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James Thomas is running a ‘commuter bike for the masses ‘design competition on his Bicycle Design blog. The idea is to design a transportation oriented bike that will appeal to the many people out there who are currently not cyclists. What kind of bicycle, or pedal powered machine, would it take to get some of … Continue reading “Bicycle design competition”
Call for Contributions for New Book: Deconstructing Product Design William Lidwell, author of the book, Universal Principles of Design, is in the final stages of completing his new book, Deconstructing Product Design (Fall 2009, Rockport Publishers), and would like to incorporate product design feedback from a diverse collection of designers, engineers, and users. To this … Continue reading “Deconstructing Product Design”
This is a concept of an extension cord designed by Wilson Song, seen on Yanko Design’s blog whith the question: “If a device is plugged into one output, doesn’t that prevent power from reaching the other outputs?” What is your opinion? Source: Yanko Design
Every bit as edible as the original, this isn’t your grandma’s gingerbread house. Red Envelope gave the classic holiday treat a mid-century makeover, complete with garage and rock garden. A sure-fire conversation piece.
The David Report Bulletin is a quarterly trend report with a design perspective and a humanistic approach. The latest issue is called ‘The Sustainable Wheel’:It’s important to have a holistic mindset when talking about sustainable design. Quite often ecological matters are overbalanced. In this bulletin David Report is describing an imaginary wheel (created by Designboost) … Continue reading “New David Report bulletin”
The Design Institution is an organization created to help develop and promote design through their web site, inviting designers, both professionals and students, from the entire world to share their ideas and designs through different events and competitions.
I would like to introduce you to the work of Kwangho Lee young designer from Seoul, Korea. He works on various design projects under the concept of “Ordinary objects can become something else”.
United States 2008 stamp program recognizes a range of subjects as diverse as America itself, from the Chinese Lunar New Year celebrated in Chinatowns all over the country, to 20th century movie icons and literary figures, to the flags of its states and territories.
‘C2 climate control’ from Herman Miller’s Be Collection lets you control the climate in your own personal space. Using advanced thermal electric technology, it offers both heating and cooling settings so you can stay comfortable no matter who’s in charge of the room thermostat. Filters the air, too. C2 not only controls your microclimate, it … Continue reading “Herman Miller ‘C2 Climate Control’”
An unstable hut in the middle of a lake Etienne Meneau’s elastic houses are made for those who like instability and precarious, who like to be awakened by the sound of the rain, those who like to sleep under the overturned boats. They will be recalled at any time to the realities of gravity, rocked by … Continue reading “The Elastic Houses”
On display at IMM Cologne, Sparkler is a wall-mounted lamp designed by Niels Bak Rasmussen for oioi. The slender funnel-shaped tube containing the light source sits in a rotating ball, which enables you to direct the light in any direction. The reading light is optimized to give you precisely targeted light for privacy. Swivel the … Continue reading “Sparkler lamp”
The Gorillapod is the ideal camera accessory for photographers on the go. Throw it in your pocket or backpack and you’ll be ready for your next adventure! The Gorillapod serves all the functions of a traditional camera tripod – steadying your camera under low-light conditions, taking timed group shots, etc. – it is malleable enough … Continue reading “Gorillapod”
Industreal will be present at Maison & Objet, in Paris with the new Laser Cut, Porcelain and Soft Collections:New Industreal products realized with Laser Cut Technology: ‘Portafrutta’ tray in cherry wood design by Doodle ‘Crashed’ candleholder design by Isabella Lovero & Enrico Bosa ‘Fracture’ tray in transparent methacrylate by Kat Morrisette ‘Cage’ tray in transparent … Continue reading “Industreal at Maison & Objet”
Engelbrechts Furniture has just taken over the production and distribution of the internationally renowned Kevi chair and stool series, created by the Danish designer Jørgen Rasmussen. This chair first became a popular office chair in the 1970s, elegantly meeting the demands of busy working environments and ergonomic design. As a result, hundred thousands of Kevi chairs … Continue reading “The Kevi chair has found a new home”
French designers from Normalstudio are presenting their products at Salon Now!’Paysages’ – Ligne Roset – 2008Issued from a research initiated by the CRAFT (Limoges), “Paysages” is a dinnerware set of 7 pieces. This collection is developed and distributed by Ligne Roset and Revol porcelaine.
