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The Top 25 Entries of Electrolux Design Lab 2010
It’s not always easy to predict the future. For its 2010 competition, Electrolux Design Lab went with the theme: The 2nd Space Age; this essentially translating to designing a home environment for the year 2050, when 74% of the global population are predicted to live in urban areas. Student designers had to predict how people will prepare and store food, wash clothes, and do dishes. Quite a task but plenty of surprises from across the globe! Here are the Finalist 25, the countdown has begun!
Before I give you the randomly listed 25 designs, here’s a bit of background on the theme: The idea is to design an appliance or a suite of appliances that will help combat the space crunch, limited resources plus advocate energy savings at the same time.
25) A- Laundry: Community Laundry Concept by Kai Wai Lee
A communal laundry for the entire apartment block! Space saving indeed but what makes it different from the usual Laundromats is that there are individual laundry baskets for each family to take home, fill up with the dirty clothes, to bring back and wash.
24) Bio Robot Refrigerator by Yuriy Dmitriev
The Bio Robot fridge cools biopolymer gel through luminescence and uses non sticky, odorless gel to envelope stored food as individual pods. Sans doors and drawers, the fridge can be oriented vertical or horizontal, as per the home requirements.
23) Bio Tank, Robotic ‘FishWasher’ by Akifusa Nakazawa
The Bio Tank does the dishes, is a pet and a composter…all-in-one! The Robotic fish cleans up the dish, turns the food and grime into bio fuel. It filters to clean the water, meaning no replacing the dirty water either…coz there won’t be any!
22) Bx7 Preparation Unit by Losif Mihailo
Don’t pack in vitamin pills like Samantha in Sex and The City 2, instead gorge on capsules of zinc, calcium, magnesium, or carbohydrates with water to for nutritious juice!
21) Clean Closet – All in One Laundry Concept by Michael Edenius
This is the closet of the future so it has the right to include cleaning facilities in it! So basically when you hang your clothes, the internal scanner scans it for dirt and cleans it accordingly and at the end of the cycle you got fresh, hung clothes in a closet.
20) In-home Clothing Printer by Joshua Harris
It’s the future and you absolutely have the right to print and wear your own clothes. I wonder if this means I can print my own Dior Couture and LV fashion when I’m in 2050!
19) Community Fridge by Pedro Sanin Perez
Taking community living to another level is this share-your-fridge concept. Each house gets its own space in a large community refrigerator that takes charge of the refreshments and groceries. Crunch in your code, details of what you want to snack on and your personal fridge dispenses the goodies via the common dispensing shaft. I know many of you may want to bicker about this concept, coz it’s got many pros and cons; I’ll put this one up as an individual post with details, later. So hold your breath till then.
18) Dismount Washer – Wash & Go Laundry by Lichen Guo
The Dismount Washer combines the laundry basket and the washing machine drum into one. Basically you hook up the washing drum onto the wall mountable motor (or ‘energy stick’) and let it do its business. The concept addresses only the space-crunch aspect of the modern world.
17) Eco Cleaner by Ahi Andy Mohsen
As discussed earlier, the Eco Cleaner cleans the dishes and turns the dirt to compost for plants. It also predicts a future where meals will be more easier to cook as capsules!
16) Elements Modular Kitchen by Mathew Gilbride
All-In-One Kitchen Shelving is a modular system with wall-mounted appliances that provide flexible modes of cooking, refrigeration, air conditioning, lighting, and environmental design. All this so that you have more prime space to call home! More details on this cool project soon!
15) External Chilling – External Refrigerator by Nicolas Hubert
This refrigerator is a unit meant to be installed outdoors, as in the balcony. It’s meant to take advantage of the changing weather; in winters the low temps outdoors require the fridge to consume lesser energy to keep foods fresh and during the summers, solar panels harness the goodness of the sun!
14) Freedge – The Inside-Out Fridge by Matthew McNaughton
Quite similar to the External Chilling, Freedge too is based on the concept of harnessing the goodness of the winter months to the food’s advantage. However this design sees the iteration of a pull out drawer rather than wall mounting.
