Alessi

Trash can

Yet another clash between the Scandinavian functionalism and Taiwanese narrative. A rational solution of a trashcan without having the actual can, we let the trash bag do the job. An idea so simple and cost effective that we’re surprised we haven’t seen it in Kamprads collection yet..
The Trash Bag holder is marked by our partner company DIC product decor craft INC.

www.dcigift.gift

筷子与汤勺

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

james bond villain watches by swatch

swatch is well-known for their funky watch designs, some of which are based on popular films or specific themes. the company’s latest collection of watches draws inspiration from the james bond villains. the twenty-two watches are each designed to reflect the personality and style of one or more evil characters from some of the most well-known james bond films. because the series only features villains, bond himself is not represented but the eclectic assortment of villains more than makes up for it.
http://www.swatch.com/us_en/villain.html

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.

勺子

+ Designeast's coverage of DESIGNBLOK'08, above; BOA's Neoline chandelier and Flame bag, Křehký's Cactoo glass and porcelain Vase of Vases, Peruť's Flowers for Austria vase, and NAJS furniture and porcelain accessories.

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

clothes-hanger

Salt & pepper shaker Lilliput yellow

Spice up your food and your table with Lilliput!  Lilliput is a cute set of mini salt and pepper shakers. Built in little magnets at their feet, provide Lilliput with endless opportunities to daringly dance around the bar or just stand relaxed on the board. Material: plasticDimensions: height 14,5 cm as a whole, Ø 11 cm  Manufacturer: Alessi

Sushi Set Liliy Pond

Sushi Set Lily Pond will make your sushi a real experience! Wonderful set composed of one big plate with restrained flower motif, one small plate for soy sauce, one set of chopsticks and a sweet little fish as chopsticks holder.The big plate offers enough space for a yummie selection of kappa-maki, california rolls and nigris. Enjoy your meal!

You can perfectly complete the set with soy sauce dispenser Lily Bird, which you can also buy in the shop.
The set is part of the OrienTales series by Alessi which was designed in collaboration with the National Palace Museum Taiwan.

Material: plate and chopsticks in melamine, small plate and chopsticks holder in fine bone china
Dimensions: plate: length 29 cm x width 20 cm, small plate: length 9 cm x width 8 cm, chopsticks: length 25 cm, chopsticks holder: length 5 cm x width 3 cm  

Manufacturer: Alessi

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

Disposable Soles

Some people like it barefoot, some like house slippers. For those that fall in the latter check out these Disposable Soles by Jun-Soo Choi. They come in a stand premade sticky. Just step on it and you’re off. Supposedly it’s a good way of maintaining hygiene and protects your feet.
No mention whether it’s a one size fits all type deal but it’s an interesting concept nonetheless.
Designer: Jun-Soo Choi
http://www.yankodesign.com/index.php/2007/12/19/disposable-soles/

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.designfountain.com/

伞vs坏天气

When and where the umbrella originated is not quite clear. What we do know is that SENZ Umbrellas does a big step forward in the evolution of umbrellas.
Accordingly, "The aerodynamic SENZ Original is the first umbrella that will never go inside-out: It easily slices its way through all winds, from an afternoon breeze to strong autumn gusts. The SENZ Original is unique for always finding the best position in the wind, which requires minimum effort. Playing with the wind has become not only easy and comfortable, it's extremely fun too!"
Most surprisingly is probably its asymmetrical design that combines a perfect sight with rain protection. Just like airplane wings and Olympic speed-skating suits, the umbrellas have been tested at the wind tunnels of the Delft University of Technology - this one promises to be windproof up to wind force 10.
For these Dutch industrial designers, the rainy climate in the Netherlands was probably the perfect ingredient for this kind of innovation. http://www.senzumbrellas.com/en_products.php

Vase made by bees蜜蜂做的花瓶

With a Little Help of the Bees by Tomas Gabzdil Libertiny of Studio Libertiny is part of Droog’s Smart Deco 2 show. Libertiny made a vase-shaped hive that the bees then colonised, building a hexagon comb around it. The wax sheets used to make the hive were embossed with a honeycomb pattern to help the bees on their way. Libertiny calls the process “slow prototyping” - it took 40,000 bees a week to make the vase. Since the bees get aggressive when they are interrupted, Libertiny had to guess when it was time to remove the vase. Libertiny sent us this statement: — “I have been interested in contradicting the current consumer society (which is interested in slick design) by choosing to work with a seemingly very vulnerable and ephemeral material - beeswax. “To give a form to this natural product it has occurred more than logical to choose a form of a vase as a cultural artifact. Beeswax comes from flowers and in the form of a vase ends up serving flowers on their last journey. “At this point I asked myself a question: “Can I make this product already at the place where the material originates?” My ambition to push things further led me to alienate the process by which bees make their almost mathematically precise honeycomb structures and direct it to create a fragile and valuable object – like a pearl. This takes time and time creates value. “Not meaning it as an euphemism, I called this process “slow prototyping”. It took 1 week and around 40.000 bees to create a honeycomb vase.”
http://www.dezeen.com/2007/04/19/studio-libertiny-at-droog/