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These bangles made from old lens parts are really interesting and available at Oyemodern.

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Like with our Plumen designs, Pieke Bergmans imagines bulbs as art objects, but this time, instead of taking the CFL route, Pieke places an LED cluster in the hand blown, sculptural forms. Read more at Dezeen

Whilst most of the world occupies itself with making everything wireless, there’s a small cult of designers thinking about how to make the wired world a little more aesthetically acceptable. Joris Laarman is one such designer with this pretty multi-point power adaptor.

via Dezeen

We like these simple, stylish, retro(ish) portable speakers from Bird-Electron.

Available here

Our inbox has often pinged with requests from disc jockeys seeking old-school Hulger handsets to switch with their all too common headphones. All we ever needed was a special DJ adaptor which we’ve now sourced. Simply plug your wired Hulger handset in and you’re ready to monitor

Pictured are the lovely Brokenhearts girls who were appointed the official DJ-adaptor-testing-team. Four thumbs up from them so the product is now available to buy in The Hulger Shop

“This object plays on the common led-display digital clock with physical segments that slowly transition in and out of the surface”

Alvin Aronson’s site

thanks nicky

We’re in the process of planning new Hulger products and would love your help. All you need to do is fill out this one page questionnaire. It will help us work out what to do next and may also be useful in a few conversations with investors, bank managers etc.

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Some shots from the Design And The Elastic Mind Show at MOMA in NYC. Both the phones and Plumen bulb concept made it into the show alongside what looks like a fascinating and thought provoking collection.

Thanks Glen Jackson Taylor for the images

Technology is often at its best when it’s invisible. That’s why we’re so keen on these solar roof tiles that can be laid in by any tiler to fit neatly into any standard pitched roof. Here’s a UK company offering them and an old story we spotted on the BBC about a guy generating so much with his solar roof tiles that he’s selling electricity back to the national grid.

The HULGER SALE is now on