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Bilbo Baggin's Balloon House

Bilbo Baggin's Balloon House

What does it look like to re-create Bilbo Baggin's house entirely from balloons. Utah based balloon artist Jeremy Telford has shown us.

Posted by: Eddie 08.04.2013

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Inspiring Desk

Inspiring Desk

This is a desk titled 'Homework' designed and built by Tomas Kral. Tomas Kral is a product designer based in Lausanne in Switzerland.

Posted by: Eddie 27.02.2013

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Winter's Here.

Winter's Here.

I've always got time to look at some nice cabins.

Posted by: Eddie 24.10.2012

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A holiday amongst the trees

A holiday amongst the trees

Nestled in the trees of Sweden's Harads are these five unique tree rooms forming the Treehotel. Each room and it's interior has been individually designed by leading Scandinavian architects and designers.

Posted by: Sophie 22.03.2012

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Interior of an icon- redesigning the Airstream

Interior of an icon- redesigning the Airstream

Here at SkinFlint we are big fans of the Airstream, here are some lovely and unusual creative solutions for the interiors of this iconic caravan.

Posted by: Sophie 13.02.2012

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Caravantastic- an off grid 'micro-home'

Caravantastic- an off grid 'micro-home'

Glenn Grassi is a theatre designer who has just made his first foray into micro home construction, this is the result....

Posted by: Sophie 27.11.2011

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Eames: The Architect and The Painter

Eames: The Architect and The Painter

We can't wait for this fascinating portrait of Charles and Ray Eames to be released in the UK. As we can't see the full film, here's a little preview.

Posted by: Sophie 15.11.2011

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'Holophane' a short History Of Prismatic Lighting

'Holophane' a short History Of Prismatic Lighting

Holophane began to manufacture prismatic shades pretty much at the birth of electricity. Prismatic shades break up and spread the beam of light into a myriad of beams using prisms, making a lower voltage bulb a more effective light source.

Posted by: Sophie 29.10.2011

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Lighting in Bathrooms IP Ratings made simple

Lighting in Bathrooms IP Ratings made simple

We are often asked about bathroom lighting. The fact of the matter is that it's not as straightforward as I Like that light, I'll buy it for my bathroom. Something called an IP rating is rather important in a bath or wet-room. But just because you have fallen for a light that is not IP rated it does not mean you can't use it in your bathroom.....

Posted by: Sophie 20.10.2011

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