Just like Lego blocks, each of us has an item from Ikea at home. Ikea has been on the scene since 1943. Since then, on average, it adds around 2,500 new products to its range every year. Some take better, others worse. Recently, its best-selling Poäng chair celebrated 40 years, and the Swedish furniture giant recently released its most popular products of all time.
Architecture & Interior
Who says football pitches only have to be rectangular? The first football field in the world, which is not rectangular in shape, is called Unusual Football Field and is located in crowded Bangkok (Thailand), which does not have a centimeter of free space anymore, because it is built up to the last corner. In reality, there is a lot of space, but it is asymmetrical, poorly utilized or abandoned areas trapped between buildings. These are now being turned into football pitches, although some corners are far from the size of classic football pitches.
Having trouble styling your beard? Do you want a perfect neck and cheek line? Then the Beard Bro, a shaving tool that allows you to create perfect and symmetrical lines, is perfect for you. And without any effort and faster than ever before!
Almost as quickly as the innovative Slovenian Ironate pizza baking pan bakes your pizza as if it were from a bread oven, the author Sašo Kastelic raised start-up funds for it on the crowdfunding platform Kickstarter, for which he needed only three days. Kickstarter is a place for him to have a lucky name, as he already succeeded here months ago with the durable cardboard standing desk Switch Stance. The steel pan, inspired by our grandmothers' pans, is a cookware, not a pizza maker. The packaging is made of wood and can be used as a storage box.
Do you have a hard time getting to work at home? Maybe you just need a little more pleasant working corner. We present you simple ideas for a dream home office.
The young Slovenian team behind the Goat Story brand achieved huge success on Kickstarter in 2014 with the unique Goat Mug. Although she offered them almost half a million US dollars, the team did not rest on their laurels. Now he's returning to the scene of the crime with a clever coffee-making instrument he's named Gina. Can a coffee machine that makes coffee making an interactive ritual repeat the success of the goat horn cup?
Some solutions are so obvious that it seems someone invented them a long time ago. Such is the case with the chair, which is also a ladder, a coffee table and more, signed by Stephen Kenn and Victorinox (maker of the iconic Swiss Army knives). No wonder they call him the Swiss army knife between chairs...
Have you ever missed an important moment of a TV series or movie because you just took a sip and your glass obscured your view of the TV screen? From now on, you can prevent this with a special mug called the TV Beer Mug, which is designed in such a way that you can calmly sip a drink while watching your favorite series or movie, without missing a part of the action, because thanks to its brilliant design, it doesn't it disturbs the view.
The historic center of Graz is considered one of the best-preserved city centers in Central Europe, and in 1999 UNESCO included it in the list of world cultural heritage. It is characterized by a mix of houses from different periods and different architectural styles. The old town center is made up of more than 100 buildings, with styles ranging from Gothic to Modernism. The latter was also used by HoG Architektur (Hope of Glory) in the construction of one of the "stumps" where the residential building was built. Instead of the classic facade, the Ballhausgasse building was given mirrors that reflect the nearby building, successfully masking the true appearance. buildings.
Ikea regularly refreshes its product range, but a careful eye has noticed that one product does not disappear from their range and catalog - the Poäng armchair. The armchair by Japanese designer Nobora Nakamura is celebrating its venerable 40 years these days. It is Ikea's best-selling armchair. Even today, every year Ikea sells as many as 1.5 million units. Do you have it at home too?
Almost every major city in the world boasts interesting and stunning sculptures that enliven the urban pulse and attract the attention of passers-by. Some city statues are special because of their form, others because of their message, still others because of their static achievements. So that you don't have to search the entire planet, we present to you what are the most extraordinary sculptures in the world and where to find them - the next time you find yourself in that place, do not forget to see them.
Years ago, CNN declared the monuments of the former Yugoslavia to be the ugliest monuments in the world. But the monuments from the 1960s and 1970s are nowhere near as ugly as the sculptures from the sequel, which the townspeople are probably deeply ashamed of. It is said that good art is always at least a little bit controversial. In the following, we therefore present to you the sculptures that raised a lot of dust and excited the public.