharmony.co.uk

Posted by DESIGN SQUISH on April 25, 2009

Posted by DESIGN SQUISH on April 24, 2009

The wall of a beautiful housewares store Vessel in Boston is made with…...shipping pallets. Nice way to reuse old shipping pallets.

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1. Chandeliers by Madeleine Boulsteix are made from old tea cups, jewelry, beads, marbles and kitchen utencils.

2. Droog Design Chandelier made from milk bottles.

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Pando is a clonal colony of a single male Quaking Aspen located in the state of Utah, U.S.  All trees in Pando colony are determined to be part of a single living organism with same genetic material and one massive underground root system. The plant is estimated to weigh collectively 6,000 tonnes making it the heaviest known organism and with the oldest root system known in existence at ~80,000 years of age.

Posted by DESIGN SQUISH on April 23, 2009

Kusamono and shitakusa are a potted collection of plants. Plants used are typically moss, grass, lichen, small mountain flowers and plants, bonsai trees, bamboo, or bulbs, that may be arranged to heighten the beauty or reflect a certain season.  Usually a collection is displayed separately in special pots, driftwood, or even stones. Photos from beautiful blogs: Shitakusamono and Happy Hearts at Home.

Posted by DESIGN SQUISH on April 22, 2009

       

Terraskin,  Via Stone and Fiberstone are tree-free papers made of minerals.  Stone paper is similar to traditional papers only it has a lot of advantages. When it comes to printing Via Stone paper uses 20-30% less ink than conventional papers.  Stone paper can be water-resistant, tear-resistant, recyclable and biodegradable.  No water or bleach can be used in its production as well!

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Posted by DESIGN SQUISH on April 21, 2009

Two day hundred mile bike ride from New York to Lake Purdy and back.

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Love the idea!!

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Sycamore is one of the species of Platanus native to North America. It has been extensively planted in New York City as a shade tree. It can easily endure the big city environment, bears transplanting well and grows rapidly.

Posted by DESIGN SQUISH on April 13, 2009

*Above: Trees in Prospect Park

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Above: Interactive U.S population map showing the population density in America.

Above:
World population map by National Geographic

Posted by DESIGN SQUISH on April 11, 2009

Persepolis is Marjane Satrapi’s memoir in a comic book form in which Marjane describes her unforgettable childhood, growing up during the Islamic Revolution.
Waltz with Bashir - is a 2008 Israeli animated documentary film and graphic novel written and directed by Ari Folman.  The film was conceived as a journey in search of Folman’s lost memories from the 1982 Lebanon War. Folman designed the film as an anti-war message.

Posted by DESIGN SQUISH on April 08, 2009

To make your photos look like miniature models go to tiltshiftmaker.com

Posted by DESIGN SQUISH on April 06, 2009

Above:The Unicorn is Penned, the Unicorn Tapestries,
circa 1495–1505,
the Cloisters, Metropolitan Museum of Art,
New York City



Above: Woodpecker
1885
by William Morris

Posted by DESIGN SQUISH on April 01, 2009