Archives: August 2005

Last Meal by Erik Strom & Steve Bowden

Last Meal by Erik Strom & Steve Bowden

In an exploration of potential museum experiences, the museum of capital punishment was invented. aolast mealsa is an installation that attempts to bring first hand experience to the table through 310 unique portraits of those executed in the state of Texas. The contents of the menu are comprised of the actual meals requested by prisoners killed on death row thus far.

Martini Rose Glass by Yong Jieyu

Martini Rose Glass by Yong Jieyu

The elixir of life from the petals of a frozen rose’ was the imagery that inspired this design. It was to bring out the class and elegance of Bombay Sapphire. A single piece of glass is curled up into the shape of a petal, forming the vessel. Heat from the glass itself seals and prevents leakage. The detachable base is designed to look like a puddle of melting ice.

iNLove Fax Machine by Ricardo Figueiroa

iNLove Fax Machine by Ricardo Figueiroa

So the idea here is with your highly trained GPS-equipped songbird you’ll send a love fax to the object of your affection, and boom, you’re golden. Plus no more buying flowers and stuff, just keep sending the bird over. Thanks Ricardo Figueiroa, for the iNLove Fax Machine, even though it might have been a little more useful back in spring when we were all twitterpated.

Boomtune Mini by hfo

Boomtune Mini by hfo

Boomtune mini incorporates a unique tripod design and an amazing 1W x 2 output that is surprising for such a compact size. Just one AAA battery is all you will need to enjoy up to 10 hours* of playback. With a style like you have never seen before, the tripod design can be used with almost any MP3 player from the small iPod shuffle to the iPod 4G/photo.