Archive for October, 2008

Six Piece Coat-Hanger Dinner

Break it down, pack it up, take it out, put it up. Easy to store, easy to construct and deconstruct. Coat hanger for those who love a good simple on-the-go hanger system that’s nice to peek at too. And with a name like “Saturn”, you know it’s… a midsize car? What- No way! But it holds like 3 or more coats, totally. Designer Barber Osgerby hangs it up: A coatstand made from six identical interlocking arcs, joined centrally. The components are manufactured in solid timber. Manufactured by ClassiCon. Repetition Works, as our Pop-Art friends would say. Designer: Barber Osgerby No Tags

Rest Your Bum Here, Perfect Perch Review

Great ideas often are simple executions. The Perfect Perch by James Chu is one of those ideas. Originally conceived as affordable seating for college students, the Perfect Perch has grown to become so much more. After the initial reaction of realizing “it’s just cardboard,” it’s become quite useful in the most unexpected situations. Made entirely of thick pre-scored and creased recycled cardboard, the Perfect Perch comes in 2 design variations; gold paisley and the other is an abstract grey pattern. There isn’t much to the design in terms of using it. There are instructions on how to pop it open printed right on the side. Surprisingly it’s quite sturdy. I’m 165lb and I had everyone from a 125lb girl to a 190lb guy sit on it. It seems the more weight you put on it, the sturdier it becomes. We weren’t able to do anything to collapse it which is important because of the public marketing potential. Nobody wants to fall on their ass in public. Since it’s just recycled paper, you could easily print any design you wanted to accompany an event. Imagine all those times standing in line waiting for tickets. The launch of a new video game or better yet - the notorious Apple lines during store openings or product launches. I could easily see Apple printing up loads of them with their logo and distributing it to their “rabbid” fans. It’s cheap and a nice souvenir alternative to t-shirts. There’s also possible use in humanitarian aid - seating for impoverished areas. The paper is finished to be waterproof and there’s even a bed version. I’d love to see how that works. The design is totally environmentally sound being it can be constantly recycled and upcycled into other products. If you stick with soy based inks and biodegradable finishing - you basically have a product that fits within the cradle-to-cradle ethos. What we liked: Lightweight, transports easily when folded Extremely strong, waterproof Potential for marketing and collaborations with artists for custom designs Nice little arch in the rear to support your bum Cheap and easily manufactured Environmentally friendly What could be improved: £12 is a bit steep but passable for custom prints like the gold paisley Hook up with services like Flickr to allow people to custom print their own photos Designer: James Chu [ Buy it here ] No Tags

Modern Additions in not so Modern Homes

The Grafton Crescent project replaced an existing dilapidated small lean-to rear extension with a new glass extension at ground floor level and new timber and glass pod addition accessed off the existing stair’s half-landing. The lower level accommodates a new kitchen/ dining area to relocate the tiny original kitchen that was set within the ground floor living room. The room above could be used as an additional bedroom or communal living space. The main reason why Grafton Crescent was of interest to me is the use of new modern architecture to expand from a much older cookie-cutter like house. Most people in metropolitan areas live in homes just light this - built to meet the demands of city growth and expansion. If one were to stay true to that architecture for unit expansion - you’d just get more “boring brick work.” I love the juxtaposition; this huge square box jutting out from the rear with giant glass windows. Imagine how it would look lit up at night - almost like a lightbox. I’m absolutely in LOVE with the full size folding glass doors that open the lower level kitchen to the garden creating a unified space. What a beautiful way to bring the outside in. Designer: Crawford Partnership No Tags

Focus Design’s SBU self-balancing unicycle

Filed under: Transportation The world of personal transportation, with few exceptions, has littered the earth with embarrassing paraphernalia. In-line skates, pogo sticks, the recumbent bike — all disasters to personal style. Mix in electricity and you get the Segway , or alternatively, Focus Design’s SBU electric self-balancing unicycle. The SBU can be steered by leaning left to right (like a regular unicycle) and uses Segway-style gyroscopes to power your lazy ass forwards and backwards. Not a new idea by any stretch , but Focus Design is actually crazy enough to be working on bringing this thing to market. Focus hopes to do a limited run of ten SBUs next month, at $1,500 a month. Peep the video after break to see if you can handle the shame. [Via Hack a Day ] Continue reading Focus Design’s SBU self-balancing unicycle: because you didn’t look dumb enough on a Segway Read  |  Permalink  |  Email this  |  Comments

Cool Stuff: Skynet Development Team T-Shirt

/Film : “Just as Clerks pointed out that a bunch of hard working construction were behind the creation of the Deathstar, one must remember that hundreds of unknowing hardware and software developers were probably behind the creation of the computers which eventually destoryed most of humanity in judgement day. “Unwittingly or not, you’re now a direct contributor to the mass slaughter of mankind. Never thought that comp-sci degree would lead to billions of deaths did you? Well at least you built something cool!” Now you too can be on the Skynet development team with this t-shirt from Split Reason . Only $18.95.”       

Super Cute Gadget for Girls

What comes into your mind when u see the item below? Can anyone give it a guess? If you had seen the Mickey MP3, the shape and design in 90% alike from the outlook.
How true it is… let’s refer to the photo below.

Ya Ya Ya.. I know, the size is 5x larger, since when we [...]