Every week I review hundreds of blog posts from a large variety of sources covering topics from furniture design and industrial design to architecture and do-it-yourself. It is my goal to spread the word about good design and to bring my readers practical information and inspiration for their home. That being said, I often find myself scratching my head at some of the most bizarre and down-right stupid ideas people develop. Good for them to try (I guess) but some of these designers must have incredible egos. I often find myself yelling out loud, “Get over yourself!” Here are some head scratchers I found this past week.

Metal Ring Bench

This one honestly looks painful. This is one of the first images I saved and I am not exactly sure of its origins. I am pretty sure this design falls under the category of “art” but what do you think is being expressed here? Is this a piece done to expose the real truth about the exploitation of metal rings? Maybe it was done as an ad for the burbon this man is drinking? “The most uncomfortable bourbon in the world?”

Get Some Cabinets

Wow! The visual clutter and pinball going on here is more than my eye can take. This is why people invented cabinets. Two comments: 1. Does a giant live there and if not, how do they get the pots down from the ceiling? 2. How many knives of similar cut and shape does one cook need? Too much for the eye to take. If I feel cluttered in my home now, I could not image living in this house!

Remember the “Snorkels”?

The snorkels called and want their house back

The disposition of the man in this image says exactly what I was thinking…”What the hell is this?”. I am wondering what the practical use of that long white “neck” is for? Looks like the “body” of the bench as a place for storage so perhaps the “neck” is storage for re-bar or yard sticks? Wait, no, I get it, perhaps it does irrigation for the lawn as well? See how the neck appears to be pointing out the window?

Wooden Box

Cool, wooden boxes with colored lids for $30 a pop. I am inspired now! And they hold pencils too!

Obviously this is all very subjective but this is my blog and it is about time I speak my mind! I hope you have fun with this and future posts. There is a lot of information out there to support this feature so keep in touch regulary. Hopefully it will bring some humor and levity to some artistic folk who, well…just need to get over themselves. Remember, just becasue you can do it does not mean you have to!

In one of our recent twitter posts we shared this image of creative wall treatment and shelving shown in the image below that came to us via design milk.

The “Front and Back” Apartment by h2o Architects

This design got us thinking more about artistic treatments for our walls and how the line between function, art and organization gets blurred. We are always looking for creative ways to display and decorate our home and we were wondering what other creative shelving ideas are out there? We did a little digging and found the following:

• WOKmedia’s Between Lines shelf is a unique (and wordy) alternative to a traditional wooden bookshelf. The black stainless steel is coated with rubber and it has the ability to be re-shaped in a variety of ways to fit your desires (via designmilk).
• A whimsical and fun sideboard inspired by movement, energy and fairytales by designer Jenny Walsh (Ireland) via designspotter.
• Lili Lite is a reading light, a bookmark and a bookshelf combined into one smart product – A sensor turns off the light when an open book is placed on the shelf. When the book is picked up again, the light automatically turns on.
  

  Lili Lite

Obviously, these are only a few samples. If you want to see more, you have to check out this fantastic post by Home Interiors Zone on 31 Modern and Creative Bookshelves. This post is fantastic and will give you ideas to take your interior design to the next level.