09.03.12
Radhika Seth

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Announcements
Best Of
Product Design

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Most Buzzed Designs of August 2012

Most Buzzed Designs of August 2012

I never fully understood the implications of Dieter Ram’s ‘Good Design Is Thorough Down to the Last Detail’ maxim, till I experienced it myself. It was a well designed chair, that looked innovative and inviting; but believe me I could not park my butt on it for more than five minutes. And to add to my woes, I had to suffer through an entire three course dinner sitting on it, pretending it was comfy and cushy!

0 Designers: Various

09.03.12
Radhika Seth

Categories:
Product Design
Travel

12 Comments

New Kinda Buggy Ride

New Kinda Buggy Ride

More often than not, you end up compromising on additional hand luggage when you travel with a toddler, especially when alone. The idea of the Ride On is to offer you a versatile baby carriage that adapts to being a suitcase, when not being used for the baby. Essentially it hosts a dedicated seating area for the baby, while the rest of the bag can be used for your travel stuff. A kind of hybrid bag-baby buggy! The idea is very nice but it requires some refinements that ensure that baby’s safety and sturdiness of the suitcase.

0 Designer: Kim Yo Hwan

08.31.12
Radhika Seth

Categories:
Appliances
Kitchen
Product Design

1 Comment

Blending With Tempo

Blending With Tempo

I like designer Fu Chun Wan’s thought process that music and cooking go hand in hand. When its soul comforting food cooked with love, it makes the whole process much easier and appealing. And surely aids like the Tempo Blender help a lot! The machine not only tells you how much of the ingredients you need to add, to make the perfect glass of slush or cocktail; but also blends in sync with the tempo beat belted out. In short you end up having fun and attempting tricks like how Tom Cruise performs in the movie ‘Cocktail.’

0 Designer: Fu Chun Wan

08.31.12
Radhika Seth

Categories:
Cameras
Product Design
Technology

7 Comments

Print Picture Anywhere

Print Picture Anywhere

The Rub View Camera is quite a clever concept. It builds up on where the Polaroid camera left off. Don’t be fooled by the slim design and packaging because beneath all that glitz is a camera capable of transferring images to a blank paper in a jiffy. The designer has not elaborated on it, but the little we know is that it works on the concept of transferring the image like how you would do screen printing on cloth. It certainly adds a kitsch element to taking pictures and sharing them.

0 Designer: Ji ho Jung

08.31.12
Troy Turner

Categories:
Accessories & Fashion
Product Design
Watches

4 Comments

Redline

Redline

The trend of automotive-inspired watches has existed for a while, but the Redline concept by Kornwit D is one of my all-time favorites. It’s immediately obvious that the face and bezel are directly inspired by the car tachometer, but the blue, yellow and red color scheme do more than remind us of revving engines. Its aesthetic has a sort of Mondrian neoplastic feel that cleverly draws awareness to each passing hour with intensifying color.

0 Designer: Kornwit Damrongwisetpanit

08.31.12
Troy Turner

Categories:
Furniture
Product Design

3 Comments

Tree and Table Unite

Tree and Table Unite

The Graft table is a sleek and simple design with a unique construction that is both functional and beautiful. Each of the four legs divaricate (branch out) from under the surface of the table from four points, creating a connection that is both strikingly similar to tree branches and structurally stabilizing.

0 Designer: Anil Ercan

08.31.12
Troy Turner

Categories:
Cellphones
Product Design

4 Comments

Wake Up Softly

Wake Up Softly

Scroll through the alarm sounds on your phone & chances are you won’t find a single one that isn’t just a tad bit annoying. Not the most pleasant way to wake up! The Good Up amplifier aims to make the harsh sound a little softer so the user wakes up comfortably rather than abruptly. Simply place the phone in the polyethylene low density cone & it will muffle out high pitched sounds, emitting only the lower tones. No batteries required & no energy consumed. It’s kinda big, but whatever gets the job done right?!

0 Designer: Dario Martone

08.30.12
Troy Turner

Categories:
Automotive

15 Comments

Gull-winged Bird of Prey

Gull-winged Bird of Prey

This modern day re-interpretation of the 300SL grand tourer convertible is a return to the speedy, striking Mercedes-Benz of yesteryear. Sharing the same design DNA as its predecessor, the modern vision maintains the characteristic gullwing doors, elongated nose, low roof, wide stance and polished… well… everything… for visual drama only a Merc can pull off!

0 Designer: Slimane Toubal

08.30.12
Radhika Seth

Categories:
Product Design

51 Comments

Any Kinda Tape

Any Kinda Tape

The Hole Measuring Tape is pretty innovative with many facets to it. It allows you to draw straight lines and circles with precision. Although not clarifies, I am assuming the tape is retractable and offers measures in more than one measuring system. Simple and functional, I’m sure you designers will love it!

0 Designer: Sunghoon Jung

08.30.12
Radhika Seth

Categories:
Cellphones
Product Design
Technology

9 Comments

BlackBerry Peer

BlackBerry Peer

The BlackBerry Peer is a phone intended for children. More like a lifestyle accessory, considering these young consumers are initiated to the gadget world from the word go. It features a smart camera and myPeer app that comes in handy when traveling and taking photos. It even doubles up as a GPS locator, allowing parents to keep a tab on their kids in crowded tourist spots. The Peer records videos, takes pictures and allows image editing in realtime using add-on effects.

0 Designer: Felix Lorsignol

08.30.12
Troy Turner

Categories:
Medical
Product Design

8 Comments

Autonomous Life Vest

Autonomous Life Vest

The Revival Vest is a self-inflating life jacket that uses Footfalls and Heartbeats smart fabric technology to monitor respiration and physiological changes such as drowning. The fabric detects changes in circumference and stretch around the chest while the diver suppresses breathing. If the wearer blacks out, the body becomes limp and life vest is triggered to inflate and raise the body to the surface for rescue.

0 Designer: James McNab

08.30.12
Troy Turner

Categories:
Music
Product Design

2 Comments

Fool-proof Violin

Fool-proof Violin

Half the work in learning to play the violin is maintaining the correct posture while keeping a stable grip on the right finger positions. The WAVE electric violin uses a combination of tactile, braille-like indicators to train accurate finger positioning and a built-in accelerometer to ensure the musician is in proper form. If the violin senses the player is in the wrong position it will automatically shut off, forcing the musician to readjust. Be a virtuoso in half the time!

0 Designer: Jaewon Hwang

08.29.12
Long Tran

Categories:
Interview

1 Comment

Commissioning Work: Micklish Part 3

Commissioning Work: Micklish Part 3

After what worked out to be a little over a month, the Belomo sideboard was ready for delivery. Last time I saw it was a week prior when all the components were made and legs welded. Waiting those nail biting 7 days was nerve racking. I have the nails to prove it. What if I don’t like it? What if it doesn’t look right in my space? Why the hell am I so pessimistic? Curtis has given me no indication that he was anything less than stellar throughout this entire process. My phone rang… delivery. Hit the jump!

0 Designer: Micklish

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