Bathtub glass holder. This item strikes me as all but essential for the true enjoyment of a nice hot bath after a hard day's work. The bathtub glass holder. It attaches to the side of the tub via suction cup and secures your cold chardonnay to the edge while you enjoy the suds. For the slightly more frivolously inclined it can of course also be used with champagne flutes. Available in stainless steel from Bosign for SEK 69:- (approx. USD 10:-).
21 December 2006
Camouflage tent. It is often said that the insane looking razzle dazzle patterns of WWI was the origin of camouflage, or DPM (disruptive pattern material), but I think the idea of camouflage must be a lot older than that. But never mind. All modern camouflage is aimed at disrupting the size and shape of the object or person camouflaged, and anybody who watches the news must have noticed the change in US military camo during the war in Iraq. From chocolate chip to digital dots. Here's another take on camo, here's blending in. This tent must of course be pitched in a cow pasture, but that's a small price to pay for such a cool outdoors item. From mat&jewski. Via Cool Hunter.
15 December 2006
An extra room in the back of the garden. There's been a lot of posting on prefab homes this fall, so maybe this rather cool little guest house, studio, music room or whatever you need could be of interest. The house is called Enkelrum and it's designed and sold by Swedish design firm 436, and it is an attempt to upgrade the garden variety garden shed, or Friggebod, a little. According to Swedish law anyone with property can put in a garden shed without permission providing the shed is no larger than 10 square meters (about 107 sq.ft.) There are a lot of kit sheds on the market, but almost none of them look as nice as this. Its exactly 10 square meters, it comes in four different trims and in one version with the entire front wall made of glass. The deck in front of the house has dual uses, as it folds up like a drawbridge to protect the house when no one is there. Prices start at SEK 129.000:- (approx. USD 19.000:-) plus taxes and the house comes with winter insulation, power connected and spotlights installed, and could be finished inside a week. More on the Enkelrum website.