How do you retain a minimalist, geometric style yet cater to ergonomics? The Pillowed Furniture series manages to do that with its stepped design. With an almost 8-bit style, the series sets a new aesthetic trend where an edgy design still manages to portray coziness. Confusingly clever, ain’t it??
One thing is for sure. We all know given a chance, you wouldn’t resist wanting to try it out!
Designer: Paulo Henrique Storch
Here’s an interesting furniture design that combines old world styling with new world design. Designed by Studio Badini Createam, the Trip Pixel Collection covers up classic French furniture styles with massive pixelated portraits.
It’s an interesting juxtaposition of modern and classic. Of note is that due to the nature of pixel images, they will be seen slightly differently by the eye depending upon how close you stand to them. Up close it will look like color blocked pixels, while standing further back your eye will see the full portrait. Neat furniture design- I don’t know if I’d personally put one of these pieces in my house but I like it nonetheless. (outthereinteriors via freshome)
Vintage Style Furniture with Pixel Art
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I love indie games. There’s just a sort of a creative freedom, ingenuity and singular artistic vision in many of these games that makes them often more fun than the big blockbusters. One unusual little indie game that recently popped onto my radar screen was Cart Life. It’s actually been around for a couple of years, but it’s new to me.
The game dusts off the old lemonade stand type sim of the 1980s and breathes fresh life into it. Cart Life was developed by Richard Hofmeier, and offers a retro style befitting its gameplay.
The game puts you in charge of the livelihood of one of several citizens of a fictitious city, and asks you to build and operate their various street vending businesses. But these characters not only have business goals to meet, they each have needs and addictions which must be fed, as well as unique personality traits. It’s as much about money management and business skills as managing risk and reward for your sims.
Cart Life is available as a free download for Windows PCs here. Richard also offers a deluxe edition with a bonus game, soundtrack MP3s and a bonus playable character for just $5(USD). There’s also a fan-made Mac port available here.
[via The Atlantic Cities]
Whoever said that gamers have poor taste when it comes to fashion obviously haven’t seen Drew Wise’s video game-inspired collection of sweatshirts. They’re colorful, they’re snug, and they’re comfortable, which is basically everything a sweatshirt should be. They’re available in designs that borrow themes from video game franchises and consoles, from the Game Boy handheld console to Pokemon.
They’re available online for $59 each.
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Retro game fans will love the style of this sterling silver Space Invader ring. It has class. You could easily give this to your geeky significant other and feel good about it. And you will have them forever.
It shows the world that you are an amazing old school gamer and you aren’t afraid to wear some bling that proves it. This sterling silver ring is called “Invader Aiko” and what I love most is that it really does have an 8-bit pixelated quality to it, while still conforming to your finger.
If you love Space Invaders (Who doesn’t?)and need a geeky wedding band, this is the way to go. It will cost you €198 (~$260 USD) over at Tjep. I have never seen a cooler Space Invaders ring, myself.
[via Obvious Winner]