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The Elegant Hanging Tiki Column Radiator By ADhoc

It's hard to describe what you feel when you look at this. Would you believe that it's actually a radiator? Carlo Martino totally changed what we'd expect from a radiator, by making it incredibly beau...

Incredible Starry Sony VAIO Nebula FW Laptop
Product Update

When we first saw this "limited" edition Sony VAIO laptop, we were a bit dumbfounded. The back is simply gorgeous to look at since it blends fashion and astronomy quite well. This product update make...

Pendulum Radio Controls are Way More Fun than Knobs

MintPass, the designers behind the brilliant Progress Bar Clock, are at it again with a radio design that could keep us entertained for hours......

Gyrofocus: The World's Most Beautiful Fireplace

There are quite a few things of beauty in this world, but none of them are in the shape of this fireplace, which simply looks amazing. Naturally, this design will split opinions, but all in all, we li...

DIY Kit Lets You Coil a Cord Lamp

We're seeing the trend lately that lamps getting proud about showing off their cords, but they've all been high-design (read: really expensive) items—until now......

8 Ingenious Ideas We're Totally Stealing
From Unplggd Tech Tours

The best part about home decor, and more specifically the display of technology in our home, is that there's no need to reinvent the wheel. There's only so many ways to contain and present certain ...

Inspired by Design: Nissan 370Z Roadster

We have a little design fetish here at Unplggd.com. We love all things bright and beautiful, as long as they do something that enriches our lives. We've noticed a trend recently in design that we thin...

Inspiration: Stylish Wall-Mounted Dishwasher Shelf System

In any home, there is a certain amount of dirty dishes that is generated when people eat. For decades, it has always been the same routine. Either wash them by hand and let them dry or put them in the...

This Radiator Design is Hot!

We've been over how geeky gadget love has a strangely symbiotic relationship with being a lover of graphic design and typography. Well it turns out the same is true about sarcasm- and irony-love too. ...

Urban Garden Deco: A Great Way To Make Your Garden Look Unique

Have you ever wanted to get some really cool lighting for your pool and patio? Did you go to one of those gigantic hardware stores and didn't find anything that would look good? Well, you don't have t...

Look! Speakers That Can Be Used As Shelves

Speakers tend to stick out in any room, no matter how thin they are. Sure, you can camouflage them a bit, but at the end of the day, they will be quite visible and they might ruin the look of your pla...

Inspiration: Edelweiss If All Desktops Could Look Like This

One of the reasons that people are buying less desktops is basically because of the way that they look. Most desktops are just plain boxes of plastic, that are best hidden underneath your desk. Tangle...

Flickr Finds: Mixmaster Student Designs On A Dime

Even with the slightly excessive HDR treatment (the photography technique that helps emphasize this room's bursting contrast and color), there's something undeniably splendid about having such a fine ...

Light Facet: Diamond Shaped Light and Room Divider

Large rooms and lofts are great, providing that you know what to do with so much space. It can be a daunting project, but one way to work with large room is by using room dividers. Room dividers are c...

Ergodex DX1: The Ultimately Customizable Keyboard

We've heard lots about the Optimus Maximus keyboard. It's really cool, but it just costs way to much to be useful. That's why we think that the this keyboard is perfect for people working from home, e...

Inspiration: A Punch of Tech and Color

It always seems Sweden's always comin' up with an endless array of desserts and design ideas, so it's not surprising that Alvhem, a real estate site that has nothing to do with home tech, has such awe...

How To: Have the TV Play a Smaller Part in the Home

We've always been a fan of keeping spaces minimal when it comes to incorporating tech into our homes. This means a lots of planning has to come into play before and after designing a space for that's ...

Behind the Blog: Poketo

click for more picsBlog: Poketo Name(s): Ted Vadakan, Angie Myung Location: Los Angeles Ted Vadakan and Angie Myung are about the nicest couple we know, the dynamic duo behind Poketo (pronounced "p...

Incredible Looking Styrofoam Chandelier: Uses Something From Apple

I don't know about you, but I've never really thought much about Styrofoam. I mean, sure it's perfect for packaging fragile stuff and we all know that it's something that we need to recycle. Sure, kid...

iLamp: Twist It Around Anyway You Like

Ever wanted a lamp you could twist around? Most of the time, you are limited by the amount of twisting you can do with your lamps since most lamps are made out of some kind of metal. I've seen those s...

Roundup: Geek-Centric Home Decor
Via eighty one

click thumbnails for larger pics With so many folks becoming so computer and design savvy, it's only natural that we begin to fully embrace our inner geek and fully translate it into our decor. Poster...

Switching Up the Office Layout

Maybe it hasn't happened at your workspace, but all around America offices are being redecorated. Not to make things stylish or at least not make you want to gauge your eyes out, but instead to increa...

Graphic Lamp/Nightstand Combo in Milan

One of my spring cleaning tasks is to tackle my nightstand because right now I'm pretty much using my low-and-large table as an impromptu vanity. I've got almost all my jewelry, a hair brush, tweezers...

Headphones Inspired by Favorite Songs

Music inspires design. Design inspires music. It's a never ending cycle of sometimes oddball muses that keeps things in both industries fresh and innovative. But is this taking it a little too far int...

Look! Combining Technology with the Old

For some time, Jocke Jokkmokk didn't know what to do with his corner chimney that seemed to eat up a quarter of his living room space, distracting from his movie theater experience he was looking to c...