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COOL: Kinetic Floor Generates Energy From People Dancing

May 6, 2013 By admin

Around the world, engineers and architects are rethinking the current design of architectural and environmental infrastructure, in favor of regenerative systems that are capable of harnessing wasted energy and resources and redistributing them where needed.

A company in Rotterdam in the Netherlands has created a modular dance floor system that collects kinetic energy from dancers’ movements and converts it into electricity. Each individual tile from the Energy Floors has a small generator that collects and stores the energy, transforming it into electricity that can be used to power nearby systems or the LED lights located on the dance floor. The Sustainable Dance Floor tiles are available for rent or sale, and the Temple Night Club in San Francisco currently has had them permanently installed. According to the team at Energy Floors, dancing on the Sustainable Dance floor has generated a rough estimate of over 8 billion Joules.

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Filed Under: Agriculture, artsy, blog, designs, eco-friendly, GET YA MIND RIGHT, go green, sustainability Tagged With: bc, broccoli city, Kinetic Floor, Temple Night Club

Floating Vases

April 12, 2013 By admin

These creative vases by Japanese studio oodesign have a spot to place flowers on a PET formed resin void, creating an effect of flowers floating in the water with gentle ripples surrounding them. [Read more...]

Filed Under: artist, artsy, blog, decor, designs, GET YA MIND RIGHT, organic, video Tagged With: bc, broccoli city blog, broccolicity, Floating Vases, Japanese studio oodesign

GIGS.2.GO TEAR-AND-SHARE USB DRIVES

April 5, 2013 By admin

Over the years flash drives have become smaller and more portable, but this set of four 1GB drives packaged in a business card-sized configuration is among the most inventive designs we’ve seen yet. Developed by Kurt Rampton and the BOLTgroup, the gadget goes by the name GIGS.2.GO and is constructed with 100% post-consumer molded paper pulp with zero plastic. Best of all, each individual drive can be torn off 1 gigabyte at a time for easy tear and share use. And since it’s made of paper, labeling is as easy as grabbing a pen and writing directly onto the surface of each tab. Check out more [Read more...]

Filed Under: artsy, blog, designs, GET YA MIND RIGHT, organic, organic + fly, outside the box, technology, Uncategorized Tagged With: bc, broccoli city, broccolicity, GIGS.2.GO

TINY NYC APARTMENT RENOVATION

April 1, 2013 By admin

How do you make a tiny New York City apartment into a livable 240-square foot space with a sleeping loft? You enlist the help of Brooklyn architect Tim Seggerman, who renovated this Upper West Side brownstone studio into what it is today. More pics [Read more...]

Filed Under: Agriculture, artist, artsy, blog, designs, eco-friendly, education, Environment, GET YA MIND RIGHT, go green, organic, organic + fly, outside the box, sustainability Tagged With: bc, broccoli city, broccolicity, Brooklyn architect, Tim Seggerman

Mark Drew‘s mash-up of Charlie Brown and iconic 90′s rap lyrics

March 8, 2013 By admin

Entitled Deez Nuts, Mark Drew‘s effervescent mash-up of Charlie Brown and iconic 90′s rap lyrics harkens back to… Tumblr? Yeah, we think so. It’s a hilarious and all together eye opening example of Internet culture pervading the mainstream art world — or every other world for that matter. [Read more...]

Filed Under: artist, artsy, blog, decor, designs, GET YA MIND RIGHT, organic, Past the dressing, Uncategorized Tagged With: bc, broccolicity, charlie brown, Mark Drew‘s mash-up of Charlie Brown and iconic 90′s rap lyrics

Nagai Hideyuki’s 3D Illustrations

March 6, 2013 By Dami

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Filed Under: artist, artsy, blog, designs, outside the box Tagged With: 3D Art, Nagai Hideyuki

Hand Aluminum Door Handle

February 27, 2013 By admin

The door knob is just so… normal. It might interest some people to have one that departs from the normal, even if it may look like a hand extending out of the door. Hand-le is a shiny hand that might not be as pragmatic and useful as a common door knob, and yet do the function with a flair that the door knob might not so easily attain. Costs $95

Filed Under: artist, artsy, blog, designs, GET YA MIND RIGHT, outside the box Tagged With: bc, broccoli city, broccoli city blog, broccolicity, Hand Aluminum Door Handle

Typographic Bookshelf

February 18, 2013 By admin

Graphic designer Matt Innes realized this beautiful bookshelf in collaboration with Saori Kajiwara. Wood furniture indicating the contents through this typographic work on the word “Books”.

Filed Under: artist, artsy, blog, designs, eco-friendly, GET YA MIND RIGHT, MOTIVATION, outside the box, sustainability, Uncategorized Tagged With: bc, books, broccoli city blog, broccolicity, Matt Innes, Saori Kajiwara, Typographic Bookshelf

Astronaut Sheets

February 17, 2013 By admin

Probably one of the coolest bed sheets to have ever been around, this set lets you live it up, or at least sleep in an astronaut makeover. The space suit duvet and pillowcase are printed with high resolution images of an actual space suit and helmet would make it easy to drift into galactic dreams and take a run on the spaceship controls before we head out for a space walk. Costs $80. Parents, get your children one of these. [Read more...]

