06.23.11
Troy Turner

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Furniture
Product Design

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Aqueous Modular Table

Aqueous Modular Table

Flood, UNOAUNO Studio’s entrance into the 2011 MDF/Cristalplant Design Competition, is a modern & simple modular table solution characterized by both hard lines & vortex-like drops that can be combined into multiple configurations. Composed entirely of Cristalplant’s patented composite material, constituted by a high percentage of natural minerals &  extremely pure polyester & acrylic polymers, the material’s ultra-polished finish enhances the tactile and visual sensation of it’s molten appearance.

0 Designer: UNOAUNO

06.22.11
Long Tran

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Automotive

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Rolling Through Seoul

Rolling Through Seoul

Seoul is ranked the thirteenth largest economy in the world. The massive growth has created a metropolis with all too familiar problems – pollution. The Aiolos concept proposes a new system where buildings outfitted with wind generators pump power into a grid to charge these funky little cars. The cars have builtl-in propellers that capture wind energy. The faster you go, the more energy you generate. Talk about sub-compact! 

0 Designer: Kyoung Soo Na

06.22.11
Long Tran

Categories:
Furniture
Interiors
Product Design

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Compact, Minimalist Desk

Compact, Minimalist Desk

DEX is a compact, minimalist desk that fits anywhere in the home. The frame consists of two horizontal cross shapes of solid wooden laths and a drawer unit. The frame has a minimal presence around the seat for optimal comfort. The drawer unit has two or three drawers. They can be pulled out entirely to provide a place for a printer. I’m liking the design but something about it feels very juvenile, don’t you think?

0 Designer: Reinier de Jong Design

06.22.11
Radhika Seth

Categories:
Gadgets
Product Design
Technology

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A Historic View

A Historic View

For a moment there was a sense of déjà vu and I thought the Papyrus was a refined View Trans. Apparently I was wrong; while the View Trans was a digital visual translating device, the Papyrus is a medium to view historical buildings and sites with a restored vision. Kinda was-before and is-now images using digital restoration techniques. For example, besides giving historic snippets about the Colosseum, the screen shows you how it used to look in its original glory. A very handy tool for tourists and researchers, alike!

0 Designer: Jeongsuk Park

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06.22.11
Radhika Seth

Categories:
Bathroom
Product Design

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Coal Protection for Teeth

Coal Protection for Teeth

It’s quite an indirect relation if you ask me, but charcoal can be good for your teeth. You see, charcoal is a good absorbent of bacteria and virus and thus we use coal (carbon) filters for sanitization. Applying the same theory here, Charcoal Sanitizer is a set of ceramic holders that are lined with charcoal for filtration. The stand looks elegant and the method is quite organic, so it’s a clear thumbs-up from me!

0 Designers: Tae Myoung Yoon & Sang Hoon Kim

06.22.11
Troy Turner

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Furniture
Product Design

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tABLE

tABLE

I love this thoughtful table design by Elda Bellone. Born as part of the designer’s “open object project,” tABLE consists of two overlapping tables that merge together seamlessly thanks to perfectly carved spaces in the lower table’s legs. Need an extra surface? Simply pull the upper table off to form two entirely separate and useful entities. Once apart they can be placed side by side, overlapping, or even separated into entirely different spaces as each individual table looks great with or without the other.

0 Designer: Elda Bellone

06.22.11
Troy Turner

Categories:
Furniture
Product Design
Seating

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An All-around Great Kids' Chair

An All-around Great Kids’ Chair

The EVA chair has got everything covered when it comes to children’s seating. Besides being aesthetically playful & vibrantly colored, EVA is also soft, flexible, & super durable for even the roughest horseplay. What’s more is that the flat-pack design arrives as a planar surface & is formed into shape by fastening the symmetrical halves together with string; something kids & parents can work on together. Did I mention that it’s recyclable, eco-friendly, non-toxic, & requires minimal energy to transport? Phew!

0 Designer: h220430

06.22.11
Troy Turner

Categories:
Luxury
Product Design
Recreation
Transportation

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Hold On to Your Briefcases

Hold On to Your Briefcases

The VT36, is geared towards business professionals looking for a unique transportation alternative to the gridlocked streets of seaside cities like New York, Singapore, Shangai, and Dubai. The bullet shaped 36′ long speed yacht aims to provide a quick link between marina systems & business districts while providing simple comfort to passengers. Swivel seats can be adjusted for face-to-face meetings on the run, or positioned forward for windblown wake up call before the A.M. shift.

0 Designer: Hyun-Seok Kim

06.21.11
Long Tran

Categories:
Dining
Product Design
Technology

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Plate Watches What You Eat

Plate Watches What You Eat

What if there was a way to make food intake more visual and track all of it? What if there was a way to embed data directly in food? Printable RFID tags will replace barcodes on food packaging, enabling this concept called Nutrismart. A plate reads out our food and works as an invisible diet management system. When placing a cupcake on the plate, it’s scanned by an RFID reader inside the plate. Feedback can be sent to a computer or mobile device where one can witness an infographic of sorts about their eating habits.

0 Designer: Hannes Harms

06.21.11
Long Tran

Categories:
Automotive

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Soft, Light and Wind Friendly Car

Soft, Light and Wind Friendly Car

VENTILE takes everything we know about cars and throws it out of the window. The powertrain starts off innocently enough being a gas/electric hybrid but there’s a third system – a giant fan. Air comes rushing in through the front, spins the fan situated beneath the battery and drives the car. How is this possible? The VENTILE barely weights 350 kg thanks to its translucent, soft shell and small rubberless wheels. I love when designers go out on a limb, far-fetched or not. I’d drive it!

0 Designer: Thierry Dumaine

06.21.11
Radhika Seth

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Product Design

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And This Mouse Got Away!

And This Mouse Got Away!

A show of hands those of you who got emails about carpal tunnel syndrome. Well the gory images sure put me off, but only for a while. After a couple of days it was back to the same old routine of working on the keyboard and mouse for hours on end. Till the time self-discipline doesn’t kick in, I guess we need to realize concepts like the Run-chy Mouse. Every now and then, the mouse just runs away from your grip, to make sure that you take a break and give your hands some rest. You can set the timer for timed breaks, or simply keep it random.

0 Designer: Jung-eun Park

06.21.11
Radhika Seth

Categories:
Office
Product Design

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Staple by the Date

Staple by the Date

Computers have made me such a lazy person that managing paperwork has become a difficult chore for me. It gets worse when the filing needs to be done chronologically. No magic wand to help me out here, but something like the Date Stapler will surely work. It’s the combination of a stapler and date stamper. Nifty organizer I tell you, every office should have one!

0 Designer: Gonglue Jiang

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06.21.11
Troy Turner

Categories:
Lighting
Product Design

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Atypical Lamp

Atypical Lamp

Gotta love this beatnik lamp design, appropriately named Atypical. The simple triangular shade directs light downward, highlighting its three tapered  legs. The cleverly positioned, triangular shape of each leg gives the illusion from any angle that a single, sharp beam of light is being cast directly from the center of the shade. 

0 Designer: Willie Tay

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