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The search for minimalism in design has produced a strikingly diminutive prototype scooter that, when folded up, is barely bigger than a beer bottle. The concept was sanctioned by BMW and the Mini Cooper from which it gets its colors, according to designblog, and is the brainchild of Swiss designer …[More]
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Samsung SDI, the Korean manufacturer’s display division, gives us a sneak peak into their upcoming AMOLED laptop designs with this strikingly stylish 12.1” prototype.
The prototype, which will be showcased for the first time next week at the Society For Information Display (SID) 2008 in LA, fe…[More]
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Matthias Pinkert conceived this “city car” where the lone passenger and driver stand in an upright position. The concept vehicle called The Slide is meant for the crowded, chaotic urban environment where parking spaces are priceless, albeit temporary, possessions.
Needless to say, it is also …[More]
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Combine cutting-edge gadgets and retro style with this awesome beyond words rotary, analogue style dialler iDial application for the iPhone.
In a clash of the past and present technologies, iDial utilizes the iPhone's innovative multi-touch capabilities with the ancient but cool dialler of analog …[More]
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Mark Harrison’s Husque houseware is really attractive. Fashioned out of Australian macadamia nut shells, The Australian designer uses a special compound to mold the shells and create very beautiful, colorful bowls and other tableware that make use of nuts, pods and organic shapes as sources of ins…[More]
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Well known for their sexy and creative coffee maker designs Nespresso gives us a peek at the future of coffee designs with the announcement of the winners of their second Nespresso Design Contest at an awards ceremony in Milan.
The four winning designs are:
First place: ”Untitled" by Brice Genr…[More]
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This spectacular bathroom sink is like a manifestation of the water falling into it. The wall-mounted 'Waterfall' sink, available in 30”, 40” and 60” versions, is made with a process called glass slumping. The vessels seem so delicate, when I first saw them I thought they looked like melting i…[More]
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These ads for Parkinson awareness were created by TAXI 2, Toronto and are exceptional at delivering a visual message of what living with Parkinson disease is like.
The ads, created for the Parkinson Society of Canada, include a series of images using the tag line, "Everything's harder when your bo…[More]
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Tim Flack’s portfolio of photography is astonishing. He captures stunning images of animals using unexpected perspectives and extreme close-up points of view. Flack’s photos of bats are genius, he actually makes them look.. cute... in a way. There is a sense of actually ‘experiencing’ the c…[More]
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Inspired by the Agave plant, a tropical cactus with distinctive fleshy-leaved flowers, new zealand born, london-based designer jeremy cole launched his promising design career with this beautiful Aloe lamps collection.
The Aloe collection includes three designs - the Bud, which represents the birt…[More]
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The BBQ-Donut is a floating party table. This invention is actually a boat with a very quiet, electric motor on board. It seats 10 people around a BBQ pit/table and includes a stereo system, coolers under the seats, and a sunshade above the rider's heads.[More]
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For self-confessed car freak Steve Heller, his love of 1950's Cadillac models inspired him to thread into the sphere of furniture design. Heller has built functional art such as chests, tables, bars, entertainment units, beds and dressers from metal and wood and the result of his efforts are really …[More]
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Other than a bowl of real, healthy fruit to eat, the fake fruit bowl as a decor item is so tacky most people would not contemplate having it in their homes. Even the better attempts at realism still fall far short of any artistic expectations. Until Anthony Biancaniello’s Art Glass Fruit, that is.…[More]
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When most of us think of stuffed animals, we think cuddly, cute, snuggly and lovable. For some designers have more twisted, less affectionate associations with the toys. Matt Kirkland tore open this series of stuffed animals to reveal the insides of them, showing what the inner workings of mechanica…[More]
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Italian cartoonist Donald Soffritti, known for drawing characters like Padre Tony and the Super Zeroes, has found a pet hobby. He visualizes the popular superheroes of today in their senior years.
After all, even Wonder Woman has to age, just as Batman and the others do... well, except for the pha…[More]
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Inspired by the works of the artist Giger, designer Benjamin Wysk used Giger's amorphous forms as a biomechanical symbiosis in his Strobe watch design "to reflect there the person and the clock."
According to Wysk, the design, which is an entry in the Signity watch design contest 2008, is for peopl…[More]
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A fun guerrilla campaign to promote Pantene Anti-Breakage Shampoo has just been deployed in Toronto, Canada.
The campaign uses enormous braids a la Rapunzel that dangle from buildings, complete with a dummy of a man climbing them. The obvious nod to the well-known fairytale is used to demonstrate…[More]
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The Solid car was designed by Nikita Gutsalenko, a student at the Product Design and Transport Design at the Ural State Academy of Architecture and Arts, Russia. The aim of Gutsalenko's design is to help solve the issue of overcrowded parking spaces.
The concept car comes with the standard safety f…[More]
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Hardcore, New Finnish Design is presenting Noa Bembibre and her Glass Knives collection during New York Design Week 2008.
