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}); </script> </div> <div id="content" class="narrow_content"><h1>Around The Home</h1> <div class="summary_item noback"> <div class="summary_details"> <div class="sd_top"> </div> <div class="clear_both"> <h2><a href="/web/20120104090303/http://www.gizmag.com/striker-flexit-light/20950/">FLEXiT offers a new take on task lighting</a></h2> <div class="summary_details_left"> <p>By <a href="/web/20120104090303/http://www.gizmag.com/author/ben-coxworth/">Ben Coxworth</a></p> <p><em>16:33 December 27, 2011</em></p> </div> <div class="summary_details_right"> <p></p> <p><img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20120104090303im_/http://images.gizmag.com/layout/icons/image_modernist.png" alt=""/> <a href="/web/20120104090303/http://www.gizmag.com/striker-flexit-light/20950/pictures">9 Pictures</a></p> </div> </div> </div> <center><a class="noback" href="/web/20120104090303/http://www.gizmag.com/striker-flexit-light/20950/"><img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20120104090303im_/http://images.gizmag.com/hero/flexit.jpg" title="The FLEXiT Light incorporates a bendable, hang-able and magnetically-attachable array of 1..." alt="The FLEXiT Light incorporates a bendable, hang-able and magnetically-attachable array of 1..."/></a></center> <div class="summary"> <p>For people who want portable LED lighting that mounts just about anywhere, there are already devices such as the <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20120104090303/http://www.gizmag.com/joby-gorillatorch-flare/15350/" target="_blank">Joby Gorillatorch</a>, most of which are variations on the tried-and-trusted flashlight form factor. Striker’s new FLEXiT Light takes a bit of a different approach, however. Instead of incorporating three or so LEDs within one lens, it utilizes a bendable array of 16 high-output bulbs. <a href="/web/20120104090303/http://www.gizmag.com/striker-flexit-light/20950/">Read More</a> </p> </div> </div> <div class="summary_item "> <div class="summary_details"> <div class="sd_top"> </div> <div class="clear_both"> <h2><a href="/web/20120104090303/http://www.gizmag.com/slickboil-collapsible-tea-kettle/20863/">Cuissential brews up a collapsible silicone tea kettle</a></h2> <div class="summary_details_left"> <p>By <a href="/web/20120104090303/http://www.gizmag.com/author/randolph-jonsson/">Randolph Jonsson</a></p> <p><em>16:15 December 15, 2011</em></p> </div> <div class="summary_details_right"> <p><img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20120104090303im_/http://images.gizmag.com/layout/icons/comments.png" alt=""/> <a href="/web/20120104090303/http://www.gizmag.com/slickboil-collapsible-tea-kettle/20863/#comments">2 Comments</a> </p> <p><img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20120104090303im_/http://images.gizmag.com/layout/icons/image_modernist.png" alt=""/> <a href="/web/20120104090303/http://www.gizmag.com/slickboil-collapsible-tea-kettle/20863/picture/151066/">4 Pictures</a></p> </div> </div> </div> <center><a class="noback" href="/web/20120104090303/http://www.gizmag.com/slickboil-collapsible-tea-kettle/20863/"><img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20120104090303im_/http://images.gizmag.com/hero/slickboil.jpg" title="The four-cup SlickBoil retails for US$35" alt="The four-cup SlickBoil retails for US$35"/></a></center> <div class="summary"> <p>Everywhere you look, items made with or from silicone rubber continue to pop up like mushrooms after a long spring rain. From <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20120104090303/http://www.gizmag.com/artificial-lung/19332/" target="_blank">artificial lungs</a> to cookie sheets, even <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20120104090303/http://www.gizmag.com/silicone-baby-bottles-safer-feeding/11311/" target="_blank">baby bottles</a>, this versatile, non-toxic material is becoming increasingly indispensable in our everyday lives. Now tea kettles can be added to the list of items getting the silicone treatment with the four-cup SlickBoil from Cuissential that takes advantage of silicone's flexibility to shrink to a space-saving package