Tokyo Fiber 2009 SENSEWARE PART 2
Part 2 of our coverage. Jun Aoki, Kashiwa Sato, Kengo Kuma, Kosuke Tsumura. Part 1, Part 3
Illustrated Sound, Win a Geneva Stereo!
Want a Geneva Medium all-in-one stereo? ($799) In cooperation with DWR and Parsons design students – Geneva is giving you a chance to win one…
Drawing in 3D
The Wacomvision is a three dimensional canvas for creating and viewing art, products, and models. Three dimensional paintings can be created and shared online. Brush size,…
Portion Control is the Key to Healthy Eating
One can just look at the palm of their hand to calculate how much they should eat, but if you’re like me and tend to…
Tokyo Fiber 2009 SENSEWARE PART 1
Tokyo Fiber SENSEWARE was started as a project to show the merits of Japan’s fibers. SENSEWARE refers to materials or mediums that arouse a creative…
Flashback Fridays: Panasonic Toot-a-Loop Radio
Part-radio and part-fashion accessory, the Toot-A-Loop was wearable technology. Worn around the wrist like a bracelet, or carried like a purse, the Toot-A-Loop was shaped…
Interview Me: Nick Trincia
As part of an ongoing series of quickstyle interviews with some of today’s most talented designers, I thought it prudent by kicking things off with…
Imagine an Illuminated Forest
Scared of the dark? You could carry a flashlight but why not something a little cuter? The Light Tree is a small night-light. Sure it…
Would a Woodchuck Chuck a Bike Made of Wood?
Wood frame bikes have long given way to aluminum and space age materials but designer Arndt Menke thinks we were too hasty in giving up…
MacBook Touch? Maybe, Just Maybe…
Designer Tommaso Gecchelin isn’t oblivious to all the rumors surrounding a netbook or tablet-like PC made by our favorite fruit manufacturer. We try not to…
Finger Fatigue No More
Years of writing and drawing have left a small hard callus right on the first knuckle joint of my middle finger. I can’t help it….
Got Me a Spoon
This isn’t the first time the whole world moved towards “greener” design but hopefully this time it’ll stick. Plastic spoons that come with takeout foods…
Flashback Fridays: Panasonic MC 1000
Before the mid-1950s, vacuum cleaners weren’t in many Japanese homes because dusters, brooms, and floor cloths were considered adequate for cleaning traditional Japanese homes. But…
Join The Social
Are you all in the social networking mainstream? Lets not forget about Yanko Design. Join our Vimeo channel, Facebook page, and Twitter to stay current…
Project M
The long awaited Stile Bertone Mantide Project M supercar made its debut yesterday at the Shanghai Autoshow. The showstopper designed by famed Pininfarina designer Jason…
Dirty Kitchen Towels Make Me Sad
Kitchen dish towels are basically vacation spots for the propagation of bacteria. Put it under a microscope and I’m sure you’d see a whole Club…