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10 Brilliant Breakthrough Designs From Milan Design Week '09

by Toby

Milan Design Week 09 starts Wednesday, and from what I've seen of the preview coverage, designers are not napping during the global recession. The Milan international design show is likely to be the one that blows away the others; there are so many brilliant breakthroughs in concepts, materials, and forms that will be making their debut. These 10 simply spectacular designs will make you want to hop a plane to Milan right now! See the paths being formed by some of the world's leading designers.

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Respect For Water Inspires Abisko Waterfall Basin Design

by Toby

Nothing inspires respect for water like a natural waterfall, and this sculptured basin designed by the Swedish team of Johan Kauppi and Lars Sundström, honors a waterfall that's not only natural, but is said to have the purist water in all of Europe: the Abrisko Waterfall in the Abrisko National Park in Sweden. Ironically perhaps, there is no basin in the Abrisko washbasin.

Walk Right In To This Gin & Tonic: Alchoholic Architecture

by Toby

You're advised to wear protective clothing in this bar... the one called Alchoholic Architecture in London. It's a bar with a twist, you might say. A big twist of lime in a gin and tonic, infused into the air.

There May Be Something To "Performance" Drinks After All!

by Toby

Just in case you thought performance drinks were a waste of money, a new study, reported in the Journal of Physiology, says they're not.

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24-7 Connection Wall Reunites Friends, Families, And Food

by Toby

Imagine going into an Internet cafe without your computer. In this cafe, you are going to have a cup of tea with your parents in London... It's tea time there.

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Smithsonian Chooses Design For African American Museum On the National Mall

by Toby

The final museum on the land designated as the National Mall in Washington, DC will be the architectural creation of Freelon Adjaye Bond and SmithGroup teams. The Smithsonian announced its juried decision yesterday, after reviewing the designs of the six finalists in the international call for submissions. The National Museum of African American History and Culture is expected to be finished in 2012.

Fast Food Fries Soon Off The 'Eat This And Die' List

by Toby

Zero trans-fat may soon becoming to a McDonald's near you. Not just McDonald's, but all the other fast food chains that make those yummy deep-fried trans fatty fries you would love to eat right now.

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One Incredibly Awesome Fireplace: The EcoSmart Zeta

by Toby

There is nothing modest about EcoSmart's new Zeta portable fireplace. It's bold and eloquent, perfectly formed, and finely crafted in timber, leather, and stainless steel. Yes, the exterior is leather!

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Design Student Creates Masterful, Memorable Eco-Sculptures

by Toby

Satish Behera is a design student in India who has been exploring the ancient craft of paper maché as an ecological design material. His style is so unique, his designs so impressionable that they are hard to forget. His has created a style that is very professional and objects that are very desirable.

10 Funny, Dramatic, & Irreverent Peep Shows Too Good To Miss

by Toby

If sugar ever goes out of fashion, the folks who make Peeps® never have to worry; Peeps is a gift that keeps on giving in all kinds of amusing ways during holidays, but especially at Easter. Here are some 2009 winning Peep designs to which I've given my own awards, like the Best Political Peep Show, Best Industrial Use of Peeps, and the Best 'As Seen On TV' Peeps...

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