when not preparing a refreshing brew. <a href="/web/20120104090303/http://www.gizmag.com/slickboil-collapsible-tea-kettle/20863/">Read More</a> </p> </div> </div> <div class="summary_item "> <div class="summary_details"> <div class="sd_top"> </div> <div class="clear_both"> <h2><a href="/web/20120104090303/http://www.gizmag.com/mvrd-cloud/20811/">MVRDV's Cloud reinvents the skyscraper</a></h2> <div class="summary_details_left"> <p>By <a href="/web/20120104090303/http://www.gizmag.com/author/mike-hanlon/">Mike Hanlon</a></p> <p><em>15:38 December 10, 2011</em></p> </div> <div class="summary_details_right"> <p><img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20120104090303im_/http://images.gizmag.com/layout/icons/comments.png" alt=""/> <a href="/web/20120104090303/http://www.gizmag.com/mvrd-cloud/20811/#comments">21 Comments</a> </p> <p><img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20120104090303im_/http://images.gizmag.com/layout/icons/image_modernist.png" alt=""/> <a href="/web/20120104090303/http://www.gizmag.com/mvrd-cloud/20811/picture/150670/">9 Pictures</a></p> </div> </div> </div> <center><a class="noback" href="/web/20120104090303/http://www.gizmag.com/mvrd-cloud/20811/"><img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20120104090303im_/http://images.gizmag.com/hero/mvrvd-cloud-residential-environment.jpg" title="The Cloud is design at its cleverest" alt="The Cloud is design at its cleverest"/></a></center> <div class="summary"> <p>There's a bit of controversy surrounding MVRDV's design for a luxury residential environment in South Korea. Some people are concerned about the resemblance of MVRD's “Cloud” to the 9/11 twin towers explosions. Whether it is a 9-11 lookalike is immaterial because it's meant to be a cloud, and it's an ingenious reinvention of the skyscraper using glass and sky and light and sun to create a unique and compelling environment, with many material advantages to the community. <a href="/web/20120104090303/http://www.gizmag.com/mvrd-cloud/20811/">Read More</a> </p> </div> </div> <div class="summary_item "> <div class="summary_details"> <div class="sd_top"> </div> <div class="clear_both"> <h2><a href="/web/20120104090303/http://www.gizmag.com/espro-press/20799/">The Espro Press takes a new approach to coffee-making</a></h2> <div class="summary_details_left"> <p>By <a href="/web/20120104090303/http://www.gizmag.com/author/bridget-borgobello/">Bridget Borgobello</a></p> <p><em>09:50 December 9, 2011</em></p> </div> <div class="summary_details_right"> <p><img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20120104090303im_/http://images.gizmag.com/layout/icons/comments.png" alt=""/> <a href="/web/20120104090303/http://www.gizmag.com/espro-press/20799/#comments">8 Comments</a> </p> <p><img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20120104090303im_/http://images.gizmag.com/layout/icons/image_modernist.png" alt=""/> <a href="/web/20120104090303/http://www.gizmag.com/espro-press/20799/picture/150609/">6 Pictures</a></p> </div> </div> </div> <center><a class="noback" href="/web/20120104090303/http://www.gizmag.com/espro-press/20799/"><img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20120104090303im_/http://images.gizmag.com/hero/espropress-0.jpg" title=" Espro Press features a two-stage micro-filter that preserves coffee flavors and prevents ..." alt=" Espro Press features a two-stage micro-filter that preserves coffee flavors and prevents ..."/></a></center> <div class="summary"> <p>Coffee lovers Chris Mclean (design engineer) and Bruce Constantine (engineer/ entrepreneur) have spent the last two years developing a precision coffee brewer dubbed Espro Press. The product is similar to classical french presses, however Espro Press features a two-stage micro-filter that reportedly preserves coffee flavors and prevents sediments or muddiness in the coffee. <a href="/web/20120104090303/http://www.gizmag.com/espro-press/20799/">Read More</a> </p> </div> </div> <div class="summary_item "> <div class="summary_details"> <div class="sd_top"> </div> <div class="clear_both"> <h2><a href="/web/20120104090303/http://www.gizmag.com/satplus-satellite-dish-chair/20785/">SatPlus