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- Sun + Flower = Lunchbox!
- Don’t Blush, Go Ahead And Touch
- VERY Public Sauna
- In No Way Wet
- No Stopping Public Relaxation
| Posted: 19 Nov 2010 04:52 AM PST  The Sunflower Lunchbox is a cute solar-powered appliance that heats and cools food items at the same time. A collapsible petals-like contraption (laced with solar cells) is used to trap the solar energy, which is then stored in an internal battery. With the simple touch of a button, you can then heat or cool down the contents within the individual boxes. It’s an ideal lunchbox for those fussy about eating piping hot food and solid cold drinks! How it works:
Designer: Edita Barabas
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| Don’t Blush, Go Ahead And Touch Posted: 19 Nov 2010 03:38 AM PST  I'm trying not to be corny here, but addressing the very serious issue of breast cancer. The awareness is kind of out there, but just leaving messages on Facebook in the month of October is not enough. A practical approach like the Smart Pink is required. It's a self-adhesive sticker that ladies can stick across their chest and follow the pink-path with fingertips for self-diagnosis. A combination of maneuver-stickers makes the pack and the kit is a certified diagnosis from Korea Breast Cancer Foundation. The video below has an info-segment in Korean for the first minute, but detailed live demo after that. Watch it! Just a note, I think this can turn out to be a very effective product, if marketed well, to raise awareness and probably save many lives. I know if I had a instructive tool like this, I would use it! So, great job designers! Designers: Mi Hyun Ryu and So Ra Park
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| Posted: 19 Nov 2010 12:03 AM PST  Welcome to the Mjölk Sauna! This project is a contribution to the world made by the fine designers over at Mjölk Architekti, a public space utilization in the city of Liberec in the Czech republic. It’s a sauna, a standard enough sauna in which you can go for a nice steam, but the location is quite significant: on an abandoned concrete platform located several dozen meters away from a popular public promenade and beach. This abandoned concrete platform is located in a city dam, the bank of which is publicly owned by the municipality, the concrete structure and the dam itself owned by state administrator of watercourses of the Labe river Povodí Labe. No authority was given to create this structure, no legal permit was issued. The designers (and constructors) at Mjölk Architekti presented this structure to city representatives the day after it was constructed. It’s unclear what their reaction was, but it appears that the structure still stands today! Anyone can use the sauna, access is given by a rowboat operated from a nearby cafe where keys and firewood also can be found. Mjölk Architekti says:
SAUNA INFO Timeline (2010): Designer: Mjölk Architekti
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| Posted: 19 Nov 2010 12:03 AM PST  This project goes by the name °ßWet ? No Way.°® – or “Wet? No way.” and it’s designed by Huang Tai-Shun. What this project consists of is a fold down (and up) package that you use once you’ve been out in a rainstorm with your fold-down umbrella and now have to enter the office or any other place where you’re probably not going to have the opportunity to set the umbrella out to dry it off. What does this package do? First of all, it’s tiny, then it folds out to be a tube the size of your folded-up umbrella. Place your wet umbrella inside, snap on the cover, and wowie! This project is made to fit most standard collapsible umbrellas in the market – well played! Wet? No Way. won an iF Concept Design award this year. Designer: Huang Tai-Shun
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| Posted: 19 Nov 2010 12:03 AM PST  Welcome to the future, where no road, train track, or body of water is barrier to the enjoyment and relaxation a person living in a city finds in a simple day in the park. As designer Mark Warren writes, “the city is made up of many urban barriers. These barriers provide and obstruction of the urban fabric. The area ABOVE these barriers can be used to provide not only a connection to the other side, but a space that can be used [for] more than just a bridge.” What a magnificent discovery! In a truly brilliant move, Warren uncovers a simple idea: bridges, normally constructed for cars (or sometimes just for walking) over these urban barriers could also be used to create a public park! There not only could you cross over to the other side, but also hang out, have a picnic, or enjoy the boats rushing underneath. The closest thing I’ve seen to this project is the walk bridge in my city Minneapolis – it’s wide enough that you can stand comfortably and enjoy the scenery, but there’s certainly no grass or trees. Most excellent idea Mark Warren, most excellent. Designer: Mark Warren
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