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The Leaf House takes the mobile home to a whole new level of nomadic living. Named after the well known Leaf House on Hornby Island in Canada where 28-year-old builder and aspiring designer Laird Herbert spent his summers as a child, Leaf House is now famous for being the first of many small, portable homes Herbert hopes to build and sell. The Leaf House pictured here is the second one he built while he lived in another in the Yukon. Herbert designed and built this 160-square-foot version to withstand extreme winter climates. The features include:
- FSC cedar and metal siding
- Heavy gauge steel stud construction with spray foam insulation
- 1″-2″ Energy Shield wrap
- Triple pane Northerm Windows
- FSC hardwood oak flooring, 12? granite tiles in the entrance way and
- ceramic tiles in the bathroom
- Ultralight drywall, clear grain cedar, and birch plywood interior finishing
- 24 inch GE propane range
- Propane instant tank-less hot water heater
- Half size stainless steel fridge
- Full size bathroom with compact bathtub/shower, Kohler bathroom sink
- and Sun Mar Compact Composting toilet
- Recessed cedar slat bathroom door
- LED and dimmable CFL and halogen lighting
- Low and zero VOC wood finishes and paint
- Living area with a pullout sofa, storage, and recessed book shelving
- Loft with queen size memory foam mattress
- Broan high efficiency bathroom fan and kitchen exhaust hood
- 35 Gallon Water tank with outside water hookup or blue water tank
- drain and a RV shurflo water pump
Herbert built it over the course of five months for $40,000, but he’s only asking $44,500 for it. If you’ve ever considered a Winnebago but couldn’t bear the design or wanted an Airstream but couldn’t afford the price, now’s your chance to take your life on road and stay snug and warm, even in the Yukon.
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centenary trolley suitcase.
If your favorite part of THE DARJEELING LIMITED was the custom made Marc Jacobs for Louis Vuitton luggage, then you may just want to return all your Christmas presents and cash in on the Centenary trolley suitcase. Shown above in Hermes orange with brown straps (and also available in red, shown below), the Centenary, like all the luggage from Globe-Trotter, is made entirely by hand with their trademarked Vulcan Fibre, “an incredibly durable material made of compressed layers of paper,” the same since its invention
in 1850.
Even the suitcases themselves are made in England on original Victorian machinery. Who knew a million layers of paper was more durable than leather? If you think that $1,580 is a lot to pay for a suitcase, well you’re right, but consider that other luggage series from Globe-Trotters are so pricey the number is too big to list online – you have to send an official inquiry.
producer: globe-trotter
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mcdonalds recently opened two of their latest tokyo outlets. to say that it surgically has removed their corporate voice — well its really closer to a lobotomy. wow.
above/below> they have done away with the golden arches, ronald mcdonald, hamburglar, happy meals, and mcmuffins in this mcdonalds. they have even done away with a (the) logo. the only thing they retained is the color red.
above/below> the only products served are the qp (quarter pounder) and the qpc (quarter pounder with cheese) simply in red, white, and black packaging. the fries come with the burger as a menu set, no option here.
above/below> the interior is very lounge-like. one can imagine what the background music is — country & western ?
above/below> quarter pounder may look low key, but there is the viral online marketing to the hired hands handing out flyers to passersby. the “quarter pounder big secret” campaign.
we see the “no logo” look for bars and clubs and fewer restaurants. the “mystique” of a somewhere making all of its patrons feel a bit exclusive and in-the-know. if it looks like a club and sounds like a club. its a club. the stores are next to h&m, etc.
what it will do for the qpc? more than a singular design theme to one product. mcd´s is attempting to make an iconic product out of the qpc by wagering an entire restaurant investment on it. feedback and crowds say good.
this is case study material for the brand police. let’s keep an eye on how it does. could you put up one of these in your town?
editor’s notes via links below > in november of 2008 quarter pounder was mcdonald’s no-brand experiment introducing a larger ‘american style’ burger not found in japan at the time and tested on adventuresome and easily bored tokyoites.
via watashi to tokyo — meta tame
Value item: A great gift for an “active” wine lover. Stainless steel carafe.
Advertised as perfect for taking “to the office, to town, or on a hike,” the Wine Karafe holds a 750ml bottle of wine and is made of lightweight stainless steel that promises to leave the contents “clean and fresh tasting,” with no added chemical or residue flavors. Under $25 USD.
Producer: Trek
Retailer: Tribal Life
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