13) GAIA Wall Mounted Air Purification by Ankit Kumar
Ankit from India is probably too aware of the health issue thanks to our polluted environment. Dust and grime are a part of our daily routine here. His offering to the Design Lab Competition is the GAIA Root, a wall mounted ‘personal ecosystem’ that creates energy from a living wall of plants providing air circulation, air purification and temperature control. Hot, humid and dusty Mumbai so needs this!
12) The Snail Micro Induction Heating System by Peter Alwin
Using high density sugar crystal battery for power, the Snail heats up food via magnetic induction. Latching onto utensils externally, the appliance uses its inbuilt sensors to detect the type of food and thus set the heating time and intensity.
11) The Inflower – Small Laundry Cleaning Units by Jianjiang Yin
Inflower is this compact handheld unit that works as a cleaner of stains sans water. Solar powered, the unit uses nano technology to clean clothes and even doubles up as an air purifier for stored clothes.
10) Instinct Vacuum Cleaner by Berty Bhuruth
The Sheep-like Cleaner is a robotic vacuum cleaner concept that visualizes the room it has to clean in 3D and then charts its course of action. It will even satisfy your cravings for a robotic pet! Just Kidding!
9) The Kitchen Hideaway by Daniel Dobrogorsky
Virtual Reality comes to the kitchen! Imagine thinking of a delicious 3-course meal and robotic chefs in a communal kitchen laboring over the stove to cook it! That’s the future..2050! Headset, imagination and obedient robots is all that you need.
8 ) Lupe Hand Held Washing Machine by Il-seop So
I’m biased but I simply adore the idea of washing, ironing & drying in one go! Lesser time spent on cleaning means more on the computer for me!
7) Mesh Cooker – Expandable Oven & Hob by Lucian Cucu
The Mesh Cooker is a portable device that uses retractable aluminum and expandable Teflon to a variety of foods. The Mesh Cooker can be placed on a table or anywhere near a socket to plug it in. The cooker doubles up as an oven with a cooking plate – heating food within or on top depending on how you like it. When not in use the Mesh Cooker folds away in to a 30 x 10 cm space.
6) MESO- Food Injection by Bogdan Ionita
I’m a little spooked by the Meso, but I guess it has to do with my fear for needles. What the Meso proposes is a device that directly injects nutrients to your blood stream after determining what food groups you require. This may be ok for the folks in 2050, but I’d still want to bite into a juicy burger…It’s got all the nutrition I need!
5) Space Saving Kitchen Range – Modular Kitchen Appliance by Shin Woosup
What a wonderful idea, one modular appliance that is efficient enough to prepare the entire breakfast. A toaster, a kettle and an induction hob, that’s what the Modular Kitchen Appliance is all about!
4) Preserved Egg Sweep Robot by Kai Dung
Four Balls, no pun intended, clean up your home for you; recharge at a base station and behave like tennis balls on the clay court. Confused? Don’t be, I’m talking about the Preserved Egg Sweep Robot. Enjoy the service while you can.
3) The Drum Washing Machine by Andras Suto
Another heavy-duty Communal Laundry System that allows the community to share the washing facilities. Basically it features an extractable washing machine drum that doubles up as a laundry basket for transportation between home and wash-area.
2) Zephyr Integrated Laundry System by Dulyawat Wongnawa
Zephyr is a storage unit that cleans clothes using ‘Airwash’ technology (with ozone being created to remove bacteria and odors, as currently found in industrial cleaning) and steam to remove wrinkles.
1) Qumi Flexible Cooking Unit by Ilia Vostrov
Qumi is a fold out universal kitchen set that can be used for heating, frying and steaming a wide variety of food types (including water based meals such as soup). Its supposed to be hung up on the induction charging hook, when not in use. The concept features no display or control panel, and all instructions are supposed to be processed via mobile devices in the network ready home of the future.
These were the 25 smashing projects, some of which you got a glimpse of before, some that we’ll discuss in detail later. The final countdown will have 8 finalists battling it out in September, in London. They will be invited to present their concept to a jury of expert designers. The first prize of a six-month paid internship at an Electrolux global design centre and 5,000 Euros. A second prize of 3,000 Euros and third prize of 2,000 Euros are also on offer.
