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Posted: 21 Nov 2008 05:20 AM PST

There comes a time when a good product category just dies, think telegraph or typewriter, fantastic inventions eclipsed by time and progress. Case in point, the Eclipse phone from Brian Ho does a great job of making everything old look new again. But despite looking like it belongs in Minority Report, it functionally remains the same old, outdated, rapidly aging home phone. Can industrial design save products from nursing homes or is this a lost cause?

Designer: Brian Ho

Brian Ho

Stand Forget Breathe Acknowledge Observe

Posted: 21 Nov 2008 05:19 AM PST

I’ve heard it said that there are no new ideas, only great executions. If there’s one thing the Dharma Lounge is, it’s a great execution. Using type to constitute structure isn’t a fantastically new idea, but this lounger from Palette Industries will no doubt gives anyone pause. I’m still a bit dodgy on how to take the apparent instructions printed on the chair, but I’m willing to sit down and think about it for a while.

Designer: Palette Industries

Palette Industries

Bend the Beats to Stop the Flow of the Beats

Posted: 21 Nov 2008 02:44 AM PST

The best (and worst) thing about a garden hose is that kink that stops the flow. I love that kink. And so does the crew that’s whipped up the “Music Flow.” MP3s that spew forth from a faucet with matching earbuds and controls. Flow on!

Music flows from the line, As water flows from the hose.
The supply of water stops whether the hose are pressed. If pressure is applied by hand to the earphone line as capacitance technology, the music temporarily stops. And when you relinquish your hold of the earphone line, the music starts again. The product looks like faucet,hose and volume control invested with a new and fun interface function relieves [the] soullessness of the digital product.

The Tap holds the tracks and acts as a speaker when the earphones are in their cradle. The Remote Control “looks like waves” and is separate from the tap and the knob. The Knob, like the Tap, sticks to whatever you like, like a window for example, and controls the volume.

Turn on the water, Turn on the Sound.

Not water-resistant!

Designers: Min-Kyung Kang, Tae-Seung Kim, & Jeong-Min Og

Jeong Min Og, Min Kyung Kang, Tae Seung Kim

The Best Render of a Yacht I’ve Ever Seen

Posted: 21 Nov 2008 01:49 AM PST

Everyone has at least one yacht. I have six. But for those who want a yacht that’s unlike their other yachts, there’s the SENTORI 58R. The SENTORI 58R is a flybridge motor yacht, with three decks, a length of about 18m and a displacement of 28to.

From the designer, Mr. Gumpold:

My name is Christian Gumpold and I'm a postgraduate of the University of Applied Science in Graz, Austria for industrial design. My partner Christopher Gloning and I developed a 58 feet flybridge motoryacht during our diploma thesis, together with a cooperation partner. The target is serial production. In february of 2009 the first prototype will be finished. Just now my partner and i are working on detailing and are founding a design studio, specializing on naval architecture.

And some of the massive amount of details:

The vessel is powered by 2x 715 HP volvo penta diesel engines and can reach a topspeed of about 30knots. The interior layout is organized into 3 decks: the main deck, consisting of the open air stern-area directly connected to the lounge area, the pantry, dinette, and main helm station, as well as a sunbathing area at the bow section. The owners state room, the vip cabin, and the guest cabin, each with own bathroom, shower and toilet are located in the lower deck. On the third deck the second helm station is located, as well as a lounge area, a sunbathing area and the wet-bar including a fridge, a washing basin and a barbecue pit.

Exterior design: usually the height of vessels having a length of up to 18m and being constructed as a flybridge-version, is proportionally not ideal. the draft of SENTORI 58R, in comparison, appears extremely low and wide, especially the rear view. The general exterior- design language of the vessel is mainly inspired by automotive design, using surface tensions and automotive, coupe- type key elements.

As the second helm station on the flybride is exposed to climatic influence it can be protected by automatically flattening the instruments and covering the whole keyboard with a sliding transparent panel. The wet bar is one of the key elements on SENTORI 58R: it does not only serve as a common bar, but it is also a skylight for the main deck and illuminates the flybridge at night.

Let me tell you, if you want more info than this, post comment questions and Mr. Gumpold or one of his associates I’m sure would be happy to answer some way or another. There are so many features included in this yacht, you’d think they were designing it for rich people.

Can you believe it!

In a nutshell, this is the fatboy motorcycle or coupe version of a yacht. Get this and holla@me.

Designers: Christian Gumpold & Christopher Gloning

Christian Gumpold, Christopher Gloning

Requiem for a Tea Bag

Posted: 21 Nov 2008 01:34 AM PST

Have you ever had an experience with a tea bag? My answer is yes and no. Yes, I have experienced the totally awkward situation of having my tea bag be all used up, and having no place that’s ironic enough to let it wither up and die! Well, I’ll tell ya, I’ve been waiting my whole tea-bagging life for a place to bury my tea bag. And here it is!

Designer Jonas Trampedach provides a loller of a solution:

Where Do tea bags go to die?. Usually squashed on the side of the saucer next to the cup, or if you have a little less decorum the table will probably be just fine. Jonas Trampedach has been observing the behaviour of tea drinkers and has evidently been learning a lot. Consequently he has developed a solution to the bag dilemma that is as simple as it is ingenious. With the ‘Tea bag Coffin’, the drinker can tidily bury the bag under the cup and out of the way. RIP.

Jonas Trampedach: the tea bag killer. Coffin tea dish forever.

Designer: Jonas Trampedach

Jonas Trampedach

Does My Butt Look Big in This?

Posted: 20 Nov 2008 07:06 PM PST

As a child, going to the fair was a blast! My favorite part was walking through the funhouse trying to get out in one piece. The most hysterical part of the funhouse was the mirrors, which morphed our bodies in a variety of shapes and sizes causing outbursts of laughter and enjoyment. Hemlock Design Firm has re-created this classic mirror design, with their Funhouse Mirrors. Hemlocks mirrors which are handcrafted by artist John Balough, are more sophisticated and stylish and are much more pleasing to the eye and body. Available in standard, mini, toy and a larger custom design, Funhouse Mirrors add modern geometric style to both residential and commercial interiors alike.

Designer: Hemlock Design

Hemlock Design

The Mac is Back with a Double-Dose of Glass Phone Style Design

Posted: 20 Nov 2008 10:48 AM PST

This man cannot be stopped with the design conceptualization. Once inside this post, read about it, post about it, then click his name to explore all the other Yanko posts he’s designed his way into. Here he presents two glass phone concepts. Both have multiple uses (one can be used as a regular stand-up desk clock!) and are extremely prone to fingerprints.

Designer Mac Funamizu for the render-win:

[The previous mobile phone concept] seems popular, so I made a few more designs with double glassy layers. Your fingerprints would have to be cleaned off so often, but I want to have one like these.

These would definitely need protective cases to make it through a day in my pocket, or any other regular human-being for that matter. And with a full-glass (and a little bit of plastic) construction, I wouldn’t be using it on anything but pure-pc-clean-hands days.

On the other hand, they are just gorgeous, as per usual.

Oh, and they are dubbed “Glassy Glassy” phones by Funamizu. