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try ironing 30 shirts without steam on, and then a further 30 with steam. its no contest. The gimmick of its aesthetics is far lost through the lack of performance it would offer. (and if your retort is to say we will add a steam function, just think how crap it would look when the lime scale is visible) off you go Eric…

Form over function here. Looks very nice, but if you buy an iron based on appearance only, you will have wrinkly shirts. I would rather look good dressed and have to hide my ugly iron from house guests.

Wow! this idea is awesome. Definitely want one. Don’t worry about what the haters have to say - they have very pessimistic imaginations - it’s easy enough to use a spray bottle and the ability to see what you’re ironing trumps everything! Awesome!

Nice looking but the placement of the handle seems to make it useless. Try getting the tip of that thing into a tight spot AND iron it effectively.
Also, it’s going to lose a lot of heat as the entire body is glass, very in-efficent.

Lets see…awful ergonomics so you can’t press down…poor heat distrbution…no steam to relax the fibers…no point on the end to seperate out the material…no “button notches” (those little groves on the point of an iron to let you get around a button)…no Teflon coating to help it slide. Another GREAT ID!

well you guys make me feel proud, well reasoned responses. You need to ask the question “why has this not been done before”, if the answer is that the tech didnt exist then go ahead. If your answer is “well just because” then stop. Most products are end results of long evolutionary process that is for the most part consumer focused, mostly function and price.

This looks like an exerciser of form over function, so with that in mind… it looks very much inspired by the alessi vacuum designed by Stefano Giovanonni… so i think the handle needs to flow into the base more smoothly… see the product as one shape and not 2 shapes that just so happen to meet. i am curious to how long the handle is cause the proportions look great in the photos, but they all cut off the handle. full product shot pls..

Waauww supper designs

I like it brother!! I always support you!

I don’t think it’s a case of not being supportive or being a “hater”, it’s more supportive to give honest feedback than just say everything is great. Any designer should be looking for real, critical feedback on what they do, and considering the target market of this product (people who appreciate good looking products), they will probably be thinking the same things.

It looks great, and is presented very well, but the general idea here should be to make an unpleasant/boring job like ironing easier, not harder with prettier tools.

Nice design but what I really need is a way to not iron.

Can it work?

if the glass is used to conduct heat down onto the clothes, it appears there is a greate surface area of glass above the flat base, therefore more heat will be lost through the top of this product through convection.
Also after ironing for over half an hour will the top part of this glass become very very hot?

my student just pointed out that the pressure point from the handle is directly above the heating element, thus pressing down onto the clothes. here if you push down you will pivot the iron rather than apply pressure onto the clothes. you will have to apply pressure at an angle here which would hurt your rist. (still it keeps your hand away from the red hot glass)

OMG, Love this product so much!!!

Wow that sounds pretty cool. Not seeing just quite how good you’re doing is probably the worst part of ironing.

Not bad but I can design it better with steam!

Pros: Appearance factor would motivate someone to purchase on impulse buying. Good for quick touch ups on clothes. Would be good in hotel rooms for “wow factor” for guests.
Cons: Could use improvement in making the glass design more sharper pointed to get to corners on certain clothes. Steam option would be a very good addition (as previously stated by others works much faster) although you would need to work out a method to either prevent or quickly disipate fog up for visiable clarity. The glass needs to have a nonstick treatment to the contact surface to prevent it sticking (since untreated surface is prone to buildup)

awesome !! ^-^

I LOVE THIS! very innovative - forget the steam, it’s irrelevant here. i have been looking forever for a flat-soled iron. . . and guess where they make them - in China! because they must know you get a better effect with a spray bottle and a HOT flat iron!!! wish I could find a good hot flat iron here in USA. I also need to see what I’m ironing so I find this design charming and yes I would buy one.

You all are thinking inside the box - what about a different market like quilting. I never use steam, I mist with a spray bottle or use starch. When fusing fabric the steam holes in most irons inhibit a complete contact fusing resulting in areas of fabric that are not fused. I have been looking for an iron with no holes and to be able to see through it as well … priceless but in actuality it would need to be reasonably priced.

The ergonomics are, to put it politely, very suspect. They seem to be based off a plastering trowel, which isn’t an especially thought out ergonomic product either.

And the trowel is designed to lift up, irons are used to move from side to side.

To press with this you have to angle it forward in a very awkward feeling way, whereas with existing iron designs you can use the more powerful muscles in your shoulders and elbows with no strain in the weaker muscles in the users’ wrists.

Lastly, where are the heat controls on this?

The handle reminds me of those illuminated shower heads.

http://www.waterbedsireland.ie/images/GREENTEMPCONTROL.jpg

Can someone please give me any contacts for man who made those pictures? I work for a magazine and I really need higher res pictures.