193 Comments »
Mike says
I’m sorry, I can’t cook tonight, the refrigerator has a cold.
boiublob says
i dont get it
Joe Hartford says
then why the hell do you post??
Josh says
Clearly no one is doing an ounce of research. All of these products are 100% useless.
Hartigan says
That is true!!
KILLER D says
so silly~ very disappointed
sam says
the designs are nice but it must be in account that these stuff are realy good enough for the market. (I don think so)
shr0ud says
Not that great.. the laundry concept is good… but i think the induction cooking concept is the most promising..and near practical..
shr0ud says
Not that great.. the laundry concept is good… but i think the induction cooking concept is the most simple yet promising…
yano says
“This year, special consideration will be given to designers that submit a design within the context of a range or suite of solutions/appliances.”
So, I see only 2 concepts which correspond this year competition requirements…
But “Bio Robot Refrigerator” concept is very cool, I like it
fjy says
It look too expensive
designhunter says
All the products that have been selected are not really approaching to the brief. Big and chunky, does not seem to save the space.
Technology has been used indiscriminately. Such robotic technology, we know that robots can do everything in the future; therefore it is unnecessary to design a ridicules robotic vacuum cleaner again…… Moreover I am quite sure that ultrasonic sound has nothing to do with wishing dishes…….
As designer, of course we need generate some creative ideas. However all the future products should base on the technology that we have now, or the technology is possible to be applied in the future.
Sophie says
If you look at the Gizmodo review for the robotic dog vacuum… thing, they will point out that, as far as benefits, there is really only one (Oh, how cute!), and as for flaws… quite a few. It makes the device much more complicated to manufacture, and therefore more expensive, all while giving it a smaller vacuum area… And those legs look like they might be cumbersome. I think the plan is to take a perfectly functional device, and then… make it completely useless.
A lot of these designs really are just silly nonsense. I hope they pick one that might be able to function at all in a future society, or that of today.
defense says
none of you have access to the original research and full projects explaining what each product is. You just have the edited content provided by Yanko. stop chattin shit like you know what you are talkin about.
Lex says
hope It would be true soon
Sophie says
What would happen if one of these breaks? Unless we all have the knowledge to fix them ourselves, most of these products are things we are so dependent on that if it malfunctions… Have the buttons on the fridge stopped working? You wont have access to food, unless you want to break it open. Also, I don’t like the idea of a communal fridge, or even a communal washer for that matter. You cannot count on people to keep them in the state that you would like them kept. For example, the first idea listed. Someone could keep their basket there for days, and no one would have the ability to do their own laundry. Overall, these are very creative ideas, but I dont think most of them would be very functional, even for the future.
Seamus Dubh says
It interesting that most of these concepts are for COMMUNAL living. What percentage of the population actually lives that way.
But all in all I only rally see two practical let alone viable designs #16 & #5.
StereoTypo says
Number 15 also has some viability.With the exception of 15, I agree with your two choices of viable designs. Number 5 however doesn’t really address the communal aspect of this competition, (a queue for the single-slice toaster?), but is probably the cheapest design of all the entries.
timtim says
Electrolux is always pushing the limit. I know this is student work, but their full time designers are some of the best in the world! Their stuff in North America is the best designed stuff on the market I think.
MBM says
this is realy good
it’s so dreamly design
do you think that’s work
Edgar Navarro says
Didn’t like most of the designs, mainly because they are to shy, they are far of being daring concepts . I would like to see more projects like the bio-refrigerator one whose designer really made an effort on pushing the limits of the form and function adding a touch of sci-fi.
igazbin says
All non-human techno-crap. Why encourage this stuff which is discordant with the nature of the human being. Where is the environmental consideration? Where is simplicity? Where is scale? Misguided nonsense.
Hugh Jass says
Amazing what idiots turtlenecks can be. Someday they’ll figure out that industrial design needs to be more than just shiny renderings.
