Wednesday 26 May 2010

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Hoops And Rings

Posted: 26 May 2010 08:46 AM PDT

Tracing wheels don’t need a redesign but the Stacking Rulers by Ek Design turn up the sex factor just enough to warrant buying a whole new set. I use a very standard plastic sheet with various diameters cut out but the Stacking Rulers can be arranged into various patterns with other polygonal shapes. They’re also tick-marked to making drawing precise segments easier. If you really wanna get creative, slap on some clip-ons and you’ve got big ‘ole ghetto hoop earrings – at least 2 pair.

Designer: Jung-Woo Lee for Ek Design

Stacking Rulers by Jung-Woo Lee for Ek Design

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KitchenAid Grand Cooker Trump Card

Posted: 26 May 2010 08:39 AM PDT

Short of kitchen staff? I know I am. I can’t remember the last time someone cooked for me, but when left to my own resources, I’m pretty good. That doesn’t mean I wouldn’t appreciate appliances that help make meal times easier. The KitchenAid Grand Cooker does it all. The retro styling is offset by a number of accessories that enable you to fry, roast, grill, simmer, and saute to your mouth’s content.

Designer: Roberto Bertran

KitchenAid Grand Cooker by Roberto Bertran

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Like a Roomba that you Ride In

Posted: 26 May 2010 08:23 AM PDT

Ever wonder why there is brail text on drive-up ATMs? Well maybe the makers of ATMs accepted the inevitable future and understand that one day our society will invent autonomous transportation for the world’s blind. Nah, it was probably cheaper to produce one kind of ATM. But at least Eric Leong is thinking about helping the blind. He has designed a concept that takes all the guess work out of navigating to your destination. Simply hail the Johnny Cab IRIS – AUTONOMOUS TRANSPORT via text message and text in your destination. Through the miracle of GPS and other soon to be invented technologies, this concept might one day not only help the blind, it may also help transport those with low-incomes. Don’t question the aesthetics, remember, it’s for the blind. It probably feels beautiful.

Designer: Eric Leong

"Iris" Transportation for the Blind by Eric Leong

Mobile Home Living 2010

Posted: 26 May 2010 05:02 AM PDT

Let’s talk. Let’s talk about a way of living that’s really gotten a bad reputation, as far as ways of living go – that being mobile home living. People who live in trailer parks – they’re poor. People who live in trailer parks – they’re not the best kind of people to be hanging around with. That’s the kind of talk that’s basically standard in the USA, but if a project so fabulous as the one I’m about to show you takes off, that image is sure to change.

Now, I can’t say much about this set of houses ability to change the lower and middle class way of living, but it definitely does change the way that I see what a mobile home can be. For sure.

A. Joshua Tree (the house-shaped one) Fabulously sharp and sophisticated yet it smells to me like it has kind of a rustic feel in there too. Lots of wood. Lots of modernity. Room for 3 or 4 people and includes common living areas (kitchen and living room), WCs (bedrooms and baths,) and verandas.

Materials:
outer shell in overlapping zinc-titanium tiles facade with raw larch veneer insulated PVC skylight with double glazed panes inner walls in snow terracotta tiles. ceiling and walls in white lime finished oak door and window frames in white PVC edging profile in zinc-titanium sheet

Sizes:
external height: 350 cm internal height: 190/250 cm lenghth: 850 cm width: 400 cm surface: 34 sq. m

Features:
1 bedroom with one double bed 1 bedroom with 2 single beds 2 bathrooms – 1 shower 1 kitchen/living area

Suppliers:
lights: Fontana Arte bathroom fixures: GSI taps and fittings: Hansgrohe LCD 26" screen: LG all other equipments and appliances: made to measure

B. Suite Home (the rectangular one) Elegant and comfortable. A vision to see from the outside, with visions galore on the in. And with a panoramic set of windows, the view outward is nice too. Made to be placed around the seat, in the mountains, or a metropolitan tourist destination.

