This Just Inbox: Cardboard Interior - Core77

http://www.core77.com/blog/object_culture/this_just_inbox_cardboard_interior__16991.asp#more


Note sure I like this particular incarnation, but I like the idea of cardboard furniture. We had a crack when I was in uni, making surprisingly sturdy chairs. Just think - it's already 100% recycled, it dents before your child does, and you can design it yourself to exactly fit the space available! And when it gets a bit tatty, or you get a bit bored with it, just make some more!

Invention of the Day. Week. Month. Year, possibly

http://www.spiraleyeneedles.com/
As core77 points out in their much more attractive article, the website needs a little work... but as an invention, I think this is just awesomely brilliant.



I've always struggled with threading needles - heck, who hasn't? - but it took an enthusiastic Mum whose eyesight was failing her to come up with this. It's still at the "garden shed" stage of production, but I can't help feeling it's only a matter of time before this goes global. I hope this woman gets herself some decent IP protection for when that happens.

Anyway, it's v impressive.

To Change Hearts and Minds...Change Their Chair! - Core77

http://www.core77.com/blog/columns/to_change_hearts_and_mindschange_their_chair_16836.asp#more
This was what I was going to link to today - a classic case of tactile feedback! Hard chairs make for hard attitudes.

aesthetics of joy

http://aestheticsofjoy.com/


This isn't what I was going to post, but Ingrid Fetell's "Aesthetics of Joy" is a charming blog of the genus "I wish I'd written that". Packed full of really interesting posts and links - marvel at the cubist art of the Dutch tulip growers, and discover what noises children in different countries think animals make! Brilliant. And that multicoloured cake looks just too good not to copy...