Friday, February 29, 2008
Message of love from dolphins
Children will probably see dolphins playing around, whilst adults might see something else. Interesting. This optical illusion is by Sandro Del-Prete.
Overturn Bus?
"Created by Ben Cohen, idea and design by Stefan Sagmeister, custom fabrication by Tom Kennedy and Haideen Anderson."
via [book of joe]
iMac design concept: iView
Designer Nuno Teixeira believes every computer should be two faced and with more curves. this iMac iMock-up features a giant curved screen(for better orientation to the natural curvature of the human eye) and a second built in LCD screen on the back (especially useful during small group discussions). In additional, it is integrated with two webcams (front and back).
Toothpick chair
via [yankodesign ]
Monster.com - Guy with Big legs
Spotted this video from I Believe in Advertising. Definitely one of the best commercials we've seen.
Underwater Hotel
Istanbul’s 7-Story Underwater Hotel : Visitors to Istanbul will soon have a chance to view the most spectacular ocean views on the planet. A seven floor, seven-star hotel is being built underwater on what was formerly a tobacco factory. There will be exhibition halls, and restaurants, and all rooms will be sea facing.
Thursday, February 28, 2008
Ball controlling pressure
Ripple faucet creates a new, fun way to interact with water. An array of electromagnetic sensors detects that ball’s position. Moving the ball in or out from the center controls water pressure. Moving it around controls temperature.
Red or blue to denote how hot or cold it is. The two separate channels combine the hot and cold water to get the perfect mix. Well, the water in the hot water channel isn’t actually hot until it’s ready to be mixed via flash heating.
While it's a really cool concept, but it's quite complex for usage wise and the water pressure doesn't seems to be similar to our normal tap. Still, I quite like the design. ;)
Accessories for lonely men
Well.. for those lonely men out there, you might also want to consider this too.
Booster blades
To skate you push down in a cycle motion in order to gain speed. If you move your heel back, this engages a set of brake pads which helps you to brake. The overall experience of riding Booster Blades is fun and safe and is a completely different to anything within the skating sector.
In-Flight Luxury
The capabilities of the Aeroscraft lead to its unique functionality. Use the Aeroscraft as a private sky yacht, travelling beyond the coean, or as a fully functional business office and conference center
Cycool
World's Largest Cylindrical Aquarium
Radisson SAS Hotel, Berlin: World's largest cylindrical aquarium with 2,500 tropical fish. The AquaDom is 25 metres high and situated in the hotel lobby.
via [ Gizmodo ]
24k Gold Plated iPod
Limited edition iPod nano 8GB by Goldgenie. This iPod collection has a black front, and a gold plated back with the "bizzare" logo. Only 500 pieces priced at about US$450 each.
Wednesday, February 27, 2008
Strap-on-chair
Another piece of furniture which we found interesting is this Crab Chair, also by Annika Schmidt. It functions like my grandfather's rocking chair, except that the design has a modern touch to it. Personally, I like the 10 crab legs in this design.
Ford Human Car
Some of the world’s most talented dancers got together with Ford Canada to recreate several Ford car models using nothing but their bodies and some miscellaneous car parts. You've to watch the commercial below!via [DoobyBrain ]
Evie lala's canvas artwork
Original, unique Evie lala's artwork on canvas is a stunning feature for a child's bedroom wall. The artwork is provided as a rolled canvas which can be either mounted (stretched over a wooden frame) or framed.
Also take a look at Stylish baby shoes by Evie Lala.
World's most expensive toy car
Now this Hot Wheets toy car, priced at $140,000, is allegedly the world's most expensive toy car. This toy car is casted in 18k white gold, and spots more than 2,700 diamonds weighing nearly 23 carats in total. The brake lights are made of rubies.
[via Telegraph UK]
Music in the rain umbrella
Sometimes people spin an umbrella unconsciously. If you spin this umbrella to left or right, the music will move forward (right turn) or reverse (left turn). Unfortunately even though it is not raining, you still can use this umbrella. You can just put it in the corner of your living room with cradle, and then also you can enjoy the music from speakers of cradle.
(top right pic: umbrella handle for controling music)
Music in the rain umbrella by sdesign unit
Growing plants on the wall
A Lightweeds consists of a several hundred parts that are independently linked to the sensors outside, creating a hyper-real motion that is constantly live generated. At the start of the day they are few, but as the space is being used they pollenate from wall to wall and increase in amount. Their seeds travel along with passing people, and make new plants grow.
When someone passes, the plants bend and show the path of human traffic.
Lightweeds is exhibited in Rotterdam, London, New York, Paris, Shanghai, Guangzhou, Beijing and Tokyo.
Brilliant work by Simon Heijdens. Read in details: Lightweeds.
Book clocks
A great Books Clock disguised as three books. Would fit perfectly and discreetly on any table or shelf.
World's Largest Basket
Longaberger is a privately-held, direct-sales marketing company specializing in baskets and traditional home accent accessories. The most prominent of the company's attractions is the corporate headquarters, where 500 people work within a seven-story building shaped like one of the company's products.
Tuesday, February 26, 2008
Coca Cola bottle designs
Nice coca cola bottle designs spotted at Comunicadores. My pick will be the last one!
If you like this post, you might also want a look at the Oval Vodka bottles we posted earlier.
