What would the personal vehicle look like in the future? Nobody could give us an exact answer but we could get a preview with Sergio Luna’s ‘2028 One’ car. Coming from the Michelin Challenge Design 2010, ‘2028 One’ is a single-seater for inter-city transportation. Based on the Segway mechanism, t [Read More…]
DESIGNWOO brings to you exclusive pictures from one of the most coveted ID Design Competition for 2009: The BraunPrize. This year’s EUR 12,000 prize money has been claimed by Johanna Schoemaker for the brilliant Clam I OLED Lamp, and she even gets the opportunity to intern for six-months at The Brau [Read More…]
Did you watch the Seattle Kingdome demolition in 2000? That stadium was brought down by implosion techniques; however it’s not necessary to resort to kabooms every time you want to bring down walls or buildings. To knock them off safely something like the Kaputt.R Demolition Robot should suffice.
Humor aside, it’s quite tough to aim a heavy Lifesaver tube, accurately to a drowning person. It would be much easier to throw him the Rescue Stick, which is a baton shaped contraption. Contraption it is, coz it’s strings undergo a chemical reaction when they hit the water; they dissolve to release [Read More…]
During the earthquake(s) this year in china, more than a few students and other civilians were seriously injured or killed by the tables they were hiding under. Haishan Deng has a definite swipe of a solution for instances such as these. Using the physics of the “Triangle of Life” Deng presents: [Read More…]
EINTOPF is a growing pot. It starts off as a shallow sauce pan but extension rings and a flexible outer shell can increase the pot’s volume by almost 3x. The rationale is simple. Sometimes you start with a smaller pot just to sear. You want heat convection to be fast so there’s no need to start with [Read More…]
Next trip to the lake, don’t carry a tent to pitch, instead hire out an ingenious Kahuna. This is an open top outrigger kayak that converts into a tent with ease. It features a Mirage Drive pedal/crank mechanism designed by Hobie Kayaks, plus an ordinary paddle to assist in maneuvering the boat. Det [Read More…]
When the airplane is going to EXPLODE?! Or, of course, also, if the airplane is taking off or landing? Usually, strange and uncomfortable situations ensue. Would you, instead, like to be a kangaroo on an airplane? I would. Kangaroos are safe. Kangaroos have safe ways. Designer Karsten Willmann has c [Read More…]
January 5, 2010
With which innovative ideas do young designers come up with to create intelligent materials? Which changes will we see in future in the field of lightweight construction and composite material? These issues are dealt with by the material TRENDS award 2010 or [Read More…]
January 6, 2010, 11pm CST
What’s Bubbling? Redefining Dining
Can you deepen the meaning of the dining experience by designing for the many ways, places, and foods we eat today? Can your design innovation solve a problem or enhance a mood? Then World Kitchen, LLC, invites you to submit your de [Read More…]
January 5, 2010
The iF concept award invites young designers worldwide to submit innovative contributions and apply for the sought-after iF award. The iF concept award offers students and recent graduates from the areas of design, architecture, marketing and engineering an oppor [Read More…]
