Gone are the days of opulence and excess flouted by past internet start ups. Today’s start ups have returned to grass roots beginnings, eschewing Aeron chairs for more modest furnishings. Link
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Thursday, April 13th, 2006Power up cubes
Monday, April 10th, 2006
It’s a sign of the times when people can’t brighten up their towns with replica super Mario power up cubes without raising terrorist fears. When a bunch of kids did this recently the bomb squad were called in to investigate the seemingly suspicious packages. Sure a cardboard box emblazoned with question marks may look dubious, but as anyone who has ever played Super Mario will attest, power up cubes are the source of good things like invincibility stars, 1 up mushrooms and fire flowers. The following link shows you how to make your own power cubes, but install them at your own risk. Link [via]
Brighten up any room with this contemporary paper art. Dig how the mathematical elegance of the tessellating pattern diffuses to give off a nice interplay of light and dark. Whip that ordinary lampshade into vogue with this truly inspired paper project.