February 2008
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TETRICE Ice Cube Maker by Martin Žampach
Make ice cubes and play TETRIS, that is fun for everyone. An ice tray made of moulded Silicone.
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Hippo Roller Non-profit Industrial Design
Project H is sponsoring 50 Hippo Rollers for a series of 17 villages in Kgautswane in northeastern South Africa. Hippo Rollers are barrel devices that allow people to safely and efficiently access and transport water. The roller holds 3-4 days worth of water for a family of seven, about five times the amount of water [...]
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Louis Vuitton USB concept
Interesting concept, but I’m not so sure about the clock and the fact that you can lock the thing!
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Brilliant industrial design from a pig farmer with her back to the wall
While thinking about her problem, Haugh noticed the chase boards the Haughs had stacked up in the barn were bright red–and every time the pigs passed them, they seemed to hesitate. She couldn’t lift a 30-foot board, if one even existed, but she could certainly handle that length of fabric. She did some trial runs [...]
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Emergency Response Unit
Since the 2004 Asia tsunami, there has been a glut of designs and competitions aimed at better aid distribution in crisis zones. Most are unremarkable and not particularly well developed solutions. The ‘Bedu’ Emergency Rapid Response by Toby McInnes is a breath of functional air. It is designed to fit within the current logistical framework [...]
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Phew! And about high time too!
I have spent the last 2 nights, and have finally updated this website to the latest wordpress instalment. Not only that I have updated all the outdated site plugins. Wordpress is so much better these days and all their automated systems makes keeping software up to [...] -
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Charcoal Starter
Charcoal Starter can ignite charcoal in 60 seconds without lighter fluid using air that is heated to 1,290° F. Simply plug the device into a standard wall outlet, place the metal tip into the charcoal and hold down the button. When the charcoal sparks, remove the tip from the coals, but continue to point the [...]
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Design News
Dulux PaintPod
02.22.08 | Permalink | 2 CommentsDulux PaintPod is a device that pumps paint directly to a roller attachment. Hit a button and the PaintPod loads its roller with the correct amount of paint. And it even cleans itself up when you’ve finished decorating, taking ten minutes to rinse all the paint out of its system. It does require its own 5-litre [...]
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R2D2 Beanie
Learn to make a beanie your baby and him or her look like R2D2. Check out all the instructions at the links below.
Extract from Carissa Knits and Excessively Diverted
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Natural Wood Effect Electronic Cigar
I can’t believe this, a real fake cigar… I don’t know what else to say. It even has 21 different flavours to choose from and cost £39.00 for 22 Cartridges (equivalent to 22 packets of cigarettes)… thats cheaper than real ones I guess but I wonder if it really taste and feel the same and [...]
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Gotochi Dissection Animals
This is the best educational hanging thingy I have seen for a very long time. I will buy all of these at a wimp… it even has a guide to tell you are about the different parts of the animal. So much easier to remember than a biology textbook.
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TV Easel
With the form of a traditional painter’s easel, the freestanding TV-rack on wheels is prefect for the open spaces often found in modern apartments. It is optimized for TV-sizes between 32-47” and it is adjustable in both height and angle. Material is solid wood, natural or lacquered.
If you don’t want to wall mount, this would [...]
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Ebb, Loop and Line
Ebb is a glass sided bathroom line.
Loop includes a freestanding bath and matching recliner as well as graphic panels on the side which allows for customization.
Line is a solid form centred around the concept of diminishing lines, the structures of the sink and bath are not interrupted by fixtures. All water flow mechanisms are hidden from [...] -
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Paper Sculpture
Kirsten Hassenfeld sculptures made from intricate paper cut outs, and so intricate at such scale… Click on the link to see more.
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