Until then… they’ll just continue to make fools of themselves.
Lucia says
amazing!
i always believe that technology can change life and make it wonderful than ever!
janna says
Really, this stuff is so stupid.
A majority of these would be impossible to make into a real, working 'appliance'.
mayze says
this will be the new reason for obesity
mayze says
this will be the new reason for obesity
sakine says
hi….. very nice…veru good….I hope this technology can be change our life
mee says
will only make life more robotic and isolation from humankind
sakine says
hi….. very nice…veru good….I hope this technology can be change our life
Ari says
Nice Graphic. Amazing design and Amazing Technology.I Like it!
⬡ says
Is this a joke? Most of these products are worthless, many are impossible, several aren’t even spelled correctly.
kjk says
yeah i definitely second that. these (with one or two exceptions) are total crap.
criticeater says
yeah i second that second, i'm also a lame t bag who spends his time behind a computer because he's too much of an uncreative looser to do something with his life (that's you merlin, ian eames, and kjk) ya turds
Alnilan says
They are concepts, and even if they appear unreal and are "impossible" now, they help us to build the future.
achanceofclouds says
no these things look cool, but they are totally useless and they are impossible, we have stuff that can already do all of these things!
Rebeakah says
That's what was said about TV, Radio, Microchips, Personal Computers, Lamps, A/C and Heating units and Automobiles.
How many of those things are considered useless and impossible today?
Katie Rucker says
So tell me, what kind of products never change?
lickmynuts says
These things don't do shit. Concepts are suppose to be achievable.
The technology has to be there for new products to be realized. As of now, with the exception of two, are total crap.
⬡ says
Is this a joke? Most of these products are worthless, many are impossible, several aren’t even spelled correctly.
Merlin says
Get a life!
Ian Eames says
I agree, these so-called designers should get a life.
kjk says
yeah i definitely second that. these (with one or two exceptions) are total crap.
criticeater says
yeah i second that second, i'm also a lame t bag who spends his time behind a computer because he's too much of an uncreative looser to do something with his life (that's you merlin, ian eames, and kjk) ya turds
A Nerd says
Loser*. If you're going to insult someone, do it right.
Alnilan says
They are concepts, and even if they appear unreal and are “impossible” now, they help us to build the future.
achanceofclouds says
no these things look cool, but they are totally useless and they are impossible, we have stuff that can already do all of these things!
Rebeakah says
That's what was said about TV, Radio, Microchips, Personal Computers, Lamps, A/C and Heating units and Automobiles.
How many of those things are considered useless and impossible today?
Katie Rucker says
So tell me, what kind of products never change?
lickmynuts says
These things don't do shit. Concepts are suppose to be achievable.
The technology has to be there for new products to be realized. As of now, with the exception of two, are total crap.
Alexandra Eka Putra says
VERY NICE………,
Alexandra Eka Putra says
VERY NICE………,
Darryl says
I think too many designers have been on the cognac. Give us something real and workable. We all have good imagination and can come up with a pipe dream (look at Star Trek) but the technology shown here is too far ahead for a lot of these appliances.
Joe Hartford says
what are you talking about?? Do you think that in the '70s anyone would have thought that it was possible to have smart phones, wireless internet and communications, touchscreens and all the technology that we give for granted now?? Hell they're even getting into nanotechnology now… you just can't say this is impossible!!!
Darryl says
I think too many designers have been on the cognac. Give us something real and workable. We all have good imagination and can come up with a pipe dream (look at Star Trek) but the technology shown here is too far ahead for a lot of these appliances.
Joe Hartford says
what the fuck are you talking about?? Do you think that in the '70s anyone would have thought that it was possible to have smart phones, wireless internet and communications, touchscreens and all the technology that we give for granted now?? Hell they're even getting into nanotechnology now… you just can't say this is impossible!!!
AVoiceofReason says
By your logic, why stop at these so-called amazing designs? In fact, since science makes everything possible, why would we even need fridges, washers, and all of these appliances? We could just upload our brains into massive supercomputers and live forever in an digital simulation of real life.
