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LL's Well That Ends Well: LLSTOL by Luka Locicnik

Seasoned logophiles ought to know the answer to the common crossword clue, "Golfer Ernie," without thinking twice, but here's a hint for everyoneelse: it's three letters long, and sounds like the 12th letter of the alphabet.

Of course, it's more likely that Slovenian architecture student Luka Locicnik was inspired by his own initials than the South African PGA fixture. Whatever the case, the LLSTOL is a remarkably versatile pair of identical, interlocking letterforms that can be arranged to make a chair, a table, a shelf, or any number of seating and storage surfaces. While "its basic use is as a lounge chair, it can be transformed into other furniture types very easily and without complex details or metal components, [ideal for] students and young families with small apartments."

Regarding the material, the website notes:

Laminated molded plywood is an excellent material for designing furniture as it is sustainable and has strong compressive and tensile characteristics. We want to use only natural and sustainable materials with as little environmental impact as possible. Slovenia is one of few countries with very high percentage of forests—over 60% of land is forest. For the LLSTOL we are using quality beech wood which is also the most common type of wood in the country, so LLSTOL is made entirely of wood and finished with quality matte lacquer.

Paul Robinson, Locicnik's professor at the University of Ljubljana's Faculty of Architecture, encouraged his student to bring the project to production, in partnership with local manufacturer STOL & STOL and a little help from Kickstarter.

Still, I can't imagine this is the first time something like this has been done, and I'm sure some our readers will helpfully point us towards other variations on this theme. All ells equal, Locicnik's LLSTOL is a nicely executed version of a simple yet versatile concept.

The LLSTOL is available now for €144; a few different slipcovers are available separately, and custom patterns are possible.

Pop Up Light

Recevoir une lampe dans une enveloppe, c’est désormais possible grâce à cette superbe initiative de Well Well Designers. Cette création « Pop Up Light » permet d’avoir une lampe avec une forme géométrique en papier à plier au design simple et coloré. Une belle idée à découvrir dans la suite.

         

世界上第一台3D照片打印机：Omote 3D

世界上第一台3D照片打印机：Omote 3D:



也许我们都应该记住这个日子，2012年11月24日，从这一天开始，如果你想拍摄一些照片，那么，你不但可以采用普通的方法将之冲印出来，还可以采取3D打印的方法来将照片处理成模型（公仔）：
来自日本一家名为Omote 3D公司（官网）的技术，他们研发除了世界上第一台3D照片打印机，并打算在今年的11月24日起，在日本原宿的Eye of Gyre展厅展出，直到明年1月13日。期间，游客可以前往尝试，拍摄照片之后，将照片处理成三维模型——当然，这种领先于时代的服务，价格也不便宜，打印一个小型（10厘米高，20克重）的模型就要264美元，而中等大小（15厘米高，50克重）的要403美元，大型（20厘米高，200克重）的，哦，则需要528美元。
——好吧，我们祈祷柯达不要破产，然后把3D照片打印推广到街知巷闻吧~








[ via omote3d.com ]

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