Arhifab from Transylvania have created the Pogo line of lamps($96 to $258), inspired by nature. It has been designed using parametric tools, mimicking the opening of flower petals.  The elements are CNC machined and assembled by hand.  Its function is not only to illuminate, but it also decorates, enlivens and gives a personal touch to the places, thanks to its strong formal imprint and own identity. Check out the site for more images and pricing.

Finding the right balance to reduce the size of a bike for greater portability in the cities can be a challenge. Gianluca Sada tackled that challenge and created a versatile bike, safe, smart and sustainable. The result is called Sada Bike, which is a bicycle that, in one motion, may shrink to the size of an umbrella. This makes it perfect for commuters who need to make many short trips. It has a frame that folds in order to achieve maximum portability. It can be carried in a backpack-sized, with other objects! Unlike many bicycles, which usually get their strength from the spoke tension, the strength of Sada Bike is incorporated in the rims. The wheels of Sada Bike are no rays! This bike is currently available to the public, however it may be a while due to it is in a phase of re-prototyping, in collaboration with the Turinese studio MGRD.

Time to step up the game of the notebook with the Wipebook ($35-$3).  It's like having the combination of a portable notebook with a whiteboard in one. Each page is a reusable whiteboard that goes wherever you go. But unlike traditional dry erase boards that can smudge easily the patented hyper-gloss film formula on each page is easy to erase and create again, and a detachable binding allows you to remove pages to scan or share with others. Choose from a notebook, workbook, or journal and fill each page with notes, doodles, or brainstorm sessions. When the notebook fills up, just erase what you don't want anymore, ensuring you'll never run out of space to create.

Ed Fairburn an English artist use vintage maps and star charts as canvases for hand drawn portraits. Cross-hatched patterns and shaded regions inside roads, borders, and rivers assimilate into the contours of faces, as if the images had always been secretly hidden in the map’s topography.

Fairburn has a new show of works alongside artist John Wentz at Mike Wright Gallery from November 6th - December 19th in Denver, Colorado.




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We all know of the dropped signals and dead zones in our luxurious homes. Right? The Luma WiFi System ($100), you can eliminate these problems with ease. It uses multiple smart access points spread across your home to cover your entire home in the best possible coverage. The app will tell you where to put them, creating a customized networking plan for your home, and also lets you monitor usage on individual devices, set content filters and time limits for kids, and approve new devices with a single swipe, while enterprise-proven security to helps protect your gadgets.




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Welcome to The Collective Loop Playlist-79.  Halloween is almost here and turning back the clocks is another reminder that winter is coming.  So in this months installment I want to give you some style and upbeat music to dance around that hour of time that will be missed.  We have new music by Big Grams, TroyBoi, Skylar Spence and more...

If you want to check out any of the other Playlists, then click on TCL Playlist in the menu.


Cover art and photo: by Damion S.

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Patrick Schroeter who is a designer and craftsman has created these stunning Geodesic terrariums. The Geodesic terrariums are a fusion of styles and inspirations. The ornate glass houses of the Victorian Era collide with the dreams of science fiction to create something timeless yet disarmingly contemporary.

Each geodesic is made up of almost one hundred triangles, individually welded together and hand finished. The resulting geodesic structures incorporate a water tight bottom section that allows plants to be grown within. Low voltage LED lighting contained within a classical glass shade turns the geodesic into a striking light feature. Check out his site if interested in purchasing one.

Mount Dreams has just debut their new album, which is self-titled.  It's an 8 tracked album that shines in brilliant ambient pop electronic soundscapes. This genre keeps on continuing to transform into beautiful shapes and sounds and just shows another great example of continuous change is the airily mind-numbing track “Home” by Mount Dreams.  Features the outstanding and reassuring vocals of Anatomy, “Home” is a song that evokes a feeling of brightness among rough waters.

Check out the whole album below and also support the talent by purchasing the album on iTunes.

It has been a long while, but Bikespiration is back, and with Part 20. In this installment I wanted to go with bike that bring out the fall colors and styles that would be fitting of a nice fall bike ride. So enjoy and share the Bikespirations!

Feel free to contact us at The Collective Loop if you have ideas for future Bikespriations.

Check out the other installments - Part 1, Part 2, Part 3, Part 4, Part 6, Part 7, Part 8, Part 9, Part 10, Part 11, Part 12, Part 13, Part 14, Part 15, Part 16, Part 17, Part 18 , Part 19