Yanko Design

A Simple Problem Deserves A Simple Solution

Long Tran — Fri, 19 Mar 2010 08:48:49 +0000

Notice how most umbrella straps and fasteners only work unilaterally? Roll it up the wrong way and you’ve gotta undo it and start over. It’s never been an annoyance for me since I always make sure to roll it up the right way but that doesn’t mean it’s a problem that should be ignored. The Double Sided Umbrella uses a magnetic peg and ring so no matter which way you roll up the umbrella, it fastens in place.

Designers: Prof. Jeon Sung-Su, Prof. Kim Ki-Pil, Prof. Ku Ja-Yoon, Kang Ju-Hyung & Lee Tae-Hoon

Sikker Is For Safety

Long Tran — Fri, 19 Mar 2010 08:44:27 +0000

Oh but it’s much much more. The Sikker (Danish for safety) is a jack of all trades baby monitor, radio, alarm clock, and watch. One bracelet stays on baby; the other on parent. The units work in tandem with the base station to transmit basic biometric data about baby’s condition like temperature. The units also transmit sounds and even remotely play music for baby.

Designers: Jessica Mendoza & Henoc Monte

This Clock is Not Upside Down

Chris Burns — Fri, 19 Mar 2010 08:14:39 +0000

Hello you late to bedders, did you know we’re awake at the same time? The darkness makes it seem like you’re alone, but I will haunt you FOREVER! No, actually, what I’m saying is that lots of people, especially people who spend the majority of their time on these internets, stay up very late into the night (and usually into the morning then too.) Darkness, that’s where it’s at. It’s where all the good stuff happens if it’s winter, and it’s where it’s funny to run around in a tshirt in the summer. But once inside, we gonna need us a clock.

This is the “Clock for Night Owl” by designer Tiancheng Luo, and it’s made for those folks to stay up into the darkness. The wakie time for these people, you and I, is very different from that of your average human, in that while they’re asleep, we’re probably not.

Here’s a clock for all of that loveliness.

Designer: Tiancheng Luo

Laptop Morphs Into A Briefcase

Radhika Seth — Fri, 19 Mar 2010 08:07:13 +0000

What strikes me most about the Playing By Heart (quite a fascinating name for a laptop!) concept is the simplistic way it tries to achieve its set goals. The goals being: portability, smooth looks, multi-level elevation, cooling & sleek form. All it takes is a handle on the back-end of the laptop, steel or aluminum finish for the cover and you have a rocking Laptop Briefcase in your hands! Think about it…no more laptop covers or sleeves either!

Designer: Zhang Shouze

All the Canes in All The World

Chris Burns — Fri, 19 Mar 2010 07:10:53 +0000

And this is EASILY the best one ever. Best possible cane. Why? Because it’s made out of a broom handle. That’s right! What better use is there, besides stabbing zombies in their utterly exposed brain matter, for a broom?! None. It goes zombie stabbing, Walking Cane designed by Itay Laniado, then maybe cleaning up the floor. That’s in order of what’s best to do with a broom, not the order you’re supposed to use the broom in. Then it’s just the opposite.

I’m sorry this post turned so quickly into a zombie instructional monolog, but there are certain things people are going to have to know when the invasion comes. Actually, when you think about it, these are the kind of canes we’ll almost certainly be using years after the hoard of zombies has subsided. It’s really a DIY cane, easy to construct, great for war-stricken areas and 3rd or 4th or 5th world areas.

Designer: Itay Laniado

This is No “Imperial” Lamp

Chris Burns — Fri, 19 Mar 2010 07:10:36 +0000

Now, correct me if I’m wrong, but isn’t a lamp the last thing that comes to your mind when you think of the title “AT-AT Walker?” Me, for me, it does. It’s the last thing. But hold on here, wait, take a look at the lamp that goes with that title. It does bear a…very striking resemblance to the Star Wars dark side machine of death, does it not? Yes it does. And it’s a lamp! Who would have thought? It’s made by Life Goods for Ormond Editions to be a futuristic fantasy of luxury lighting.

Life Goods designers set out for themselves to approach this whole lamp situation as a piece of wooden furniture. Inspired by veneering in anique, fine furniture, they decided to take elements normally reserved for these cabinetwork projects they were studying and apply them to this futuristic form.

The legs? Expanded. The light? On a dimmer. The Dimmer? It’s intensity is connected directly to the opening of the drawer, the drawer being opened with “a simple fingers pressure (switch on).”

70 x 60 x 174 cm
68 x 58 x 120 cm

Wild!

Designer: Life Goods for Ormond Editions

Friday Giveaway: Win FOUR SETS Of GrowFrames by Trevor Elliott

Radhika Seth — Fri, 19 Mar 2010 07:00:46 +0000

In this digicam era there still exist old school folks who prefer photo albums and frames on the mantle place. Frames for pictures do have their own charm and no modern gizmo-digital frame can replace it. The GrowFrame are timeless handmade wooden frames with powerful hidden magnets inside, that allow you configure your own unique set. This Friday you stand a chance at winning FOUR SETS of GrowFrames (a set of 4 – 3×3 squares) for your cherished photographs. Details Inside.

All you need to do is watch the video below and tell me how you will customize your 4 GrowFrames with the included wedge connector pieces. You may choose from the 13 options below, or describe your distinct style.

*We are giving away a set each to 4 lucky winners!

Contest Closes: 21st March, 11:59pm PST
Designer: Trevor Elliott

The GrowFrame from GrowShow on Vimeo.

GrowFrames are available at the YD Store.

For The Love Of Steampunk

Radhika Seth — Thu, 18 Mar 2010 09:37:43 +0000

It’s tough keeping a track on futuristic iterations of computers, so backtracking into the forgotten era sometimes spring up surprises. This retro-steampunk gem is a customized work of art which uses lots of wood and a good measure of brass to get in the right effects. As the designers put it “These custom-made keyboards, framed monitors and computers are completely functional, but with a 19th century/ steampunk aesthetic.”

Designer: Old Time Computer

Not A Speck Of Dust In Sight

Radhika Seth — Thu, 18 Mar 2010 09:25:11 +0000

Remember the scene in FRIENDS when Monica finishes vacuuming the room and then removes a small handy vacuum to clean up the big one? The Dustpan Vacuum continues the saga….

Shaped as a dustpan to efficiently gather in all the grime; the vacuum system nestled inside the handle, then sucks up the dirt. Accompanied with its special brush, it gets the job done faster. I’m no Monica, but my desk could sure use this!

Designer: IlGu Cha

Lawn Mower Scooter

Long Tran — Thu, 18 Mar 2010 08:58:22 +0000

The title and images say it all. Mowing lawns suck. It’s a back breaking and boring task unless you have a riding mower. But for those of us with small yards, the Lawn Mower Scooter is aces. The electric motor drives the blades and scooter. All the cuttings are stored in a transparent bin in the front. I’m already imagining weekend lawn mower races with my neighbors.

Designer: Vicky Petihovski