The Discreet Window are blinds which can be programmable depending on a user’s wants. It has four modes where four spheres allow you to operate and control the cords depending on your work activity. The more you work, the dimmer the lighting you will get from the window.

To operate the blinds, all you have to do is move the small spheres on the control cords around by sliding them. Four models of the blinds are available, open, half-open, closed and graph. This allows a user to display digital information about their work on the blinds and works as a self-improvement tool that helps with an overview of working routines.

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The Discreet Window

Shades or blinds always seem to enhance a room and can infuse an ethereal vibe into any living space. You can now make your own rice paper roller shades and for more information head over here.

Materials:
rice paper
1 wooden dowels
2 white cloth tape
roller shade hardware

Tools:
tape measure
carpenters square
carpenters straight edge
shears
pencil
sewing machine
crosscut saw for cutting wood dowels
screwdriver or screw gun for mounting hardware

The Measuring:
You start out measuring your windows for roller shades; width and height. Here�s where you need to decide where they will be mounted; on the wall or trim (outside mount) or in between window casing or shelving (inside mount) and which side of the window you want the controls. At least 13/4� depth is needed for an inside mount shade. The paper will be narrower than this overall measurement by 1� to 1 1/2� to allow for hardware. The shade is limited by the width of the rice paper. The widest I�ve found the rice paper on a roll is 38�.

The Rice Paper:
You need rice paper sold by the yard on a roll. You will need a piece of paper the length of your window plus 12�. Great resources for paper are Miki�s Paper, Kozo Arts, and Flax.

The Hardware Store:
Pick up 1� dowels for the hem. They will be cut to the width measurement of your finished shade. Also cloth tape, wood screws, and any tools you lack. Some of my favorite hardware stores are Cliffs in The City (that�s San Francisco) or Pastime in the East Bay.

The Rollers:
Order the rollers from a custom roller shade shop. Ask them to make the allowance for inside or outside mount shades. Order a bead pull, not a spring loaded roller.
Specify left or right control. In S.F. try Art Shade Shop. In Berkeley, Alcatraz Shade Shop.

Beat Blinds calls out to the inner musician inside me. The wooden blinds can also moonlight as a xylophone! Designed by William Gurley, I think children in particular will love these blinds and its certainly is a better options than drums parents!

Via Yanko Design

Beat Blinds