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- The 2011 iF concept design Showcase on Yanko Design – Part I
- No Ordinary Ruler
- All-in-One Computer
- Tiny Chairs and Tiny Stools
- Floating Watch of Time
- Instant Bag to Desk
| The 2011 iF concept design Showcase on Yanko Design – Part I Posted: 24 Jan 2011 03:01 AM PST  It has been the most fantastic journey to sift through the 300 shortlisted entries of the 2011 iF concept design awards. Yanko Design being the Official Media Partners, was privy to this exclusive list. I call it exclusive because this is the first time the entire lineup will be exhibited anywhere on this blogosphere. Generally the Winning One Hundred entries are showcased and that's about it. Cheers to the designers & design schools for their encouragement. Here's a look at the first batch of inspirational, innovative and intuitive designs. Please note, full details will be updated later.                                                             ---------- |
| Posted: 24 Jan 2011 02:10 AM PST  I have been reading message boards for people who suffer from visual impairments and one discussion topic I found was how difficult it is to use rulers. The problem, especially with centimetres and millimeters, is that while the numbers on a ruler can be made bigger, the unit of measurement is fixed, so reading millimeters if you have problems with your sight becomes difficult. Check out the New Rule. The solution is to have bigger numbered, higher contrast measurement bars that a sliding pointer runs along, displaying the millimeter measurement as numbers on a wheel inside the sliders housing. An arm inside the slider rests against the track and clicks each time it passes over a tooth in the track giving tactile and audible feedback of each millimeter although the designer admits the track would need more teeth than the prototyped version shown here. The second innovation is one edge folds over on a hinge. This turns it into a calliper so that accurate measurements can be taken quickly and easily. This was intended to make it easier for someone with poor sight to measure marks on paper as well as objects. Designer: Product Tank
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| Posted: 24 Jan 2011 01:47 AM PST  The InOne is truly an all-in-one computer. 22″ screen, keyboard, touchpad, speakers and a digital tablet are all built into one TRONtastic package. Everything is wirelessly connected and the tablet displays what your write and draw so you don’t have to look up at the screen. Interesting design, especially the keyboard. Designer: Jakub Záhoř
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| Posted: 24 Jan 2011 12:03 AM PST  Let’s talk for a minute about a company by the name of Promemoria, a family owned institution that creates luxury furnishings that are fabulously fine quality and made under Italian design master Romeo Sozzi. This group is currently in the middle of an event called Maison&Objet 2011 in Paris, running (January 21st through the 25th,) and they’re presenting an installation called “World of Wonder,” featuring several tiny seats and such of true loveliness. In this presentation, several “mini” bits of furniture are being shown that are “inspired by 18th century tradition of muebles miniature and the Victorian tradition of dollhouse furniture, periods of the most aristocratic and visionary collectors.” Each of these bits are decorative at the same time as being practical for children. First of the sets is “Bilou Bilou,” a model that’s been present several times in several color sets over the years, (first being built in 1988, and always with Promemoria,) now existing in a re-invented baby model. The second selection, an armchair and pouf called “Gacy,” is created in a similar vein, made of light yet solid wood. Third is “Mon Ami,” continuing the triad of sets, each of them sculptured objects made for children’s rooms, perfect for creating memories that will never fade from a child’s mind’s eye. Each of the images in the gallery below is posted in the order they’ve been listed above. Designer: Promemoria
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| Posted: 24 Jan 2011 12:03 AM PST  Although all watches are watches of time, not all watches are floating watches of time. This watch is one that takes into account the first through third dimensions, plus the fourth, which designer Matej Korytar says is time itself. Ironically, this fourth dimension is displayed in the third. This display has the capability to display the time based on gravity or relative to the head of the person whose wrist the watch is around. Need to see the time? No more need to move your arm, just look down at it! So very simple. Of course the time display is only one of several the user can download for the watch, all of the settings controlled by the two ball buttons on the sides. If only this technology could work with 3D to the degree Korytar describes it – it’d be just like the holodeck! Fabulous. Designer: Matej Korytar
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| Posted: 24 Jan 2011 12:03 AM PST  The following is one of several designs entered into this year’s INDEX: Challenge, Design for Education – this design being amongst the finalists for the contest. This challenge is a yearly contest in which entrants are asked to propose solutions to improve education in developing countries’ schools. What designers François Verez & Ane Eguiguren prepose here is what they call a “Teddy Bag,” a school bag that doubles as a desk. It’s made entirely out of cardboard light enough to be easy for a little kid to carry, yet hearty enough to stay strong and carry that kid’s school supplies safely. The child packs up their bag in the morning, travels to school, pulls out the top of his or her desk, and attaches it to the top of the bag, making it a mobile desk that still holds all of their supplies. The production of this bag is such that its both very easy and very cheap to create in bulk. Very lovely! Designer: François Verez & Ane Eguiguren
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