For years this has been the dream of design students everywhere. Now LumiGram makes it a reality: plastic fiber optic woven alongside synthetic fibers, forming a luminous fabric. All info at LumiGram.com

IMM Cologne 2007 Preview: Schulte Design

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第29届奥林匹克运动会奖牌

在3月27日北京奥运会倒计时500天之际，北京奥组委在首都博物馆发布北京2008年奥运会奖牌式样。北京2008年奥运会奖牌直径为70毫米，厚6毫米。奖牌正面为国际奥委会统一规定的图案——插上翅膀站立的希腊胜利女神和希腊潘纳辛纳科竞技场。奖牌背面镶嵌着取自中国古代龙纹玉璧造型的玉璧，背面正中的金属图形上镌刻着北京奥运会会徽。
一、北京2008年奥运会奖牌设计理念说明　　北京奥运会奖牌的直径是70毫米，厚度是6毫米。奖牌创意取自中国古代龙纹玉璧造型，由象征尊贵和美德的“金”、“玉”的材质组合而成。体现中华民族自古以来的以“玉”比“德”的价值观、荣誉观。　　北京奥运会奖牌正面使用国际奥委会统一规定的图案，即站立的胜利女神和希腊潘纳辛纳科竞技场全景形象。奖牌背面镶嵌玉璧，正中的金属图形上镌刻着北京奥运会的会徽。奖牌挂钩由中国传统玉双龙蒲纹璜演变而成。　　北京奥运会奖牌中国特色浓厚，艺术风格尊贵典雅，和谐地将中国文化与奥林匹克精神结合在一起。以其奖赠奥运成绩优胜者，是一种崇高的荣誉和礼赞。　　二、北京2008年奥运会奖牌包装盒设计理念说明　　北京奥运会奖牌包装盒为中国传统工艺制作的木制漆盒。四方造型，天地盖四边略呈弧形，喻天地四方，六合美满之意。盒盖中央嵌填金色的北京奥运会会徽，金红辉映。　　三、北京2008年奥运会奖牌丝带设计理念说明　　北京奥运会奖牌丝带由机织而成，工艺精美，朱地云纹，喜庆祥瑞。
设计来自中央美院。更多见这里。

左边这个Growster有机挂毯，能借助悬吊在其上方的水袋，在无需主人干预的情况下，使按照事先设计的图案埋入的植物种子发芽、生长。
这种有机壁毯的设计者Vahakn Matossian，自称拥有亚美尼亚、美国、德国三国国籍

钱包

基本的制作方法，就是把键盘薄膜（可能需要多张）切割成所需大小的方块，再用透明胶布给它粘起来。zieak给出的数据是：4x3英寸（10.2x7.6cm）的4张，3x3英寸（7.6x7.6cm）的2张。薄膜上如果有一些小孔，就先用透明胶带把小孔从两面封上。

Asus Bamboo Ecobook Computer

通风的口罩

Kitchen Window

Kitchen cabinets with handles of various sizes that also act as windows. In this way the user can choose what to expose and what to hide. In this way the kitchen can easily change character and will be much more personal.Designer: WIS Design

Giant Citystorm Bicycle

Giant, the largest bicycle manufacturer in the world, challenged UK interior, industrial and product designer Michael Young to create a fresh concept for two-wheeled transport to anticipate the needs of savvy city lifestyle consumers. 'The starting point of the project was to study bicycles that riders we considered not to be sportsmen chose to ride in cities', Young explains. ‘We looked at the basic frame constructions and attributes, and then made a study of what we could do not only to make a more functional city bike but also one that could be emotionally compelling and communicate to consumers who might demand a more fashion or design-related option'. Four aspects of Citystorm distinguish it from other city bicycles: integrated design elements, the touch points, its functionality and of course the Michael Young design flavor. The Lock – The wire on the lock is made of Kevlar, the same material that is utilized on bullet-proof vests, and steel wire that ensures the wire is rigid enough to avoid being cut. The lock is housed inside the tube frame and can be easily pulled out and latched, either as the primary security system or for quick-stop theft prevention.The Headlight – The neat headlight is a result of Giant's advanced hydro forming technology. Hydro forming, or ‘fluid forming', encases the regular aluminum tube in a desired shape mould. With the injection of high-pressure liquid, the tube is then pressed into a new shape. The benefit is a smooth, new shaped tube which is stronger and better reinforced. The battery holder for the headlight is hidden within the tube frame and slips out for quick replacement when needed. Designer: Michael Young [ Product Page ]

