Archive for February, 2008

Blocky MP3 Player, Oh And Modular Too

Sunday, February 10th, 2008

If you hit the jump,try to ignore the emo haircuts and focus on that piece of tech hanging from around their necks. The BLOC MP3 player may look like another stylized DAP but there’s function to its Lego-like form. The core unit houses an OLED screen, 4-way directional toggle, and 50MB of memory. Should you need more, just snap on another memory module. Wanna share music with friends? No problem - just connect two BLOCS together and get your sync on. Oh and just for kicks, it’ll record voice notes too.

Concept people, concept.

Designer: Chetan Sorab

 

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The Make-Believe Play of a Cuckoo Clock

Sunday, February 10th, 2008

It is not a game just for children, but for objects as well. Make-believe play is something we all should enjoy. The Pretending Clock enjoys its’ own game of make-believe. On the outside, it shows itself as a beautiful cuckoo clock, yet on the inside, beneath its exquisite covering, lies the truth in the object found underneath. A wrist watch is found, maybe even worn and tattered, yet functioning as though it were a secret treasure. The Pretending Clock represents us as humans basking in all the superficial luxuries that have come to define us as who we are.

Designer: Jae-Hyung Yang

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Apple Remote But Not By Apple

Sunday, February 10th, 2008

Are you tired of losing your remotes? Tired of how they seem to clash with your very meticulously arranged IKEA furniture? Then maybe you’d want the Apple Remote, and no it’s not by who you think. Confused?

Imagine, every member of the household having their own Apple. Each is a slightly different shade of green so you’ll know who’s who. You can program your own functions to best suit your TV watching needs and should you need to go beyond that, the remote responds to motion gestures. Rotating it left lowers the volume, rotating it right raises it.

Best part is they add to your tablescape. The bowl they reside in actually recharges the Apples, err I mean remotes. Just remember to tell guests to lay off.

Designer: Jason Roebuck

 

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Paperclip Hanger

Sunday, February 10th, 2008

I’m not one to hang my unmentionables. No those items go into a drawer but for those of you who like to hang your undies, you might like this paperclip inspired Clip Hanger.

Looking like a giant paperclip with an extra hook, you simply slip on your panties, bras, briefs, boxers, socks, knickers, girdle, bustle… okay maybe I’m going too far but you get the idea.

Designer: Jaehyung Hong

 

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An Escheresque Movement

Sunday, February 10th, 2008

The T-Vertigo side table was inspired by the works of Escher. With a design that tricks the eye into seeing movement and exploration of infinity. The table offers a sensual form, which plays on contrasts of emptiness and fullness, movement and tranquility. Made of Corian or Reinforced Polyurethane high gloss lacquered finishing and measures 90 x 90 x 27 cm. The T-Vertigo is the perfect side table to add to your home or office. T-Vertigo side table is the first project for Moroso by AquiliAlberg and was presented at the Milan Design Week in 2007.

Designer: AquiliAlberg Studio

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Escape Into Your Cave

Sunday, February 10th, 2008

There are times that we wish we could have a little more privacy, retreating into our own space of quietness. Adults crave this just as much as children. With Cave, we are given the opportunity to embrace our escape. Created as a bookshelf with its own Cave inside, allowing the user to retreat with a good book, or just sit and relax in their space. The Cave bookshelf is large enough to be used as a divider between rooms creating a wall of separation of my space and yours. Available in two sizes: Children and Adult. Books may be stored on both sides of the bookcase with a cave crawlspace in between.

Designer: Sakura Adachi

 

A Lamp that Gives Life

Sunday, February 10th, 2008

Inspired by the Shoji Lamps, the Natural Affection lamp is all about giving affection, protection, life and death. The lamp curls over the flower embracing it. Acting as if it is caring for its baby, the lamp shows its love by giving light to the flower as it tries to keep it warm. The vase can be used with both real and artificial flowers, or to create the complete life and death ambience, seeds can be planted so that the flower can grow and then die away after its life cycle, all the while be cared for by the loving lamp.

Designer: Gary Wilkinson

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The Phantom of the Casa. is here?

Sunday, February 10th, 2008

After the sun sets, shadows disappear. Objects become still as if they go to sleep with the sun. With Phantom sheets, not only can objects seem as though they continue living long after the sunset, but the shadows they produce are ones that have never been seen. The Phantom sheets create images different from what they are shadowing. What is seen as a normal green houseplant becomes a plant with flowers, boxes turn into cats, a computers shadow becomes a radio; a play on our imaginations. In sunlight or in darkness, these shadows can been observed. A great way to add conversation when guests come to your home, to witness the look on their faces when they notice the bizarre shadows to objects that they think they perceive.

Designer: Wieki Somers

 

Treat Your Pooch to Hours of Fun

Sunday, February 10th, 2008

When looking for a treat for our beloved animals, we always want what is best for them and something that will keep them happy. We also want to make sure that they receive enough exercise to keep them healthy and strong. However, there are some days that we are so busy with life; we can’t spend an hour taking them for a walk. The Trito dog toy is the answer to our woes. Designed with the active smaller breeds in mind, the toy allows us to place kibble in the inside and the dog spends hours trying to get at his food while enjoying a fun toy. Exercise and entertainment for our pets; what more could we ask for.

Designer: Peter Pracillio

Now, Which One Is Mine?

Sunday, February 10th, 2008

Have you ever been to a party and misplaced your cup of beverage? You could have sworn you laid it down at your table, but there are several glasses, all identical lying next to each other. So instead of taking your chances, you have to go and dirty up another cup. Folding Cup is a new design to rid us of worries from drinking from someone else’s cup. With a design around the bottom of the cup, you can choose to mark your own cup by choosing a combination of letters, numbers or symbols unique to yourself. No two cups will be alike. You can always know exactly where your cup is without question.

Designer: Jaehyung Hong