these are ‘rocket’ planters by minali singh from qatar.
rocket is a reversible terracotta planter which can be utilized in two ways. smaller plants can be planted in the three small pots on one end of the pot. but the pot can be turned over to provide a larger pot space for bigger plants. the planter [...]
i did a post on sigg bottles a couple of months ago (here), and have since bought one (0.6l, in red). i think the bottle itself is great, and my reasons can be found on the original post. my reason for writing another post is about the screw top cap, and what a great design [...]
it’s not very often i tear something out of a magazine to remember to blog about it, but today i did. there were a few key factors that made me do it: firstly, winter is coming. secondly, it’s raining today. thirdly, when planning holiday in winter the main problem is usually footwear.
on a ski/snowboard holiday [...]
this gives me a great idea! im sure this has been done a million times before, in all kinds of shapes, but it has inspired me.
Growing pears inside a Buddha-shaped plastic form yields much fruit love!
via boingboing
this is the stovetec wood burning stove. i saw it on boingboing gadgets today, and wanted to know more. i only recently bought a bbq bucket, which has already been quite usefull for small, impromtu bbqs, as it is easy to carry, easy to use and easy to clean. they are pretty cheap, and when [...]
sigg bottles are a design classic (it was admitted to the moma collection in 1993!). simple, functional, and good looking too. in this ‘eco age’, they are also very green:
Recycling your PET plastic water bottles is good… but using a reusable water bottle is much better for the environment.
«More than 90 percent of the environmental [...]
i saw this today, and it caught my eye. designed by matthias ries, this design simply clips onto a standard bike frame, and a standard plastic bottle should thread onto it.
there might be some flaws to this design (like: what happens when you turn a corner and the bottle hits your legs?), but i still [...]
i don’t know why i havn’t done a post on the gorillapod yet, as i have had it for a couple of months now, and have already been raving about it on my twitter feed, as well as to everyone i know.
if you’ve never heard of one before, it is basically a very flexible tripod [...]
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