Vanity hat stand ...for motorcyclists?

This hat stand by Romanian designer Elena Matyas was created from parts of Triumph Motorcycles (specifically side mirrors and the front wheel hub) as part of a collaboration between Triumph Motorcycles and the Birmingham Institute of Art and Design.  More designs from the collaboration, including a corkscrew, record player and coffee table, can be found here.

Ice Hotel, Sweden

Ever fancied sleeping at -5˚ on a bed made of blocks of ice and reindeer skin? If you have you're in luck. The Ice Hotel in Jukkasjärvi, Sweden was the first and is the largest of its kind. Constructed of 10,000 tonnes of ice and 30,000 tonnes of snow, each year the hotel melts down to a "mere" 1,000 tonnes and has to be rebuilt. And each time it is built to a different theme.

Even the glasses in the bar are made of ice.

Does it "wow" you?


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Mushroom LED Lamps

Created by a Japanese artist known as "The Great Mushrooming", these LED lights "sprouting" from found driftwood/salvaged lumber are a great idea.  Unfortunately unless you live in or visit Japan, you won't be able to buy one as the artist thinks they are far too brittle for shipping.

"Wow"?

Typewriter Animals

This octopus and this deer by Jeremy Mayer are made entirely from the parts of typewriters that he has disassembled and then reassembled into sculptures without soldering, welding or gluing.  I'm lost for words.

Do they "wow" you?