The designer’s (Adital Ela) own words: A self-sufficient outdoor lamp operated by wind energy Windylight integrates wind collection and a light source into one element. The focus of the design was on the educational and experiential aspects of wind transformation, from a natural energy source into utilized light. The capacity of the wind is translated into [...]
Just admire and love the design of this concept car from Citroën - Citroën DS Numéro 9 The facts (suppose to be): LED headlines, the engine is a hybrid and 0-100 in 5.4 seconds…but a concept is a concept. But can it be more lovely designed? And then of course, when it comes to French cars [...]
Finally, TWITTY going to production. Design by Tomo Kimura for Colombo design. The concept came to Tomo Kimura while he was sitting in front of his computer looking out at the birds perched on his window sill. The poetic motif features a bird perched upon a branch, its tail formally standing in place as the door handle [...]
5,000 people with asthma end up in the hospital each day. It’s a number that’s at least partially avoidable, since as many as 75% of patients are using their inhalers improperly. The T-Haler, a prototype designed by Cambridge Consultants, is an inhaler that trains patients in using inhalers. Fitted with Wi-Fi and sensors, the T-Haler can sense [...]
How about you? The 1953 Fiat 8V Series 1 is an absolutely magnificent automobile. This two-door, two-seat speedster is one of 114 ever made, a throwback for its time that brought stiff competition to the more athletic, next gen racers of its time. Source. – – – – – – – – – [...]
The original 1952 ‘Disco Volante’ – Coupé: And the copy: ’Disco Volante’ 2012 by touring Superleggera and Alfa Romeo Which is the most ”must have”? The ”copy” can be seen soon at Geneva Motor Show Source. – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – [...]
Meeting is a set of kitchen knives: paring knife, carving knife, chef’s knife, filleting knife and their block. They all seem to be sculpted out of one piece of steel. The proportions are determined by the Fibonacci sequence with as it’s base the average width of a hand. This set was awarded the first prize [...]
It’s tough not to be impressed with Netherlands-based designer Robert van Embricqs ”Rising” series of furniture, comprised of a stool, chair and table. Robert van Embricqs says: ”The foundation of any chair is the flat surface you’ll eventually sit down on. Using this notion as a starting point, I made several cuts in the flat surface and [...]
The Bimoped EV is a transformer EV designed for the city of Amsterdam. Designer Michael Druchunas has created a two-seat EV that can instantly transform into two mopeds. The Bimoped EV has a tandem seating configuration, making it ideal for short trips where intimacy and extreme comfort aren’t required. The Bimoped’s electric engine can be [...]
Huruvida Erwin Wurm tänkte att hans konstverk skulle ha en politisk inverkan eller ej, vet jag inte. Dock har hans konstverk använts i propaganda i USA för att få invånare att äta mer sunt – dvs slopa fastfood. Och likheterna med en mycket överviktig person är slående! Sedan är det kul att låta betraktare gissa [...]
Det kommer nya idéer om hur en hjälm skall se ut. Svenska Hövding har en idé om hur det skall ske: genom en uppfällbar krage, se tidigare inlägg. Och enligt ingenjören Philippe Arrouart och designern Patrick Jouffret, på den Franska designbyrån Agency 360, används en cykelhjälm sällan beroende på att den är klumpig att bära omkring, när du inte cyklar! [...]
Shiny Hammer is a french brand that primary create furniture for private homes, and works in the border of art and function with the desire to create unconventional and timeless objects. Here is one product, the PLEE Chair, you can see more at their website. – – – – – – – – – – – [...]
Renault has launched a student graphics competition to design a paint job for its new two seater Twizy and offered to pay the winner’s tuition fees for a year. Open to college and university students around the UK, entrants can download templates to submit designs of three views of the car. The zero-emission Twizy will launch [...]
The word schizophrenia is derived from the Greek words for to split (schidzein) and mind (phren). This splitting is related to fragmenting of the thought processes. OOOMS used this as inspiration to create a vase with a ribbed surface which creates two different shapes. The outside shape is based on a greek Amphora vase. The [...]
Opena – eller egentligen Open a case – är ”ännu” ett tillbehör till iPhone 4, och med tanke på förra artikeln – ”Design with Conviction or Don’r Design At All” kan man undra om detta tillbehör är relevant, nödvändigt eller ens snyggt? Produktutveckling och produktdesign är många gånger mycket subjektivt, och tur är det! Det [...]
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