Sewing in the Beats Like I’m Vivienne Westwood
In our modern internet age, designing things that can be fully put together and taken apart (physically or digitally), is generally a good idea. But…
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The “8” Challenges the Modern Handheld Communication Device Community… or Does it?
With the Weird on the rise, is there any room for flip phones and extra-small touchscreens? Kyung-Ryul Lim + Miyeon Kim have designed the “8,”…
MacGyver Tries iPod Speakers
With all the hot-to-trot conceptual design work out there, it takes quite a person to just sit back and kick out the jams on a…
The LMacTouch: Perfect Desktop for a Perfect World?
When you think “modern computer,” you think size, portability, functionality, and case aesthetics. What else? The LMacTouch has the good stuff. It’s got a touch…
Wristlet Gets Young’ins Back in Time For Supper
Until such time toddlers are given mobiles on their 5th birthdays, parents will have difficulty keeping them wrangled in and safe from danger. This Wristlet…
Thin is Out, Odd is In
Mobile phones are getting so thin, they’re almost ignoring every rule of handheld ergonomics. Designer Heikki Juvonen decided to backtrack and redesign a futuristic mobile…
Tapping Your Way Up The Charts
If there truly is design for the masses, this music creation tool definitely qualifies. Using friction-sensitive sensors on the glove’s fingertips, users tap out a…
Need a Little Charge? Stick Up a Febot!
Rechargeable batteries sure have helped make my life a lot easier, but I sure do hate the bulkiness of the machines that allow me to…
When I Grow, You Grow
There can be strong emotional connections between plant growers and the plant during the growth cycle. From the moment the seed is planted, to the…
Bring Your Own Soundboard
This speaker concept called Brooch has no built-in soundboard. You have to bring that to the party. With its specially design suction cup, attach it…
iLaundry Gets Out iStains From Your iClothes
While not directly inspired by a specific Apple gadget, this “Aquarium” washing machine by Djordje Zivanovic is a good example of how pervasive that aesthetic…
Lemme See How You Feel
As communication becomes increasingly reliant on social media experiences i.e., email, IM, and text messages – valuable information woven subtly in physical interaction are lost….