Bike Shelf

Free up floorspace with a wooden bike mount that doubles as a shelf

After visiting friends in both New York and San Francisco, furniture maker Chris Brigham realized that there was very little effort going toward proper bike management and maintenance coast to coast. The resulting Bike Shelf by the one-man design team (whose graphic design background includes a stint at Google) joins his home furniture line, Knife & Saw. A cleverly efficient way to store bikes, the …

Land Carpet

Cover your floor with satellite views of agricultural fields

For anyone who’s ever been mesmerized looking out an airplane window at the patchwork patterns of fields below, the Land Carpet recreates the manmade beauty of the arial views on your floor. Designed by former architect Florian Pucher, the 100% New Zealand wool rugs use satellite images to represent different continents and countries, with fields of varying heights lending a surprising tactile and visual element. …

Lady Gaga PSA

Gaga's PSA, gadget style, Barbara Kruger in NYC and more in this week's web roundup

Lady Gaga recently released a seven-minute homemade PSA speaking out against “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell,” asking fans and local senators to repeal Clinton’s controversial policy toward gays and lesbians in the military. Her timely video comes out as the policy faces senate vote on 21 September 10.