‘A discreet cord management system, drawer, and pullout shelf/work surface make the ledge a perfect choice for use as a secretary or stereo/media cabinet.’

(i) http://urbancase.com

(i) http://www.dailymotion.com

‘In Hong Kong, apartments are small and expensive. Gary Chang, an architect, decided to design a small apartment to be able to change into 24 different designs, all by just sliding panels and walls. He calls this the ‘Domestic Transformer’.’

(i) http://bit.ly/bVB7w7

On May 9th, a fancy cycling tour will be opened in Zeeland, in the southwest part of our bikesque country. Although it’s called ‘Giro di Mamma’, also fathers, kids and/or other species (like singles) can participate. As long as you like nature, a little exercise and a small trip to the southcoast of NL first, you the man (eeeh, mamma)!

Who’s in?

(i) http://nederlandbloeit.nl/zomerszeeland

‘We don’t work in the same way as we did 150 years ago—and, as the way we work as changed, so too has office design. The last twenty years in particular have brought about a sea change: Rather than simply typing at a computer all day, the workaday ideal involves meetings and brainstorming sessions. A lounge might be every bit as productive as a cubicle, and that lesson has been embraced by dotcoms and ad agencies.’

(i) http://fastcompany.com

(i) http://socialnomics.com

(i) http://niemann.blogs.nytimes.com

(i) http://designweekvancouver.ca

‘Glistening in the early morning, these insects look like creatures from another planet as dew gathers on their sleeping bodies. These remarkable photographs were taken by Miroslaw Swietek at around 3am in the forest next to his home. Using a torch, the amateur photographer hunts out the motionless bugs in the darkness before setting up his camera and flash just millimetres from them.’