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 co [Read More…]
Stopped by the pop-up Danish Modern Warehouse on Brompton Road today. Housed in a former garage, this temporary shop is filled with mid-century modern furniture through the end of March. It was a pleasant surprise to see the work of a contemporary Danish designer, Nina Tolstrup, al [Read More…]
Zero has an enormous amount of value when you are calculating and even on your ruler. The specialized Zero Point Ruler places “0” plum in the center of the stick so that it’s easy to measure out or draw lines. Traditionally rulers or scales start off with “0” flushed to the left; this ruler has it p [Read More…]
Someone stole your bag, kids sitting next seat were screaming, the nap in the bus sucked and now you have a muscle pull in the neck! Ah so many reasons, but the situation still remains unresolved; how do you catch your forty winks during a commute? Easy, you need a Napper! It’s a set of comfy hooded [Read More…]
London based designer Tim Fishlock has created the What Watt? chandelier.
Tim says:
What Watt? is a memorial to and a celebration of the humble incandescent lightbulb. It’s a spherical chandelier, 1010mm in diameter made up of 1243 suspended bulbs of various shape and size, illuminated by a si [Read More…]
Le lobby des produits laitiers thaïlandais a très bien su influencer les attitudes de consommation du lait dans son pays. En 1984, la consommation de lait par thaïlandais ne s’élevait qu’à 2L par an, le lobby avait alors eu l’idée de distribuer gratuitement du lait dans toutes les écoles. Résultat, [Read More…]
Das Schweizer Designbüro Postfossil gehört definitiv zu meinen Designfavoriten im Stil "Simply Modern". Ein schönes Beispiel sind die Neuentwicklungen Doubleface (Schüssel und Vase) und Doublefacette (Salz- und Pfefferstreuer). Schöner geht´s nimmer.
Combining several scissors all together, the creative gadget works effectively as a hand-operated paper shredder! And compared with the electronic conventional shredders, the ‘Shredder Hand’ is more convenient to use and allows you to easily take it anywhere. On paper it sounds good, huh? You’ll [Read More…]
Designed by Soon Mo Kang
This product and packaging is such a great idea. The type of thing that makes consumers smile and take note.
The 100% Design Exhibitions are a great time to mingle with the cream of the Design Industry and I really had a great time covering the Tokyo Edition. The theme this year was “Love Green” and the Exhibitors did a great job interpreting and weaving in the sentiments into their designs. The theme was [Read More…]
I was once referred by a friend as “unnecessarily complicated” because I always look for products that continue to improve or enhance my way of life – even if it’s just on the aesthetic front. The Octor drain plug is just that. There’s nothing wrong with current drain plugs but are they as cute? NO. [Read More…]