“Bembibre’s glass knives combine the very ancient roots of design – transforming rocks into tools – with innovative contemporary kitchenware design,” HardcoreDesign s…[More]
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Those with a modern sense of style and a dwelling to match will appreciate the 'Architect’s Bird Feeder' .
Architect Doug Patt designed the contemporary feeder out of bullet-proof polycarbonate. Why bullet-proof? I can only assume that the material’s clearness and durability was his rationale…[More]
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Designed by Charles Constantine, Memento is a wooden coffee table that can store books, magazines and other personal mementos during your lifetime. The design twist is that it also awaits your death to store YOU. As a bonus, an open casket is easily arranged with the conveniently removable top piece…[More]
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Joshua Hoffine is an artist who finds inspiration in Hollywood icons like Stanley Kubrick. He directs the stars of his photos, usually family and friends, using elaborate sets and props, make-up and lighting to create creepy images that are terrifyingly beautiful. Hoffine evokes the fears that we al…[More]
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The Gownchair is a limited edition, luxury-priced, sculptural chair by Giorgia Paolini from the Paolini Design Store. Its flowing contours and strong visual impact will suit those with an appreciation of fashion, art and bold design.
It is handmade of fibreglass -- the production presentation on th…[More]
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Is graffiti art or vandalism? There are different opinions about that, but this is a type of graffiti I haven't seen before. It's animated.
An artist that calls him self Blu created this video with of his animated graffiti story. The MUTO project was made on the walls of Buenos Aires in Argentina …[More]
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Talk about telephone installations! Jean-Luc Cornec’s Telephone Sheep is totally made from telephones and telephone cable. There is a whole flock of them, artfully arranged at at the Museum for Communications in Frankfurt am Main, Germany. Some of the sheep appear to be grazing, some huddled toge…[More]
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While coffee is a universal drink, different cultures have different rituals and ways of drinking it. For example, while most people in New York City would have their coffee “to go” and drink it on the move, you’d be hard pressed to find the same in Paris, where the typical coffee drinking is …[More]
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After being introduced to the brilliant Bart Hess through his lucyandbart collaboration with Lucy McRae, my fascination is further solidified by his latest project: The Hunt for Hightech.
With his Hunt for Hightech art project, Hess created a collection of fake fur that touches on elements of fetis…[More]
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Cognizant of the fact sailboats cause a lot of damage to the ecosystem, designer Max Koriath conceived the 3D Plywood Boat.
"By using a patented new process that applies a beech wood veneer to readily available plywood parts, this design gives you all the luxury and durability of more costly woods…[More]
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Having the appropriate lighting is one of the most fundamental parts of setting the right mood. BettyLou gets it just right, with their warm, bright and safe Wine Lights.
The wireless lamps, which are meant to be placed inside a wine glass, use lithium ion batteries which will provide that sensuou…[More]
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Pocket-Size Scooters - Patinette Butterfly (GALLERY)
AMOLED Notebooks - Samsung Prototype
Stand And Drive Cars - The Slide by Matthias Pinkert (GALLERY)
Rotary Dial iPhones - iDial (GALLERY)
Macadamia Nut Bowls - Husque Houseware (GALLERY)
Coffee Makers of the Future - Nespresso Design Contest Winners (GALLERY)
Waterfall Sinks 2 - CBD Glass Studio Designs (GALLERY)
Image Manipulation to Evoke Compassion - Parkinson Awareness Campaign (GALLERY)
Double-Take Animal Photography - Intimate Views of Tim Flack (GALLERY)
Blooming Light Designs - Agave Inspired Aloe Lamps (GALLERY)
Floating Restaurant Tables - BBQ-Donut (GALLERY)
Car-Inspired Furniture - Steven Heller’s Cadillac Furniture (GALLERY)
Luxury Fruit - Glass Art by Anthony Biancaniello (GALLERY)
Horro Stuffed Animals - Matt Kirkland's Dissected Toys (GALLERY)
Senior Superheroes - Aging Comics by Donald Soffritti (GALLERY)
Amorphous Fashion Watches - Strobe
Guerrilla Fairytale Campaigns - Rapunzel for Pantene (GALLERY)
Safety-Oriented Compact Cars - The Solid (GALLERY)
Stone Age Modernism - Glass Knives by Noa Bembibre
Bullet-Proof Bird Houses - The Architect's Bird Feeder (GALLERY)
Coffin Tables - Memento Coffee Table Casket (GALLERY)
Nightmare-Inspired Photograpy - "After Dark, My Sweet" by Joshua Hoffine (GALLERY)
Flared Chairs - The $2,105 Gownchair (GALLERY)
Animated Graffiti - MUTO in Buenos Aires (VIDEO)
Rotary Phone Animals - Telephone Sheep
Transformer Coffee Cups - Multicultural En Terrasse / To Go Mug (GALLERY)
Fake Mutated Animals - Fantasy Hunt for Hightech (VIDEO)
Mini Recycled Yachts - 3D Plywood Luxury Boat (GALLERY)
Wine Lights - Set the Mood With BettyLou (GALLERY)
