Interview: By Gordon Wine Bottle Chandeliers
Ever wonder what happens when you’re done with the wine? By Gordon takes those bottles and turns them into a unique Chandelier. We recently asked Chad and Shannon Gordon a few questions about their...
View ArticleAre Your Ideas Sticky? Take The Test
Got a few minutes? Feel like taking your SAT…again? No, not that SAT! “The Stickiness Aptitude Test,” or SAT, was designed by The Heath Brothers and Guy Kawasaki. Go ahead. Take the quiz. Post your...
View ArticleWedding Invitations That Look Like Rock Concert Posters
Seattle Times: Like many brides and bridegrooms, Katie Mercurio and Jeremy Geddis had specific ideas about their wedding. No pink. Lots of lavender. Traditional Seattle food and ingredients. And...
View ArticleSwitchFlops, The $30 Million School Project
At 16, Lindsay Phillips came up with the idea for a flip-flop with interchangeable straps during art class. Today, her company — Lindsay Phillips — employs 35 full-time staffers and is projected to...
View ArticleCool Logos With Hidden Symbols
Did you know that some companies have symbols hidden inside their logos? Goodwill Goodwill’s logo is a stylized letter “g” that doubles as a smiling face. FedEx Negative space between the letters “E”...
View ArticleIdentifying A Good Biz Idea
There are several ways of finding business ideas. According to James Abola over at the Daily Monitor, his favorite source of business ideas is to start a business that addresses the frustrations of...
View ArticleWrite A Bike
You’ve probably seen a lot of variations of bikes already and even perhaps choose one for yourself. But this bike allow you to be absolutely unique! Swiss art director Juri Zaech came up with a witty...
View ArticleCool Biz Idea: Postcarden
Pour water on a typical greeting card and you’ve got a soggy mess. Do the same to a Postcarden, and you’ve got the beginnings of a miniature garden. According to DailyGrommet.com, Postcarden creator...
View ArticlePulling The Cheese
Ever wonder how even mediocre-tasting pizza can look delectably mouth-watering in commercials? From the perfect cheese pull to tweezing the mozzarella, Domino’s gives us a backstage look at the...
View ArticleCollapsable Milk Jug Makes Milk Last Longer
Fast Company: The James Dyson Awards, a sprawling event that garners thousands of entries from design students the world over, is a pretty phenomenal wellspring of ideas–the short list runs into the...
View ArticleWhy Didn’t I Think Of That?
Products to amuse and inspire. Dress For Dinner Napkin. Dressing for dinner has never been so easy! Disposable Lighter Camcorder. Perfect for spying on smokers and pyromaniacs. Goldfish Trash Bags. The...
View ArticleInventions In Miniature
Wired: From 1790 until 1870, U.S. patent law required inventors to submit actual physical models of their novel machines along with their drawings and descriptions. These miniature testaments to...
View ArticleFun Biz Idea: Radar Alert
I was watching the TV show Southland last night. The street cops come across this kid standing by the side of the street holding up a big sign that reads ” Radar Up Ahead, Slow Down”. The kid tells...
View ArticleCool Invention: Spoonachos!
Finally, a chip that understands a nacho-eater’s need to enjoy each and every topping without stealing all the middle chips: Spoonachos! Best thing since the spork. Designer Denis Bostandzic deserves...
View ArticleAnyone Can Create And Launch iPhone Apps
According to Venturebeat, GameSalad hopes to usher along the era of user-generated apps with its new GameSalad Studio, which makes it easier for people to create, test, and distribute their iPhone...
View ArticleWeddings With A View
Springwise: Marriage in the Sky is hosted on a platform, where 20 guests are strapped into aircraft-like seats and suspended at a height of 50 meters. As befits an exclusive venue, Marriage in the Sky...
View ArticleNiche Biz: Baby Name Translation Service
The New York Daily News asks, what’s in a name? Maybe more than you thought. A British translation firm will vet expectant couples’ off-the-wall baby names, ensuring their offspring aren’t saddled...
View ArticleThat’s Called ChalkBot
If you’re one of the surprisingly large number of Americans who follow the Tour de France every summer, you may have noticed massive, gorgeous printed messages on the route roads, reports Fast Company....
View ArticleZoo To Sell ‘Reindeer Gem’ Necklaces
Diamonds may be a girl’s best friend, but dung is running a close second, reports Pantagraph.com. The enterprising “gem”ologists at Miller Park Zoo now are offering necklace pendants from dried...
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