July 2007

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Design Competitions, Design News
2007 Macef Design Award – Ceramics for Breakfast
07.31.07 | Permalink | Comment?

Remember the Compost Vase by Chris Kriby that I have featured a few days ago? The Compost Vase is actually one of the ten highly commended winning entries in the recent 2007 Macef Design Award. Today I am going to feature some of the other the winning entries for this design competition.
The theme of the [...]
Design Competitions, Design Green
Design Association NPO – Love Your Earth International Design Competition
07.29.07 | Permalink | Comment?

Love Your Earth create a graphic artwork to raise awareness – it’s a perfect way to declare your support.
As each day goes by the problems facing the earth become more and more apparent, its quite clear that many things must change and sooner rather than later. Throughout history graphic design has proved itself as one [...]
Design Green
Chris Kirby – Compost Vase
07.27.07 | Permalink | Comment?

[ 2007 Macef Design Award Highly Commended Entry ]
[ 2006 Core77 Light Objects Notable Entry ]
A porcelain vase for collecting food wastes for composting and recycling. It is a precious vessel that introduces ritual into the meal and meal preparation and affords an esteemed treatment of food waste collection.
It can be used upright as a [...]
Design News, Design Portfolios
The Evolution of the Toothbrush
07.25.07 | Permalink | Comment?

I’ve always been told to get my mouth out of the sink or never drink from a public facet as it is a festering hole of germs. You know the things people tend to do in sinks, like rinse their after dinner mouths, clear their sinuses etc. However according to Scott Amron, the [...]
Design News
Urban Nomad Bag Project
07.19.07 | Permalink | Comment?

User Scenarios
In collaboration with the non-profit organization, Aid to Artisans, Paj Portage: The Urban Nomad examines the Hmong refugee experience when resettled in the US, and the problems that arise in this process of ‘assimilation’. This project proposes a vehicle for cultural exchange between the Hmong and their American hosts â€“ it reflects the Hmong [...]
Design Business, Design News
The Advent of Touchscreen Technology
07.18.07 | Permalink | Comment?

Since the first announcement about the I-phone and its revolutionary touch screen technology in Jan 2007, there have been rave reviews about how touch screen phone interface designs will evolve, changing the way people communicate.
Although this is the first time Apple launches its first phone design, many analysts have already cited I-Phone as â€œthe [...]
Design Tips
Good books for learning Design Sketching
07.10.07 | Permalink | 1 Comment

Good sketching skills is an important design process, truly needed in the design industry today. In my years of working in the design industry, I have seen many young designers, giving up sketching because they think they cannot do it.
The truth is, sketching is a process that requires constant practice to perfect the [...]
Design Green
MIO – Beehive Softbowl & Bendant Lamp
07.09.07 | Permalink | Comment?

MIO is a design company dedicated to creating the most sustainable and innovative design experiences in the market. Serving the needs and desires of our loyal customers and consulting clients guides our design, marketing, manufacturing and consulting activities.
Guided by the company’s philosophy of “Responsible Desire” MIO has introduced design that strategically harnesses the most eco-intelligent [...]
Design Green
BMW Designworks – Ecopod e1 Home Recycling Center
07.07.07 | Permalink | Comment?

[ iF Product Design Award 2007 Winner ]
With an ecopod in the kitchen, pantry or laundry room, families will now have a simple, aesthetically pleasing, and rewarding way to process recyclables.
The ecopod e1 home recycling center features removable storage containers for glass bottles, paper, plastic bags or other recyclable materials.
Design Green
Peter Stutchbury & Richard Smith – The Cardboard House
07.05.07 | Permalink | 1 Comment

Design Concept
The Cardboard House represents the reduction of technology and the simplification of needs. By demonstrating that we are able to recycle 100% of the building components at extremely low cost, the Cardboard House is a direct challenge to the housing industry to reduce housing and environmental costs.
Stutchbury and Pape, working in association with the [...]
Design News
Finalists of Lightouch Design Competition invited to Singapore for final stage
07.02.07 | Permalink | Comment?

DesignSingapore Council is pleased to announce the 7 finalists for Lightouch Design Competition 2007. Selected out of 939 total submissions following a rigorous judging process, the top seven finalists have been invited to Singapore for a prototyping workshop from 6 to 12 July 2007 with Mr Joris Laarman, a designer from FLOS.
The 7 finalists from [...]