Cool Buckminster Fuller Inspired Table and Other Things

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Wicked looking, if you ask me.

Take the tensegrity table, for example; by carefully combining “push-pull” elements, a table can be created from a single rod, a piece of glass and a handful of steel wires. Pretty cool, but also pretty expensive; this one (pictured above, on the left) goes for £449 and this one for £766 – ouch. Justin over at materialicious recently came across several DIY versions that employ the same idea and physics, but can be yours for a small fraction of the price, given your willingness to put a few hours of math and labor into it.

Yeah, I think I’m gonna have to make me one of those.

St. Louis has a gorgeous geodesic dome for their botanical gardens.

The signature building of the garden is the Climatron. It is a visually striking building built in the form of a geodesic dome, containing the environment of a lowland tropical forest. Many of the principles of this kind of structure were worked out by the visionary architect and designer, R. Buckminster Fuller. The Climatron is in the background of this photo.

Biosphere II, eat your heart out.