MutliBook is a hinged, book-shaped box with a 3-way multisocket inside. The spine of the book has an LED digital clock and calendar, whilst the remaining three sides provide a gentle, diffused light. At the front, a square backlit panel turns into a cardholder, so everyone knows which one is yours.
Design: Rotaliana
Pegasus is an alternative solution to the current manually operated wheelchairs for paraplegic people. Unfortunately more often and not a person in a wheelchair is viewed internationally as a symbol for disability. A lot of wheelchair drivers do not feel disabled and experience similar dimensions to ordinary people.
Designer: Porsche Design Studio
Inspired by the luxury and fashion orientation of the design sector, the South Korean mobile telephone manufacturer LG Electronics joined forces with the fashion organization Prada to develop and market a new mobile telephone, we interviewed the designer Kang-Heui Cha.
Designer: Kang-Heui Cha
The casing is milled out of a solid aluminum block a” a unique production method for mobile phones. With this product, Porsche Design has remained loyal to its clear design language and has utilized sophisticated material. The typography, styling and colors of the menu emphasize the mobile phone’s very functional character.
Designer: Porsche Design [ Via: Gizmodo ]
Power Napping – this piece of relaxation furniture from Vienna Artist and perception researcher, sha, which has now become a cult object, offers pure enjoyment all the way. In addition to the clear form and design style, this exceptional item of relaxation furniture also has many inner values to offer:
Designer: Sha
Somewhere in the early 80′s, the ghetto blaster came up as a part of street culture, today it’s gone and people settle for cell phones, iPods and their miniature earplugs. All this can’t replace the experience of a real ghetto blaster. That was reason enough to re launch and redesign it as an extention for existing sound sources like the iPod.
Designer: Dirk Winkel
Elektra is the name of a fictive collection of domestic appliances, which shows a vision for development of the Swedish glass industry. Elektra also shows a vision of how glass could turn the everyday cooking process into a sensual experience and provide enjoyment in everyday life.
Designer: Lots Design
M60M, times have changed. Instead of hands (hours/minutes/seconds) one rotating disc shows the time in hours and quarters (marks). The clock face exists as a ring only, the center is completely empty. Using a similar system as the snowboard soft bindings for the wrist, the watch can be worn tight or loose. By pressing the open button the wrist will open it self due to the spring tension of the steel.
Designer: Roger Kellenberger
Fashion Watch has genuine design for those who value originality, and for whom clearly expressed style is an important part of life. The watch is made from modern material, but avoids unusual and expensive technology. It features an electronic date indicator and two characteristic circles, which play the role of hands.
Designer: Zviad Tsikolia
It is a switch that allows a user to turn off all non-essential electronic items in their home from a central switch. Push the button to turn your house on when you get home; push it again to turn it off when you leave. Aiming to make the green way the most convenient way, the House-off Switch was part of a larger project to encourage ‘green’ action among the environmentally disinfranchised.
Designer: Jack Godfrey Wood
The Liika ironing board utilizes suction cups which allow it to be attached to any non porous surface. This eliminates legs which can be knocked over and it also allows the device to be attached to a height level which is comfortable to the user, eliminating strain.
Designer: Tony Zakrajsek
Picture a surface that can recognize physical objects from a paintbrush to a cell phone and allows hands-on, direct control of content such as photos, music and maps. Today at the Wall Street Journal’s D: All Things Digital conference, Microsoft Corp. CEO Steve Ballmer will unveil Microsoft Surface, the first in a new category of surface computing products from Microsoft that breaks down traditional barriers between people and technology.
Designer: Microsoft [ Product Page ] [ Via: Gizmodo ]
A CD player was disassembled and the components rearranged to suit the layout of a phonograph. The speakers are put below the trumpet loudspeaker for amplification. The wooden box is made slightly more spacious then the electrical PCB board needed to achieve bass resonance. The laser pointer is shifted to the top allowing the spin of the CD to be clearly shown.
Designer: Yong Jieyu & Ama Xue Hong Bin
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