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• Roomba Watch Out
• Hello Stranger!
• G.D. Health Fading Fast
• The Big Swoop Chair
• Thin When Empty
• Paint Like a Rollerpro!
• An SLR That’s Easy On The Face

Roomba Watch Out Posted: 21 May 2010 08:41 AM PDT The All-In-One Robot Cleaner is a stick vac carrying a passenger with a mind of its own. Like any good stick vac, you’ve got something easy to push around. But if you’re feeling particularly Jetson’s like, a robot slides down and does the vacuuming for you, ala Roomba. For serious tho, I want this NOW. I’m sure the robot amidship will create a weird center of balance but nothing a couple months of R&D couldn’t figure out. Designers: In-oh Yoo & Sun-woong Oh for Metatrend Institute

Hello Stranger! Posted: 21 May 2010 08:29 AM PDT ‘Hello Stranger’ is a collection of interactive public objects that clamp to existing infrastructure. Fences, benches, lamp posts and railings. Unlike typical municipal furniture these objects are flexible, tactile and playful. The objects are also open to a degree of interpretation. But whether they are used to ‘frame’ an impromptu photo opportunity or to create and highlight points of focus in the landscape, the ultimate purpose of the objects is to get people talking. Designer: Michael Antrobus

G.D. Health Fading Fast Posted: 21 May 2010 01:20 AM PDT Running out of time! Death is coming to get me! That’s exactly what you think when you work for hours and hours and hours on project after project, be you a graphic designer, industrial designer, interior designer, exterior designer, whatever! Now. How can one solve such a problem of melting into the seat we sit in all day long? Exercise of course. But what one to do! If only there were a sort of Twister-esque… clock! Here it is. The “Graphic Designer’s Clock” as designed by Nurcan Durmaz. this is a fun little number that tells you what simple movement to do at what time of the day. One exercise every 20 minutes. What a gem! Designer: Nurcan Durmaz

The Big Swoop Chair Posted: 21 May 2010 01:10 AM PDT You’ll be rocking in this. When I first looked at it, I thought it was a giant Pringles chip. But it’s not! And it’s no less tasty! It’s beautiful and innovative too, incase you hadn’t already guessed. It’s designed and crafted in Northumberland, England* by the excellent Jolyon Yates. This chair is known as the “Breeze” or aka “Savannah Rocker III”, whichever slips off your lips easier. Surely your tongue is already replicating the shape of the chair. Have a sit! The Breeze is a comfortable sit. A chair of reclined wood meant to capture both the modern age in furniture and the slower, simpler past. Really a looker fer sher. *Fun note: in 2006 I stayed in Northumberland, England for school for a semester. My class and I got to stay at the Duke of Northumberland’s castle and enjoy the fabulous country air. It’s a fantastic corner of the world to live in, I assure you. Lots of sheepies. Designer: Jolyon Yates

Thin When Empty Posted: 21 May 2010 12:15 AM PDT It's just an idea that can get better if refined; I’m talking about the Hungry Batteries. They're not any power-chomping monsters, but rechargeable batteries that get slimmer and slimmer as they run out of juice. Essentially providing you a visual aid to indicate recharging time! The highlight being, easy removal from the cramped confines of a battery-house. No news on what kind of materials to be used for the casing, but I guess some kinda foam / sponge will do. Designer: Mac Funamizu

Paint Like a Rollerpro! Posted: 21 May 2010 12:10 AM PDT It slices, it dices, it cuts pizza into fifteen bits! It’s the “Delux Paint Pod Micro!” WAIT that can’t be right. Ok it’s called the “DUlux Paint Pod Micro.” Ohhh ok. What does it do? It paints with automatic rollers. Simply insert the 250ml cartridge of paint into the handle and presto! Ready to go. Press the thumb delivery button and the flow of paint begins. Flowing paint, lovely roller, covered wall. You’re good to go. You can paint a little bit, you can paint a lot. Just insert the cartridge into the handle, click the button, and the paint begins to flow. That’s it. That is IT. Now you can paint your whole wall basically instantly. Cleanly. Designer: David Boyce

An SLR That’s Easy On The Face Posted: 21 May 2010 12:00 AM PDT As far as tech concepts are concerned we see most designers lure in as many specs as possible, just to make the gadget geeky enough for the pros. The Sony Alpha SLR Concept promises no high-funda tech-specs and simply addresses the issue of ergonomics. The theory being that a flat back on any camera is a pain on the wrist and facial features like nose-protrusion and chubby-cheeks! Solution: Sony Alpha – featuring a slanted rear. The tilted back is easy on the wrist and face. More Details here (in Spanish). Designer: Abel Verdezoto I.

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