Ibuku Architecture is committed to the development of bamboo as a sustainable building material. Using only bamboo, they have constructed these incredible buildings for the renowned green school and adjacent green village in the Ayung River Valley in Bali, Indonesia. The master-planned community is inspired by the surrounding jungle and traditional Indonesian architecture, harboring an authentic connection between the residents and their surroundings.

By: Tito Heiderer

Guz architects, and their incredible homes, are no strangers to Bless This Stuff. We have already shown you the incredible lush Fish house and Tangga house. Now we bring to you the Meera house. Facing the coast of Singapore’s Sentosa Island, the Meera house is built around an open air stairwell that floods the house with tropical ocean breezes, allowing its resident to take full advantage of the Singapore’s spectacular climate.

By: Tito Heiderer

If you are heading for the beach, a picnic or camping, but can´t live without a barbecue grill, here is an interesting solution- Notebook Grill is the perfect portable charcoal grill. It´s clever design folds flat to one inch in seconds. Made of sturdy metal the grill measures twelve inches high, twelve inches wide and eighteen inches long, and weighs nine pounds. Watch the video

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Do you have $18.7 Million laying around? Well, you can spend them on this truly magnificent property in Phuket, Thailand. The villa was designed by noted Hong Kong based architect Johnny Kember of KplusK Architects and offers 21,500 square feet of internal living space, situated on a land plot of over 160,000 square feet. The stunning contemporary property is flanked by extensive and unusual landscaping and water features. The oceanfront home features 7 bedrooms all complete with dressing areas, ensuite bathrooms and ocean views, a breathtaking infinity pool, and beautifully landscaped gardens. source

We rounded up some of our favorite picks for our furry friends, here are some cool, original, functional, confortable,... Dog related products. Product details after the jump.

Also, check out some of our other original roundups: Gift ideas for the Drinker | Gift ideas for the Apple fanatic | Gift ideas for the Kitchen

Tubula is a new storage system by AK47 design studio. AK47 have nothing but original design pieces, we have featured before the awesome Zero outdoor fireplace, an outdoor fire pit. Tubula is suspended from the wall, its elements are approaching and receding, overhang and retract, turn, and form precise or irregular combinations that are always different. Original alternative to the typical boring shelving units.

Buried beneath a mound of earth at a Dutch nature reserve is a woodland villa called Dutch Mountain designed by Amsterdam design studio Denieuwegeneratie. Only half the house is visible, the other half cuts trough a hill, this both camouflages and uses the earth as thermal insulation. The house as many original features, and is full of surprises, notable features are the vintage Jaguar transformed into a bookshelf, a teapot chandelier and skateboards used as staircase steps.

Now this is a clever idea! Bakus is a table mat that lets you collect your best moments, a practical and emotive object. The Bakus Table Mat is a stainless steel tray that allows you to hook corks into place and create a hot plate. A useful and clever way to recycle your wine corks!

We love this, nothing like a good quality vintage classic. The Buckle Chair Antique Chestnut by Restoration Hardware is an equestrian-inspired buckle chair and bears all the hallmarks of a prized vintage piece: Steel frame, hand-stitched antique leather, twin antique cast-brass buckles accent back, and a subtle color variation achieved through vegetable tanning and hand-finishing.

Nettleton 199 is an absolutely breathtaking house designed by SAOTA (Stefan Antoni Olmesdahl Truen Architects). We are big fans of SATA, we have featured before the "First Crescent", a stunning minimalist home also in South Africa. Nettleton 199 is positioned in Cape Town, on the side of Lion’s Head and has fantastic views over the Atlantic Ocean, it was designed to maximize the connection with the view and the sea and to create a garden beside the mountain located near the site. The garden has views trough the living room capturing the dramatic views.

Fun product by Kikkerland, the Safe Kitchen Timer is a kitchen timer made to look like a safe lock! It will look as if your ordinary refrigerator turned into a massive combination safe. The timer is magnetic and goes up to 60 minutes, all you need to do is turn the dial to set the desired time. Available in black or red.

Another gem from Hot Toys, for all you fanatic action figure fans, this is surely a must have. Sometime ago we featured another of their superb creations, the Batman hyper realistic collectible figure. Yesterday Hot Toys presented the new 1/6th scale DX T-800 collectible figure from the Terminator 2- Judgment Day movie. The advanced T-800 collectible is specially crafted based on the image of Arnold Schwarzenegger in the movie, highlighting the newly developed head sculpt with the most updated sculpting technique and with Parallel Eyeball Rolling System (PERS), detachable scalp and cyberdyne chip in the head, advanced muscular body, authentic leather jacket and pants, detailed weapons and accessories. The figure has a highly detailed face with wrinkles and amazing realistic skin texture.

The Doggie Fountain is a cool solution for keeping your dogs water supply safe, fresh and readily available. The fountain is connected to your garden hose, and by using a common Y-splitter shutoff valve at the spigot, you can use your garden hose without disturbing the Doggie Fountain connection. The Doggie Fountain features a valve that lets you adjust the height of the vertical stream. No more messy, hot water...you just need to be patient and teach your furry friend a new trick. Watch the video

We have done some features on Classified Moto during the last couple of years, from their awesome custom bikes to their very creative and unique furniture made out of recycled vintage bike parts. Our friends John and Betsy Ryland have contacted us to let us know they have added some new pieces to the collection, a table ($1,499), a table lamp ($199) and a floor lamp ($429). All pieces are custom made from retired components from up to three different vintage motorcycles.

We love a clean, practical invention. These oil & vinegar pipette glasses designed by Lovorika Banovic for Menu, make a great decorative feature and protect the table top from drips. Besides the obvious use of oil & vinegar, you can also use them with any sauce, syrup, honey or even for some milk in your cup of tea! Also included is an attractive, stainless steel, boat shape bowl.

This elegant set of 4 shot glasses is called Ekke Shot Glasses. Designed by Thea Mehl for Teroforma store, the glasses eliminate the problem of ice cubes that fill your drink with water. The shot glasses are stored in the freezer for a super-cold shot and because they are made from soapstone, they will help keep your drink cold for hours on end. source

Do your home made burgers look like they have been in an accident? With this Heavy-duty aluminum non-stick single burger press, your burgers will be perfectly sized, pressed, and portioned! Another advantage is your "fat" burgers will no longer be undercooked in the center and your "slim" burgers will no longer fall apart when you try and flip them. The thickness is adjustable up to 1.5" with a diameter Of 4.5".

Spanish studio Labyrinth have created these very original, durable coasters. They scaled down the standard euro pallet to one tenth of its size, creating these stackable palette coasters that are exact miniatures of the industrial models, right down to their quality stamps. available now on the designboom shop.