Yanko Design » April Fools’ Day http://www.yankodesign.com Modern Industrial Design News Fri, 20 Nov 2009 12:44:58 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.5 en hourly 1 The Air Up There http://www.yankodesign.com/2008/04/01/the-air-up-there/ http://www.yankodesign.com/2008/04/01/the-air-up-there/#comments Tue, 01 Apr 2008 15:41:53 +0000 Anthony James http://www.yankodesign.com/index.php/2008/04/01/the-air-up-there/ How many times have you looked up in the sky and wished you could better utilize all the seemingly wasted space floating just over your head? With water levels rising all over the globe, creating the current popularity in horizontal Terra Firma surfaces, real estate is at a premium. Greek designer and New Amsterdam resident Jessie Lauren might have a solution that could take design to new heights. Her “Stairs” concept design was conceived to elevate our daily lives to new levels by means of a staggered set of vertically incremental flat surfaces, creating a bipedal conveyance system that allows for people to move from one plane of existence to another. Ms. Lauren believes this design can be both used for upward conveyance as well as downward. I believe this idea could have legs if she includes built in Wi-Fi for easy software updates.

Designer: Jessie Lauren

]]> http://www.yankodesign.com/2008/04/01/the-air-up-there/feed/ 9 “Round” is the new Black http://www.yankodesign.com/2008/04/01/round-is-the-new-black/ http://www.yankodesign.com/2008/04/01/round-is-the-new-black/#comments Tue, 01 Apr 2008 15:05:38 +0000 Anthony James http://www.yankodesign.com/index.php/2008/04/01/round-is-the-new-black/ Times are changing and getting from point A to point B has become increasingly difficult. With the cost of environmentally conscious, green fuels like oats and hay costing more and more each day, it is no wonder many of us are deciding to stay home at night. Our one horse power horses are in need of a serious break and Canadian designer Henry Ed believes his “wheel” concept design could help. He claims his circular inspiration came from the natural shape of the moon, we here at Yanko Design think it might have been from the plethora of “designer” pills he must be on. By creating a tangible rendition of one of the oldest silhouettes in nature, Mr. Ed believes his “Wheel” design can be used to help traverse surfaces by what he calls a “rolling” effect. Good luck to you Henry Ed, you may want to read up on Greek mythology and a man named Sisyphus.

Designer: Henry Ed

]]> http://www.yankodesign.com/2008/04/01/round-is-the-new-black/feed/ 3 The “Needle” makes a good point http://www.yankodesign.com/2008/04/01/the-needle-makes-a-good-point/ http://www.yankodesign.com/2008/04/01/the-needle-makes-a-good-point/#comments Tue, 01 Apr 2008 14:26:29 +0000 Anthony James http://www.yankodesign.com/index.php/2008/04/01/the-needle-makes-a-good-point/ The ancient Chinese practice of acupuncture just might have been the inspiration to this “needle” concept by legendary Protrusian designer Blais Pratt. Having all the markings of a successful concept, this beautifully minimal and sleek design has what it takes to be a huge hit, and has the added benefit of keeping your clothes on. Intended as a helpful tool to fuse fabrics together by weaving in and out of two separate materials. Look closely and you can spot the secret to the designs potential success. A miniscule hole located at the top of this “Needle” allows for thread to be looped through it, making for a convenient and minimal bonding agent. No word yet on availability of this object. They are still working out the manufacturing costs and doing focus group testing.

Designer: Blais Pratt

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