Design WOO

Another incredible installation at the Porsche Museum in Stuttgart I stood and watched this wall a few times over. Mesmerized. It’s a wall with the outlines of 7 models of 911s overlayed. And that is QUITE the jumble, but then the projection fills in one outline at a time, and you can watch the evolution between the models overlaid. It’s amazing… to see how things tweaked, expanded, shifted, and more over time… See the video as well as pics on the next page…

… as well as a peek at the spinning platforms of 911s and this absolutely stunning 356 on the next page!

"Pitch proposal for the rebranding & new packaging of Rosé & Vinho verde of Lagosta Wines. Lagosta (Lobster) is a fresh summery wine that goes well with all kinds of fish and sea food.

The proposal of the bottle aimed to recreate and modernize the traditional "Mateus Rosé" bottle while aiming for a more sophisticated audience."

Concept by Rui Granjo, a Portugal based designer.

Traveling by train, metro, subway, monorail, bullet train or whatever you call it, can be harrowing at times. No worries, design house Prechteck has saved you a great seat for all the action. Like plucking fruit from a tree, fruit that you sit on as you pretend to not notice the creepy man next to you “reading” a porn magazine. This railway seating design won second place out of 5,000 submissions to the Bombardier/YouRail design competition. This design features retractable and flexible seats that are formed by an external stretchable layer which is attached to the structure and can adapt to different configurations (body types). Now if only these seats can cure the obvious depression these train riders are suffering from after learning they are riding in the second place design.

Designer: Chris Precht

This one’s for those of you who have low or no visibility with the eyes. Blind, sometimes people say. This is what’s known as the “DROP” GPS system, and it’s all hand-held. It uses the 3D dots you might be used to calling braille, here known more as Tactile Display technology, and it all works in conjunction with things such as a cane or seeing eye dog sometimes used by the blind. Smooth sailing on an abstract device.

It’d be interesting to try’n use one of these, blind or sightful, The 3D map of the city is lifted up from the surface of the device and moves as you move, like a compass and with zoom, search, voice command, and everything. All in your palm.

BONUS: I suggest an alternate means marketing this device – as a very sophisticated game of treasure hunter! For grown up kids.

Designer: Allan Sejer Madsen and Lukasz Natkaniec

If Muku was about paying homage to traditional craftsmanship, the "W101" is all about the future! A concept by Swedish lighting company Wästberg, the "W101" task light employes cutting-edge technology in conjunction with a green philosophy and the end result is quite innovative. The task light has been made from a material called "DuraPulp" which for the uninitiated is a mix of paper pulp and starch polymer. Designer Claseeon Koivisto Rune assures of its durability and its ability to withstand heat. Since it integrates white LEDs with asymmetric reflectors and asymmetric diffusers, the task light is also energy efficient. You can catch the "W101" Task Light at the Milan Design Week 2010.