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Argus One, named after the Greek god Argus who was the all seeing god with one hundred eyes, is a new airship design that features automated control for individual body modules so as to improve its flight stability and aerodynamic control. Besides, the Argus One has come with other characteristics too, e.g. it can be easily assembled and tactically launched in hours from virtually anywhere; it has a several day endurance capability and it can keep working in rigid weather conditions too.

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What’s this, a huge cube? Of course it is, but it’s exactly also a three dimensional kite formed by 1,700 3D printed connected segments. It seems extremely bulky, but can actually levitate steadily due to its lightweight composition of carbon fiber rods and cubenfibre aerospace fabric.

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Any good idea about towel racks? To redesign their shapes, coat them with unique colors or endow them with new functions? Of course the last one is our option, so why not have a look at this Breeze Rack, a 2011 red dot design concept winner? It’s a multifunctional towel rack, serving as a hair drier, a bathroom ventilator and a sterilizer except for hanging towels. In other words, almost everything you would need to use in a bathroom can be found in the Breeze Rack, isn’t that great?!

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What will the futuristic architecture look like? Japan-based Kisho Kurokawa’s “Nakagin Capsule Tower Building” may offer us some inspireations. Put forward in 1972, the tower building was constructed of 140 individual pods that could be changed and moved freely, thus to create a modular building with full functions. In the designer’s assumption, the 140 pods should get replaced about every 25 years so that the whole building could have a 200 year life span.  To let many more people get in a close touch with the “Nakagin Capsule Tower Building”, Kurokawa recently showcased one pod at the Mori Art Museum in Tokyo, in which the visitors would find a full-furnished house for temporary living.

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You ever dreamed to own a special tent that may work in the same way as your house? Congratulations, as your dream has come true with the Japanese outdoor equipment company Logos’ Decagon Tent. It is an outdoor modular structure that can be used separately or linked together. Available in four types including ‘decagon link’, ‘link dome’, ‘link screen’ and ‘car joint tarp’, the modular tent each can hold three to four people while the largest tent actually would accommodate up to 16 people. As an additional bonus, the Decagon’s ‘car joint tarp’ is specially designed for you cars, something like the garage for your house. Presented at the “Japan Good Design Award 2011 Exhibition”, the innovative tent has received high praise from the visitors and now launched to the public.

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Sofa is not merely furniture, because it actually has a free soul too, with which the furniture not only creates different configurations, but also offers your room a stylish look. Each piece is built with a giant zipper, which allows several modules to be connected together and then to meet your various needs.

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An ultra-practical shoe designed by Daniela Bekerman for those who love high heels but still need to wear flat shoes frequently is the Ze o Ze. It means “This or This” in Hebrew, thus the design features several modular pieces that can connect to the shoe’s sole, and therefore allowing the users to adjust her shoes according to their needs.

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Bathe is a modern and multifunctional bathtub that features several attachments for the users to place their accessories. The attachments can be used and combined in any way you want, so that you can freely fit them into the bathtub in any ways you want. For example, you can create a seating at the end of bathtub, make a storage shelf in the middle, or simply get a support for the shower.

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“Just Fold It” is a flexible and portable room divider that fits in different locations. Its unique design allows the room divider to be adjusted by adding some extra modules. The product is wind-resistant too, as there’re some perforations built on the surface. [Read the rest of this entry...]

If you’re looking for a special electric guitar – one that only belongs to you, you may get an inspiration from these modular guitars. Their bodies are made of different kinds of materials, as the designers provide customized guitars according to clients’ various requirements. [Read the rest of this entry...]

Goci’s Foldable Kitchen is one of the best-organized kitchens you can ever find. It mainly consists of four parts, including ice hot-fridge/deepfreeze/oven, dishmaster-dishwasher, slidecooker-a cooktop, and panneli-screens. Based on a modular design, however, the foldable kitchen allows for an easy and convenient change of its appearance and the users can even add new elements if they need to do so. Bravo! [Read the rest of this entry...]

We all are greedy guys: when living in comfortable apartments we’d like a simple sleep in the nature, but when we’re in a forest… oh God, we just miss the spacious house so much. Luckily there’s something can meet your special needs, and what we are talking about is this Gigwam Tent System. [Read the rest of this entry...]

A table constructed with huge poker cards… also works as shelves or a dividing wall if with certain rearrangement. It is designed by BBMDS for Seletti and comes with an interesting name of “À la Carte”. Available in red and blue, these big cards may even build you a poker house just as that one appeared in “Alice in Wonderland”. Wow, crazy idea. [Read the rest of this entry...]

Roll & Mix is a multifunctional utensil designed by Marcial Ahsayane. It includes two parts, one is an oil bottle and the other is a pestle. Each of the two parts can be used separately and they’ll double as a rolling pin when fit together. [Read the rest of this entry...]

The market barely provides ideal lamps essential for modern lifestyle, giving rooms a romantic or hip-hop look. Addressing that issue, someone has come up with these Modular Lights-something that can be reassembled to meet your particular needs. [Read the rest of this entry...]