Mac is one of those fellows who, for two main reasons (amongst quite a few others,) continues to hit hard on the online publishing circuit with his amazing designs. ONE: because his designs are so innovative, they’re on the verge of “you are a crazy person.” TWO: because not only does Mac do nice design, he does a LOT of it. This guy is a workaholic.

What have we got from Mac today? A phone and a desktop computer.

First, the computer. You’ll notice the clarity instantly, I’m sure. This computer is called “Zafiro” – it’s made of glass and has a round rim. It’s made to work as a home version of the giant Precrime computer seen in the film “Minority Report.” You’ll remember the glass I.D. cards slipped in the side of the monitor. In addition, the keys on the keyboard are made of “deformable metal” which flattens out when not in use.

And the phone. Look at that thing! It’s called the “Cobalto” and it’s also made with deformable metal. It has the option of forming keys or working flat like modern “smartphone” screens already do. This phone has the same ability to project 3D holograms from a 2D surface that at least one Mac design has had in the past.

NOTE: Cool beans! The phone, Mac informs us, is going to be on a Russian TV show that happened upon his designs through his website. I hope we can feature that feature right freaking here soon!

Designer: Mac Funamizu

Future Mobile Phone Concept from mac_fun on Vimeo.

To pump up the volume, you roll the body so that the “beak” opens up; shutting the beak powers-off the system. Click the black speaker once to skip to the next song and click it thrice to go back.

Wow Mickey n Donald…a winner team!

Designer: Mac Funamizu

Bad kitty, down! Not for you!

This lovely little ditty is leftover artwork. This project is a hanger system that acts as a normal hanger unless it is not needed to hold clothing. While the normal hanger then becomes useless, the Mobile Hanger becomes art.

See below how it is made to balance perfectly just so long as the obvious one-hanger-per-hole rule is followed, and wu-la! You’ve got your own little Institute of Art in your living room!

Designer: Mac Funamizu

There is noone quite like Mac Funamizu. He can churn out wild quality ideas like they’re so many candy bits from a bag. The Pitch♪er works like any other pitcher except for the tuning bar handle and the mallet which strikes the bar.

As you can see in the simple chart below, the higher the liquid level, the higher the note. If the liquid is gone, the note is low!

Designer: Mac Funamizu

Some features:

• A browser window can be resized by actually “pinching” and dragging the tab at bottom right.
• It would be fun if a document could be made as if you were using a typewriter. The curled paper hologram comes out of the keyboard.
• Touching the 3D objects will be possible by dragging, throwing, resizing, etc.
• By pressing the mouse body downwards, the cursor sinks (goes deeper) on screen. When you release it, it goes back to the default position (front).

Designer: Mac Funamizu

Grind Black, White or both together…..as per your taste! A cute little salt shaker in the center completes the spice family.

Designer: Mac Funamizu

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

Designer: Mac Funamizu

The Package:

Workings:

Reasoning:

LEDs have a broad range of application and they are generally used in general lighting situations. It’s a known fact that mood lights influence our biorhythms and have an effect on our well-being. Rooms with an individualized and emotional LED light concept spread a feeling of harmony and relaxation. The resident can escape from everyday life and strengthen him or herself for daily challenges. In turn, this energizing promotes health and wellness. For more on this concept read here. Some of us are vocal, some demonstrative, for the rest of the population that are not comfy with disclosure, they can resort to the ILLUMIO

Designer: Mac Funamizu

10) SENZ Umbrella

LT reviewed the SENZ Umbrella and still raves about its aerodynamic shape that keeps rain off his back. It’s designed to withstand up to 70 mph winds and won’t flip inside-out, no matter how strong the winds are.

9) The Inside Out Umbrella by Seung Hee Son

Dripping umbrellas belong to Mac Funamizu’s Pendurella Stand, but in case you want the sort that converts into a bag and holds all the water in, then look no further. Here’s the Inside Out Umbrella for you. All the wet drippy stuff stays inside.

8 ) DIY Electric Umbrella

A little bit of ingenuity and some steady hands on your part is required to fashion this awesome Electric Umbrella. Get wet, wild and lit-up in the RAIN!

7) Bluetooth Umbrella by Mikhail Stawsky

The urban jungle has turned us into animals hungry for gadgets in every aspect of our lives. A stroll in the rain means you can’t use your mobile phone, so heck; let’s add Bluetooth to our umbrellas! That’s what the fuss in this Umbrella is all about. Besides syncing with your mobile phone, it doubles up as radio so you can totally go “singing in the rain.”

6) LightDrops by Sang-Kyun Park

Adding a different perspective to the umbrella is this LightDrops contraption. It harnesses potential energy from raindrops that slam onto the conductive membrane called PDVF, which is then transformed into electrical energy. This converted electric energy in turn powers the embedded LEDs, “sending your umbrella ablaze with light.”

5 ) Sprout Umbrella by Matthew Swinton

The entire umbrella literally sprouts out from the handle. The canopy and the hardware are enclosed inside it. Maneuver the knob to slide open the umbrella and turn it to lock things in place.

4) BUMBOO by Rizki Tarisa & Maximilian Aji Wijoyoseno

This one’s an interesting piece coz it proclaims to be an umbrella, pillow, walking stick and a garbage pick-stick. Fold the shaft of the stick into a neat grid and the umbrella transforms into a soft pillow (the shaft is covered with a soft foam fabric). Stretching out the shaft turns into a walking stick. A point at the tip, on the floor-end, makes it a garbage pick-stick, and of course the canopy makes it an umbrella!

3) Self-Defence Umbrella by Yoel Mazur

I LOVE this idea! It SCREAMS Just This: Don’t mess with me mister, else I’ll turn this “half-covering” umbrella into a Shirasaya (sword) or a spiked club and fight you off!

2) Music in the Rain by SDESIGNUNIT

Karaoke in the rain? No worries, the Music in the Rain Umbrella features a player that will dish out the background score and you can sing along! The controls to the player can be manipulated with the handle and the speaker is located in the canopy, and thankfully on the inside!

1) Eco-Brolly Umbrella by Shiu Yuk Yuen

Amazing as a concept but impractical as a design, the Eco-Brolly is what we can call a summer project rather than a Monsoon aid. As we pointed out earlier, the main premise for this umbrella was to reuse discarded newspapers as the canopy for your umbrella skeleton, therefore making it a green design.

This umbrella can re-use and adapt objects such as newspaper, card, and plastic bag and turn it into an umbrella. It can re-use whatever the consumer thinks of reusing. It is a supporting devise when it rains, all the user has to do is unscrew the top lid, poke the lid onto the middle of the newspaper, quick screw to secure it & open it out like an umbrella!

When it rains, it pours they say; I hope you enjoyed this compilation and flood it with a deluge of HITS!