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Chapel of La Estancia

Sat, 02 Feb 2008 23:40:20 GMT

The owners of the colonial-era gardens in Cuernavaca, just south of Mexico City, had built up a business offering wedding packages to young couples, and originally wanted an ersatz colonial-style chapel structure in which to host the ceremonies.

Happily, Bunker persuaded them otherwise, and set to work devising a modern, functional yet undeniably romantic setting for the events. Initial pl... [Original Post on MyItThings.com]

Dancing Towers

Sun, 13 Jan 2008 21:42:29 GMT

The bold design concept of Dancing Towers by Zaha Hadid features a fluidity that combines the three towers in one overall gesture. Connecting the commercial, residential and hospitality sections of Dubai's Business Bay, the three towers will share a common base, or podium, that will feature retail, restaurants and related amenities.

The three towers will be conjoined two by two, with the ... [Original Post on MyItThings.com]

O'Neill's GPS NavJacket to take your skiing to the next level

Sat, 15 Dec 2007 03:25:10 GMT

Here is another high-tech ski jacket that will change your whole skiing experience. With this new NavJacket you get GPS navigation system, integrated audio in the hood and a display in the sleeve which shows your speed, updated weather forecasts, and time and distance to apres-ski. A "friend finder" function helps track your new "friends" long after the slobbering begins. The NavJacket will be ... [Original Post on MyItThings.com]

Futuristic fashion: Solar-Powered Ski Suit

Wed, 05 Dec 2007 18:07:20 GMT

These Bogner Solar-Powered Light Ski suits, the newest space-like release from designer Willy Bogner, were presented earlier this month in Munich, Germany, along with the city’s bid to host the 2018 Winter Olympics. These solar-powered lights ski suits feature thin film technology developed by OSRAM. The Golden Dragon LEDs have an optical output ratio of 55 Lumen/Watt, and require little space giv... [Original Post on MyItThings.com]

Olympics go green: London 2012 stadium

Tue, 13 Nov 2007 21:41:01 GMT

London 2012 is planned to be to be the first ‘sustainable’ Olympics Games, setting new standards for major events. Being ‘sustainable’ means thinking about peoples’ current and long-term needs, improving quality of life and ensuring a healthy and thriving natural environment.

The focus of the London 2012 Games will be the Olympic Park in east London, which will house the new sport venues. The... [Original Post on MyItThings.com]

The Cardboard House

Mon, 05 Nov 2007 13:33:59 GMT

This innovative cardboard house built 85% from recycled materials and is part of The 2004 Houses of the Future project which will features six houses, each made of a different base material. Designed by Australian architects – Stutchbury and Pape this house is environmentally-sustainable, affordable and futuristic:

The Cardboard House represents the reduction of technology and the simplificati... [Original Post on MyItThings.com]

Lamborghini Christmas package

Sat, 27 Oct 2007 21:27:20 GMT

Lamborghini gets into the Christmas spirit this year by offering a special package for the automotive fans, which includes candles, ornaments and everything you need for the Holidays, Lamborghini style. Candles come in packs of two, one large and one small. Ornaments -- or as Lamborghini calls them, baubles -- come in packs of three. The ones pictured are glazed in Arancio Borealis orange, which ... [Original Post on MyItThings.com]

CitizenM introduce hight tech hotels concept

Tue, 23 Oct 2007 20:20:53 GMT

Philips and CitizenM - a hotel for mobile citizens of the world - came up with this high tech hotels concept to draw attention of the world jet setters. They plan to build and assemble prefabricated hotel rooms, which can be delivered on site anytime to facilitate increased demand. In addition to that, the room itself includes variety of features allowing maximum control over the room devices.

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Suissa's Wooden PC

Fri, 05 Oct 2007 20:46:21 GMT

Matching a PC to your furniture have never been easier, of course if wood is your thing. This wooden PC called the Suissa Enlighten was created in an artsy fashion to separate the the parts of the computer that are interfaced by users such as the DVD drive and power button, from the parts that most users don’t often interface such as the processor, memory, video cards, etc.

“The design of Enlig... [Original Post on MyItThings.com]

Panasonic designs flat screens furniture

Fri, 05 Oct 2007 20:08:44 GMT

Panasonic is getting into a new niche here by collaborating with Ikea designer and creates new furniture concept to accommodate so popular flat screens tv format. The concepts shown below are utilizing the space to the maximum, by keeping the flat part to the minimum depths and allowing more space for the accessories at the bottom. Hopefully we can expect Ikea affordable prices on these new models... [Original Post on MyItThings.com]

Luminous furniture with built-in lighting

Sat, 29 Sep 2007 04:32:29 GMT

SLIDE displayed its luminous furniture this week during MAISON&OBJET 2007. the furniture is made of opaque synthetic resins with built-in lighting and features very bright modern looks. It's a clever idea that I'm sure will be successful in retail. Who doesn't want to save on a lighting fixtures and get 2-in-1?
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A Jungle hotel in Dubai

Tue, 25 Sep 2007 17:09:01 GMT

Dubai is slowly becoming the land of most outlandish yet sophisticated architectural structures. The latest to join the list of them is a seven-star hotel that will have a real jungle on the top floor!

28-floor Aperiron building would be 300m from the Dubai coast and accessible only by boat or helicopter.

As well as 438 luxury suites, it would contain a spa, an art gallery, and an underwat... [Original Post on MyItThings.com]