Teacup from Finnish designers Laura Bougdanos and Vesa Jääskö for Magisso. It boils tea-making down to two easy steps: Tilt the cup one way for brewing (the leaves have their own little compartment), then tilt it the other way to strain and drink the steaming beverage. The strainer lifts out for easy cleaning.
Lowering the ring blocks nearby visual and phonic distractions, allowing the user to focus on the work at hand. Designer: Mathieu Servais
This umbrella by 25togo from Taiwan has a goggle-shaped window for seeing (or spying, as is suggested), no doubt helpful when you want to keep dry yet not crash into other pedestrians. Topped off with a periscope-shaped cap, it’s cute enough to get some smiles and funny enough to be admired (no scoffing allowed).
If you’re looking for some art —okay not just any art, but big, large-scale art—to put up in a room, this may be your answer. Ixxi is a modular connecting system to piece together printed panels that make up a larger picture. Simply upload your image to their website, choose your final output size, and Ixxi will determine how many panels and “x” and “i” connectors are needed for the artwork. Ixxi is printed on Synaps synethetic paper, a material that is moisture resistant and tear-proof, so rest assured your investment should last you for many years to come.
Robert Audroué created a hook-shaped sponge that can be fitted on your faucet instead of your counter.
A small exhibition from The Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts School of Architecture called One Chair A Week. For this challenge, students were given materials each week to create one chair.
Russian architects Arch Group have completed the first of their tiny hotel rooms for napping at airports. (more…)
The top ten finalists for the Bombay Sapphire Design Discovery Award 2011 were decided on September 8 by design industry leaders, Heidi Dokulil, Ewan McEoin, Liane Rossler, Jennifer Sanders, Terri Winter and Richard Waller.
by German designer Susanna Hertrich shreds paper displaying each passing day.
A collection that celebrates and features highlights from the Design Museum’s archive, This is Design examines the impact that design has on the modern world and explores the way in which it has shaped our lives.
1966 National Traffic Light System
David Mellor’s iconic set of traffic lights redesigned in 1966
German Digital Agency Jung von Matt/Next created the “Museum of Obsolete Objects“. Let us not forget those fallen appliances, tools and gadgets and relive those bygone times by taking a visit to The Museum of Obsolete Objects.
Alüminyum sandalye üreticisi Emeco 1940’larda, Amerika’da bir modern tasarım ikonuna imza attı. Aslen Amerikan Deniz Kuvvetleri tarafından destroyerler ve denizaltılarda kullanılmak üzere büyük miktarlarda sipariş edilen Emeco 1006 ya da bilinen adıyla Navy Chair…
In an exhibition titled Object Abuse, KK Outlet has challenged a group of leading artists, designers and stylists to remould, rebuild and repurpose everyday objects to create entirely new items using as little additional materials as possible.
Frank Lloyd Wright’s Robie House in LEGO form! It will be the tenth addition to LEGO’S Architecture series.
