Jake Von Slatt tells Boing Boing, "I got an email this morning from Flaminio Bovino, a young Italian designer who though I might like this amazing blimp lamp he made. He was correct!"
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May 2, 2012
Awesome lamp resembles Zeppelin airship
A lovely film of spinning tops by Charles and Ray Eames
In 1969, visionary designers Charles and Ray Eames directed this cinematic ballet of more than 100 spinning tops from around the world. The score is by famed Hollywood composer Elmer Bernstein (The Ten Commandments, The Magnificent Seven, Airplane!, etc.). From the Eames Office: Tops had its genesis in an earlier film produced for the Stars […]
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Skinny, tall, ultramodern home on 16-foot wide piece of land
Cyril Borovsky purchased a 16-foot wide strip of property in Toronto. Then he built a 3 bedroom, 3 bath, four-story house. Borovsky says his design approach could be used to turn parking spaces into homes. You could also buy Borovsky’s house for $3 million. More here: 154 Hamilton Street And other impressively slender Toronto homes: […]
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Wilco's lovely new song, video, and forthcoming pop-up book/vinyl package
Enjoy this beautiful song “Everyone Hides” from Wilco’s forthcoming 11th album, Ode To Joy, out on October 4. The album is also available in a limited-edition vinyl box set designed by my Grammy-winning pal Lawrence Azerrad who co-produced the Voyager Golden Record: 40th Anniversary Edition with Tim Daly and me. Check out the specs on […]
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Make meals your way with this 9-in-1 programmable pressure cooker
Life isn’t getting any less hectic, and pressure cookers are a quick, healthy solution for a growing number of kitchens. But if you thought your Instant Pot was versatile, there’s a major upgrade on the market: The Yedi 9-in-1 Total Package Instant Programmable Pressure Cooker. If you’ve somehow never used a pressure cooker before, try […]
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Get over 80 hours of training in Python programming for just $35
When it comes to data analytics or deep learning, there’s one language behind the apps and algorithms that power the biggest companies of today: Python. The best part about this tool is that as versatile as it is, it’s actually fairly easy to learn. But mastery? For that, you need more than just a beginners’ […]
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10 car mounts that give the CupPhone a run for its money
Your smartphone’s GPS is a modern necessity for some trips, but how do you use it safely? It’s been a problem ever since phones went mobile. A certain phone mount even shelled out the money for a commercial during the Big Game, so clearly there’s a market for the solution. Turns out there are a […]
