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Hot New TrendsCoffee Makers of the Future - Nespresso Design Contest Winners (GALLERY)
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…
Vegetables As Appliances - Antoine Lebrun’s Aion Kitchen (GALLERY)
Antoine Lebrun’s futuristic kitchen design called Aion Kitchen is supposed to answer the question, "What would a small kitchen look like in 10 years?" Brandt Aion is a multi functional kitchen which merges electromechanical and vegetable technology. The specialized plants, which were developed by …
Organizing Group Action Online - The Point (VIDEO)
If you want to take action for a cause, but you can't do it alone, take a look at The Point, a platform for group action. Making a difference as a group is much more possible than for an individual, so the site creates unique campaigns for which users pledge to take action once it reaches the tippin…
Giant Gum Bubbles - Big Babol Ads (GALLERY)
I must have invested hours as a kid trying to blow big, pink bubbles with my chewing gum. I could blow small ones, and every once in a while I managed a big one, but it never lasted long enough to be captured in a photo. I went through all sorts of brands, including tubs of the 5 cent per piece kind…
Eco Heroes - WWF: Be The Hero Campaign (GALLERY)
Rather than shock and disturb you with violent or crude images this fun WWF Be The Hero campaign shows you that you can be the hero and save the planet by adjusting your lifestyle with small acts or awareness.
The campaign consists of five print ads that illustrate how a normal average person can …
Recycled Electric Toothbrush Gadgets - Bristlebot/Brushbot (VIDEO)
Old toothbrushes can be used for all sorts of things - cleaning greasy engine parts, scrubbing hard-to-reach toilet nooks, and creating robotic artists. The folks at Evil Mad Science Laboratories discovered a simple DIY robot project. It uses a toothbrush head, a pager motor, and a watch battery. A …
Fashion Icon Books - Karl Lagerfeld's Metamorphoses of an American (GALLERY)
One of my favorite fashion icons, the larger than life Karl Lagerfeld has released a new book entitled Metamorphoses of an American. The book features five years worth of photos of model Brad Kroenig (born in 1979) that were shot by Lagerfeld himself. Metamorphoses "traces the physical and emotional…
Desensitized Hunting Dogs - Otrivin Nasal Spray Ads (GALLERY)
I love these Otrivin nasal spray ads which cleverly depict the frustrations associated with blocked noses due to allergies. The ads show four hunting dogs unable to use their generally keen sense of smell to point to the animals they're intended to find. The ads illustrate how each season can be acc…
Frying Eggs on Your Six Pack - Mike’s Hard Lemonade Commercial is so Hot (VIDEO)
Just in time for summer, Mike’s Hard Lemonade released this TV spot in which a bronzed, sculpted man tans himself on a lounger. His body is transformed into a griddle as he fries an egg on his own six pack.
Clearly, he’s cooking, and what better way to cool down than by breaking into a bottle …
Self-Sterilising Plastics - PolyMedix Innovation
University of Pennsylvania scientists working with PolyMedix are developing a new drug which can be incorporated into polymers to kill bacterial cells on contact. The drug will not enter the cells, but will mimic how our own bodies attack bacteria, by punching holes in their outer coverings so they …
Waterfall Sinks 2 - CBD Glass Studio Designs (GALLERY)
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…
Bloggers Defy Great Firewall - Chinese Publishers Embrace Web
In the West, online publication is a core of modern literature. It’s now been proven that in China, the same can be said for journalism and the web.
Roughly 20 per cent of bestselling books in China now stem from online literature. A press release from the Frankfurt Book Fair likens writing for …
Image Manipulation to Evoke Compassion - Parkinson Awareness Campaign (GALLERY)
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…
Adopt an Olive Tree - Nudo Virtual Plant Fostering (GALLERY)
Have you always imagined having your very own olive tree on a romantic Italian hillside? Now you can! Olive oil producers Nudo, lets you ‘foster’ an olive tree in their groves in La Marche Italy. You even get to choose the area of the grove from where you want your tree.
With adoption comes rew…
Double-Take Animal Photography - Intimate Views by Tim Flack (GALLERY)
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…
Adding Fun To Organization - The Butt Station (GALLERY)
With the clutter and tens upon tens of gadgets and stationary sprinkled and spread across my desk, why not add another one that can actually help organize and reduce the mess? I am not sure though that I would choose Urban Outfitters quirky organizing tool which is called The Butt Station. I kid yo…
Blooming Light Designs - Agave Inspired Aloe Lamps (GALLERY)
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…
Graphic Anti-Smoking Ads - 'Til Death Do Us Part
This print campaign consists of two complimentary images; one of a female smoker, the other of a male. The ads are aptly named, 'Til Death Do Us Part.
One HDR-style image features a female sitting in a blood red armchair smoking a cigarette, as death creeps in the shadows behind her, lurking mere …
Floating Restaurant Tables - BBQ-Donut (GALLERY)
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.
Jumbo Remote Controls - You Can't Lose this One
The picture here doesn't do justice to this invention... clearly, SIZE MATTERS! The massively oversize universal television remote measures 5"x11"x3/4", and is near impossible to lose. I saw this invention live once, and I had to be convinced it wasn't a toy.
As far as being a functional inventio…