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Biker Bags

Radhika Seth — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 09:31:06 +0000

Carrying a purse or bag while riding a bicycle has been restrictive thus far. What I mean is that either you end up carrying a backpack or have those geeky baskets in front of the handlebars. Revolutionizing the way we carry our stuff is this absolutely fashionable set, simply called the Handlebar Bag & Bike Rack Bag. What I love is the way it hooks onto the bike, and then simply comes off as an elegant bag; loops, extra straps, and attachment clips detach and can be hidden.

Designer: Po Campo [ Buy Handlebar Bag & Bike Rack Bag ]

The Bike Rack Bag is available for $160 at the Yanko Design Store

The Handlebar Bag is available for $92 at the Yanko Design Store

What Does Design Work Smell Like?

Chris Burns — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 08:01:11 +0000

Mine smells like a cat, and sneezing. It’s kind of like a survival course. But for Vivian Chun-Yen Wang as a design student, it’s the school’s natural odor, of course! Her project here deals with the olfactory portion of everyday working in a non-culinary environment. Why non-culinary? Because they’re basically the only ones that already have their smells mastered!

What this project consists of is a nice wooden box and five vials of smell. Fragrances. Each one “smells like” something from the school for which they were made, HDK. Three are made of scents extracted from materials found in HDK, while the other 2 were inspired by the atmosphere in the school.

Stink or no stink?

Smells good!

Special thanks to: Åke Nilsson and Demeter Fragrance Library

Designer: Vivian Chun-Yen Wang

Crystal To Open Doors

Radhika Seth — Wed, 28 Oct 2009 07:00:08 +0000

The Open-Me is a fancy crystal ring that doubles up as a security agent. Besides looking like a hip piece of jewelry, the geometric cut of the crystal is the key to opening your doors. A 3-D scanner embedded in the door lock scans the facets of crystal, and pops open only after authenticating the cut. Only probs is that in a fit of rage, if you ever smash that crystal, you’d be locked out forever!

Designer: Marcial Ahsayane

Metal Textile Combo Breaker

Chris Burns — Fri, 23 Oct 2009 08:17:04 +0000

Emi Schenkelbach’s got the combos. She thought to herself one day, hmm, what would be awesome to do today? It would be awesome to develop a new unconventional method for combining metal and textile! That’s it. – And she’d be right. That is definitely an awesome thing to be thinking about doing. Focusing on the contrast between the softness and the rigidity of the two separate elements, a grid was constructed in order to combine them. And it was good.

Each “pinch” is a little bit of the grid. The grid remains the same throughout the material, and each bit of material has the same grid, but each bit of material with a grid appears unique.

Wouldn’t it be lovely to wear some of this as an armor at a punk show to defend against all those studs and sharp spikes? I’m for it. Good armor. Good defense against small bludgeons too I bet.

Also super fashionable. For all fashion peoples.

Designer: Emi Schenkelbach

Day 2: Setgo Gear by Nathan Leon – 15% Off

Yanko Design — Tue, 20 Oct 2009 07:15:43 +0000

Don’t miss out on Yanko Design’s “Five Days of Designs” sales event, starting from October 19th and running through October 23rd for the Yanko Design Store launch. Check back each day for a new deal! If you’re new to this concept, the deal works like this: Each day at 12:01am PST, Yanko Design will be revealing a new designer product with deeply discounted deals, available for one day only. The offer ends at 11:59pm PST the same day, so take advantage of the deal while you can.

Day 2 features the Urban Transport Bag by Nathan Leon. The inspiration came when Nathan saw a need for a men’s bag that could be used in large cities where one often commutes on overcrowded subways, trains and buses. He went on to create a brand of sharp and functional men’s accessories called “Setgo” which brings to life innovative products in the categories of urban bags, sleek wallets and money clips.

Learn more from the Yanko Design Setgo Gear Review.

