io9: scifi design

Alien Table Will Spit Acid And Rip Apart Your Ikea Crap

Meredith Woerner — Wed, 17 Sep 2008 12:48:19 PDT

I'd like to see your crappy birch table take on this glass and metal crouching alien. Can you imagine the sheer jealousy that will cross your friends' faces when you rock out your living room with these amazing end tables? Just don't come home drunk and forget that you own them, because that could end poorly. More images below.

Each table runs about $1,000 each, but can you really put a price on your own metal alien?

[ProMech Racing via Technabob]

Let Interior Design Remind You We're All Hurling Towards An Inevitable Apocalypse

Meredith Woerner — Thu, 07 Aug 2008 09:30:00 PDT

Nothing says, "we're all gonna die horrible Day After Tomorrow deaths" like the global warming rug from NEL. With this cuddly rug, you can keep in mind the plight of the polar bear, and hopefully be reminded to recycle before the world goes all wonky "The Happening" style on you. [Dezeen]

Predators Don't Get Carpal Tunnel

charliejane — Tue, 11 Dec 2007 06:30:00 PST

How do you make a fictional user interface look futuristic when actual UIs are getting flashier every day? That's the challenge that Mark Coleran struggled with in designing interfaces for Alien vs. Predator, Blade 2, The Island and other movies. His solutions? Fast-moving graphics, touch-screens packed with data, light pens, and lots of wheel shapes, judging from his clip reel. And screw keyboards and mouses. [Coleran's clip reel, via the Guardian and Technovelgy]