This smart design turns a product that is used for entertainment into a utilitarian product, a wristwatch. The user can simply slide their iPod Nano music player in and out of the wrist dock or screw it in for the more permanent version, the LunaTik. Scott WIlson, the founder of MINIMAL, dreamed up this idea […]
Richard Woods collaborated with designer Sebastian Wrong for this furniture series. The irony of the Brick & Mortar chair resides in the sheer comfort of the chair versus the perceived “hard” and seemingly uninviting look of the brick print. The scale of the bricks Established & Sons screen printed chair dictate the scale of the […]
Jump on the latest must-have from Umbra — the BUNGEE nano iPod holder. Umbra has added the new BUNGEE nano carrier to its range of patented BUNGEE accessories designed by BMW Group/Designworksusa (yes, the car manufacturer). BUNGEE nano is the perfect answer for all music lovers who seek a safe place to hang their prized […]
The family designed by Tokyo based Junya Ishigami for Living Divani is a uniquely decorative collection of steel-framed chairs. Each chair has an irregular shaped, grated back that differs in size, but uniform in their light minimalistic nature. They are practical in their uniformity but playful in the family of ironic figures. The designer wanted […]
It’s not difficult to find concept cars but not so for forklift trucks designed to be modern and aesthetic. Here are concept renderings and the resulting production model. A report says about the 2003 forklift: “this forklift sold more units in its first six months than its predecessor’s best year. The design launched a new brand look for the company and offers many features for the driver, inspired by our RXX concept vehicle.”
Producer: stihl ( unverified )
Many of the most unpleasant aspects of urban life are caused by cars. Large sweltering expanses of tarmac in cities contribute heavily to urban temperatures. Cars also become unbearably hot in summer sitting in these urban deserts.
Optimizing the heliostatic photovoltaic panels ultimately evolved into their leaflike shape. Though the concept did not intentionally look to mimic the form of a tree, the panels rotate to follow the path of the sun throughout the day – much like sunflowers – absorbing light whilst also providing optimal shading for cars. Although all parked cars can benefit from shading, electric vehicles can directly charge their batteries by plugging into the solar trees.
Solar Tree is unique among anti-auto pollution designs in that it empathizes with the automobile, but particularly with the electric car, providing a place for overworked, spent cars to regain their lost torque, to relax beneath the trees, to gain back their juice in an optimal stress-free environment.
Produce: solar tree
Designer: neville mars
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Lietfaden color sewing machine.
This sewing machine is for everyone, but fits right in with those who wish to enter the craft of attaching clothing to itself with thread. New sewers! This is for you. But for the perfectionists, there’s a electromagnetic needle drive, filigree upper arm design. The workspace is wide open. A backlit work area, with the stitch pattern projected on to the fabric it’s about to be sewn onto.
What’s that ink for? It’s for the thread. It’s a yarn printer. You match up the color you need at the top, and this baby prints the ink as you go. And with a pneumatic JetAir-system handling your threading the productivityis surprising.
There’s also a simple slick table that matches up with the machine.
And it color matches. You know those amazing yet impossible-to-match old fabrics you see in used clothing at the second hand store? Instead of buying new fabric, tear those old rags apart and match em up. All you need is a swatch, which can be a tiny rip of the clothing you’re about to sew.
Designer: monika jakubek | anna müller
As with many of the concepts shown in 2009 the Renault Megane Coupe foreshadows a production version that’s set to be released at a later date. Of course, don’t expect the gullwing doors or the futuristic interior to find their way into production, but you can get a general idea of what Renault has in store for us when it presents its answer to the VW Scirocco Coupe in a couple of years.
Measuring in at 4,51m or 177.5-inches in length, the compact coupe is powered by a 2.0-liter turbocharged petrol engine delivering 200 Hp that’s matted to a six-speed manual gearbox. According to the French carmaker, while the prototype coupe sprints from zero to 100 km/h (62 mph) in 7.2 sec, it manages to deliver an avg fuel consumption of just 6.5 lt / 100 km or 36.2 MPG (US).
As of Spring 2010, Renault is offering a total of seven powertrain configurations, encompassing both gas- and diesel-powered mills, as well as dual-clutch, manual and continuously variable transmissions. The new Megane CC will hit European dealerships this spring but not in U.S.
Producer: renault
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An Israeli design student, was shocked to see how kids with disabilities were deprived of the simple pleasure of pedaling around on a tricycle.
So he created an ingenious new version that’s far easier to ride for kids with motor-function disabilities. Rather than the two wheels in back, he moved these to the front, making the trike easier to get on. For stability, there’s a chest plate that the kid can balance on, thus eliminating the need for straps to hold a child upright. And finally, the wheels themselves can be locked using the pedals, providing an extra safety feature.
Designer: shabtai hirshberg
Porchdog House Prototype, Biloxi, Mississippi, (August 2009 Completion):
Biloxi Model Homes are affordable prototype houses designed for the Architecture for Humanity Model Home Program for families in East Biloxi whose houses were destroyed by Hurricane Katrina. The proposition of raising a home up to 12’ above the ground disrupts the traditional notion of the Gulf Coast streetscape and affiliated porch culture. Compact with an efficient stacked living program, the metal-clad Porchdog house is raised above the ground and is essentially open at the ground level, but still incorporates a street level porch. Other ground-level elements are an entry stair, enclosed storage volume, and parking area. The Porchdog house is a refuge that still opens itself to the social structure of the city, minimizing its impact on the ground and while providing the requisite protection from a potential Category 4 storm surge event. Operable metal louvered shutters provide light control and storm security for aluminum framed window walls at the east and west elevations.
Designer: marlon blackwell, architect
Producer: bilox homes
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