product design — VISUALOUNGE

LEGO’s 1960s Volkswagen Beetle, Built for the Beach

LEGO's 1,167-piece Creator Expert kit rebuilds a 1960s Volkswagen Beetle with a pop-up hood, flip-down seats and a removable roof.

Designer Scott Thrift's 'Today' is a 24-hour clock that runs at half speed and grades from dusk to dawn instead of counting numerals.

Adidas and Parley for the Oceans stitched a limited run of sneakers from thread spun out of discarded fishing nets and other ocean plastic.

LYFE is a magnetic planter that hovers over an oak base and rotates slowly so each side of the plant gets equal light.

Haruka Misawa's 'Waterscapes' aquariums use 3D-printed objects modelled on undersea plant life to give small fish cover in minimal glass tanks.

Fallen Furniture turned a genuine Boeing 737 engine cowling into a chair: nearly 6.5 feet square, spun aluminium base, unapologetically industrial.

MOON, by Oscar Lhermitte with studio Kudu, is a 1:20 million lunar globe built from NASA data that turns in step with the lunar cycle.

Nui Studio, formerly We Love Eames, designed the Mygdal plant lamp: a sealed ecosystem of mouth-blown glass and aluminium that lights a room.