Tattoos are pretty conspicuous, and most are meant to be. But what if we told you the seemingly clean cut person next to you has an arm covered with ink, and you just can’t see it? Welcome to the world of glow-in-the-dark tattoos. Read on at HowStuffWorks.
Philip Bradburn, a Bookbinder expert based in England, got what he called a “KleverCase lightbulb moment” when he thought of giving a twist to his son’s Christmas present in 2011: Unifying his 40-year-old bookbinding experience with the modern technology by producing a handmade gadget case in the form of hard bound book.
Their book cases fit certain sizes of kindle, phones, and ereaders. One case could either be specifically moulded plastic for popular gadgets, or a universal fit reusable grip area for other devices.
Mr. Bradburn’s workshops in the New Forest England produces a variety of British and American literature-inspired gadget cases, ranging from Sherlock Holmes to To Kill a Mockingbird.
Sherlock Holmes:
The Great Gatsby:
To Kill a Mockingbird:
His little company KleverCase is a passionate family business, which also helps people in his area back to work.
Bookniture is a large book that unfolds into a chair, ottoman, table, or desk, and is perfect for placing on a coffee table or shelf to bring out when you have guests over for extra seating. Or you can take it on a hike or picnic for mobile seating!
The BalKonzept is a German designed desk for your balcony. Just place it over the railing on your balcony and you have a desk to work at, a table to set your drinks on, or a place to put some flowers.
Digital drawing tablets, despite their best efforts, have always felt different from the real thing. For many artists, note-takers, or expert doodlers, nothing beats the feeling of putting actual pen to actual paper.
But now, thanks to iSketchnote, you can write on a real piece of paper using a real pen, while still digitizing it in real-time on a tablet or PC as you draw.
D-Bro, a Japanese design brand, has created a unique set of mirrored cups called “Waltz” that gain their striking patterns and colors by reflecting them from the saucers they come with.
First, the cups, which are made from Hasami porcelain, are coated with palladium, a precious metal rarer than platinum and gold. The cups must be absolutely perfect, because any small distortion or bump will ruin the effect. Next, they are matched with saucers that have anamorphic designs (much like the artwork in our anamorphic mirror art post). These designs look distorted on the saucers but are transformed into more ordered forms by the mirrored cups.
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