An iconic round Ping-Pong table for offices and homes. The original Walking-Chair. Before chairs started to walk, men have been walking on the moon…. A 4-piece set, half cutlery »best silver«, half tool »best chrome vanadium«. A must-have for every well equipped garage and dining-room. Walking-Chair is an Austrian design studio, a gallery, and a … Continue reading “Walking-Chair Studio”
‘Helsinki Lighthouse’ – designed by Timo Salli for Saas Instruments, 2006 Design Forum Finland presents a fresh selection of Finnish design lamps and light fittings. The exhibition space provides living room of light, an experience of interior atmosphere created by different types of lamps and sources of light. The showing particularly emphasizes sources of … Continue reading “In This Light New Finnish lamp design exhibition”
New Nokia 7900 Crystal Prism fuses graphic design with the latest technology. Nokia’s creative director Matt Bickley has collaborated with graphic and fashion designer Frédérique Daubal on a special edition art phone.
The 50th birthday of the LEGO brick is in January 2008. Children all over the world have played with LEGO bricks for the past 50 years, and LEGO is still right at the top of many wish lists – just as it always has been. The LEGO history began in 1932 in Denmark, when … Continue reading “50th birthday of the LEGO Brick”
Brave Space is a Brooklyn-based furniture company that produces sustainable furnishings for the home and office. The designers at Brave Space have developed a style that is playful, modern and functional. Their Tetrad Shelving uses the Tetris-inspired shapes to create modular shelving. With wooden sides and multi-color metal backings, the Tetrad Flat is a lightweight … Continue reading “Tetrad Flat Shelving”
The Design Museum, in partnership with Tate Modern, brings a house designed by architectural visionary Jean Prouvé to Britain for the first time. The prototype house, designed by the French architect Jean Prouvé (1901-1984), for 1950s colonial West Africa, has been erected outside Tate Modern as an extension of the Design Museum’s current exhibition Jean … Continue reading “Jean Prouvé’s Tropical House in London”
Ed Annink, from design agency Ontwerpwerk, has designed a line of kitchenware for Jamie Oliver.These products will be introduced at the Ambiente Fair in Frankfurt from February 8 to 12.
Globus is a personal mobile workstation that offers flexibility thanks to it’s rotating chair, the pull out table top and castors. You can work with or without a notebook. You can move your flexible workstation on wheels to a place where you want to be, open it and work.Designed by Michiel van der Kley for … Continue reading “Globus mobile workstation”
The ‘Passami il sale’ project, developed as a result of the partnership between Serafino Zani and the German designer Konstantin Grcic, has been extended with the addition of the ‘Al Dente’ pieces.After the series of trays and containers in laser-cut steel, presented in 2007, the project is now focusing on the kitchen, with a series … Continue reading “Al Dente by Konstantin Grcic”
‘Shell’ is an urn for burials at sea that celebrates the individual and thoughtfulness, regardless of religion. The project builds on the humanistic burial ceremony that disregards religious tradition and instead focuses on Man’s role in Nature.The urn is made from pressed paper and dissolves in water over time. Messages for the deceased can be … Continue reading “Shell, urn for burials at sea”
‘Fifteen Pieces for a Soundscape – First Movement’ is an architectural installation that is the result of geometrical experiments and investigations of 20th century music undertaken by the Städelschule Architectural Class during the last six months. The resulting investigations have included encounters with work spanning from the experiments and recordings of Glenn Gould, via compositions … Continue reading “Fifteen Pieces for a Soundscape – First Movement”
101 is a young design group from South Korea. The three members are Ramei Keum, Sebom Sung and Jungjin So. ’48’ is a lamp made with 48 cloth-hangers (2007) ‘Tri Sword’ is a three legged table made of bamboo-sword (2007) ‘Spiral’ is a lamp coiled by a power cable (2007)
2008 will be a great year for the miniHome! It has been selected to participate in the Milan Triennale in October 2008. Although, technically, the miniHome is a recreational vehicle (it is on wheels), it is designed to work as a permanent, comfortable vacation retreat. Designed by Canadian architect Andy Thomson, the miniHome produces all … Continue reading “Green mini Home”
Casulo is a complete set of room furniture which can be set up in less than ten minutes and later disassembled and repacked like a standard Euro pallet of 80 cm by 120 cm. No tools are needed in the process. The unit is constructed of durable, long-lasting materials. Even after many moves the strong … Continue reading “My home is my Casulo”
Y Water™ Inc., a Los Angeles-based company, announces the launch of Y Water: a low-calorie, low-sugar, vitamin-infused, flavored beverage packaged in a Y-shaped bottle designed by Yves Béhar. The organic drink, available in four flavors, is infused with vitamins and minerals chosen to provide a healthful alternative to sugary, non-nutritious choices. It contains no preservatives, … Continue reading “Y Water Y Not?”