The point that others are like Darryl are making is that we can't just say science is going to make everything possible. This is my issue with how a lot of people see science. You can't just say “oh science is going to make this work!” A good designer would say, this is what we can do now, this is what we can do sometime in the next few years, and this is what we can do in a decade or so. To predict that all the scientific discoveries needed to get some of these concepts to function is a massive leap, and one that any good scientist wouldn't make.
Ideas are only as good as how possible they are.
Hamid says
I want these brains. How can i get one?!!
Hamid says
I want these brains. How can i get one?!!
vox says
If they have made you think about these common things and how to make them function properly, they’ve served their purpose. These are ideas, plain and simple. MIT made sunglasses for a fly. Useless? Hell yes. BUT the technology they had to create to actually make them has earned them much acclaim, patents, and is what makes them the leaders in engineering and robotics. The idea is what’s important.
If these suck so much, go design better. And submit it here.
vox says
If they have made you think about these common things and how to make them function properly, they’ve served their purpose. These are ideas, plain and simple. MIT made sunglasses for a fly. Useless? Hell yes. BUT the technology they had to create to actually make them has earned them much acclaim, patents, and is what makes them the leaders in engineering and robotics. The idea is what’s important.
If these suck so much, go design better. And submit it here.
Abbyyy says
nice designs nice visualization
Abbyyy says
nice designs nice visualization
lcm says
what a bunch of ridiculous crap,..
lcm says
what a bunch of ridiculous crap,..
Vladimir Bundalo says
Truly amazing.
Vladimir Bundalo says
Truly amazing.
KJuly says
Attractive!
KJuly says
Attractive!
jslim says
I think we should all think about a way of saving the planet AND ourselves before thinking about biogel refrigerators and virtual kitchens… yeah, but that's just me.
Your an IDIOT! says
Dude, if you read the info on the bottom, most of them save the earth! So shut the fuck up and be positive once in a while.
jslim says
I think we should all think about a way of saving the planet AND ourselves before thinking about biogel refrigerators and virtual kitchens… yeah, but that's just me.
guest says
the toaster/kettle combo looks like a wii…
guest says
the toaster/kettle combo looks like a wii…
AxiA says
Most of them look like they were designed by aperture science… I like it!!!
AxiA says
Most of them look like they were designed by aperture science… I like it!!!
Linda says
nice designs
Linda says
nice designs
Francis Parent says
Nice design I really like the induction toaster !!!
Francis Parent says
Nice design I really like the induction toaster !!!
shadi says
stunning!!!!!!!!
shadi says
stunning!!!!!!!!
annie says
its all nice and cool but to futuristic
annie says
its all nice and cool but to futuristic
Brian J.P. says
Wow this is so cool!
Brian J.P. says
Wow this is so cool!
Leigh says
I think what people are missing out on is that the design brief was to SAVE SPACE. Yes we have things that do all things, but how can they be minimised to save space? That is what these designers set out to do.
Leigh says
I think what people are missing out on is that the design brief was to SAVE SPACE. Yes we have things that do all things, but how can they be minimised to save space? That is what these designers set out to do.
keng says
Amazing and very much interesting. But when will it does.
keng says
Amazing and very much interesting. But when will it does.
dreb says
whoa. this designs and technology is sick. I mean, it makes me sick coz of its awesomeness!!!
dreb says
whoa. this designs and technology is sick. I mean, it makes me sick coz of its awesomeness!!!
Nguy3145 says
hell yeah so freakin amazing
I want these technology when 2020 comes around
Nguy3145 says
hell yeah so freakin amazing
I want these technology when 2020 comes around
Crykit says
Robots? Masses of robots doing stuff?
That is completely terrifying.
; _ ;
Crykit says
Robots? Masses of robots doing stuff?
That is completely terrifying.
; _ ;
hardcoremittens says
A lot of these things I don't think I'd swap for what we have now. I mean, some of these are totally more efficient and eco-friendly than our current technology, but some are just ridiculous. Like that kettle looks like a game console! If that ever actually happens, I'm going to miss the simple things like kettles.
hardcoremittens says
A lot of these things I don't think I'd swap for what we have now. I mean, some of these are totally more efficient and eco-friendly than our current technology, but some are just ridiculous. Like that kettle looks like a game console! If that ever actually happens, I'm going to miss the simple things like kettles.
