The area on this map, called Madla-Revheim, is the main developmental edge of Stavanger, Norway for which MVRDV and Space Group seek to implement 4000 housing units on the 780 acres site. The sector focuses housing, transportation systems and public spaces around a green center for cultivation and livestock raising. Situated at the point where urban meets rural, the area aims to be one of the first modern models for sustainable growth within metropolitan areas.
Designer: MVRDV & Space Group
The age-old concern of knotted wires, messy plugs on a power socket get a fresh new solution. The Rotate Plug design allows users to plug appliances effortlessly, without the worry of electric cords getting tangled. The design of the power switch on the plug is environment-friendly and functional.
Rotate Plug is a 2013 iF Design awardconcept design entry.
Designers: Hao-Siang Min, Fu-Yuan Hsieh & Jung-Cheng Liu
The Cassette lamp harkens back to a time when hair bands ruled and acid wash jeans were all the rave. Bringing new life to the iconic object, tapes are bound together, repurposed as shades. No two are alike! Even cooler, this lamp is just one of many items in a project called Cassette is Not Dead — Don’t know what to do with your old tapes but can’t seem to let them go?! Send them HERE and get back a hand-crafted gift made of your cassettes!
Designer: OOO My Design
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In an age of anxiety, every opportunity to reduce stress matters. Electrolux’s new UltraSilencer vacuum transform the chore of vacuum cleaning into a resource for personal well-being, with a meditation program developed especially for vacuuming. Sounds were recorded directly from the machine, then filtered & modified to create a palette of different “instruments” that come together in different tracks available on iTunes, Spotify & SoundCloud! Now you can clean your home & your mind. Watch it in action! —>
When developing the quietest vacuum cleaner everthe new UltraSilencerElectrolux discovered that the comfortable sound characteristics made vacuuming compatible with other activities. Together with experienced meditation expert, Gunilla Lnnberg, Electrolux developed a program for so called informal meditation while vacuuming. The Clean Your Mind meditation program comes as a whole collection of tracks, easily adaptable to fit the size of ones home.
Designer: Electrolux
Is this a business card, or a cheese grater? This is actually a business card that I would mind keeping in my wallet. Source: http://stocklogos.com/topic/bon-vivants-cheese-grater-business-card Read more
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What’s more fun than one of those pin-press needle impression toys that we loved to stick our faces in as kids??? a GIANT one! Besides being ber-fun, the PinPres shelf goes beyond the limitations of other shelving systems that restrict usable space with predefined sections. Simply push the object you want to shelve directly onto the pins and voila – you’ve got a custom space to store just about anything. The best thing about it is that you can actually own this one! Get it here!
Designer: OOO My Design
The Easy Sketch is a transparent drawing pad, which allows you to trace and sketch views during your outdoor trip. You dont need to be the best of artists but just have the knack of thinking imaginatively.The pad is capable of combining different views into one painting, and incorporates color and brushworks. A good and engaging alternative to the digicam!
Designer: Yun-Fan Chang
Sleeed is a horizontal nesting chair, which is inspired by the sled. The design ensures that the chairs slide easily and stack compactly with no need for lifting. The legs of the chair are fashioned like the edge of a sled, just for the functional effect. The chairs can maximize ones floor space by stacking compactly. The chairs are sturdy and composed of polypropylene with glass fiber reinforcement, and can be produced in various colors. It is efficiently manufactured with a single injection molding process.
Designer: Choi Minsoo
Designed for the seeing-impaired, the Touch It watch makes it possible to feel rather than view time on its face. Hours and minutes are represented by raised bumps that rotate underneath a flexible surface, providing a tactile way of reading the time. While it was designed primarily for the blind, it’s also a great way to check the time without being rude!
Designer: Lee Wonjae
The Sensi Standmixer is an exploration into stretching the versatility of appliances to go beyond the confines of the kitchen. Instead of standing over the food item being processed, the user can remove the top portion of the device to monitor its progress via a camera and display connected over WiFi. Control the time, temperature, speed and more remotely from the comfort of the couch or while doing other household chores!
Designer: Peter Braakhuis
These speakers celebrate and take inspiration from the natural world, using biomimicry for enhanced audio and aesthetics. Soundwhale surround sound provides multidirectional audio in the form of a whale passing through a wave while the Fishead focused speaker is a skeletal interpretation of the mouth of a fish where sound emanates. Composed of matte ceramic, polished titanium and oak wood, they’re an elegant compliment to entertainment systems anywhere from your boat to your beach house.
Designer: Patrick Frei
Yes, pets mess up the lawns, driveways, hallwaysalmost everywhere. And all we can think of doing is getting rid of the dump asap. If we take a step back and look at the alternative then the Convertor of Pet Waste doesnt sound like a bad option. The device basically converts the pets dump into a useful biological fertilizer.
Convertor of Pet Waste is a pet faeces collector that uses infrared induction and a Cybernation Tech Biofertiliser (CTB) system to distinguish and intelligently collect the pet faeces, and then convert it (with the help of a catalyst) into rich fertilizer.
Convertor of Pet Waste is a 2012 red dot award: design concept winner.
Designers: Prof. Dai YunTing, Lu JunShi, Liu Fei, Jiang Ying, Yin HuiJing, Xia ZhenLi & Gao Juan
The Z-Refrigerator is a refrigerator, which has the function of professional cook’s fridge and is the size of a double-door fridge. It is has the Z structure; when door is opened to the left, there is a large space, and to the right is a space where drinks and instant food can be stored. The fridge also saves energy by minimizing the amount of cold air escaping at once. I think I like it more for its funky design more than anything else!
Z-Refrigerator is a 2013 iF Design awardconcept design entry.
