10.25.10
Chris Burns

Categories:
Automotive

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Lever Drive Bike to the Rescue!

Lever Drive Bike to the Rescue!

This amazing machine goes by the name “Catapult” and is created by designer Tom Robbins, who, in an effort to improve the state of bikes made for the handicapped, went for the lever drive route. The inspiration for this bike came from seeing a particular person in the park attempting to operate one of those upside-down bicycles where the wheel-turning mechanism is turned by hand rather than by foot. In a moment of sheer brilliance, Tim Robbins turned to what ends up being a lot easier to operate: the lever drive.

0 Designer: Tom Robbins Design

10.22.10
Radhika Seth

Categories:
Product Design

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Convex Soap Into Concave Soap Makes Everlasting Soap!

Convex Soap Into Concave Soap Makes Everlasting Soap!

Too much use of the word soap, but that’s exactly how this concept works. The Frugal Soap has one aim, to use every bit of the soap at hand. So instead of coming up with solutions like the Re-Bubble Dispenser or the Soap Bank, where you need to device more objects to make one plan work, Ji Woong Kim has simply re-designed the soap-cake! A convex bottom and concave top is his solution. So when you’re down to your last bit of soap, just smudge it into the concave part of a new soap, and the two become one whole new soap!

0 Designer: Ji Woong Kim

10.22.10
Radhika Seth

Categories:
Product Design

55 Comments

Bottle So Beautiful And Full Of Light!

Bottle So Beautiful And Full Of Light!

Bottle Light: the concept is simple, instead of trashing an empty PET Bottle, squish it properly and screw it onto the modular aluminum LED enclosure! Normally we just end up discarding the bottle, but using it in this manner; we can get vivid shapes and refracted colors for lights. I know this idea will click in theme restaurants that are eco-centric. Not much costs involved since you need to invest only in a couple of those LED lights and holders.

0 Designers: Various

10.22.10
Chris Burns

Categories:
Furniture
Living
Seating

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Seat of the Mummy

Seat of the Mummy

If you thought a bed and a stool were the wildest Noga Berman was going to get with the Tunnels collection of furniture, you’re about to be all wrapped up. This chair is the third bit of Tunnels – Encompassing Furniture we’re about to show you, the rest can be found by clicking Berman’s name below this post. This chair is the most radical one yet, in my opinion, as it can flip in more than one direction and can hide a whole person while another person sits on top.

0 Designer: Noga Berman

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10.22.10
Chris Burns

Categories:
Furniture
Living
Seating

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A Table to Sit In

A Table to Sit In

The designers at UNStudio, those folks who design football stadiums, have released this lovely weird new table. It’s got a place to sit, right inside of it. It’s called SitTable and it’s designed for PROOFF. Made to make the table more than just a component, instead turning this one piece of furniture into a place to lounge, meet with other people, converse, or just have a nice book reading. Two color combinations for everyone’s pleasure.

0 Designer: UNStudio for PROOFF

10.22.10
Chris Burns

Categories:
Accessories & Fashion
Living

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Sphere of Dry Shoes

Sphere of Dry Shoes

Of all the footwear dryers in the world, boy oh boy, this seems to me to be the best one I’ve seen all year. I don’t have that much experience with shoe thawers or dryers, but I do remember putting my boots on the heater when I was a kid to dry off all the snow. That I remember. I also remember that when they were put on the heater, they’d get mostly dry, but there’d always be that little pocket of squish left over. Nasty. This “Orbicle” we’re talking about here has no squish.

0 Designer: Seo Jin Hyeon

10.21.10
Long Tran

Categories:
Lifestyle
Reviews

12 Comments

8,820 Relaxing Sharp Points, Yantra Mat Review

8,820 Relaxing Sharp Points, Yantra Mat Review

When a colleague and a yogi friend of ours told us about an acupressure mat that could release physical tension and improve mental well being- we had to try it. The Yantra Mat has its roots in traditional Chinese medicine. Blunt nail beds were used to increase blood flow and purify the body of toxins. Fortunately the Yantra Mat is much less archaic and far more portable. Home acupressure, here we come. Hit the jump for our review.

0 Designer: Yantra Mat (Buy it here)

10.21.10
Long Tran

Categories:
Dining
Product Design

31 Comments

Double Dish

Double Dish

Serve snacks in a small dish and hide waste in the collection dish underneath. It’s perfect for olives, shelled nuts, and endamame beans. It can also be used as two separate dishes. Ooh – dishwasher safe and available in three color combinations: white and green, full green, full white.

0 Designer: Joseph Joseph

10.21.10
Long Tran

Categories:
Home
Interiors
Product Design
Seating

8 Comments

The Democratic Couch

The Democratic Couch

Fossa is a sofa, lounger, and corner sectional. It’s whatever you want it to be because almost all of the cushions can be rearranged, inserted, or removed. Freely create new forms for relaxing, reading, napping, or other nefarious activities. Are we now democratizing furniture?

0 Designer: Aurélien Barbry for COR

10.21.10
Long Tran

Categories:
Editorial
News

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Herman Miller Live Unframed Recap

Herman Miller Live Unframed Recap

We’re a bunch of lucky ducks. On October 14th, we attended the Herman Miller Live Unframed event where the famous company along with designer Yves Behar celebrated their latest creation, the SAYL chair. Uniquely capturing the majestic and functional qualities of modern suspension bridges, the SAYL represents some very innovative design and construction techniques.

0 Designers: Yves Behar, Herman Miller

10.21.10
Radhika Seth

Categories:
Interiors
Product Design
Seating

11 Comments

Recycled For Seating

Recycled For Seating

There are plenty of seating options out there, but currently the most unique one has to be this Rubber Stool. It’s crafted from recycled rubber and comes in flat knock-down state. To assemble, you simply need to twist and turn the sinewy legs, and lock them into place. Soon you have a comfy seat to park your tushy on!

0 Designer: Satoshi Itasaka

10.21.10
Radhika Seth

Categories:
Product Design

38 Comments

The Nail Within!

The Nail Within!

I see carpenters fumble for the nails in their span or gripping a mouthful quite hazardously. The Nail Hammer is an easy solution, where the handle holds a silicon case full of nails and is easily accessible. I guess this means one less nail swallowed, one finger less hurt and a nail hammered right on its head!

0 Designers: Jinsoo Cho & Ahjin Choi

10.21.10
Chris Burns

Categories:
Accessories & Fashion
Watches

127 Comments

Bright Lights and TRON Time

Bright Lights and TRON Time

How do you read time… if you’re INSIDE a computer?! This is a question we’ll all have to ask when we’re at that new TRON movie whenever it decides it’s ready to come out. I’m anticipating the pants off it, and so is designer Scott Galloway, who today presents to the world this TRON-inspired watch called the “Seven-R-Zero-N” aka 7R0N. This watch is rare in that it lends attention to not only the face, but to the strap as well.

0 Designer: Scott Galloway

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