OMG it’s an electronic gadget that doesn’t start with an “i”! Brownie points to designer Rong Yong. His U-Jade concept is a device that communicates the location and path of other U-Jade equipped vehicles. This help you drive smarter, choosing routes that might be less busy. The device itself looks like a piece of Chinese jade jewelry cut into the classic shape that symbolizes security.
Designer: Rong Yong
To teach humility towards the environment, the Lighthouse lamp doubles as an atrium nurturing a small plant. The humidity inside the Lighthouse is quite dense diffusing the light beautifully. However, touching it will clear the mirkiness to reveal your plant living in perfect isolation.
Designer: Lya Tkach
Who says coffins have to be grand and morbid? The Kista Coffin takes a whimsical approach to something that most people don’t realize is a huge industry. The lid is accented with little yellow hearts but wait, this isn’t a coffin for people. It’s a coffin for your feathered ones – you know the ones that squawk at 6 AM every morning.
Designer: Asa-Karin Karlen & Anna-Ella Ahnlund
As the name suggests, the Marrakesh is inspired by ancient design concepts. Its inspiration derives from Chinese lattice works, and the Middle Eastern concept of Aniconism, the basis of much of Islamic art. This yields a light as innovative as it is practical.
Designer: Mindspring
Architect Zaha Hadid may not be the first name to cross your mind when you think “concept car.” But after creating a plant for BMW in Leipzig, Germany, and a car park in Strasbourg, France, Hadid needed to design an actual car to complete her automotive work. Or so thought car collector and art dealer Kenny Schachter, who had exhibited work from her studio at his London gallery.
Designer: Zaha Hadid
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