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Prefab House: Vintage Weekend Prefab

July 25, 2010
Prefab House: Vintage Weekend Prefab

Danish American Jens Risom is one of the most influential furniture designers of this century. The  1960s weekend  house was ordered from the  prefab manufacturer Stanmar and  modified by Jens to use as his family vacation  home in Block Island, RI. It was originally featured in Life Magazine (LIFE Sep 8, 1967) which appeared...
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The $35 Touch Screen Laptop From India

July 23, 2010
The $35 Touch Screen Laptop From India

The worthy One Laptop Per Child initiative currently at the $100 price mark gets laudable competition from India at $35 per laptop and an  a target price mark below...
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Video: BigDog MilitaryRough Terrain Robot

July 17, 2010
Video: BigDog MilitaryRough Terrain Robot

“”BigDog is the alpha male of the Boston Dynamics robots. It is a rough-terrain robot that walks, runs, climbs and carries heavy loads. BigDog is powered by an engine...
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Video: Jean Prouve’s Prefab Ferembal House

June 29, 2010
Video: Jean Prouve’s Prefab Ferembal House

“Jean Prouve was a metal worker and designer that acquired notoriety for his collaboration with his famous cousin Charles Edouard Jeanneret (who assumed the pseudonym Le Corbusier). This weeks...
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Organic LED Bath Bar Light Panel

June 13, 2010
Organic LED Bath Bar Light Panel

“The fixture was designed and engineered with three panels featuring NOVALED Organic LEDs, the world’s most revolutionary nanotechnology light source.  The transparent OLED panels provide a warm Natural White...
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Prefab-Ecco-Cottages

May 15, 2010
Prefab-Ecco-Cottages

The interior and exterior shots above are from the Osprey model. Ecco-Cottages are modular eco-friendly “second homes” line from Nationwide Homes with a wide variety of models and designs....
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