An Emotional Phone
The more we get hooked to technology and cyberspace, the more we depend on them to reflect our moods and emotional status. One such device…
September, 2009
Clinking Bottles No More
A drinks caddy need not fall under ID but a functional twist to the design, definitely warrants a mention. I’m talking about the W310 WAVE…
Someone Shaved My Seat Tonight
I was looking at this project and thought, wowie! That’s cute! It’s a stool made of birdseed, I wonder what happens when the birds get…
Enjoy the Arc
The beautiful Arc is a shower system that transcends from the normal “shower mode” to the “energy-saving mode”, effortlessly. In the eco avatar, it recycles…
Growing Pot, No Not That Kind
EINTOPF is a growing pot. It starts off as a shallow sauce pan but extension rings and a flexible outer shell can increase the pot’s…
I Got Steam
Steam999 is a conceptual exhibition recognizing the by gone era of trains with approbatory glee. Before planes and cars, the locomotive dream was fulfilled by…
Ten Innovative Designs To Help The Sight Impaired
Off late we have seen a flood of designs which bring out ways to make life easier for the sight impaired. A few good examples…
Truths about Creativity
Image by: Dalydose
I have been thinking about the relationship between creativity vs. design vs. where does it come from. I have also thought and wondered why some people, yet alone designers, are more creative than others? Here are some thoughts on creativity that may help you understand what it is and how to get it going for you.
Let’s Play The Guessing Game
We have NEVER done this on YD before, but we’re gonna play the GUESSING GAME right now! Just by looking at this Pre-Picture can you…
Funstackabletastic!
These lovely little stools are stackable. In fact, they are so stackable that they are FUNstackable. That’s what they’re called, too; Funstackable Stools. They’re made…
Coffee Cup Plant
Y in Cup is a project that has good intentions. It wants you to re-use your disposable coffee cup (yes the Starbucks variety) to grow…
Total Beach Bum!
I have a confession; I’m a total lost cause when it comes to recharging my phone, iPod and camera. Three gadgets I can’t leave my…
Vintage Nixie Tubes That Tell Time
Scores of you are going to drool over this unique time-telling machine! Called the Nixie Concrete Clock, its full-on retro with shiny orange Nixie tubes…
Balance Mein Freunde
What do you do with an unused hanger, early in the morning? This right here is the worlds newest reinvention of the clothing hanger. In…
Mister Twister
That’s the real deal name: “Mister Twister.” Designers Cate Hogdahl & Nelson Ruiz-Acal, aka Cate&Nelson, have come up with this fabulously chopped lamp for you…
Blind And Deaf Communication
I really never gave it a thought before this, but how will a blind and a deaf person communicate with each other? One can’t hear…