筷子与汤勺

http://www.designlines.de/feel/Lehre-der-Leere_670181.html?bildnr=2

Single Person Cooker

+ Alex Bradley's Single Person Cooker (SPC) prototype, "Responds to the eating habits that are evolving to meet with the pace and structure of daily life, while making information available on producing nutritious healthy meals quickly and efficiently.".
Via Designlines.

clothes-hanger

The "Lean-On" self-standing closet rod, designed by Peter Van de Water for Cascando, seems like the perfect closet solution if you
a) move a lot, b) don't feel like hauling that heavy MDF Ikea wardrobe around, and c) only own five or six articles of clothing that require hanging.

Fidelio

Fidelio is a shelf systemthat can be assembled inmany different ways.

Fidelio exists as a wireframeaswell as a surface version.

vertebrae

據英國《環球郵報》10月1日報道，英國一位設計師日前創造了世界上第一個可以折疊的垂直浴室，它看起來就像一個從瑞士軍刀那裡獲得靈感而成的藝術裝置。

這個集成式衛浴被形象地稱作為“脊椎”（vertebrae），它將馬桶、水槽、浴缸和兩個淋浴器整合在一起，形成了一個8英尺（約2.4米）高的柱體。除了分別為大人和兒童准備的兩個淋浴器隻能旋轉180度以外，其余部分均可以旋轉360度。整個裝置的中軸是一根鐵柱，裡面囊括了所有的管道系統。當你需要使用哪個部分的時候，隻需將它輕輕推出來即可。

它的設計師保羅·赫能表示，他是充分考慮到小戶型公寓的需求才想出了這樣的創意。“我做了大量的研究后，意識到減小浴室空間已經是一種明顯的趨勢，特別是在公寓裡，”他說，“因此我創造了一個外觀很有趣但卻簡單實用的空間優化衛浴裝置，將浴室的一切設施摞到了一起。這種設計旨在利用垂直空間而不是地板上的平面空間。vertebrae組裝起來很快，也很易於維護，你隻需有一塊空間來放置它。”

Two Lamps

小烛台

The urBonfire

rephorm

Tapeworm, the Good Kind

Tapeworm is a strip that slides into any roll of tape for an instant tape dispenser. Due to the high yield strength of the material used, Tapeworm returns to its original flat shape despite significant bending and tension. It’s also friendly to you stomach and intestinal track so no worries there.

Designer: Paul Sandip

Solar Water Disinfecting Tarpaulin |太阳能净化水袋

这是 2008 Metropolis 杂志 Next Generation 设计竞赛的获奖作品，设计来自 Eric Olsen，Solar Water Disinfecting Tarpaulin（太阳能净化水袋），一个为缺水地区提供健康饮用水，方便简洁的设计。Solar Water Disinfecting (太阳能水净化系统)即 SODIS 是一个简洁有效的水净化方法，简单说就是通过阳光照射（通常只需要一个PET塑料瓶），利用温度和紫外线来杀死里面的细菌，一般照射6小时就可以饮用，作为一种家庭用的水净化的储存方法，这个消毒净化系统得到了世界卫生组织的推荐，并且在很多发展中地区广泛应用。也有很多设计采用这种方法，比如我们介绍过的 INDEX:2007 HOME 类的获奖作品 Alberto Meda 和 Francisco Gomez Paz 设计的 SOLAR BOTTLE。
Eric Olsen 的 Solar Water Disinfecting Tarpaulin 采用了激光切割的LDPE（塑料）和涂胶尼龙做成，和雨布一样，褶皱的几何结构来自于saguaro（巨形仙人掌）储水结构的启发，这种结构使它可以很方便的卷起来，运输也更方便（可以像披肩一样），能容下20升的水，简单快捷有效。

