PICTO, The 2D House Symbol Turned Into A Charming Abode For Birds.

PICTO bird house

Picto created by Birds For Design for brand Qui est Paul?. The Picto bird house offers a modern attractive shelter for small birds. The simplicity of its 3D shape is inspired by the common 2D symbol or pictogram of a house, hence the name Picto, as in pictogram. (more…)

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Domestic Hunger: A Vinyl Carnivorous Bird House by Blaine Fontana and A Special Custom Version.

domestic hunger by blaine fontana
Domestic Hunger for Kid Robot; above right: Custom hand-painted version by the artist.

A red bird perched on an almost completely jet black carnivorous bird house is an original sculpted vinyl piece by artist Blaine Fontana for Kid Robot Black. (more…)

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The Bird Apartment – Collective Housing For 78 Birds and One Human.

Nendo Bird Apartment

The Nendo Bird Apartment is a an unusual treehouse designed by Japanese design firm Nendo for the Ando Momofuku Center, a facility devoted to promoting and increasing access to nature activities. The facility is located in a forest in Komoro City in Japan’s mountainous Nagano Prefecture. Nendo’s treehouse is designed to be collective housing for many birds and one person. (more…)

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Neoshed Birdhouses and Bird Feeders For Modern Architecture Lovers.

Neoshed birdhouses hero IHIH

Neoshed, who makes prefab garden sheds in various sizes also makes handcrafted birdhouses and bird feeders based on those very sheds. If they sound familiar, I wrote about them in 2008, but at that time the birdhouses and bird feeders were still in the prototype phase. (more…)

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Product Pick of the Week: Barcelona Bird Pavilion by Monique Engelund.

Barcelona Bird Pavilion by Monique Engelund

Designer Monique Engelund designed this stunning bird house and feeder for Menu, inspired by the famous 1929 Barcelona Pavilion, designed by the legendary German architect Mies van der Rohe. (more…)

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