French company Goodbye Edison recently presented a collection of extremely minimalist LED lamps designed by promising designer FX Balléry.

The name of the company implies a last farewell to the traditional incandescent (Edison) light bulbs, which are currently being phased out in favor of more advanced and more energy efficient light sources. All their designs are using energy efficient LEDs. The LEDs are discrete or even hidden, in order to magnify the minimalist silhouette of the lamps. These unique lamps spread a soft indirect light, which creates a special atmosphere.

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Petits Anges Sticker (little angel in French) is a creative knife stand by French company  Domestic that literally adds wings to your knives.

The idea is simple, practical and very creative. A magnet keeps the knife attached to the wall, while the funky wings vinyl sticker adds a nice decorative touch. A clever storage solution for your knives, that unlike the conventional boring magnetic knife stands, is original and eye catching. With a little imagination knives, scissors, forks and any other metal kitchen utensil will fly casually inside your kitchen.

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The “Kali Bathroom Mirror Cabinet” by German manufacturer Authentics looks sharp and elegant but also has a number of unique features that will make bathroom a bit tidier.

It was designed by London based design studio “Doshi Levien” (Nipa Doshi and Jonathan Levien) and is part of the “Kali Collection” of bathroom accessories. The main distinguishing point of the Kali Mirror, are the asymmetric glass shelves that also extend inside the cabinet. The idea is simple and ingenious, why do you have to drill your nice bathroom tiles multiple times, when you can have your storage shelving conveniently built-in into the mirror?

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In order to celebrate its 165^th birthday, the famous French jewelry house Cartier has launched “L’Odyssée de Cartier”, a 3:31 minutes long beautifully shot and very artistic short film.

The protagonist of this film is the Cartier Panther, the iconic symbol of the brand. It all starts at Cartier’s flagship Rue de la Paix storefront, where a bejeweled panther statuette magically comes to life, before embarking on a journey around the world. The film is focusing on Cartier’s history, its values and inspiration, under a very artistic scope. While the panther is running around the globe, from Russia to China, India and eventually back to Paris, he encounters key moments and locations from Cartier’s history….

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The Bluetrek Carbon Bluetooth Headset by Hong Kong based Bluetrek is the world’s first Bluetooth headset made out of carbon fiber and with just 5.9 grams weight is also probably the lightest.

This unique Bluetooth headset is made out of real carbon fiber and it is not only ultra-light but also very elegant. However the Bluetrek Carbon is not just a good looking device it is also feature packed. It offers Bluetooth v3.0 support, Noise Lock™ noise cancellation and wind and echo cancellation (to assure crystal clear conversations) and “Multipoint Technology” which supports active connections with 2 Bluetooth devices simultaneously.

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Russian Artist Dmitry Dyachko took the image of Patriarch Kirill I of Moscow and combined it with that of Darth Vader, one of science fiction’s most iconic villains.

As expected the combination of the Sith Lord with the Orthodox Patriarch produces a surrealistic, yet impressive image. The use of Photoshop is really superb and the two images were blend together in a very realistic way. Dyachko’s work reminds us, to an extent, a similar concept by Ukrainian photographer Danil Polevoy.

The symbolism behind this parallelism is quite obvious, so we leave the final thoughts to you.

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The MN bicycles by Danish Biomega were designed by renowned industrial designer Marc Newson and combine stunning looks with impressive technical features.

These superb modern bicycles were named MN after the designer and their uniquely shaped frame is fabricated by “superplastic aluminum”. This revolutionary frame is made by two shells that are glued together with Perma bond epoxy glue, and all cabling is discreetly hidden inside the frame.

Marc Newosn’s iconic design stands out due to its sleek curves and its minimalist geometric shape. The Biomega MN bikes are the ultimate designer bicycles, and even thought they were designed back in 1999 they still look as they came from the distant future. A timeless design by Marc Newson, that instantly became a sought after classic.

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The Camicino mobile storage cabinet was designed in 1995 by Marco Gaudenzi for Italian furniture manufacturer Tonelli and it combines flawless functionality with awesome design.

It is available in two versions, a full size drawer unit with seven wooden drawers, and a smaller two drawer unit suitable to be used as a side table. Instead of the classic rail-type drawer mechanism, the Camicino uses revolving trays mounted to the glass structure with a metal tube. This arrangement gives the impression that the trays float effortlessly inside the glass cabinet. In addition all trays can be accessible at the same time, since you can swivel them open in different angles simultaneously.

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