Move Over Tonka

Tipper trucks haven’t change much in the last century so designer Haishan Deng took it upon himself to create the Super Tipper Truck. Current tipper trucks can only unload their cargo one way. This usually requires the driver to maneuver ever so carefully. With the Super Tipper, door access on all four sides allow it to dump its junk in any direction.
Of course it wouldn’t be an improved construction vehicle without more power and the Super Tipper leaves non disappointed. Each set of wheels has its own motor and independent suspension - you know, for those awkward incline angles.
I can’t wait for the UltraMega Tipper Truck!
Designer: Haishan Deng

The Bionic Chameleon Truck

Nature didn’t make many mistakes with organic forms and wise designers like Haishang Deng understand solves for our problems can often be found just by studying what nature has already done. Enter the Chameleon Truck.
This bionic cargo transport uses an innovative segmented body remarkably like that of a centipede. This enables the truck to adjust its size to the cargo load. The resilient soft tarpaulin shelled body is strong enough to protect its cargo but also absorbs impacts in case of accidents. As an added benefit fuel savings abound since the truck’s weight is slashed in half.
Another innovative design feature is the drive cockpit which cranes over its cargo instead of being built into the frame like most vehicles today. This enables automated front loading without the need for additional support.
Designer: Haishan Deng

Soap Bank

A bar of soap is probably one of the most efficient product designs ever created. Rub it where you want to be clean and eventually the bar just fades away…mostly. Not many things in life are more physically challenging than attempting to hold on to that little sliver of sudsy salvation. Dropping the soap can sometimes have lethal results, whether by slip-or-fall or for our “legally challenged” citizens, that fate worse than death. Enter the “Soap Bank” by DesigNoDoubt, a brilliantly conceived idea that serves to efficiently wrangle that unruly soap. Simply slip the soap into the supplied slot and see how safe and squeaky clean savings can surely be. Simple.

Designer: Wooteik Lim, Yeonha Jo, Sungwoo Park & Yoonha Paick

Ulo chair by Ian Walton

Ian Walton, a recent ID grad from the National College of Art & Design in Dublin, goes out with a bang thanks do his awesome Ulo chair design. To accommodate compact living spaces, Walton designed Ulo to be a truly adaptable piece, effortlessly converting from an upright to lounging configuration with one smooth motion, made possible by a flexible frame. Gotta see it to believe it--check out the video below.

The Riot Wheel

http://hackedgadgets.com/2007/05/26/the-riot-wheel/

Sony Design in Milan

During the Salone del Mobile that tooked place in Milan, the Sony Design Center showcased Sony Design x Master Craft Lombardia project, a truly intriguing exhibition at the Palazzo dei Giureconsulti. Visitors had the chance to experience the creative intelligence of the Global Consumer Electronics and Entertainment Company coupled with the manual skill and artistic flair of master Lombard artisans. Along with Sony's design philosophy and electronics technology cultivated over the years, Lombard artists and artisans have dedicated their ingenuity and professionalism to crafting prototypes conceived by Sony Design. 10 proposals focusing purely on design will debut, all of them tied up in the underlying concept to propose a new product appearance. They are ultimately aimed at creating a pleasant relation among human, product and space. The creations include wooden, marble or leather shelves with built-in speakers; seats with leather or fabric upholstery whose headrests emit soft and soothing notes; picture frames and other solid marble objects that hide tiny speakers and in some cases small light and scent sources; specially processed glass panels containing monitors; or galvanized, laser-engraved coffee tables that contain video projectors allowing presentations of movies and business content easy and beautiful at the same time.

The Chrono shredder!

时间过得真快！我们要珍惜时间和生命！

http://www.makezine.com/blog/archive/2007/04/the_chrono_shredder.html

http://www.sparkawards.com/

Portable Beverage Heater便携式饮料加热器

Portable Beverage Heater solves a common problem for coffee and tea drinkers: reheating the cup with available methods often heats the mug and not the liquid. The Portable Beverage Heater is a molded plastic, single-use device that can be clipped to the side of a mug. It creates heat from solid and organic body form using fuel cell and its thermographic ink changes color to indicate when the beverage is hot. Portable Beverage Heater will keep your coffee warm, until your long and tired conference is ended.Designer: Seungheon Lee

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