Swedish-based mapog aim to give birds what they really need – a simple home without all the fancy adornments or special materials. Bird_House is constructed of basic wood and designed in a traditional form, made to attach to any tree. Let’s face it, that’s all birds really need to feel at home, right?

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Get Out! Bird_House by mapog

The icon that we have all come to know and love which graces our Google maps to let us know where we are, or where we need to go, has become ubiquitous. Designer Shuchun Hsiao realized this and created the Google Birdhouse Project , an ongoing project to give birds desinations of their own, just like Google maps does for humans. The designer explains, “Birds, have the most real experience of google map. Birds can fly through the city, through streets

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Google Maps Inspired Birdhouse Tells Birds Where Home Is

Communal living has hit the bird world with the recently designed NeighBirds birds’ nests by Andreu Carulla Studio for Utoopic . The modular, hexagon-shaped design allows for multiple units to be connected together to help form a community in hopes of helping the baby birds leave the nest. See, they can get their own crib right near their parents, you know, if they don’t mind being so close.

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Get Out! NeighBirds by Andreu Carulla Studio for Utoopic

Note Design Studio has a new stool called Boet, which means Nest in Swedish. The stool is inspired by birds’ nests: elevated, protected yet soft homes supported by strong tree trunks and branches. The contrasting materials dynamically create a dialogue between the two functions of sitting and support. The base is constructed of metal, while the seat is of a soft cork. The goal was to create a sitting surface that felt much like a nest – like home.

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Boet by Note Design Studio