Filed Under: blog, designs, GET YA MIND RIGHT, outside the box, toys, Uncategorized Tagged With: Astronaut Sheets, bc, bc blog, broccolicity

AETHER opens an airy new shop in San Francisco made entirely of shipping containers

February 6, 2013 By admin

If there’s one thing you can certainly say about AETHER, the Los Angeles based outdoor apparel company, it’s that they have impeccable style. This statement is certainly true of the brand new store they just opened in San Francisco which was constructed out of three shipping containers. [Read more...]

Filed Under: artist, artsy, blog, designs, GET YA MIND RIGHT, sustainability, Uncategorized Tagged With: AETHER, bc, broccoli city, broccolicity, San Francisco, Thierry Gaugain

A Very Creative Business Card

February 4, 2013 By Dami

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Filed Under: advertising, blog, designs, outside the box Tagged With: business card, Scwimmer Pool Service

Snow Art by Simon Beck

February 4, 2013 By Dami

Created by walking in the snow, artist Simon Beck creates mindblowingly intricate crop circle-esque works of art.

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Filed Under: artist, artsy, blog, designs, outside the box Tagged With: Simon Beck, Snow Art

A Different Point of View

February 4, 2013 By Dami

Ever wonder what rooms look like from the ceiling? Photographer Menno Aden had made it his duty to capture such from this familiar yet unexplored point of view. Enjoy these photos from his series, “Room Portraits”.

Filed Under: artist, artsy, blog, decor, designs, outside the box, photography Tagged With: Menno Aden

The Living Table

January 30, 2013 By admin

Who said you had to have a garden or room for planters to have some greenery? The new Living Table by Habitat Horticulture solves the problem of adding greenery to your home without the need for a garden, balcony, or even wall space! Each Living Table is handmade in their San Francisco-area headquarters using 3/8 inch-thick tempered glass that can handle a 180 lb load per square foot and your choice of color, wood finish and even which plants you’d like added.

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Filed Under: artist, artsy, blog, decor, designs, eco-friendly, Environment, GET YA MIND RIGHT, go green, sustainability Tagged With: bc, broccoli city, broccolicity, The Living Table

Anti-loneliness ramen bowl

January 24, 2013 By admin

Normally, you spend dinner over a hot bowl of instant ramen, silently weeping and watching your salty tears mix with the steaming broth. Banish that loneliness by sharing your meal with a companion that won’t give you a hard time or ask when you’re getting married. The anti-loneliness ramen bowl will hold your smartphone at the ready so you’ll never eat alone again.
The bowl is the creation of design firm MisoSoupDesign. The bowl itself is very sculptural, but the highlight is the smartphone holder that keeps your favorite tech buddy at the ready while you’re chowing down.

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Filed Under: artist, blog, designs, GET YA MIND RIGHT, Uncategorized Tagged With: broccoli city, broccoli city blog, designs, MisoSoupDesign, soup

Staircase Bookcase

January 4, 2013 By admin

Staircase by Danny Kuo is a fun and innovative piece of hybrid furniture. It combines the concept of bookshelf with a pull out staircase for the bottom three shelves. Designer Danny Kuo says “the most efficient way to build is vertically.” He has nicely applied this minimalist, efficient concept to his design, which is highly functional and beautiful to look at. Check out the staircase in action [Read more...]

Filed Under: artist, artsy, blog, designs Tagged With: bc, broccoli city, broccolicity, Danny Kuo, designs, gif, Staircase

Top 50 designs from Yanko (2012)

January 1, 2013 By admin

We love a cool concept! Here is the most popular designs from Yanko in 2012, look forward to seeing more interesting concepts in 2013.

Filed Under: blog, designs, GET YA MIND RIGHT, technology, Uncategorized Tagged With: bc, broccolicity, Concepts, designs, Top 50 designs from Yanko

Nike Free Trainer 3.0

December 13, 2012 By admin

Set to launch in early 2013, the Nike Free Trainer 3.0 represents the culmination of Nike’s pursuit of advanced performance technology for multi-sport athletes, originally taking the form of the Nike Air Trainer 1 in 1987. Harnessing stability and comfort through a minimalist design, the Nike Free Trainer 3.0 weighs in at just 9 ounces, featuring a mesh upper designed with enforced polyurethane support that made with flexible strand-like lines. Known as Kirum, the pliable material creates a pattern that’s supportive, lightweight and breathable. A Dynamic Fit system cradles the midfoot while providing a superior lockdown fit, while the Phylon midsole provides lightweight, responsive cushioning. The outsole rates a 3.0 on the Nike Free rating scale, resulting in greater multidirectional flexibility that allows for barefoot-like training. Look for the Nike Free Trainer 3.0 to launch in stores next month. via

Filed Under: blog, copping kicks, designs, GET YA MIND RIGHT, sneakers, Uncategorized Tagged With: bc, broccolicity, Nike Air Trainer, nike free trainer, Nike Free Trainer 3.0

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COOL: Kinetic Floor Generates Energy From People Dancing

Floating Vases

GIGS.2.GO TEAR-AND-SHARE USB DRIVES

TINY NYC APARTMENT RENOVATION

Mark Drew‘s mash-up of Charlie Brown and iconic 90′s rap lyrics

Nagai Hideyuki’s 3D Illustrations

Hand Aluminum Door Handle

Typographic Bookshelf

Astronaut Sheets

AETHER opens an airy new shop in San Francisco made entirely of shipping containers

A Very Creative Business Card

Snow Art by Simon Beck

A Different Point of View

The Living Table

Anti-loneliness ramen bowl

Staircase Bookcase

Top 50 designs from Yanko (2012)

Nike Free Trainer 3.0

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