Draining Experiences Can Be Cute!

Posted by fawaz on Sunday, June 6, 2010 In : New Technology 

Cleaning the toilet drain is quite a stinky job in my opinion, and can never be labeled as cute! However, a look at the delightful Carack Drain Design, and I’m sold. The cuteness factor is personified in the accompanying video, where once the drain is choked with your body grime and hair, a blue head bobs up and down to indicate – it’s un-clogging time! Another factor in its favor is the sunken drain-trap; it keeps the ghastly hair-strands out of sight.


Designer: Oh Kyoung Hea

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Carack Drain Design by Oh Kyoung Hea


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Solar Energy, Band-Aids and The iPad

Posted by fawaz on Sunday, June 6, 2010 In : New Technology 

Those kooky but fun Korean design gurus are at it again. You’d be surprised how hefty the iPad is and that smooth surface is just begging to slip out of sweaty hands so the Band are band-aids you stick all over the back of the iPad to create traction. A little too kooky for ya? How about the Solar Panel Bag – yes a backpack with solar cells arranged into Steve Jobs’ favorite fruit. Let the whole world know you’re an Apple fan.


Designer: Seo Eul Hwa

Solar Panel Bag & Band for iPad by Seo Eul Hwa

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The Subway Light by Caroline Pham

Posted by fawaz on Friday, June 4, 2010 In : New Technology 


Caroline’s basis for this work is inspired by her observation of sun-deprived urban residents and its effects on their lives. Sunlight, as opposed to artificial light, contains a full spectrum of colors, which when absorbed by people helps control the body’s hormonal system, improve mood, enhance morale, lower fatigue, and reduce eyestrain, amongst its myriad of beneficial effects. She invites interaction with people in the subways by extruding a series of benches from the sunlight floode...


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Stackable Hangers

Posted by fawaz on Friday, June 4, 2010 In : New Technology 

Stackable Hangers                                                                                                                                           You’re thinking, “aren’t hangers already stackable?” Why yes they are… sorta. They are flat for the most part but they don’t stack into each other with precision which is what makes these hangers from designer Satoshi Yoshizumi different.

The support arms are curved so they fit into one another; storing loads of hangers using mi...


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Morpheus Chandelier

Posted by fawaz on Friday, June 4, 2010 In : New Technology 

Swarovski Morpheus Chandelier                                                                                                                       

The Morpheus chandelier is shaped by the viewers’ imagination: from a circle, to a square, to an infinity sign and anything in between. The many permutations of the ten-foot diameter and 16,000 crystals Morpheus light sculpture are possible through the use of servo-motors and lead cables applying pressure to a flexible spring steel assembly. Six...


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