Designer and inventor extraordinaire Knut Karlsen recently unveiled an inspired approach to portable power that can’t be beat for its elegant simplicity: a prototype battery capable of charging itself when exposed to sunshine. His slick set of SunCat C-cells are wrapped in flexible photovoltaic panels and will slowly recharge when left to bask in the sun - just like a cat. Rechargeable batteries..
Triarthrus bangle The Lazerian jewelry creatures text by Vera Tay Shumei for Yatzer Inspired by the animals and the sea creatures which were discovered by the famous German biologist Ernst Haeckel in the late 1800's, Lazerian’s latest in jewelry has indeed integrated the same quasi-organic form into the bangles that can now be purchased here. Carefully constructed at the Lazerian atelier, only t..
Green Gadget fans have been waiting for the holy green grail of gadgets for awhile now: the solar-powered mobile phone. And now it seems that Samsung has finally delivered on this promise with their brand new Blue Earth phone. Blue Earth is a gorgeous green touch phone that has a full solar panel on its back which can generate enough power to charge the phone. And yes - the gadget is still small..
loft, designed by shelly shelly bernhart to design, was the first winner of the IDA for students. emphasize the clean lines making it a timeless chair. from spaceinvading
At the 1970 World Expo in Osaka, consumer electronics maker Sanyo demonstrated their vision for the future by showcasing a series of appliances they thought would populate the home of tomorrow. Included was the Ultrasonic Bath, a pod-like human washing machine that cleans, massages and dries the user in a fully automated 15-minute process. Using a ladder, the bather climbs in through an opening ..
Stockholm Design Week 09: Swedish designers Gabriella Gustafson & Mattias Ståhlbom of TAF Arkitektkontor created an installation of wooden office furniture at Nordic light Hotel in Stockholm last week. The concept was developed for furniture producer RH Chairs, and is used in their showrooms and trade fair stands (also designed by TAF). “The wooden furniture works as a low tech contrast to the h..
Artist Christian Weber from Nuremberg in Germany has sent us these images of his latest project called Unintended Fusion. The project is a series of still life photographs that each connect two unrelated objects, such as an aerosol can and earphones (above). Here’s some more information from Christian: – Unintended Fusion Having two obviously different objects in front of me, I suddenly realized..
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San Francisco designer Yves Béhar of fuseproject has unveiled Mission One, the world’s fastest electric production motorcycle. Designed for Mission Motors, the bike was unveiled at the TED 2009 conference at Long Beach, California, today. The bike has a top speed of 150 MPH and an estimated range of 150 miles. Here’s some info from fuseproject: – America’s Newest Motorcycle Company, Mission Moto..
