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Tuesday, October 24, 2006
Everyday objects reimagined
This Swiss design firm challenged designers to repurpose everyday objects in imaginative ways -- like this tennis-ball earmuff. There are some really great results there, from a greenhouse built out of transparent CD jewel cases to fake fingernails made out of postage stamps. Link (Thanks, Bernhard!)
Florent Lasbleiz’s
+ Florent Lasbleiz’s Angelique coffee table not only looks like dominos but can be arranged like them too. His Lit de Camille bed is modular and multifunctional. WARNING: website contains mind-numbing navigation (and I speak french).
Horizontal Bi-Fold Door System
Fold up glass wall system... creates its own canopy too!Funny that I just happened to run across this manufacturer of horizontal bi-fold doors on the Archinect forum since I was thinking about utilizing such a system for a project I am currently designing. Frank Jonkman & Sons is a manufacturer of greenhouse systems, but as they mention on their website, this horizontal bi-fold door system has amazing potential beyond greenhouse applications. The benefits of the system, other than the "cool" factor:Requires no extra space within the adjacent walls for storing open panels
No track or threshold required at ground level
It can be easily installed in new or existing buildings
It is available in any width or height and the panels may combine virtually any combination of glazing materials
Link: Frank Jonkman & Sons Ltd. - Horizontal Bi-Fold Doors
Arrivederci Vico
The great Vico Magistretti left us yesterday. He was considered one of the most representative protagonists of Italian Design and one of the most prolific; during his extensive career he designed more than 800 products for many important Italian companies; De Padova, Artemide, Kartell and Cassina among many others. His creative process followed a precise executive and functional concept, which endowed the object with its distinctive character. For Magistretti design was an intellectual activity always tempered by reality. I had the opportunity to meet him several times, he was a charming person, pure energy. It makes me happy to think I will find him again in each of his magnificent objects, simple, elegant, intelligent, just as the man who conceived them. Thanks Vico! GP
Fishy Fun
The Fish Loft is a transparent tube for fishes to swim above water level– pretty much the hottest thing to enter your aquatic-life since, well, the Fish Pod (pictured here on the right), which we covered back in ‘04. The Fish Loft site is in German (might as well be Greek to me), but the instructions look fairly simple: Put the glass tube on a socket into the pond, suck the air out of the tube with a swimming pump and replace with water, and voila– more swimming real estate for fish who like a view. 
Palm Peeler
Palm Peeler - an example of innovation in the kitchen. Does it remind anyone else of the HeadBlade? via Shelterrific.
Monday, October 23, 2006
Your Hidden City
Your Hidden City is a photo contest started by Architecture Blog Tropolism billeds as the world’s first open-source architectural contest. The 5 Categories are:• Best Hidden Place • Best Density • Best Natural/Urban Overlap • Best Unofficial Landmark • Best Building
The Photos
Capsule Radio
+ Bleu Ltd's Capsule Radio "is turned on by pulling both sides apart to open. The volume and tuning are adjusted by twisting the middle panels. To turn off the radio, push both sides together to close.". Via DESIGNSPOTTER.
Sunday, October 22, 2006
Nokia’s Image Cable Bluetooth Headset
The affectionately named HS-13W Wireless Image Headset from Nokia would rank pretty high on our wishlist this Holiday season, if it weren’t for the price. At least, we think the ladies in our lives might like it. It’s a Bluetooth headset, but not the kind that hangs from your ear and makes you look like a tard. Instead, it hangs down your neck, like, well… like a necklace. This particular device simply does away with the wires (at least, the ones connecting to your cell), and includes a 128 x 128-pixel 4,096-color display. That way, you can see who’s calling without having to fish around for your phone. The display also allows you to interact with your mobile and, say, browse and edit your contacts. You can also store up to 500KB worth of pictures.
We’re a little disappointed that it doesn’t seem to support audio streaming, which would have made it an ideal companion to any musicphone. And, $300 is a lot of money for something that isn’t, say, a truck full of delicious donuts.
[Nokia HS-13W Wireless Image Headset] VIA [Gizmologia]
We’re a little disappointed that it doesn’t seem to support audio streaming, which would have made it an ideal companion to any musicphone. And, $300 is a lot of money for something that isn’t, say, a truck full of delicious donuts.