Sat Chair is satellite dish in disguise</a></h2> <div class="summary_details_left"> <p>By <a href="/web/20120104090303/http://www.gizmag.com/author/emily-price/">Emily Price</a></p> <p><em>16:04 December 8, 2011</em></p> </div> <div class="summary_details_right"> <p><img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20120104090303im_/http://images.gizmag.com/layout/icons/comments.png" alt=""/> <a href="/web/20120104090303/http://www.gizmag.com/satplus-satellite-dish-chair/20785/#comments">4 Comments</a> </p> <p></p> </div> </div> </div> <center><a class="noback" href="/web/20120104090303/http://www.gizmag.com/satplus-satellite-dish-chair/20785/"><img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20120104090303im_/http://images.gizmag.com/hero/satelliitechair.jpg" title="The SatPlus Sat Chair is the equivalent of a 60cm traditional satellite dish" alt="The SatPlus Sat Chair is the equivalent of a 60cm traditional satellite dish"/></a></center> <div class="summary"> <p>Want to install a satellite dish at your home but can't due to a building regulation or uncooperative landlord? Hiding an in-built dish and LNB, the SatPlus Sat Chair will let you pull in those satellite signals and the landlord will be none the wiser. The chair can be installed on a terrace, balcony or anywhere else you want to install a satellite dish without breaking any rules - although it might look out of place on the roof. <a href="/web/20120104090303/http://www.gizmag.com/satplus-satellite-dish-chair/20785/">Read More</a> </p> </div> </div> <div class="summary_item "> <div class="summary_details"> <div class="sd_top"> </div> <div class="clear_both"> <h2><a href="/web/20120104090303/http://www.gizmag.com/limited-edition-eur65000-peugeot-swildens-desk/20743/">The extraordinary Swildens desk recreated</a></h2> <div class="summary_details_left"> <p>By <a href="/web/20120104090303/http://www.gizmag.com/author/jack-martin/">Jack Martin</a></p> <p><em>21:02 December 6, 2011</em></p> </div> <div class="summary_details_right"> <p><img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20120104090303im_/http://images.gizmag.com/layout/icons/comments.png" alt=""/> <a href="/web/20120104090303/http://www.gizmag.com/limited-edition-eur65000-peugeot-swildens-desk/20743/#comments">5 Comments</a> </p> <p><img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20120104090303im_/http://images.gizmag.com/layout/icons/image_modernist.png" alt=""/> <a href="/web/20120104090303/http://www.gizmag.com/limited-edition-eur65000-peugeot-swildens-desk/20743/picture/149993/">21 Pictures</a></p> </div> </div> </div> <center><a class="noback" href="/web/20120104090303/http://www.gizmag.com/limited-edition-eur65000-peugeot-swildens-desk/20743/"><img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20120104090303im_/http://images.gizmag.com/hero/limited-edition-eur65000-peugeot-swildens-desk.jpg" title="The Swildens desks will return to their original home at at 75 avenue de la Grande Armee i..." alt="The Swildens desks will return to their original home at at 75 avenue de la Grande Armee i..."/></a></center> <div class="summary"> <p>The Swilden desk - a flourish of metal in which the desk surface winds in on itself to become the chair - was originally commissioned in 1966 for the foyer of the then new Peugeot head office in Paris. Three desks were created and three receptionists were each seated at their very own work of art. Since they were decommissioned, the three extraordinary industrial chic desks have been so sought after at auction, that French furniture designer Furdess has negotiated with the original designer, Ben Swildens, to create a limited re-release of eight desks. Only three are still to be sold, with an asking price of EUR65,000 (US$87,000) a piece. <a href="/web/20120104090303/http://www.gizmag.com/limited-edition-eur65000-peugeot-swildens-desk/20743/">Read More</a> </p> </div> </div> <div class="summary_item "> <div class="summary_details"> <div class="sd_top"> </div> <div class="clear_both"> <h2><a href="/web/20120104090303/http://www.gizmag.com/top-brewer-coffee-from-tap/20711/">Top Brewer serves up coffee on tap</a></h2> <div