Pepsi Globe
Food and beverage giant Pepsi has announced it will create America’s largest Ferris wheel in New Jersey. The 287-foot-tall “Pepsi Globe” will be incorporated into Meadowlands Xanadu, a unique sports, leisure, shopping and family entertainment destination in East Rutherford.
Pepsi will offer unique interactive experiences during the Pepsi Globe ride, which will last approximately 25 minutes for a full revolution and offer sweeping vistas of the New York skyline and the Hudson River. Groups of up to 20 visitors each will enter 26 glass-enclosed, climate controlled capsules for the ride of a lifetime.
The 287 foot (87 meter) Pepsi Globe is still somewhat of a minnow on a global scale. The Star of Nanchang in China currently holds the title at 525ft (160m) but the Singapore flyer is set to become the world’s tallest Ferris wheel at 541ft (165m) when it opens in March this year. The London eye stands at 443ft (135m).
Colour-blind artist learns to paint by hearing
It is a head-mounted digital camera that reads the colours directly in front of it. The camera is connected to a laptop computer, carried in a backpack, which slows down the frequency of light waves to the frequency of sound waves. The computer then sends the “sound” of each colour to an earpiece worn by Harbisson. Montandon expects the system eventually to be as small as an MP3 player.
“I used to paint rather literally,” he said. “I would stand in front of something and just paint what I saw immediately before me. Now I’m doing more abstracts and being much more free and liberal with my art.” The device has made a huge difference to Harbisson’s art, which is now his profession.
via [times online]
10,000 bananas Wall Art
Things I Have Learned In My Life So Far , an interactive exhibition by Stefan Sagmeister one of today’s most innovative and influential graphic designers.
1. Self-confidence Produces Fine Results, Banana Wall, 10,000 bananas and glue.
2. Everybody Always Thinks They Are Right (Together with Monika Aichele), Six Giant Inflatable Monkeys (Two features at Deitch Projects).
3. Trying To Look Good Limits My Life, 2008, 12 color ink-jet printed on 310G/M2 Hahnemuhle smooth fine art paper.
More of his work, Assuming is Stifling, Money Does Not Make Me Happy, etc were also part of his exhibits.
Walkstation
The Walkstation is the fully integrated combination of an electric height-adjustable worksurface with an exclusively engineered, low speed commercial grade treadmill.
And it’s the first product in the entirely new FitWork™ category of products from Details designed to bring healthy habits to sedentary workers while they are actually working.
The Thing
THE THING is a quarterly periodical in the form of an object. Each year, four artists, writers, musicians or filmmakers are invited by the editors (Jonn Herschend and Will Rogan) to create an everyday object that somehow incorporates text. This object will be reproduced and hand wrapped by the editors and then mailed to the homes of the subscribers with the help of the United States Postal Service.
Monday, February 25, 2008
Entertainment for patients
MEDIVista from Lincor Solutions is an intergrated solution for delivery of digital entertainment and communication services to the patient bedside. MEDIVista has been developed with increasing demand from healthcare providers and hospital admins worldwide for entertainment & communication solutions in enhancing patience experience, rduce staff workload and deliver operational efficiencies.
MEDIVista represents a compelling business opportunity and proposition for system integrators, outsources and equipment vendors.
Read more about MEDIVistaTM's benefits and system components
Tete-a-Tete Sofa
I love this sofa! Tete-a-Tete Sofa by Soma Sofa Urban Contemporary Furniture. Available in many colors and fabrics, leathers and Ultrasuede. Polished cast aluminum legs.
A car without windshield wipers
Italian car designer Leonardo Fioravanti (who worked for Pininfarina for a number of years) has developed car prototype without windshield wipers.
This amazing technological feat is made possible thanks to the use of 4 layers of glass modified using nanotechnology. The first layer filters the sun and repels the water. The second layer, using 'nano-dust' is able to push dirt to the side. The third layer acts as a sensor that activates the second layer when it detects dirt, while the fourth layer is a conductor of electricity to power this complex mechanism.
via [new launches]
Digitalized your handwritten notes
1. Place any ordinary paper or notepad on the digital pad. Write on the paper with the digital inking pen. The digital pad digitally records anything you write in its built-in storage device or an optional CF card in real time. One page you write is stored as one digital page.
2. Connect to the PC.
3. Organize Your Notes with DigiMemo Manager software.
Adobe's Super Camera with 19 lenses
via [TechEBlog / Core77]
Premier adventure centre
The vision for Silvertown Quays is to create a fully integrated vibrant mixed use quarter for this rapidly expanding area of East London. It will be a place where water and land meet resulting in an exciting variety of environments for discovery, recreation and reflection, as well as for working, shopping and living.
Two large waves 1.8m high or three smaller waves 0.9 to 1.2m high will be created each minute in the surf pool. The waves 25 metres wide at the start can break from the left, right or centre before running down the pool.
A variety of bars and restaurants will surround the surf pool including a fantastic beach bar accessed from the boardwalk with steps down on to the beach. The beach bar will be everything a Hawaiian bar should be, offering the typical surf lifestyle, tropical music and serving the best cocktails in town!
Venture Xtreme - A destination venue like no other on the planet
Bape X Nintendo DS Lite
It will be released in Japan on 1st April.
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