Ok, so we aren’t talking about Snow White and how the wicked woman having to fill her ego by hearing from a talking mirror, but we are talking about a mirror that can give us a change in how we see ourselves. These “one of a kind” hand mirrors which are so properly named “The Mr.” and “Thug Life” allow you to choose who you want to be for the day.
Designer: Julie Ruiz
Winner of the GOLD Prize contest by Aisin Seikin, the XL table concept sewing machine is designed to look like a piece of purposeful decor when not in use. To me it still looks like a sewing machine folded up but it does possess clean sleek lines so if you’ve got a modern home and you love to sew, why not right?
Designer: Lysandre Follet
Reebok and world-renowned graphic designer John Maeda have collaborated once again and this time are pleased to present the Reebok x Maeda Emoretion.
Designer: John Maeda
What is the true measure of a man? Is it his ability to do the right thing when things are at their worst? Is it how much he gives of himself? Or is it as Plato states, “what he does with power…”? Nope, according to designers Changduk Kim and Jinsoo Jeon, it is best to measure oneself while coming out of the shower and naked as the day you were born. Actually this “Measuring Towel” design is more a playful and plush contra-concept of our pervasive digital lifestyles.
Designer: Changduk Kim
In these fast paced days of RSS feeds, text messaging and pneumatic wine bottle openers, it is always nice to see a young designer take a risk and go against the grain by reinterpreting an almost forgotten and completely ubiquitous item like the hand held mirror.
Designer: Alissia Melka
The EIN/TRITT shoe concepts shows how modern technology can take shoe manufacturing to the next paradigm. Flat shoe patterns with reinforced parts get folded and fixed by the consumer. Production and shipping costs are significantly reduced. From an aesthetic point of view, it has a very geometric and architectural form that’ll definitely grab you some attention. I wonder what Nike or Adidas could do with this technology.
Designer: Catherine Meuter
Everything old is new again, especially when it comes to these very retro inspired sunglasses. Where normally tinted UV blocking lenses would cut the glare of the sun, these “Reed Screen Sunglasses” by Sang Jang Lee use the ancient eastern practice of reed screens to block the sun’s blinding glare. In case you are in the dark about reed screens, they are those roll up window blinds made of peeled reed stems.
Designer: Sang-Jang Lee
Everybody loves medieval Japan. Samurai, ninjas, warlords, and shoguns so why not feel like one too? Design studio Form Us With Love collaborated with Swedish cotton manufacturer Pellevavare to bring you the Shogun, a Japanese inspired robe for the warrior in all of us.
Designer: Form Us With Love
Coming from a fashion design background, I find it surprising 70% of people don’t read the care labels and when they do, it’s usually too late. That’s why something like the clothTag concept might make caring for clothes a lot easier.
Designer: Sangmin Bae
I know there are times that you are out at a restaurant and want to take the drinks you have with you. What happens when you are walking out to the car with too many things in your hands and you wish you would have asked for a drink carrier? Now we have the answer for you.
Designer: Sonyun Kang
Prescription lenses are expensive so it’s not often we can afford more than a single pair. Unfortunately that means being tethered to one frame style. Switch Glasses gives you at least two options to fit your mood and lifestyle. The design adds pivots and hinges to the arms and lens of a pair of glasses. By flipping them around, you can take advantage of two different frame colors. Maybe one for work and a funkier one for a night out.
Designer: Hyo-Jong Kim
We see a lot of products today from large companies teaming up with artists and designers but very few catch our attention like the Reebok Timetanium Ventilator designed by John Maeda. The man is a world renowned artist, graphic designer, and computer scientist , and more recently author. So it comes to no surprise when he and Reebok teamed up, the end result would be more than just eye candy.
Designer: John Maeda
Have you ever wanted a tattoo, but were afraid of the permanence of one? Maybe you are too scared of the pain from the needles? Here we have a design that allows you to be daring without the permanent markings or tortuous application of a tattoo.
Designer: Janet Fang
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