This may be one of the only times a house of cards is a good thing. Neenah Paper has kindly given us a set of re-issued Ray and Charles Eames Giant House of Cards to give away on Lushpad.

The Eameses designed the House of Cards as a construction toy comprised of 20 large interlocking slotted cards. The images and patterns printed on them are of what Eameses called “good stuff “, chosen to celebrate “familiar and nostalgic objects from the animal, vegetable, and mineral kingdoms.”

The card sets come in 3 sizes, small, medium and large (giant), and at one time came in a number of alternate designs: Computer House of Cards (1970) and Newton House of Cards for the 1974 Nobel Laureates.

To win this set, all you need to do is leave a comment below and we’ll put everyone into a draw at the end of the month!

UPDATE: Congratulations to Linda Hiebert, you won the Eames House of Cards set. To everyone else, be sure to check out our Autumn give-away of a George Nelson Ball Clock by Vitra worth $335. It’s a beauty, and I wish I had one on my wall!

I was fortunate enough to be asked to be part of Design Milk’s Friday Five to list my Top 5 Pieces of Modernist Architecture. Seeing as I’ve always been very opinionated about architecture (bad architecture in particular) I jumped at the chance to praise some of my favourites. You can read the full article here. Be sure to spend some more time on their site. See if you can figure out what they are before you click on the link!

You’ll never look at camping the same way again after a stay in a Rolling Hut. Seattle-based Olson Sundberg Kundig Allen Architects designed this group of 6 ultra-modern and innovative cabins in Washington’s Methow Valley as an alternative to your run-of-the-mill camping trip.

Nestled in the scenic North Cascade Mountains, each hut comes equipped with a small refrigerator, microwave, fireplace and Wi-Fi. Modular furniture can be configured to create sleeping accommodation for up to four people so the only things you need to bring are your sleeping bag, your iPod and some wine.

If you’re interested in being one of the Herd, you can reserve your hut here.