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Nov 24, 2010

This Door Knob Lets You See What's in the Room Behind It

You probably don't spend much time thinking about door knobs, or how they could be improved. Maybe you should! This glass globe lets you catch a glimpse of what's going on in the room you're about to enter.

Hideyuki Nakayama's "A Room in the Glass Globe," developed in conjunction with door handle manufacturer LEVER, shows you a reflection of what's going on in the room behind it, cast in a sort of strange, dreamlike haze. It's currently on display at the at the Plain People store in Aoyama, Tokyo. I think I'd sacrifice a little bit of privacy to have such a beautiful and simple idea in my home.



42 comments:

  1. cooperlifeNovember 24, 2010 at 12:41 PM

    I demand they put these in public bathrooms.

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  2. SugarNovember 24, 2010 at 12:45 PM

    nicee,,i like it..

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  3. kushmanNovember 24, 2010 at 12:53 PM

    You won't catch these in my house, I don't want to be caught fappin!

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  4. AnonymousNovember 24, 2010 at 12:55 PM

    This is a crystal ball that see through the future :D

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  5. zonNovember 24, 2010 at 1:05 PM

    ninja detection?

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  6. MarkoManagerNovember 24, 2010 at 1:07 PM

    Lovely posts, following you....

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  7. CowbellrockerNovember 24, 2010 at 1:24 PM

    That's so cool, but I would never put one in my house. Way too weird.

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  8. Buff DrinklotsNovember 24, 2010 at 1:24 PM

    Very nice, indeed.

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  9. AnonymousNovember 24, 2010 at 1:52 PM

    awesome !

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  10. Suciô SanchezNovember 24, 2010 at 1:55 PM

    Has great potential.

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  11. JeffNovember 24, 2010 at 2:03 PM

    I'm just putting up webcams everywhere. Good idea, and nice execution, though.

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  12. Monster MadnessNovember 24, 2010 at 2:03 PM

    That's actually pretty scary o_O

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  13. LoneIslanderNovember 24, 2010 at 2:07 PM

    Good to have around the house lol

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  14. VoacarooNovember 24, 2010 at 2:08 PM

    Hmm.. So people will be able to see into the bedroom without entering? I don't think I like that idea

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  15. SpringyBNovember 24, 2010 at 2:23 PM

    Oh wow. I wonder how practical they'd be though.

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  16. happybuffetNovember 24, 2010 at 2:29 PM

    Wait is it only a one-way thing? Or is it like a window?

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  17. RatchNovember 24, 2010 at 2:37 PM

    looks great and a fun novelty!

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  18. The InformantNovember 24, 2010 at 3:03 PM

    Ooooh. If I ever get an awesome house I am having these installed in "appropriate" places xD

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  19. AnonymousNovember 24, 2010 at 3:09 PM

    wow that is amazing!

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  20. GurneyNovember 24, 2010 at 3:42 PM

    lol no thanks

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  21. Christie KleinNovember 24, 2010 at 3:54 PM

    That's really cool :D

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  22. killerkunNovember 24, 2010 at 4:04 PM

    Crazy stuff, seriously I never thought this would be possible e__e

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  23. ShimizuNovember 24, 2010 at 4:32 PM

    the brand new: gipsy's kristal knobe, let you know the future.. if you will certainly enter that room

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  24. AaronNovember 24, 2010 at 4:49 PM

    I love this - it's like a crystal ball that lets you peer inside another world. What else can we improve that is just staring us right in the face?

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  25. CookingManiacNovember 24, 2010 at 5:08 PM

    good for not getting stabbed :D

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  26. NekuraNovember 24, 2010 at 5:38 PM

    Hm.. I see how parents could abuse this..

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  27. Big JohnNovember 24, 2010 at 6:13 PM

    Thats cool.

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  28. Quinn ElectronicsNovember 24, 2010 at 6:18 PM

    nice knob

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  29. UnknownNovember 24, 2010 at 6:19 PM

    It's a good idea for some rooms, not all.

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  30. Das Auto!November 24, 2010 at 6:44 PM

    needless to say, these won't be installed in my room. it completely defeats the purpose of the door... i'll just leave the door open if i want people to have a view of me..

    wait a minute, i live by myself..

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  31. 123November 24, 2010 at 7:07 PM

    SURE FRIEND WHO HAPPENS TO BE A GIRL, YOU CAN CHANGE INTO YOUR BATHING SUIT IN MY ROOM. I'LL JUST WAIT OUTSIDE.

    i need one of these. :O

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  32. Derrick ONovember 24, 2010 at 7:08 PM

    sweeeet

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  33. ThatGuyNovember 24, 2010 at 8:09 PM

    That is pretty neat

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  34. OkkoNovember 24, 2010 at 9:01 PM

    thats an unconventional idea but hella creepy i don't lik the thought of beein watched trough my door knob o.O

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  35. 000November 24, 2010 at 10:30 PM

    pure awesomeness

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  36. David DavidsonNovember 25, 2010 at 12:41 AM

    this is the coolest thing I have ever seen! I'm following you now!

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  37. Tree of lifeNovember 25, 2010 at 12:53 AM

    every girls locker room needs one of these.

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  38. AjaksNovember 25, 2010 at 8:45 AM

    Oh wow... That should be installed in prisons.

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  39. SinisaNovember 25, 2010 at 9:26 AM

    hehehe...cool...

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  40. BrotherAnonNovember 25, 2010 at 10:39 AM

    Would want these if they came with some sort of lid or cover

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  41. Michael VNovember 25, 2010 at 12:33 PM

    that's a good door knob lol :p !
    seems a bit voyeur...

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  42. Dr. SteveNovember 25, 2010 at 3:58 PM

    This would be good for children. I couldn't imagine putting one of these in the bathroom. keke

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