A Shift In Refrigeration
The concept behind the Shift Refrigerator is to save energy by minimizing the outflow of cool air. What it wants us to do is use…
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Scuba Dive Without The Wetsuit
I’ve been scuba diving once and I’m not sure I would want to undergo the fuss again. Can’t stand the water getting into the goggles,…
Yanko Claus: Win a Malcolm Fontier Diplomat Bag!
UPDATE: Congrats Martin! To start off this happy Tuesday our friends at Malcolm Fontier want to gift one lucky reader with a 13″ Diplomat Bag….
Getting Personal With The Designers – Part II
In Part II of Getting Personal With The Designers, YD talks with the energetic Branko Lukic, enigmatic Brandon Perhacs and the articulate duo Liz Kinnmark…
Penny Saved Is Penny Earned: Unplug Reminder
So how many of you actually remember to switch off your gadgets from the mains and/or unplug them (saves power costs in the long run!)….
Three Limbs Less and Still Rollin
This particular wheelchair was designed specifically for Bryan Anderson of Pride Mobility. He’s a spokesperson for Pride Mobility that’s had three of his limbs removed….
Right in Between These
So you’ve got a collection of object-shaped seats, have you? I mean seats that are shaped like lips, puzzle pieces, or maybe even birdhouses? Well…
OPEN for Bikish Business
All up in Copenhagen. This is a bike system design for the city! An open, “floating” system that allows the people using the bike system…
Getting Personal With The Designers – Part I
It’s the perfect setting to bring out the Sorapot, brew some tea, get comfy and interview designers. Easier said than done, establishing yourself in the…
Steampunk PC, Oh So Retro!
Did you notice the sudden retro wave that’s hit most ID designers? It’s like they’ve gone nostalgic and strung an emotional cord with gadgets from…
Scrubbing Veggies to Scrubbing Shoes
I love this soon to be realized project called Plug-In. The designer, Fredrik Olsson worked within the current process of manufacturing vegetable brushes and extended…
Cooking Right at The Table
Designers keep sending me induction cooking table concepts so I figure I better feature one of them. This one uses the tech to bring family…
Yanko Claus: Win Herman Miller Select Tops!
UPDATE: Congrats Igor and Tyler! Charles Eames said toys and games are preludes to serious ideas. He is right. There is a link between problem…
Another Impostor!
A few posts ago we discussed how ID guys like to serenade one thing for the other, maybe it’s their kick for getting things intriguing….
Flower Pill
On one hand we have tech marvels like the Medicine Management System for the Elderly that helps establish a routine in pills popping, ensuring you…
Sit Deep on Nook
An intrepid exploration into the lovely depths of knits and weaves. Designer Henry Sgourakis takes the patterns in weaves and knits of the Arts and…