Yanko DesignSearch results for '"Adam Palethorpe"'

Futuristic Chitty Chitty Bang Bang

Radhika Seth — Fri, 03 Jul 2009 07:02:52 +0000

Designer Adam vows that he never looked to any specific design while conceptualizing the City Vehicle, but I think if we were to re-do the Chitty Chitty Bang Bang car for the future urbanites then this would be it. Hosting all eco factors like solar technology on the surface of the roof, regenerative braking, electric motor and capabilities of harnessing wind power as well, this concept car is meant only for city commute. To keep the vehicle light and easy all high-tech gadgetry has been ditched and only the bare essentials incorporated.

The car is meant to seat 2 people in a 1+1 in line seating arrangement, or 1 person with luggage. This is coz Adam believes that mostly people commute alone in the city (say to work) and rest of the space in the car is wasted.

Practical, viable or simply OTT; I reserve my judgment on that, but I kinda like the cozy appeal that it has.

Designer: Adam Palethorpe

Best of June 2009

Takashi Yamada — Wed, 01 Jul 2009 10:11:02 +0000

Every month we take a look around and select some of the most interesting designs that was showcased here. Below you’ll find the most popular designs we’ve tracked over the last 30 days – an overview of designs you shouldn’t have missed in June 2009.

10) Scania Truck by Adam Palethorpe. Permalink Hits: 7229

9) Portable Record Player by Charles Pyott. Pemalink Hits: 7380

8 ) Hologram Mobile Phone by Mac Funamizu. Permalink Hits: 7693

7) Turn-around Toilet by Young Sang Eun. Permalink Hits: 7935

6) Ferrari X-Racer by Vincent Montreuil. Permalink Hits: 8487

5) Mobile Touchphone for the Blind by Zhenwei You. Permalink Hits: 9487

4) Meet Pushya & Pullya Robots by Paul Grader. Permalink Hits: 9978

3) Earphone Transforming Mobile Phone by IIshat Garipov. Permalink Hits: 11397

2) Service Please Bottle by Doyeop Kim. Permalink Hits: 30711

1) Cargo Truck by Adam Schacter. Permalink Hits: 150407

Giant Trucks Are No Longer Scary

Radhika Seth — Fri, 19 Jun 2009 07:05:53 +0000

The noisy, polluting, gas guzzling giants are being tamed to look more demure and sophisticated, and how! The Scania Concept that we see here is a pure reflection of this new theory and is a bid to change the perception that trucks are the big bullies of the highway. It is designed to be eco-friendly and economical by using a diesel-electric hybrid engine. The innovative part comes on the wheel-hub design that sports indicative color-coded LEDs that point out speeding and other rules broken.

Designer: Adam Palethorpe

Junkyard Jewelry

Ansley Berrones — Wed, 30 Jul 2008 03:18:06 +0000

Have you ever been to a junkyard? Looked out at the massive amounts of smashed up, metal frames of what used to be automobiles? When you looked out over the piles of junk, could you visualize a cute pair of earrings, or a stylish necklace? No? Well designer Adam Palethorpe could. His design concept is based on not just piles of scrap metal, but also on using outdated currency coins, recycled car headlights and other recyclable materials. Today, it is all about sustainability. To make stylish fashion out of sustainable materials is definitely “in”, and Palethorpe’s ideas are a step in the right direction. I wouldn’t mind hanging a piece of recycled glass around my neck, as long as it looked like a Palethorpe design.

Designer: Adam Palethorpe