class="summary_details_left"> <p>By <a href="/web/20120104090303/http://www.gizmag.com/author/ben-coxworth/">Ben Coxworth</a></p> <p><em>15:18 December 2, 2011</em></p> </div> <div class="summary_details_right"> <p><img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20120104090303im_/http://images.gizmag.com/layout/icons/comments.png" alt=""/> <a href="/web/20120104090303/http://www.gizmag.com/top-brewer-coffee-from-tap/20711/#comments">1 Comment</a> </p> <p><img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20120104090303im_/http://images.gizmag.com/layout/icons/image_modernist.png" alt=""/> <a href="/web/20120104090303/http://www.gizmag.com/top-brewer-coffee-from-tap/20711/picture/149760/">2 Pictures</a></p> </div> </div> </div> <center><a class="noback" href="/web/20120104090303/http://www.gizmag.com/top-brewer-coffee-from-tap/20711/"><img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20120104090303im_/http://images.gizmag.com/hero/topbrewer.jpg" title="The Top Brewer is a coffee-making system that dispenses brewed-to-order hot beverages from..." alt="The Top Brewer is a coffee-making system that dispenses brewed-to-order hot beverages from..."/></a></center> <div class="summary"> <p>Wouldn't it be cool if, along with your <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20120104090303/http://www.gizmag.com/flying-car-moller-terrafugia-parajet-skycar/15593/" target="_blank">flying car</a> and your <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20120104090303/http://www.gizmag.com/the-care-o-bot-3--always-at-your-service/9628/" target="_blank">robot butler</a>, you had a tap in your kitchen that dispensed hot beverages? You'd just shuffle into the kitchen in the morning, and grab a cappuccino in the same way that you'd usually get a glass of water from the tap in the sink - that said, it probably wouldn't be a good idea to put your mouth right up to the coffee tap. Anyhow, such a thing does indeed now exist, and it's called the Top Brewer. <a href="/web/20120104090303/http://www.gizmag.com/top-brewer-coffee-from-tap/20711/">Read More</a> </p> </div> </div> <div class="summary_item "> <div class="summary_details"> <div class="sd_top"> </div> <div class="clear_both"> <h2><a href="/web/20120104090303/http://www.gizmag.com/tetra-shed-office-pod/20691/">Tetra-Shed: An office pod for your backyard (and more)</a></h2> <div class="summary_details_left"> <p>By <a href="/web/20120104090303/http://www.gizmag.com/author/james-holloway/">James Holloway</a></p> <p><em>08:46 December 1, 2011</em></p> </div> <div class="summary_details_right"> <p><img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20120104090303im_/http://images.gizmag.com/layout/icons/comments.png" alt=""/> <a href="/web/20120104090303/http://www.gizmag.com/tetra-shed-office-pod/20691/#comments">5 Comments</a> </p> <p><img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20120104090303im_/http://images.gizmag.com/layout/icons/image_modernist.png" alt=""/> <a href="/web/20120104090303/http://www.gizmag.com/tetra-shed-office-pod/20691/picture/149563/">13 Pictures</a></p> </div> </div> </div> <center><a class="noback" href="/web/20120104090303/http://www.gizmag.com/tetra-shed-office-pod/20691/"><img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20120104090303im_/http://images.gizmag.com/hero/tetra-shed.png" title="The Tetra-Shed as a yard office (Photo: Tetra-Shed)" alt="The Tetra-Shed as a yard office (Photo: Tetra-Shed)"/></a></center> <div class="summary"> <p>Now here's an exciting piece of design. At first glance the Tetra-Shed, designed by architect David Ajasa-Adekunle, looks like the ideal hypermodern outdoor studio for the hipster home-worker. That it may be, but the Tetra-Shed's modular design means that (space, money and imagination allowing) there's no limit to the number of units that can be connected together, literally opening up the Tetra-Shed to a vast array of possible uses. <a href="/web/20120104090303/http://www.gizmag.com/tetra-shed-office-pod/20691/">Read More</a> </p> </div> </div> <div class="summary_item "> <div class="summary_details"> <div class="sd_top"> </div> <div class="clear_both"> <h2><a