[Nokia HS-13W Wireless Image Headset] VIA [Gizmologia]
TrueUtility Puts A Flashlight On Your Keys
Sadly, this is probably one of those products you’ll find stacked, 50 to a box right next to the cash register at a dollar store somewhere. It’s sad, we say, because it’s a relatively ingenious little thing. It’s the LockLite, from TrueUtility, and it’s simply a little LED light affixable to a key of your choosing. To us, it seems like an indispensable tool when you’re trying to come home after a night of drinking with the buddies and you don’t want to wake the missus by repeatedly striking the door everywhere except in the keyhole. Of course, we don’t exactly advocate committed relationships, because they inevitably strip you from your God-given right to kick your liver a little closer to death everyday, but, well, we’re not going to tell you how to run your life.
We’re not sure just how much these cost, and whether or not they’re being commercialized yet. The company invites prospective vendors to inquire about samples, so we’re guessing they’re out there.
[Product Page] VIA [Crunchgear]
Saturday, October 21, 2006
语音日志
瑞典的一家公司 Libego推出这件有趣的产品voisec这个纽扣形状的东西能够录制简短的语言，并且可以播放。所以对于一些工作上的重要的留言或是纪录就可以和日志一样记录，“说，张贴出来”。另外对于残障人士也是很不错的向导说明，可以用作药品的说明，也可以使超市的信息标签。 via:we-make-money-not-art
Friday, October 20, 2006
可调节量杯
老外的厨房总是充满着物理和化学，这（adjustable measuring cups）是一个把手式量杯，而且是可以调节的。同时适合固体和液体，而且是带有磁性的，方便挂在各个触手可及的地方。(via:gizmodo)
第一眼看到这个图片时，以为这是一个烧烤（或者油炸）架子，不知道你们小时候有没有玩过一个东西（如同弗洛伊德一样，我们总要追溯童年），用一根细铁丝，前段弯成螺旋状漏斗，上大下小，后段就是类似把手一样，然后把豆子或者花生或者其他坚果（一粒）放进去，拿着在火焰上一烤，马上就可以享用了，如果是坚果，听到“劈啪”一声就表明熟了，冬天的时候特别好玩。
Top 19 Tips To Get The Most From Your Nokia N91
A few weeks ago, I posted my review for the Nokia N91, a music playing smartphone with a 4GB hard drive. I had concluded that as a music player, the N91 worked great, but as a smartphone, it fell a few steps short of perfection due to a few software issues. It was still fundamentally a good phone, but a little rough around the edges: with 4GBs to handle, some of the applications and features that worked flawlessly on models with smaller memory were choking a little on all those bytes.
Well, some time has passed, and things are looking a lot better. For one, there’s been a firmware upgrade (which I’ve installed) and I’m happy to report that things are running much more smoothly… though not completely flawlessly. I’d have to upgrade my smartphone rating to 8.5/10, up from a 7. And, there’s been lots of discussion here and there about ways of making the most out of the device. So, after the jump, I present to you a rather exhaustive list of tips that should allow you to squeeze all the juice out of the N91. If you’ve dropped the cash on this phone, it might be worth it to take a look or two.
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Mobilier à jardiner
5.5 Designers are at it again, this time their focus is garden furniture, literally and figuratively. Made of cement by B-ton Design, Mobilier à jardiner is an outdoor furniture collection that includes a bench and chair with seatbacks made of shrubs and a coffee table with a grass table top. Via trucdesign.com, merci Gilles!
+ cinqcinqdesigners.com
The Treetents
If displaying your affection for trees involves extended periods of close contact, then perhaps we can interest you in some Treetents: tents for the eco-warrior.
They are not exactly being marketed at all. They are rather a seven year old art piece by Dutch designer Dré Wapenaar, currently on display at the MoMA for a show called SAFE: Design Takes On Risk.
The Treetent is made of steel, canvas and plywood and measures 15 feet high by nearly 9 feet in diameter.
And, if you chose to make your ecological stand a family affair, know they are quite roomy: you could all fit inside in comfort.
Ceramic Cup | 不烫手的杯子
网不易介绍了这个STEPHEN REED的设计-不烫手的杯子。网不易（编辑之一）就是thenew（如果你看我们的评论的话，经常可以看到他），内容新鲜生动，语言非常风趣幽默，就如他们的口号那样“不新鲜毋宁死，不原创毋宁吃屎”。
pendant lamp
Protea is a pendant lamp that is "thermo tropic" in plant terms (it moves away from heat). In a closed state (i.e. the light is off), the shade is cold and hugs the bulb closely. When the lamp is turned on, the petals move away from the hot bulb. It is a lot of work keeping cool, so they like it when you blow on them.
to see more photos of the lamps
to see an animation of the lamp opening
designer: Karl Zahn
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