The Dollhouse Goes High Tech

Roominate is a building toy for girls dreamed up by Stanford engineering students, Alice Brooks, Bettina Chen and Jennifer Kessler. After a successful launch via Kickstarter the techie doll houses are now available and selling like hot cakes!

The playsets are intended to teach girls about math and science. More circuit board than ironing board. So along with the usual furnishings each room includes wiring and a generator to run the lights. Clever!

Learn more or purchase at Roominatetoy.com

Indiana Treehouse

The Indianapolis Museum of Art wanted something a little different for the concession stand in their nature park. The Swedish firm of Visiondivision complied.

Incorporating a 100-foot tall yellow poplar as a horizontal beam they designed a building that functions as shelter, playground, light fixture and monument. The design is called “chop stick” and it has become a huge attraction for the museum.

More at  Designboom

Gifts for Gearheads

“Thanks, mom. No… it’s great. I love NASCAR. Really.”

Yes, some of our favorite gadgets are related to our beloved automobiles.

And our friends and family that don’t quite share that infatuation have a hard time understanding it. Especially when it’s gift-giving time. We’ve all been there.

Hopefully we can help you avoid those uncomfortable situations with a little help from our friends at Places 2 Drive. Their dandy new gift guide offers a selection of ten cool gifts any self-respecting car nut would be happy to find under the tree- driving gloves, cleaning kits, electronic gadgets and more. So maybe it possible to avoid the re-gifting nightmare and get something you actually want. Share the link, then share the joy.

Automotive Gifts for Car Lovers

www.places2drive.com/automotive-gift-guide