Entropy says
There's not a single thing on this list that has any worth whatsoever. These products are retarded. Let's be real. Less isn't better. Your not going to save the earth by using an "external refrigerator" or whatever the hell that is.
Joe Hartford says
because of people like YOU, is that this world probably won't survive to see the 2050…
Entropy says
There's not a single thing on this list that has any worth whatsoever. These products are retarded. Let's be real. Less isn't better. Your not going to save the earth by using an “external refrigerator” or whatever the hell that is.
Joe Hartford says
because of people like YOU, is that this world probably won't survive to see the 2050…
Enthalpy says
It's because of people like YOU, that I have have lost faith in the scientific understanding of the general public.
Kip says
I gotta say, feeding module sounds like an annoying thing but the idea of something that can detect what you need on a nutritional level sounds like a great idea. I would rather eat a nice sandwich than be injected with nutrients but I wouldn't mind something to help me decide what to put on that sandwich
Kip says
I gotta say, feeding module sounds like an annoying thing but the idea of something that can detect what you need on a nutritional level sounds like a great idea. I would rather eat a nice sandwich than be injected with nutrients but I wouldn't mind something to help me decide what to put on that sandwich
noel otmore says
Take a lookmat the Dyson products — as concepts they too would look pointless.
noel otmore says
Take a lookmat the Dyson products — as concepts they too would look pointless.
TDS (tedious) says
They're pretty cool, but, I donno, maybe I'd rather have the old stuff. Still, imagine in 2050, every single one of those items is a regular household item…
that'd be kinda cool. AT least the kitchens would be tidy!
TDS (tedious) says
They're pretty cool, but, I donno, maybe I'd rather have the old stuff. Still, imagine in 2050, every single one of those items is a regular household item…
that'd be kinda cool. AT least the kitchens would be tidy!
boiublob says
i dont get it
Joe Hartford says
then why the hell do you post??
billy says
Y so negative?
Bryce Anderson says
cool stuff hope that they get made.
Bryce Anderson says
cool stuff hope that they get made.
NCA says
I think what people are missing out on is that the design brief was to SAVE SPACE. Yes we have things that do all things, but how can they be minimized to save space? That is what these designers set out to do.
ELR says
Yeah if they come out with these products in 2050 it will be in no time that all of them will be needed because your taking all the work out of life that helps motivate you to get off the computer or couch and move…. is it so hard to run some water in the sink and wash your own dishes. This is the future for fat lazy people, so I guess they will be needing that extra space after all… Just look at what technology has done to people today… people in 2050, be sure and add a new futuristic rascal for all the 300+ people it will create with it.
Anonymous says
I could see a lot of these being possible, but not the at home clothing printer. That's a little too far fetched; retailers would never allow it.
Economics says
Actually, as far as some of these concepts go, that one actually has some promise. People have been talking about printing a lot of products as of late. Retailers would allow it if they could ensure that you couldn't make as many of them as you wanted. Granted, with piracy the way it is, I don' t know if that's really going to be possible. But, assuming that it is, it would let retailers reduce their prices, since they don't have to pay for the shirt itself, or shipping costs, or storing the shirts, etc. In reality, a retailer with this type of system would have almost no material costs at all.
bob says
Is this a joke all these hate comments and most of you cant even take the time to spell out a full word, don't leave your crap on here about how you think these designers need to get a life if you cant take the time spell out a bloody word.
fajas colombianas says
Some of these products are just too ridiculous.
Cristian says
Super! Very nice as design… We'll see about the utility and if they will becomes real products.
Cristian says
Super! Very nice as design… We'll see about the utility and if they will becomes real products.
Jude Crasta says
These products all look nice and shiny. As for the functionality and actual usefulness, I see 2050 heading a different path, these are just too far fetched and too useless for public interest. Bet these things are going to have a shiny price tag when they come out regardless of how expensive they are to make.
