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Toilet of Tomorrow

Posted: 01 Nov 2013 09:27 AM PDT

Let’s be frank— noone likes to touch a toilet! Maybe you’ve perfected the touchless-squat, but if not, then you’ll love the Drop toilet. The compact design unfolds automatically when it senses the user approach. Just get a little balance and do your business! Drop will then fold back up for containing and self cleaning!

Designer: Pengfei LI

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Mindplar: Designed Differently!

Posted: 01 Nov 2013 06:32 AM PDT

Kickstarter success stories seem to be very heart-warming, but the truth of the matter is that there is a great amount of sweat, blood and tension expended, just to get the finished products out to the backers. Mindplar's story is no different than this, however they have managed to sustain and emerge as design studio that has carved their own path. The DEFENDE & ELITE are two awesome bumpers for the iPhone that are designed differently and boast impeccable lineage.

Mindplar Mantra: Design Differently, Good Quality

DEFENDE is a bumper that is ultra-hard & ultra-lightweight, crafted from 6061 aluminum alloy of aerospace material with precision CNC machining. The power, mute and volume control buttons have fine detail design. Interestingly, the i+case is also designed as a hanging ornament, adding a dash of oomph. Mindplar has used high quality, state of the art laser engraving and is design for iPhone5 and 5s use.

ELITE – Understated Glamour

The ELITE is also crafted with the ultra-hard and ultra-light 6061 aluminum, and it features a plastic cover to protect the back of iPhone from the elements.

Essentially, the Mindplar story simply inspires to keep going and growing, despite the adversities we may face. Like most startups they faced financial issues and supply-chain issues. Money was resolved using Kickstarter, but the rest needed to be aligned. I think the bigger picture in all of this is that as designers, we need to continue to continue to develop and grow, despite the challenges we face. In short, kudos to the DEFENDE & ELITE!

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Hey Facebook Friend, I’m Busy!

Posted: 01 Nov 2013 04:19 AM PDT

The AVA is a Smartphone cover with unique communicative capabilities. It uses the built-in accelerometer or gyroscope of the Smartphone, to intuitively change your social network status to 'absent', 'available', 'busy', or 'away'. For example, if you are logged into Facebook, and want to switch your status from 'available' to 'invisible', then simply nudge the shell to a side-face. This not only changes the status but also changes the mode from 'ring' to 'silent'. The only other corresponding mode is 'vibrate'.

  • AVA transforms your phone in your avatar by functioning as a bridge between the physical and virtual worlds.
  • Users can change their virtual status by physically interacting with their Smartphone.
  • By leaning the phone up, down or to one side or the other, the user can generate a status: 'absent', 'available', 'busy', or 'away'.
  • This synchronizes with different social networks. The phone will correspondingly be set to the appropriate mode – such as 'vibrate', 'ring', or 'silent'.

AVA is a 2013 red dot award: design concept winner!

Designer: Germain Verbrackel

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The X – Pen Magic

Posted: 01 Nov 2013 02:37 AM PDT

For a person who gets inspired by fine writing instruments, it should be easy for me to articulate my opinion about the X – Pen, but for some odd reason I have a block! I think it stems from the fact that I equated well designed pens with the high-end brands. The X – Pen has forced me to rewire my thinking & take into consideration that lovingly crafted pens can be equally inspiring, distinguished and exude the same amount of confidence that a Porsche Design TecFlex or a Mont Blanc can!

Designer Arash Malek fell in love with the Pilot Razor Point and Fineliner when he was studying in design school. His brother Mehdi (engineering background) and he were equally passionate about the process of making things and often delved into the DIY world. The love of tools and drive for making things, led to the idea of creating a pen the celebrated the awesomeness of the plastic felt tip Pilot Pen. The idea was to integrate fun and functionality, while presenting an affordable product.

The brothers decided to craft a pen that incorporated everything they cared about. As Arash explains, "The hex on the cap is a tool used to refill the pen. The process of refilling the pen is an exploration of disassembly and assembly. The magnetic cap was a feature we needed to tell apart ferrous from non-ferrous metals while shopping for metal, it also makes mounting the cap incredibly fun."

Their excitement regarding the X – Pen is infectious! If I were to come up with a fun-DIY-pen, then this would probably be it!

The X – Pen is essentially a machined 6061 aircraft grade aluminium felt tip pen that is powered by both the Pilot razor point & the Pilot Fineliner. The pen hopes to excite and engage designers, architects, engineers, and do it yourselfers; but quite honestly I think anyone with passion for pens will love to add this to their collection!

Features:

  • The cap has a hex machined on it so that you can open the hex set screw used to secure in the ink. The process of refilling the ink is as exciting as building a model car or airplane!
  • Aircraft grade aluminium 6061.
  • X – Pen uses a standard off the shelf hex set screw (easy to replace in case it gets lost) the pen looks great with or without a nickel plate setscrew.
  • Unibody design, nothing to get loose while using the pen.
  • Magnetic cap secures effortlessly on pen, is fun to play with, makes grabbing paper clips or push pins a breeze.
  • 0.43" diameter (most comfortable diameter according to experiments and feedback from users).
  • 4" overall length fits in your pockets unnoticed.

Designers: The Minimal Duck, Arash and Mehdi Malek [ Buy it Here ]

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Modern Modularity

Posted: 01 Nov 2013 12:01 AM PDT

The latest from Piurra, the Pinhole collection was developed to provide versatility in spaces where every square inch matters. By using modular, interchangeable sections, each unit can easily be converted to suit the needs of the user. In seconds in transforms from a console table, to a bedside stand or dresser. The collection’s name is derived from a photographic technique where images are captured within a small hole. This is reflected on the perforated material, giving the piece a 70s aesthetic but with modern functionality.

Designer: Piurra

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LIttle Savior

Posted: 01 Nov 2013 12:01 AM PDT

It’s happened to all of us… you’re hard at work at the computer when a power failure occurs and you lose… EVERYTHING. The worst! — Autosave is great and all, but it doesn’t always do the trick. This is where Little Savior comes in handy. Just like the name suggests, it gives you an extra 10 minutes of power so you can save your work! Best of all, it’s just slightly larger than a standard plug, making it more discreet than other heavy duty surge protectors.

Designer: Myung-gyu Kim

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Perfect Circles

Posted: 31 Oct 2013 03:37 PM PDT

Apsis is based on the circle’s most fundamental quality – rotational symmetry.The laminated beech wood body revolves freely around a limestone trey base, without the need for complicated mechanisms commonly associated with adjustable lamps. In placing the base ring over the circular stone base, a bearing is created, allowing the lamp to rotate freely.The cable and LED components are hidden within the body and head, creating a clean, uninterrupted aesthetic that emphasises the lamp’s simple geometry.

Designer: Zak Stratfold

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