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Beautifying The Han

Radhika Seth — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 10:12:52 +0000

River Han winds its way through Seoul and poses a pretty picture. I’m sure a stroll along its banks will be pleasant and refreshing, but designer Kyung Kuk Kim (he’s a resident of Seoul) feels, Han can be beautified in a very inviting and eco-friendly way. He proposes the installation of Wind Lamps on the underbelly of the bridge, across the river. These vertical lamps are fitted with a specialized wind-harnessing generator that powers the LEDs within.

Besides powering the in-built LEDS, the generators collectively have enough capacity to source and power other street lamps and essentials on the bridge. I must say, it’s quite a neat idea that beautifies the city and doesn’t burden the resources.

Designer: Kyung Kuk Kim

Map Hole Points The Way

Long Tran — Fri, 13 Nov 2009 18:35:17 +0000

Map Hole is a new road guidance tool designed to direct pedestrians and travelers to their final destination using existing elements in the urban landscape. It locates the pedestrian with a starting point and provides information on the exact distance or average walk time to the listed landmarks. It sounds intriguing but I feel like I need a cartography degree to understand it. If this were real, you might just enter a city full of confused people looking down at the ground.

Designer: Jiae Kwon

Grilly Willy

Chris Burns — Fri, 13 Nov 2009 08:10:48 +0000

Yes! This is a grill by one of the longest-winded design team names in the business, or at least that I’ve ever seen: Liebschaften Möbelgestaltung. They’ve made this lovely little grill and have titled it “Longgrill.” It’s the missing link between grill and fire bowl! One simple slider’s all it took, all it takes, all it will take when you’re out camping like a real trooper!

In response to those who wish to be free of their decision between a blaze and a glow, designers at Liebschaften Möbelgestaltung have conjured this magnificent amalgamation. Barbecue and start things on fire, all at the same time!

The top frame slides easily, as I’m sure you can see. The carrier is made of scaled steel, the grill is made of stainless steel, and the fire bowl sits upon three basalt stones.

Easy to use, easy to clean, easy to justify to your significant other.

Designer: Liebschaften Möbelgestaltung

Powered By Trash

Long Tran — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 20:00:00 +0000

A lamppost powered by trash seems like a strange idea but if you think about the ratio between city trash and energy needs – things start to make sense, kinda. This lamppost composts trash and uses the methane byproduct as a fuel to power the lamps. The compost can then be retrieved to re-green our cities. I like the idea but it’s not clear how much trash is needed to keep such a system going.

Designer: Haneum Lee

Pride of Street Cleaners

Radhika Seth — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 08:00:29 +0000

Dignity and pride in whatever you do, even if it’s cleaning the streets. Someone has to the dirty job of cleaning up your litter, and why not equip them with the perfect gear so that they can do a perfect job. With this contention in mind, we have Youn-il Lee designing the Green Fox Street Cleaning Kit for the road sweepers of Seoul. However, it’s something that the street-sweepers from the world over can do with. A standard 100-liter bin with special care to the peripherals makes this an ideal design.

Features Include:

The dustpan is designed to be used as a lid for the container, thus covers the trash from getting wet when it rains.
The angle of the cart makes it easy for it to be pulled along, even on an uneven road.
The brooms and other equipments for cleaning fit snug into the body of the cart, making it easy to carry them.
The bag for recycling trash looks compact when it is not used, but it is made of trampoline, an elastic material, so that it can contain used bottles and cans for recycling.

Designer: Youn-il Lee

Step Onto The Manhole

Radhika Seth — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 12:00:29 +0000

Don’t worry you won’t fall in. This is the “Eco Sign” for you, a digital manhole cover that harnesses the rainwater to power it. Tap a foot left or right and it gives you instant info on the nearest train station or bus stop. Maps and signboards be damned! A multifunctional manhole with a rocking display…and all the thieves vying for it!

Designers: Cheolyeon Jo & Youngsun Lee

Not Another Brick In The Wall

Radhika Seth — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 07:00:37 +0000

The Save Water Brick design is really unique; the brick is a mixture of discarded plastic bottles and dried rotting leaves molded into bricks. There are funnels within the brick to channelize the rain water to nearby plants or underground tanks. So the basic idea is that it collects rainwater for consumption. Obviously the bricks are intended for external walls so that they can absorb the water, but the question is will they be strong enough to endure the elements?

Designers: Jin-young Yoon & Jeongwoong Kwon via IIDA

War of the Patio Worlds

Chris Burns — Fri, 30 Oct 2009 07:01:51 +0000

There’s no deflection like reflection! Does that make sense to you? It will in a second here, just wait. As for the title of this post: this products we’re about to explore is a Heat Reflection Canopy and it’s made, quite simply, to keep your patio warm. Oh that didn’t explain it well enough for you then, ey? Well perhaps our alien overlords could explain better?

Yes indeed, this project’s look gives a nod to the ol’ radio broadcast and sci-fi story War of the Worlds. In the story, we humans are saved from an alien invasion by pathogenic bacteria against which they cannot defend themselves. The same will be true for the earth if humans ever die out – pollution will be obliterated by the natural recycling process of mother nature.

*Also the object of the project looks like an invader.

Thus, this project. Designer Russell Zoran Corder has made what basically amounts to a series of reflection panels made to continue use of heat which would normally escape into the air, thus reducing the amount of energy we’ve got to use to heat a chilly patio.

Fun? Yes? Yes! Fun.

Designer: Russell Zoran Corder

Skipper Don’t Forget The Rewave

Radhika Seth — Thu, 29 Oct 2009 11:18:02 +0000

Rewave is essentially a design using Reverse Osmosis for desalinating the sea water. More for private consumption in coastal regions where fresh water is scarce or at-sea disaster situations, the Rewave is quite self-sufficient. It floats in water and harnesses the energy from the waves to power itself. Since a great amount of pressure is required for RO, the aperture has been placed at the bottom of body, allowing the seawater to get through to the motor area. After desalinating, the fresh water accumulates at the top and comes out via a pipe.

The only caution needed to be taken with Rewave is that the filters get worn out and need to be changed frequently. When the filters discolor, you know it’s time to change them! Bright side, the filters are made from recycled materials.

Designer: Yu-Hong Chen

One Tent Two Tent One Tent

Chris Burns — Thu, 08 Oct 2009 07:01:53 +0000

So! Winter is well on it’s way. There’s no way around it. As the world turns, so do the seasons *unless you don’t live in Minnesota, and you’ve got to understand that camping season is almost over! So make the best of it with the greatest tent invention since the tent itself: the tent connection device. Called “Abri Socio” by its mad-scientist creator, it will change the way you camp… FOREVER!

The mad scientist who created this camp-changing device is named Becky Greenwood. She’s got this idea that will bring camping people closer together without sacrificing their privacy.

It works by connecting two “two man” tents with a helpful storage container for tools and crackers and beers and such. Once camping is complete, the bag functions like a normal “extra” camping bag, creating a larger space to hold the tent than the bag that it comes with, making it twice as fast to pack up.

Get sociable!

Designer: Becky Greenwood