Designer: Nathan Leon [ Buy Transport | Buy Gateway | Buy Freeway ]

Day 1: Carga 02 by Mauro Bianucci – $40 OFF

Day 2: Setgo Bags & Wallets by Nathan Leon – 15% Off

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ZAZ Up Your Time a Bit

Chris Burns — Tue, 20 Oct 2009 07:02:06 +0000

I’m gonna go ahead and start out here by guessing your life could use a bit more ZAZ. Everybody could use a bit more ZAZ in their life, if you think about it. And that’s why Nooka has decided to name their new master-stroke the ZAZ. It’s a watch for 2010, with wacky / amazing features such as this: a completely transparent mineral crystal lens face. What’s that mean? It means you can see right through it. ALSO it means it appears to be displaying time directly on your wrist!

You’re no longer on time, time is on you.

If you’ve seen Nooka watches before you’ll recognize some features and aesthetics the same as before. The four vertical bars, for example. Additional items include a green LED light function, time, date, and a lovely butterfly clasp.

Feature: Chronograph and alarm
Size: 45 x 35 x 8 mm / 22mm wide band
Water resistant to 5ATM

Three models: Silver face with black or white leather bands, or a silver mesh band.

Oh so fashionable, oh so you.

Designer: Nooka

Day 1: Carga 02 by Mauro Bianucci – $40 OFF

Yanko Design — Mon, 19 Oct 2009 07:13:29 +0000

Day 1 features the Carga 02 Messenger Briefcase by Mauro Bianucci. The Carga collection is a true representation of Mauro’s love for simple, clean design. Intelligent yet simple Carga is a leading favorite for the international design savvy urbanite and looks set to continue in its success. Learn more from the Yanko Design Carga Bags Review.

Learn more from the Yanko Design Carga Bags Review.

Designer: Mauro Bianucci [ Buy It Here ]

Day 1: Carga 02 by Mauro Bianucci – $40 OFF

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You Have Smartphones? Here’s a Smartwatch

Long Tran — Thu, 15 Oct 2009 11:01:12 +0000

Sleek and minimal? Check. Large screen? Check. Oodles of tech? Check, check and check! The E’llipse Traveler is a watch to end all watches. Why? Because it has a fancy processor and the latest algorithms in human-machine learning. Yes it learns you! It knows what you want and keeps you up to date. That’s not all. ZigBee and Bluetooth modules enable indoor localization, an impossible feat for GPS. The UI is based on widgets – one for every kind; time, weather, calendar and a custom API lets developers get creative.

Designers: Su Chew Lee & Paolo Di Prodi

Everyday Socket Rings

Chris Burns — Thu, 15 Oct 2009 07:01:57 +0000

Welcome back for this day’s installment of the Everyday. Every single day you (or at least I) use a plug, or multiple plugs to activate the objects we use that require the power. The power of electricity. But how can the power of LOVE be attained? With a plug. In what’s more than just a simple gesture here, Anna Yu of Yu Yu Design presents the Plug and Socket Duo Ring – one male, one female.

Made of PURE 925 silver. Best silver ever. I love cute little guys like these, especially when they can be worn without their clever intent intact. You could even put a nice gem in the weird crevices, if you’d feel so strangely inclined. These are part of a full, albeit limited edition ring from Yu Yu.

Designer: Anna Yu of YU YU Design

Coat Rack of Many Colors

Chris Burns — Fri, 09 Oct 2009 07:02:46 +0000

Let’s pretend for a moment that you live in the same state I do. Not the same state of mind, but the same physical location in the United States of America. I live in Minnesota. It is here on this ring of Earth that we have four very distinct seasons. For at least 2 of these seasons, we’ve got no use for a coat rack.* What does the rack look like then when you have no need for it?

What does the rack look like? Well! Funny you should ask. It looks so very nice, because it is the “Symbol” designed by none other than a mister David Scott. This rack is made to take hold of those months when the coat rack’s function is nil. It’s just so pretty on it’s own. But then of course it’s got Winter mode as well. 36″ wide, holds 75 pounds, and is made in monochrome aluminum or white with anodized colors.

*Unless you’re a fancy fellow or lady and need a place to hang your hat. And sometimes people put their shoes on there if they’ve been through a puddle. Dry time!

Designer: David Scott