I like the idea of jewelry for your scarf. These loops (this one is the Pepita Loop) were designed by Momantai in the Netherlands. Available through their site.
Category Archives: Industrial Design
DNA Lighting by Karim Rashid
This contemporary lighting fixture designed by Karim Rashid for Italian lighting/furniture manufacturer SLIDE, has been dubbed DNA lighting due to the aforementioned’s similar twisty structure. All illuminated with LED technology, DNA comes in modular pieces that can be interlaced to create different effects in various colors.
SLIDE also manufactures Karim Rashid’s Koncord stools (bottom right photo) that would go very nicely with the color scheme in the outdoor lighting shots.
via Contemporist
Le Pixel Beach Umbrella
The weather today has me thinking about the beach. If I were the type to use a beach umbrella, this would be the one to get. Le Pixel beach umbrella from Basel Bangs. via sub-studio
Fun-Filled Coffee Table
The Fun-filled Coffee Table is a clever design by Rush Pleansuk, utilizing folded powder-coated metal that, once filled with your favorite magazines, creates a solid surface and, hence, a “fun-filled” coffee table. Available in yellow, red, black or white. via Six Different Ways
Biblioteca Tetris
Stop motion film by architect Guillermo Cameron Maclean from Argentina. This has Em’s name on it on so many levels! You can get your own Tetris bookcase here. via prodesignews
Coat Check Chair
“Coat Check is a concept chair that seeks to encourage people to hang their coats up properly.
The design simply appropiates the plastic hangers and the steel bar from a standard closet and creates a chair from those elements. The idea is to bring these items out into the open to be seen and thus remembered on a daily basis…”
Hmm…I know a couple of people who would benefit from having one of these in their room… Designed by Joey Zeledón.
BKF Backpack
This BKF backpack designed by Ingrid Gutman for Humawaca and Mi in Argentina is based on the iconic leather chair designed by Jorge Ferrari-Hardoy in 1940, popularly known as the Butterfly Chair.
The anamorphic shape of this bag permits it to rest elegantly on the wearer’s back. Available here.
O-Clock
The O-Clock is a cool concept for a modern-day pocket watch. Designed by Esteban Design.
Patatras Rolling Bookshelf
Patatras, designed by Michael Bihain, is a new kind of book storage.
A rolling shelf made of expanded polypropylene and available in a range of bright colors. via Yanko Design
Bordbar
Bordbar, based in Cologne, processes used airplane trolleys and transforms them into high quality designer objects for private use. Bordbar trolleys are available in a variety of patterns and colors, with interior elements varying from office file cabinet, to shoe closet, to minibar, as well as the ability to implement personal requests. via architonic
Valve Bottle Stopper
Fun! Available on Etsy, here.
Open House: Droog
Sounds interesting. I’m in.
“Open house is a project by Droog led by Diller Scofidio + Renfro. Open house will be presented in a one-day event on Saturday, April 23rd, 2011. The event will be kicked-off with a symposium at Studio-X New York introduced and moderated by Mark Wasiuta of Columbia University, followed by a bus trip to Levittown, where visitors can view and participate in several house installations in the neighborhood, designed and executed by architects, designers and artists in collaboration with the homeowners. One of the installations will showcase concepts for future open houses, with proposals for new housing configurations and regulatory modifications.”
The event is free but there is an optional transportation fee from Studio-X to Levittown.
UPDATE: POST-VISIT FOLLOW UP HERE.
Lego Lunch
Just when you thought there isn’t anything Lego-related left to come out with…
Lego Lunchboxes and Lego Drinking Bottles.
Mori Mini Cups
Masahiro Mori, designer of my favorite (finger-burning) tea cups, apparently designed these fun, bold-patterned cups, too. They were designed for sake, but I bet they would work with tea as well. Available here.
Saat Watch
Saat Watch is designed by Fatih Baltas. “Saat is at its core a simple, organic form: customizable and adaptable to fit the human who wears it. The extruded and bursting colors of the hi-poly lines stands juxtaposed to this, emphasizing the concept of nature and modernity combined.”
Sifteo
Two years ago I watched a TED Talk given by MIT Media Lab grad student David Merrill about a project he was working on called Siftables. These were tiny computer blocks that interacted with each other to make networks, play games, and music. It blew me away. Today I came across a lovely package design, by New Deal Design, for the product Sifteo which sounded remarkably similar and turns out is the company that Merrill has since founded with his partner, and co-creator, Jeevan Kalanithi. This demo explains it better than I can:
via Lovely Package
Amarillo2 Paper Wall Clock
Designed by 2y1dea of paper and cardboard. Nice! via Yanko Design
Straw Lamp
The Straw Lamp designed by Piotr Paszkiewicz of the Polish design firm Collective Studio, is an eco-friendly lamp with an MDF base, using energy-saving LED diodes as the light source and common straws to form the “lampshade.”
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