Tesla "ramping up" Autopilot team to design fully driverless cars

Electric car manufacturer Tesla is targeting the driverless-vehicle market as it seeks team members to develop its Autopilot software. (more…)

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Maibara House by Alts Design Office combines a windowless block and a small garden pavilion

This family house in Shiga, Japan, is made up of two structures – a simple two-storey block set on a patio, and a small timber pavilion that opens out to a landscaped garden (+ slideshow). (more…)

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Latest version of Kitmen Keung's Long Distance watch launches at Dezeen Watch Store

Dezeen Watch Store: Hong Kong brand Kitmen Keung is releasing a new version of its first watch, which is designed to act as a reminder of the distance between the wearer and a loved one. (more…)

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GT2P pairs unusual materials in Marble vs Bronze coffee table

Design Miami 2015: islands of bronze rest on top of marble tables designed by Chilean studio GT2P for its first collaboration with New York's Friedman Benda gallery. (more…)

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3 Affordable Cordless Blind Options

Cordless blinds and shades offer a convenient and safe option now available on most styles of window treatments. In this article will discuss 3 affordable cordless blind options, such as: cordless cellular blinds, cordless top-down and bottom-up and standard cord control.

 

Cordless Cellular Blinds

Technically speaking, cellular shades, cordless or any other, are a type of window shade, not a blind.  Though many people call cellular shades, cellular blinds and honeycomb blinds; Blinds have slats or vanes that tilt open and closed.  Window shades are made from a single piece of fabric and fold up, or roll up.  Cellular shades fold up, collapsing up on their crisp pleats like an accordion. Source: BlindsGalore

 

Cordless Top-Down and Bottom-Up

Very similar to the cordless lift method, this style of shade gives you the option of also lowering the top of the blind in the same accordion fashion. It’s a great way to allow light into a room while retaining full privacy. This option is available on cellular and pleated shades as well as Roman and woven shades. Source: BlindSaver

 

Standard Cord Control 

Standard cord control is considered “traditional” for a reason: its basic design has stood the test of time (and that of entry-level decorating budgets). On the downside, those dangling cords can look cluttered, especially if tangled. It’s also not recommended for very wide windows. Other lift types provide added safety in homes with wee ones or pets. Source:  BaliBlinds

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Par-Do transforms stone-walled Portuguese barn into compact residence

Portuguese architects Sofia Parente and André Delgado have converted an old stone barn in Viana do Castelo into a compact two-storey residence (+ slideshow). (more…)

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Catalyst Projects

SAS students have wrapped up their Catalyst projects and are ready to present their findings and final products to the public. From writing a novel to conducting research in a medical lab to creating a hackathon, Catalyst project allow students to dive deep into subjects that truly interest them.

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