I really like this wheelchair design by Wai Lam. Made from form molded materials, the silhouette looks like a person sitting down. Wai Lam lights to make light of what many people view as detrimental by infusing a bit of humor into his designs. He also wanted to create something more organic and pleasing to the eye, not the usual chaos of metal clinging to the body. I’d say he did a good job.
Designer: Wai Lam
Mountain bikers are a needy bunch huh? Trekking thru road passes most of us wouldn’t dare attempt, these outdoorsmen really need to pack light. They can’t be bothered with things like – a tire pressure gauge. So John Wrighton went and developed the Digital Valve Cap – a cap with a digital readout of the current tire pressure. It’s powered by a small cell battery and activated when you press the cap.
Designer: John Wrightson
For those of us that don’t have automatic climate controls in our cars, the Psychro-ray is just the ticket. The solar powered device comes equipped with a bevy of sensors to detect when hot is just too hot for you; said driver. The unit automatically cools the interior cabin and purifies the air with its carbon filtration system and electrostatic dust collector. So where can you get one? Ya can’t. It’s just a concept for now but a tasty one at that.
Designer: Chun-Yen Tsao
This peculiar looking single occupancy vehicle is called the Eco & Ego. With a quirky name like that, you can expect a lot more wackiness inside.
Designer: Slava Saakyan
It seems the next trend in automotive interior design are big knobs. With BMW already promoting their iDrive system and Audi bragging one of their own, soon all cars may have one giant knob that seem to control everything.
Designer: Hao-Chun Huang
“Spine” is a new child to the “Snake-Board” family. The new “board” enables high maneuvering capabilities, and a Snowboard-like motion when riding downhill. Moreover, the board does not require thrusting with one’s foot, as it is propelled with an “S” motion, like a snake.
Designer: Yoel Mazur
Now you can have a great ride at a small package. Within 60 seconds, the fully suspended GrassHopper touring recumbent can be folded down to 96 x 60 x 70 cm. In the heart of the stiff aluminum unisize frame there is a robust folding hinge with an integrated security bolt for double safety.
Designer: Daniel Pulvermuller [ Manufacturer: HP Velotechnik ]
Caterpillar stretcher unit provides ergonomic and time saving transportation. 80% of patients being moved to the hospital by ambulance are not acute cases. They are conscious and aware of what is happening. However carrying a stretcher downstairs, with a 100-kilo person is not a pleasant experience for a patient or the paramedics.
Designer: Morten Wagener
The Axess is one board with a split personality. It can transform into a snowboard or moutainboard which is sorta like a skateboard on steroids. Of course switching from one to the other requires some fiddling around with screws and such. Too bad there isn’t a button I can press to make it transform. Yea I know, too many episodes of Inspector Gadget.
Designer: Pascal Prat
Architect Zaha Hadid may not be the first name to cross your mind when you think “concept car.” But after creating a plant for BMW in Leipzig, Germany, and a car park in Strasbourg, France, Hadid needed to design an actual car to complete her automotive work. Or so thought car collector and art dealer Kenny Schachter, who had exhibited work from her studio at his London gallery.
Designer: Zaha Hadid
Oryx is an innovative time trial bike with a one-sided fork and chain-stay. Due to its Y-frame shape, it’s comfortably shock-proof without loosing ground contact.
Each bike is custom-made which guaranties the perfect fit for every rider and simplifies manufacturing; handle bars, stem and fork are made from one piece. The ergonomically shaped seat post and saddle are integrated into the frame with a hole to cool your bum even!
Designer: Harald Cramer
Curve Extreme Sport is a skateboard concept with hopes of creating a new sport. The design has a pair of Motor GP-inspired tires that taper on both ends to allow the rider to make sharp turns during a high speed down-hill race.
Designer: Gary Chang
Logging is a hard job. You spend all day cutting down trees and although technology has mechanized much of the work, people still have to clear away brushes using old fashion muscle.
Designer: Andreas Johansson
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