Transparent Refrigerator and Clothes Dryer
Transparent household electronics from Japan. The dryer uses natural dry air instead of loads of energy to do its job, and the fridge has a special “low waist line” to facilitate the transport of heavy items. [link]
Transparent Chair
Calligaris Irony chair with structure in metal and transparent plastic. [link]
Transparent Mirror
The series of “fiction” mirrors designed by Jean-Marie Massaud are made in extralight glass with degrading shaded silvering. [link]
Transparent Bath
The transparent bath displays the number of drinkable water bottles you are using when taking a bath. It is just a concept right now, but a sobering idea none the less. [link]
adam's benjamin laptop desk
adam from boston sends me this cheap but functional laptop desk, hacked from ikea's
benjamin stool.
"i've been looking for a laptop desk so that my poor mac won't overheat in the summer time. i was appalled to find that the two most common returns to a search were like... REALLY expensive.
this absurdly simple hack was done using the $19 benjamin stool and a $6 coping saw. you could make it pretty snappy by taping off the edges and spray painting the inside a really bright color. you could also make a shallower tray if you had access to a table-saw with a plywood blade on it."
lazymonster's grundtal laptop stand
this looks precarious but
lazymonster has tested it for months and says it has served its purpose well besides displaying the laptop like a piece of art.
it's put together from an old ikea grundtal paper towel holder
(can't find the link on ikea website) and some plexiglass sheet. and is made to be used with a tablet and keyboard, so he doesn't really "touch" the laptop. so, no, you can't type away merrily on this.
thanks! nigel, kevin, ian [via lifehacker]
view lazymonster
laptop stand photo set
gino's variera macbook stand
another cheap laptop desk option. gino from the netherlands used the ikea variera kitchen shelf
(can't find the link on ikea website) which fits his MacBook to a T.
"since the shelf itself is perforated, it helps to cool the bottom of those overheating notebooks. i ended up mounting the shelf upside down on its legs
(pix below does not show this as it is a composite picture using the original variera). this prevents the notebook from falling off the shelf should you push against it from the front or the back."
creaneo84's funky monitor stand
breaking slightly from the theme but i couldn't resist slipping in
creaneo84's awesome monitor stand that hides ugly cords too. also from a hacked
benjamin stool. the front red panel is the deal maker.
Steffen builds a model train inside his ikea coffee table, vinninga.
When you really like model trains and you want to incorporate a small train layout in your house, this might be the only way.
The whole thing (including decoration) is N scale. The power transformer and the controls are under the table. The table has a glass top, so no cleaning needed. Took about two weeks to built it.
The name of the IKEA table is "vinninga". The depth is 3,54 inches (9 cm).
I'd forgotten about this IKEA Hack and thought I'd feature it now in case you wanted to steal the idea for a Mothers' Day present.
