Convertible Sofa – Idea(l) For Limited Space
The Convertible Sofa by Julia Kononenko transforms from one small sofa into a dining-table for 6 persons. In our apartments we are always in the confrontation with furniture for the living space. It is so important, that the Interior items possess little space, are multi-functional and small in size. "I created a sofa for the …
Modular Pendant Lamp By Form Us With Love
"In Scandinavia, most offices are too bare and you only have your laptop screen as your protective shield. Hood is built around the emotional value of a shelter, where the intimate room is protected, letting you keep the landscape view," said Stockholm based design studio Form Us With Love. Hood is a wonderful new modular …
Wooden Light Bulb Concept Design
This light bulb concept design by Japanese product designer Ryosuke Fukusada has merged traditional craft techniques with modern design to create an LED wooden lightbulb which actually radiates light. The LED device is wrapped by a wooden shell which is chipped until minimum thickness. According to Fukusada, this wrapping was created by incorporating Rokuro, the Japanese …
The Pinhole Camera
The Pinhole concept camera by product designer Enrique Diaz Rato dates back to the Middle Ages. It operates using a simple mechanism, in which an image gets burnt onto a photographic paper as light enters a dark chamber through a small hole. In today’s digitally suffocated world the true essence and value of a photograph …
Tableware Designs Based On Machine Parts
The beautiful Cadcam Tableware porcelain designs by product designers Minale-Maeda are based on machine parts. Craftmanship and technology are confronted in a stunning way. The designers say, "… it connects the contemporary perception of goods – food or tableware for example – with their production practices. Apart from resulting in a playfully and etiquette-eschewing set …
Flat Life – Surprise, Juxtaposition and Humor
Flat Sound by UK-based product designer Finn Magee is the latest addition to the Flat Life–Flat Sound, Flat Time, Flat Light series. Each is a poster image of an object, with the twist being that the objects actually work! In this case, Flat Sound, is simply an image of a speaker that delivers a crisp, …
Stitching (Concrete Used in a Completely New Way)
Stitching Concrete by Munich-based industrial designer Florian Schmid is a project by using the new material Concrete Canvas. It combines the softness of cloth with the stability of concrete. Once brought in the final shape, you just have to water the material and within 24h it will alomst harden out completely. The challenge was to …
Turn On the USB Charging Tap
Sadly enough that every electronic device comes with its own charger. What an environmental waste! On top of that, if you lose a charger, you no longer can charge your device. The Charging Tap case study, developed by Qi Weijia of Shaanxi University of Science & Technology (China), is a hub that eliminates the need …
ViP Vision in Product Design, A Guidebook for Innovators
"The Vip process helps me to design beautiful things that MATTER" - Lowie Vermeersch, design director Pininfarina. This book is about the design approach ViP, Vision in Product Design (BIS Publishers, ISBN 978-90-6369-205-6) and the authors bringing together in this book 15 years of knowledge. ViP is the label of a method that first and …
Cold Cuts Coasters Abstract Deconstruction
I love this yummi Cold Cuts Costers by Brooklyn-based product designer and artist Chen Chen. Various materials are made into log form, which he then cut into cross sections. Chen Chen's work has a strong focus on abstract deconstruction, meaning he breaks down the elements of a given object and reassembles them in different forms …
Objects of Interest Curated by Designers
The objects of R/S Too represent the passion of the designers who curate them, by the cities which foster them. You're right while asking yourself if a utopian society would be possible? If you see the above wooden chair I would believe it. The Workshop Chair is made of wood and is held together …
Apple Inspired Desk Mini MILK
Most of us know the Apple inspired desk MILK. The MILK-universe has so far consisted of three versions; MILK Classic, MILK Grande and 4MILK. Søren Rose Design Studio has launched a new member of the MILK-family for the Danish manufacturer Holmris. Mini MILK is a small consol table for your laptop. The table is mounted …
Illustration Meets Product Design
Dudes Factory is a new kind of Berlin-based creative label, exploring alternative ways to connect and collaborate. Every month, The Dudes invite different artists to work together with them and create collections for the Dudes Factory. The result is a creative universe of products that continually changes and grows. The designs from these collections are …
Ceramic Cargo Containers
Designer Daniel Ballou calls Long Beach - one of the world’s busiest ports – home. In homage to his city’s shipyards, he has created Cargo Container ($24), scaled down from 8 feet to 8 inches. Everyone in the industrialized world knows the iconic container, and many see them on a daily basis. Ballou’s containers are …
Stereoplastika Xstrema Beautiful Font
Stereoplastica, founded by Alberto Rodríguez, is a boutique design studio and a collective of designers doing a lot of projects, from illustration to designing (free) fonts. Stereoplastica's new "Xstrema" typeface is a free font inspired in geometry and thunders and made me look - installed and tested.…
The Simplicity of Design
A micro documentary made for the design and architecture office made in Mimbre. This documentary was filmed in the cities of Santiago de Chile and Chimbarongo 2011 by Joaquin Mora. Made in Mimbre started by evaluating numerous materials including mimbre, copper, wool, clay and wood. Eventually, the decision was made to start working with material …
Talking Effektive Design
Effektive is a creatively led independent graphic design studio based in Glasgow. Working across a wide range of disciplines, from identity and branding, print and packaging to web design. With over 6 years agency experience in Glasgow, Scotland and Sydney, Australia Effektive have been fortunate to work with a large variety of clients such as, Virgin …