Antropomorfo (Human Form) Chairs

"Antropomorfo Chairs" is a serie of chairs developed combining forms inspired from childrens drawings obviously out of proportions, with materials, colours and details typical from the scandnavian tradition. A childrens drawing is extremely free. Interesting it is studying and understanding this spontanious expression in a three-dimensional way, translating this language in to a furniture. Natural and living materials is giving life to these personages between human and form. Oak, beech and walnut are combined with various joints inspired from classic wood furniture. The colours of the different wood draw on the surface lines and circles, defining a geometric structural signification. Rope and leather are applied on the wooden structures with traditional working methods, composing the sit. The big upholstered backs of the chairs covered in natural woolfelt are protecting the smaller elements and so their internal values. This overdimensioned element catch a great attention, but in the same time brings completely out of ballance all other elements; so renders the small details even smaller, though giving them even greater importance and a sence of irony.

Designer: Gam Plus Fratesi

Chalayan's 07/08 High-tech Winter Collection

Belching steam across the catwalk, the volcanic eruptions from a hole in Hussein Chalayan's runway presaged airborne drama. As the wild winds blew, the designer created an extraordinary melange of high- tech protection clothes and layered dresses so light that they rose like racing clouds across the models' bodies. The designer referred to his high-tech protective wear as "winter relief components." They included an eerily glowing hat, designed to emit light in the dark winter; front panels like aprons from the International Space Station on fresh blue-and-white striped dresses; and an electronic hood rising from the nape like a wave. In this unique work with Swarovski using LEDs (light-emitting diodes), Chalayan based his collection on the four seasons. That produced a beautiful dress expressing the rites of spring, displayed as an abstract film that flickered on the body, as if on a television screen.Designer: Hussein Chalayan in collaboration with Moritz Waldemeyer

微型机器人进入人体治疗疾病

Researchers from Ritsumeikan University and the Shiga University of Medical Science have developed a miniature robot prototype that is controlled remotely once placed inside the body via an incision (whew! not a suppository) at the affected area. Unlike existing swallowable robots that can only snap pictures and gather info, this minibot is maneuvered by controlling external magnetic fields located close to the patient, and can perform medical treatments that may, in some cases, negate the need for surgery. As of now, the researchers have experimented with 5 different variations of the device to test functions like capturing images, taking tissue samples (see creepy forceps above), and administering medicines. The robot is positioned and guided using an MRI of the patient taken pre-surgery, and an attached mini-cable relays stats and images back to a computer during the procedure. The robot is composed of plastic and measures at 0.8-inches in length and 0.4-inches in diameter, which, by all means, doesn't seem that tiny when you picture it crawling around inside of you. Supposedly, this little guy has tested well with animals, so we humans may be next in line.

Ritsumeikan大学和Shiga医科大学的研究人员，最近开发出了一款微型机器人原型，通过手术切开病灶（天啊！居然不是栓剂）将其放入体内，遥控操纵。和现在那些可吞服的照片拍摄和信息采集机器人不同，这款微型机器人通过病人体外附近的外磁场控制，在某些情况下，可以不进行外科手术就完成治疗。到现在为止，研究人员已经试验了5种不同的形态，测试比如拍摄照片，采集组织样本，服用药剂等功能。机器人就位后通过病人事先做好的核磁共振成像操纵，并通过细小的电缆将数据和照片传回电脑。该机器人由塑料制成，长0.8"，直径0.4"，在你体内爬行时应该不会感觉到这个小东西。据推测已通过了动物测试，下次就要进行人体测试啦。