Designer: Hee Young Lee
Jackanory is a locker-style wardrobe that aims to build a deeper connection with the user by combining spacial organization with playful interaction. On its chalkboard surface, users can scribble ideas, draw, or leave notes for others. In 50 different colors to choose from, it’s a great way to add a little character to compact spaces.
Designer: Timothybenfurniture
The skinny on this minimal lighting design by Terrance Seah is just that…. it’s skinny! The Cloudline lamp sets the mood with diffused LED light that emits upwards from its thin, linear structure. Lightweight and technically simple, it’s both easy to mount and easy to operate with its touch sensitive dimmer. It’s a great way to efficiently illuminate any space with little disruption to the aesthetic of rooms in minimal style.
Designer: Terrence Seah
This is literally refrigerator art, drawn right onto the door of the freezer. I guess when you are creative, you just can’t help yourself! Source: http://www.easyoops.com/drawings-on-the-fridge Read more
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Tagged Art, Refrigerator
Lumigrids is an LED projector for bicycles that hopes to improve safety during night riding. It projects square grids onto the ground and by observing changes in the grids, the rider can easily comprehend the landforms ahead. Lumigrids can be fixed onto the bicycles handlebars and the power is supplied by either an internal battery or by the rotation of the bicycles wheels.
As the designers explain, on a flat road surface, the grid will consist of standard squares. On a rough road surface, the grids will deform accordingly. By observing the motion and deformation of the grids, the rider can intuitively understand the landforms ahead. In addition, the luminous grids can make it easier for nearby pedestrians and vehicles to notice the bicycle, reducing the likelihood of collision.
Lumigrids has three modes with different grid sizes that can be used to adapt to different situations: normal mode (140x180mm), high-speed mode (140x260mm), and team mode (300x200mm).
Designers: Prof. Gan Jing, Xun Zhang, An Pengcheng, Sun Yan, Jiang Cong, Li Ke, Du Tao, Zheng Yuemei, Cai Jing & Liu Zhenghao
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Tagged An Pengcheng, Cai Jing & Liu Zhenghao, Du Tao, Jiang Cong, Li Ke, Lumigrids by Prof. Gan Jing, Sun Yan, Xun Zhang, Zheng Yuemei
The Moop is a mopping system that not only helps clean up the room but also uses technology to its advantage. The electronic bucket has the capability of recycling the murky water, sanitizing it again for reuse. Although the designers have not explained the workings of this mop, but imagining a system where simple methods for recycling and reusing the water sounds like a good green idea.
Moop is a 2013 iF Design awardconcept design entry.
Designers: Nei-Yu Zheng, Wei-Ting Chang, Kai Chi Ren & Fang Ho
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Tagged Kai Chi Ren & Fang Ho, Moop Mop Design by Nei-Yu Zheng, Wei-Ting Chang
As far as kitchen appliances go, we have seen very little action with the hand blender. Limited innovations mean a lot of scope for improvement; maybe this is why I fancy this Mini Hand Blender concept. Its an all-in-one deal that can be operated with one hand. The rechargeable unit can be turned on or off with the flick of the wrist. The Blender case, Blender, and mixing bowl are designed as a single unit so that the blades are kept hygienically stored and safe.
Mini Hand Blender is a 2013 iF Design awardconcept design entry.
Designers: Eunhye Lim & Hyunjung Kim
Designed for the modern bookworm, the Booklet merges the functionalities of both an e-reader and smartphone into a single device that essentially makes it possible to take calls in between lines! Whether you’re diving into emails, documents, or your favorite book, reading is made easier on the larger screen with bold text that won’t tire your eyes. What it lacks in apps it makes up for in simplicity, ease-of-use, and a friendly, flexible aesthetic.
Designer: Fabrice Dubuy
The smaller the car, the harder it is to get in and out of right? Wrong! Product Tank’s latest design delivers the ease of loading up a large SUV in a super-compact city car that even the big boys will appreciate. To help facilitate spaciousness, the interior focuses on the thinness of each element. Everything from the seats to the steering wheel is just a fraction of the sizes you find in other cars! Hit the vid to see all the features!
Designer: Product Tank
Shelving units that are adapted for the inside of corners are a common and useful storage solution, so why not expand this concept to outward-facing corners for even more space-savings? Designer Kim Hyung Geun answers this very question with his latest piece- a versatile shelving system that makes the most out of both kinds of corners that are just waiting to be used! Easy to mount and easy on the eyes, it’s a simple way to bring more shelving into compact spaces.
Designer: Kim Hyung Geun
Aptly put by the designers, the Lizard Umbrella sheds its handle as a defensive mechanism against thieves. What this means is that you get to take the umbrella handle with you, when it needs to be deposited in a public place, like a restaurants umbrella stand. Without its handle, the umbrella appears to be broken and less desirable!
The tip of the umbrella stem is embossed with lines that slot only into the matching handlemuch like how a key only fits into its corresponding lock. This prevents Lizard Umbrella users from mistaking someone elses umbrella or their own.
Designers: Kim Seokhui, Kim Seongjin & Kim Dasol
Gotto love this gesture controlled Touch-speaker set. Just like fumbling through a jar full of candies, the interaction with the RAFL Wireless Speaker, brings home similar emotions. Pick through your favorite music through touch or the flick of your finger, the possibilities are endless.
RAFL Wireless Speaker is a 2013 iF Design awardconcept design entry.
Designers: Studio Zebi & Kihwan Joo
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Tagged Plug & Play – Wireless Speaker System by Per Brickstad, RAFL Wireless Speaker by Studio Zebi & Kihwan Joo, Wireless Electricity from a Bus Stop, Wireless Headset Even Tho I See Wires, Wireless Multitouch Wacom, Wireless Stereo Speaker Docking Station Laughs at Physics!
