This bicycle helmet by French designer Kévin Goupil is based on an old French army helmet. Outfitted with a cushioned suspension wrapped within a sustainably harvested cork shell, it’s green and lightweight.
‘Ruhrsteine’ by Formfjord
‘José Collection’ by Mauricio Arruda
Brazilian designer Mauricio Arruda has designed a collection of storage units that house ubiquitous plastic crates.
Called José Collection, the crates are made of recycled plastic and slot neatly into specially-made wooden frames with steel legs.
The crates could still be used as a means of transporting goods, minimizing the use of cardboard boxes and plastic bags. (more…)
‘X-Tape’ – an Optical Illusion Hinge Tape
Product designers Hyoungmin Park and Jeongmin Lee have created a tape roll with realistic looking hinges on it.
Called ‘X-Tape’ this optical illusion hinge tape gives creativity the fun-edge that it requires…
Design Your Own Lamp With ‘LampsPlus.com’
LampsPlus.com offers the service, called ‘Design Your Own‘ lamp. The DYO tool allows you to quickly customize dozens of lighting products with your own colors and color schemes.
Almost all of the items are under $200, and the turn-around time is about a week.
You can see what your design looks like on other products and order them instantly. If you design a table lamp, you can see your creation on another product, like a chandelier or ceiling pendant.
a flexible LG newspaper e-reader
Korean company LG recently unveiled a flexible e-ink display that is about the size of a newspaper.
The 19-inch wide (250x400mm) flexible e-paper is almost as big as a page of A3 sized newspaper.
The product is optimized for an e-newspaper and able to convey the feeling of reading an actual newspaper. (more…)
the ‘Bending Bike’ can be used to lock itself up
Design student Kevin Scott designed this unusual bending bike that not only folds up tightly but can be used to locks itself up. The De Montfort University industrial design student designed the bike to make its safer and easier to lock up your bike in the city.
His design looks like a normal bike when in riding mode, but a simple level on the frame triggers the frame to go from rigid to pliable. A ratchet system built into the frame enables the bike to simple be bent around a pole fitting one side of the handle bar into a closure under the seat, locking the bike in place. (more…)
‘Wheel of Nutrition’ by Rui Pereira and Hafsteinn Juliusson for HAF
A collection of dining plates with graphics that show nutritional portions for healthy eating. “The archetype of the ceramic plate is enhanced with explanatory graphics and distinctive colors.”
Are you eating right ? The wheel of nutrition is a dining plate that reminds us of the fundamental values of nutrition. The plate comes in three types for people with different needs: Diet, Extra ordinary and Supersize.
It’s going to be produced in Iceland by small ceramic workshop.
The project was developed for HAF with Rui Pereira.
Anglepoise ‘Fifty’ Lamp Designed by Anthony Dickens
The Anglepoise ‘Fifty’ lamp uses a single piece of polycarbonate and is fixed in one position and therefore does not move. It is a witty take on the classic Anglepoise mechanism locking it at fifty degrees. It takes a small 25-40 watt globe ball bulb.
Price €68.43 (more…)