Materials:
outer shell: aluminium frame and light teak wood insulated aluminium window frames with double glazed panels laminate white walls laminate graphite floor grey oak veneered furnishings

Sizes:
external height: 350 cm internal height: 240 cm length: 850 cm width: 400 cm
surface: 34 sq. m

Features:
1 double bedroom 1 bathroom 1 open space living room

Suppliers:
bathroom walls: Bisazza bathroom fixtures: GSI living fixtures: Alpikord TV set: MDF Italia
taps and fittings: Hansgrohe all other equipments and appliances: made to measure

Both of these designs are made by Hangar Design Group.

Designer: Hangar Design Group

Joshua Tree and Suite Home mobile homes by Hangar Design Group

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Magic Trick Number 420 – Water Flow

Posted: 26 May 2010 04:35 AM PDT

Ever noticed the magical hand gestures that Chris Angel and David Blaine use? Appling their knowledge and art to the good old kitchen faucet will make a real sorry show, unless you use the "Spatial Interaction" touchless kitchen tap! Touch-less as it gets, air-skim your hands in a gesture as to draw out water and pesto…the flow begins. Magic in your hands control everything, temperature, flow, speed, stream, but unfortunately this trick is restricted to the kitchen.

What we are seeing here is a prototype that was built with an enclosure milled out of a single block of Corian. Besides emphasizing on the touch-free (or less if you prefer) aspect, the design also speaks of hygiene. The faucet is controlled by *meaningful gestures and the shape of the tap supports this aspect.

*Meaningful gestures mean that the action required to control a function of a product need to be coupled to that function. In other words, if I want water to come out of the tap I perform a gesture along the side of the tap towards me, as if I am dragging the water out or saying ‘come to me’. If I want the water to stop running I perform the same gesture away from me, as if I am pushing the water back into the tap.

Designer: Jasper Dekker

Spatial Interaction from Jasper Dekker on Vimeo.

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Spatial Interaction - A Touchless Kitchen Tap by Jasper Dekker

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Accordion Speakers

Posted: 26 May 2010 02:45 AM PDT

The beauty of the Music Accordion Speakers is that they are compact, yet spread their wings when the need arises. Fanning out like the musical instrument, the two extendable arms maneuver to face any direction, resulting in personalized sound effects! Two suction cups at the center gives it the flexibility to latch onto surfaces and be twisted to eccentric shapes, just for fun! Needless to say it syncs with all the latest PMPs and phones.

Designer: Yuan Xinwei

Music Accordion Speakers by Yuan Xinwei

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Each One that Sits on Goes Ahhh

Posted: 26 May 2010 12:12 AM PDT

That’s a comfort “Ahhh”, not a scream. Though you MIGHT be screaming when you find out how excellent this chair is. That’s what we’re talking about. It’s a seat that goes by the name “Ipanema armchair,” and it’s oh, so pretty. Made out of medium densified hardwood with a multi-laminated shell wood. This sort of combo allows for a great number of shapes, they say, and your eyeballs are about to explode with flavor when you see the ones they’ve combo’d.

This chair is so radical that it was made from the cuts of a CNC machine as well as having the touch of a human hand on its body. Hand finished, acute, precise, made with some harmony.

Shaped for engaging your loving bones.

Designer: Jader Almeida

Ipanema Arm Chair by Jader Almeida

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Train of Your Business

Posted: 26 May 2010 12:10 AM PDT

You’ve got to train around a little. We all do. But sometimes, we’re on a business trip. You’re a business person, and you’re tired of the airplane. Right? How about the train? It’s all Harry Potterish? Not any more! Never again will you be caught sitting next to Ron! You’ve got trusty designer and 3D expert Aleksandar Dimitrov on your side! He’s gonna whip you up a Business Travelers Train Interior in no time flat!

What a comfortable looking place to chill out. Yes? I don’t mean to hate on English trains, especially since of all the trains I’ve been on, the ones in England certainly weren’t the worst. But compared to what we’re looking at here, they’re just terrible! Let’s sit around here a little bit. What? The ride is over already?

I’d like to stay aboard please.

By the way, look intently at the renderings below. They are made with 3D software. They were MADE. It never ceases to amaze me when someone can illustrate something with such an astounding amount of realism.

Bangin.

Designer: Aleksandar Dimitrov

Business Travelers Train Interior by Aleksandar Dimitrov

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