href="/web/20120104090303/http://www.gizmag.com/windowsfarms-indoor-farm/20637/">Windowfarms let you garden – appropriately enough – in your windows </a></h2> <div class="summary_details_left"> <p>By <a href="/web/20120104090303/http://www.gizmag.com/author/paul-ridden/">Paul Ridden</a></p> <p><em>15:47 November 28, 2011</em></p> </div> <div class="summary_details_right"> <p><img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20120104090303im_/http://images.gizmag.com/layout/icons/comments.png" alt=""/> <a href="/web/20120104090303/http://www.gizmag.com/windowsfarms-indoor-farm/20637/#comments">4 Comments</a> </p> <p><img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20120104090303im_/http://images.gizmag.com/layout/icons/image_modernist.png" alt=""/> <a href="/web/20120104090303/http://www.gizmag.com/windowsfarms-indoor-farm/20637/picture/149064/">11 Pictures</a></p> </div> </div> </div> <center><a class="noback" href="/web/20120104090303/http://www.gizmag.com/windowsfarms-indoor-farm/20637/"><img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20120104090303im_/http://images.gizmag.com/hero/windowfarms.jpg" title="The Windowfarms project has developed a new version of its indoor gardening system - where..." alt="The Windowfarms project has developed a new version of its indoor gardening system - where..."/></a></center> <div class="summary"> <p>Whereas the majority of <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20120104090303/http://www.gizmag.com/go/7500/" target="_blank">vertical farming</a> concepts and projects featured in Gizmag over the years have either been <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20120104090303/http://www.gizmag.com/global-food-crisis-vertical-aeroponic-farming/11019/" target="_blank">huge dedicated structures</a> or <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20120104090303/http://www.gizmag.com/vertical-landscapes/12354/" target="_blank">add-ons to existing buildings</a>, the Windowfarms system downsizes and personalizes veggie growing by placing an indoor farm in the window. The original plastic-bottle-based, do-it-yourself hydroponics system design has been available for a while now but the developers are getting ready to make a new, improved kit version available. <a href="/web/20120104090303/http://www.gizmag.com/windowsfarms-indoor-farm/20637/">Read More</a> </p> </div> </div> <div class="summary_item "> <div class="summary_details"> <div class="sd_top"> </div> <div class="clear_both"> <h2><a href="/web/20120104090303/http://www.gizmag.com/philips-bio-light-concept-taps-bioluminescence-for-home-use/20632/">Philips Bio-light concept lights the home using bacteria</a></h2> <div class="summary_details_left"> <p>By <a href="/web/20120104090303/http://www.gizmag.com/author/randolph-jonsson/">Randolph Jonsson</a></p> <p><em>17:11 November 27, 2011</em></p> </div> <div class="summary_details_right"> <p><img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20120104090303im_/http://images.gizmag.com/layout/icons/comments.png" alt=""/> <a href="/web/20120104090303/http://www.gizmag.com/philips-bio-light-concept-taps-bioluminescence-for-home-use/20632/#comments">3 Comments</a> </p> <p><img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20120104090303im_/http://images.gizmag.com/layout/icons/image_modernist.png" alt=""/> <a href="/web/20120104090303/http://www.gizmag.com/philips-bio-light-concept-taps-bioluminescence-for-home-use/20632/picture/149005/">6 Pictures</a></p> </div> </div> </div> <center><a class="noback" href="/web/20120104090303/http://www.gizmag.com/philips-bio-light-concept-taps-bioluminescence-for-home-use/20632/"><img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20120104090303im_/http://images.gizmag.com/hero/biolight.jpg" title="The Philips bio-light is 'powered' by glowing bioluminescent bacteria" alt="The Philips bio-light is 'powered' by glowing bioluminescent bacteria"/></a></center> <div class="summary"> <p>The search for greener, more power-efficient lighting systems won't stop with compact fluorescents and LED systems if Dutch electronics giant Philips has anything to say about it. 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