Jude Crasta says
These products all look nice and shiny. As for the functionality and actual usefulness, I see 2050 heading a different path, these are just too far fetched and too useless for public interest. Bet these things are going to have a shiny price tag when they come out regardless of how expensive they are to make.
Mainual says
It seems that we will live inn a robotc future. Theese designs are great but will the customers be satisfied with the price of the product in the stores.
Mainual says
It seems that we will live inn a robotc future. Theese designs are great but will the customers be satisfied with the price of the product in the stores.
A says
I don’t understand why people can’t at least appreciate the creativity and design aspects of these concepts. I think they are all great ideas, maybe most of them aren’t practical in the least, but who cares? They are just concepts. I’d like to see the people posting negative comments come up with anything creative at all. It’s never the whiny bickering people that help change the world, it’s people with vision and creativity like the ones behind these designs that do.
Erin says
These products won’t be available in the next five years, let alone twenty. Stop being so “Debbie Downer”. These are concepts, ideas, designs. They aren’t things that we’ll be able to purchase tomorrow. The main thing is that, hey, look- there are students/designers/conceptual thinkers, that are thinking about the -future- and how to one- save space in places that will, eventually, have none, two- help the environment somewhat and three- help US. Commenting like small children makes no sense. Please, shut up.
As for the designs, they are well thought-out conceptions of what our future may possibly be. Humans continue to reproduce and at the current rate of reproduction, it is completely viable that we may, indeed, have need of these things when our cities are so full that every inch of space needs to be functional to our needs.
Of course the designs are also about aesthetics. Who of you would purchase an old, rusty, half-broken stove and place it in your home? None of you. Until you can post seriously, why waste the precious energy you have by posting here instead of checking on your little farms in Farmville.
Robotattak says
Wow… This just makes your look at the future and think.. Robots are going to attack in Kitchen Supplies. HAHA
The only people that would buy this would be Rich people with nothing else todo.
somerandomguy says
first of all, as these are concepts, i don’t really see the point in what you said, unless you expect them to be realized, which from what you say you don’t…
again, these are concepts, so shut the F?ck up.
While i think that the basic concepts of these products aren’t as good as they can be, if it ever becomes possible to create such products, their usage and power would increase due to the implications of better tech and mechanics.
think about the original intention of Computers, for example. not at ALL what they are intended for today huh?
Ironically, the intentions of PC’s seems to have downgraded from military use to Trolling, but oh well…
somerandomguy says
hmmn, I guess if the fridge one was circular or concentrated on a ball of some sort, it could simple keep expanding instead of being limited to its front. (360 degrees of expansion instead of <360 (:P))
somerandomguy says
good point, but if you are less than 20, there’s a good chance that at least something CLOSE to these products will come out in your lifetime.
jessie says
hugh!!! well when i se it ill believe it!!!
Chuck says
Cigarettes never change
kitler says
me neither
Kelly says
Useless? How are these products useless? Take a look back a mere 100 years ago and you will see how far technology has come and can go in the future. What in the world is wrong with the idea of having a closet that will clean your clothes for you. I, for one, say bring on the technology!
Mark says
The modular kitchen looks like a series of gaming consoles working in tandem.
Berenice says
Hello I’m student and I’m interested of this kind of designs and I want to know if the designers think also about the materials.
What kind of materials they think that will be used in the future?
layton says
I Really like this Article
H. says
It worries me that these ideas all tend to distance our relationship with nature and our bodies. The aluminum and Teflon cooking unit is poisonous even by today’s standards…
I hope inventions in the future work progress towards a greater understanding of what our bodies need (real, whole foods) and less focus on “hey! that’s cool looking!”
Cass says
I’m comment 187! You live in America, yeah? Useful elsewhere, and a welcome eco inquiry in US.
JohnnyMcBob says
lol
rishabh misra says
very very innovative kitchen goods i like the inflower, inhomeclothing printer, MESO and many more.
now the dream will be come true
university says
Amazing. this designs and technology is very good. I mean, it makes me sick coz of its awesomeness
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