OneLessDrop from Heckler Design

Over engineer it and beautifully executed design. That pretty much sums what this it. A brilliant solution for a very annoying problem: charging cables dragging your device from the table or desk.

We've been familiar with Dean Heckler's design for quite a bit. His line of OneLessOffice, OneLessDesk and @Rest for iPad (which I have in Speed Yellow!); are a true exercise of minimalistic design. Getting rid of all that is not needed and focus on the functional part.

What he did next, was to create this "jewelry grade" tool that will help you keep all your cables in the place they should be, without having to use a cheap, obnoxious, plastic solution.

OneLessDrop is made from a solid block of recyclable aluminum that undergoes a 3 step finishing process that includes grinding, polishing and buffing... everything done by hand by skilled craftsmen.

If you haven't tried to polish aluminum, you have no idea how hard that is.

After all that is done, each piece is hard coat anodized to provide you with a glossy, scratch resistant finish.

The OneLessDrop stays in place due in part of the weight of the cube and the addition of the custom molded and press fit rubber feet. These are not the sticky, cheapo kind... they are a one of a kind rubber feet, for a hand made product.

After opening my OneLessDrop from their awesomely designed package, I couldn't put it down. I kept playing with them in my hand for hours. They are truly mesmerizing pieces that need to be hold to understand. Almost like a luxury item.

You bought a high-end machine or phone. Don't get fooled by cheap looking imitations. You deserve the best, and that is the OneLessDrop.

Available for sale starting November 1st! Go visit Heckler Design.

Carbon fiber OLED lamp

For people who appreciate art and like to decorate their homes with elegant lighting, a German company Novaled AG has launched avant-garde lightingOLED lamp ,which is a uniquely-designed handmade masterpiece. This lamp has an ultra-sturdy carbon-fabric base. The lighting fixture has been introduced under the collection of Liternity series and is the second product of the same series. The first lamp that was launched under this series was Victory which is the world’s first lighting fixture to have OLED lighting with carbon-fabric base.
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s house

yokohama-based architects ozawa design (shun'ichi ozawa, atsuko ozawa) has shared with us
images of 's house', a multi-storey town house for a three generation family in tokyo, japan. 
situated on an exceptionally small and narrow site measuring 50 m2, the design builds vertically
and defines its programmatic zones by individual storeys. 
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casa vll

Great location and landscape!
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Raf Simons’ Home

Raf Simons’ mid-century Modernist two-story, open-floor-plan apartment in Antwerp has become his sanctuary. Simons’ opened his door to WSJ and we can have a peak of his wonderful art and furniture collection.
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raumstation

austria-based practice x architekten has shared with us images of 'raumstation', 
a two-storey private residence at the edge of a small village in gunskirchen, austria. 
utilizing the slight slope present on the site, the design lifts up in a dramatic cantilever 
to accommodate a shaded parking space below while establishing a sense of levitation
to the living space above. 
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creative desks: sarah lonsdale

Sarah Lonsdale is the co –founder and editor-at-large at Remodelista, the home interiors design site. her desk is all about lists and piles. It's the only way she can get anything done.

hut

japanese practice koji kakiuchi / yaomitsu designing department has completed 'hut', 
a small elevated shelter on a slope of a forest in nara, japan. exploring the elements of
a torri corridor - a traditional gateway to a shrine - the design utilizes a rhythmic composition 
of pillars and beams to create a simple space that connects the inhabitant with the forest. 
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Lumbrein Residence

Lumbrein Residence is a spectacular single family home especially designed by Hurst Song Architekten as a holiday retreat. The building is located at the periphery of a picturesque village and has unobstructed views of the mountain peaks in Graubunden, Switzerland
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Unit Portables 01 Shoulder Bag

How handy would it be to have a choice between pockets on the inside or outside of your laptop bag? This bag gives you just that, with two pouches for cables, accessories, etc., that can be placed where you decide is most accessible. Made from the ever durable polyester.
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Cardboard Radio

Love this. It’s a cardboard radio by designer Christopher McNicholl and SUCK UK. At the end of its life, the cardboard can be recycled.
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NOOKA ZIZM WATCH

The Zizm’s unique faceted crystal lens produces a refracted view of time on the ZenH display. This faceted surface creates a pattern that continues throughout the entire design of the timepiece including Nooka’s first silicone strap. The Zizm is sized by cutting the silicone strap to create the perfect fit for each wearer. Via Design Don't Panic.

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nest learning thermostat

From the creator of the iPod, comes this amazing looking thermostat. me wants!
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Casa en la Ladera

The residence itself is modern, linear, geometric, elegant and stunningly stark white jutting out from a mountainside overlooked by a castle and is located in Ayora near Valencia. This single-family residence has been designed to “integrate into the environment, respecting the strategies of adaptation to the environment using non mimesis materials that would lead to misleading historicism, thereby showing the time constructively to meet the requirements of the “new dwellers.”

