Caliper Radio

I'd be surprised if the sound quality produced by this radio is anywhere north of mediocre, but I just love the design.

Moving the body of the radio itself to tune in a station is seriously cute.

It's called simply "08 Radio" and is the creation of Finnish designer Mikael Silvanto.

Floating Staircase

Thanks to Apartment Therapy for pointing out this amazing staircase, designed by the Jordivayreda Projectteam.

I can only assume the steps have a fairly solid steel core, otherwise their use would be limited to only the most earnest anorexics.

Nice Desk Fan

I've always kept a small fan on my desk at work.

Since I'm a fat bastard, walking around at lunchtime generally leaves me horribly sweaty, so I like to be able to cool down when I return.

Sadly, every small fan I've ever found looks incredibly boring, if not downright ugly.

So, I was pleased to see the nice design of the La Luna by Studio Hideki.

Presumably, there's a set of vertical blades inside, revolving around a central hub. I hope the holes are only open on one side, so you can control the direction of air flow.

Unfortunately, I can't tell whether this is actually available or simply a prototype design.

Über Style

As you can tell from the simple structure of this blog, I value content over form ... although, I'm sure sometimes you wonder if I even value that :-).

In any case, never let it be said that I don't still appreciate seriously good style!

For that reason, and because I think my dear friend Paul will have a wonderful time sifting through them, I give you 47 must-see great blog designs.

Oh, in case you didn't recognise the content of the accompanying image, it's doggy style :-).

Sexy Speakers

Thanks to Gizmodo for pointing out these electrostatic speakers from Martin Logan.

This Purity range looks gorgeous to me and I'm sure the sound is superb.

However, as Gizmodo said, at $US8,500 I won't be enjoying them at my place anytime soon!

Small Design

This video about the Penguin House in Tokyo shows just what you can do with a small footprint, some thought and a lot of glass.



Thanks to Apartment Therapy.

Bookshelves

Who'd have thunk it? There's a blog dedicated to bookshelves.

Most of them are quite interesting designs, although some look less than effective.

I quite like this one, but it seems to waste a lot of space. Not an issue, I guess, so long as you have plenty.

Clever Nesting

This table and set of nested seats from Jim Hannon Tan is pretty clever.

It might be a little weird unless those being seated around it were of varying heights, but it's definitely cute.

Thanks to Apartment Therapy for the link.

Beautiful Wine Rack

I'm trying to decrease my alcohol consumption to occasional bouts of outrageous intake on special occasions, like my recent birthday.

So, this gorgeous, minimalist Bachus wine rack, from Slide Design, is probably of no value to me.

Mind you, I guess I could fill it once and then empty it slowly :-).

Thanks to Apartment Therapy for the link.