Just Do It, Yourself
The Creo Shoe Concept focuses on user integration by allowing the wearer to become a part of the production process. The footbeds, shoelaces, outer soles,…
February, 2011
American Classics Reimagined
In their vernacular forms the country cabin and beach house are most often envisioned as rough and woody as well as shingled and white-washed, respectively….
Wii Robot?
Now that everybody and they momma are doing motion controls, what’s Nintendo to do next? Ask designer Florence Boob (yes for serious) and you’ll get…
A Loom of Light
Loom is a collection of organic textile pendant lamps utilizing a new 3d woven polyester material designed by Benjamin Hubert for Swedish manufacturer Zero. Originally used…
Construction Just Got Cozier
Crane operators spend countless hours in position with limited break time. The FEZA tower crane cabinet seeks to minimize discomfort and increase efficiency with its…
If Eneloop and the Sun Were in Cahoots
The Light Catcher is a simple photoelectric battery where a transparent body coated with an antireflective layer houses solar cells. So every time your battery…
On an Aqua Diet
Meet WAT, a lamp powered by water. Wait what!?! A few drops of water kick starts the process where it combines with a hydroelectric battery (composed of…
Wireless Multitouch Wacom
I use a Wacom everyday and love the experience except why not just make it a screen with multitouch? I was delighted when a twitter…
Fussy Yet Minimalistic
It’s easy to dismiss a simple table when there’s a superfluous design element, but I like the architectural form of this Side Table. The randomly…
Speakers Have a Magnetic Talent
The Dome Speaker consists of two satellites and a subwoofer but their geodesic design serves another purpose besides looking cool. It provides level planes to…
Call Me a Nerd, but…
Bands like Jump Little Children, Beirut, and the Arcade Fire have helped me come to appreciate the accordion, and in turn, this design. That is…
Trapezium
This simplistic luminaire consists of two trapezoidal pieces of metal that together form a hexagonal outline. Trapezium’s exposed top and bottom each cast a soft…