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Sotheby’s Sculpture At Chatsworth House

The never before seen Legend by Damien Hirst is part of the Beyond Limits exhibition of modern and contemporary sculpture displayed in the gardens of Chatsworth, England by Sotherby’s until October 30. (Christopher Furlong/Getty Images)
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Still Life Photography by Christoph Sagel

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el bruc residencial

spanish architects david oliva + elisenda planas have completed 'el bruc residencial', a public building servicing a 
single-family housing development located in el bruc, barcelona, spain. the monolithic concrete shell is pierced by
a series of narrow floor to ceiling windows textured with grills composed of steel rods. a deep overhang faced with 
concrete shelters visitors from the strong afternoon sun while announcing the main entrance. the structural facade 
contains thermal and acoustical insulation and the roof integrates rainwater recovery for irrigation of the garden. 
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Dianna Snape

gorgeous photography!
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Moinian And Meili Residence

The Moinian And Meili Residence  by architect Felix Oesch is a dream home for the owners. Located close to the center of Eglisau, a town close to Zurich, Germany, the house sits on a sloped terrain. 
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casa de fi

A house where the pool is the heart!
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pk house

The P-K House is oriented north-south and located in a setting in southern Burgenland that has an agricultural character which it was wished to preserve.
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zigzag house

japanese practice mA-style architects have completed 'zigzag house' a single family residence located 
in yaizu, japan. a singular wall which has been zigzagged at varying widths and distances forms the dwelling's 
interior arrangement and organization. the exterior wall planes are shifted parallel to each other and generated 
spaces are linked with a perpendicular corridor. each successive room borders a different courtyard introducing 
light and allowing views of the plantings through glass facades.
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flinders house

'flinders house' by australian practice sharif abraham architects is a private retreat for
a couple and their child on a stretch of cliff-top land in victoria, australia. situated next to
the flinders gold course, the design accentuates the site's sense of isolation by focusing on
how the surrounding landscape would be perceived from the interior. 

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Applecore cable management

This is one of those things that you don't think about it; but once you experience it, you can't live without it. Applecore came with a simple solution for a messy situation.

From telephone to power wires, iDevice's sync cables to the dreaded headphone mess, they have different sizes for all the different tasks. Awesome colors and ultra soft material guarantees that your cables will never get damaged. Like they say: "No more tangled cords!"
go and visit the site here

retro modern credenza

love the legs on this one!
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4s house

How the wood is used to delineate spaces and create unobstructed transitions between spaces and planes of the building. We love how the building itself is set atop a slight hill, allowing for calming views and a great partnership with fabulous pool and outdoor pavilion.
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guayacan house

chilean-based practice ruizsolar has recently built 'guayacán house', a single family residence sited within the maipo valley 
in san josé de maipo, chile. elevated on a series of stilts, the dwelling is raised from the steep slopes allowing the lush 
vegetation to continue unaffected underneath the structure. open riser wooden stairs guide inhabitants to an entrance balcony 
with impressive vistas of the surrounding hills.
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house d

This The project is situated in Matanzas – Chile, at the top of a cliff, 65 mts. approximately above sea level.
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kokuban house

japanese practice hari architects has sent us images of 'kokuban house', a two-storey 
private residence in tokushima prefecture, japan. composed of a series of boxes, 
the design defines individual programs and zones in a pragmatic and intuitive manner,
resulting in a house that mediates between openness and privacy. 
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Space Invaders Couch

This £5,500 Space Invaders Couch is a comfortable couch from Firebox, by Russian industrial designer Igor Chak. "Created by Russian industrial designer Igor Chak, it’s made using premium materials, fine leather and even memory foam cushions. Each one is handmade to order and it is designed and manufactured in Los Angeles." Via Design Don't Panic.

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creative desks: carolyn sewell

I am a super nerdy graphic designer/illustrator who surfs the internets for all things typographic and unicorny. I recently celebrated the 3rd anniversary of owning my ownbiz, which totally blows my mind. Several years ago I started a blog called Pedestrian Typography, where I posted photos of good/bad/fugly street signage. After a few years of doing that I became interested (read: obsessed) in hand-lettering and decided to start the project Postcards To My Parents, where I hand-drew and mailed a postcard to my parents every day for a year. And after that I couldn’t stop, so I started Postcards To My Peeps. Although I don’t send one every day, I’m slowly getting a card out to everyone I care about or admire. It’s gonna take a while.

black ping pong table

Noted artist Tom Burr has showcased his tremendous talents in exhibitions at top museums and galleries around the world. Now he brings his modern aesthetic to your home in the form of this beautifully rendered table-tennis table, which also doubles as a contemporary work of art. Originally, the game of table tennis was favored by 19th-century British society before staging its most recent comeback among hipsters, families, and serious competitors alike. Just one summertime visit to Manhattan's Bryant Park, where a lively thwacking sound can be heard amid laughter and glee, confirms this theory. But you needn't travel to NYC to join in the fun. This limited-edition table, perfectly sculpted from a distinctive choice in material—black rubber—turns ordinary sporting equipment into the sublime. As Burr notes, "I like the notion of rubber. It has low-key glamour, like that of a sports car's bumpers and guards. And, quite simply, rubber makes the balls bounce—more bounce for your buck." It's a win/win situation: For each table sold, Neiman Marcus will donate $2,500 to Big Brothers Big Sisters, the nation's mentoring leader in changing children's lives for the better, forever. The table measures 9'L x 5'W x 30"H. Call 1-877-9NM-GIFT for more details. Limited edition of 10. 
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méga: yamaga

japanese architecture practice dai nagasaka / méga has sent us images of 'yamaga', 
a restaurant and private residence in kyoto, japan. situated on a long and narrow site 
bound on both sides by neighbouring buildings, the layout utilizes a buffering courtyard
to define the different zones of the design.  
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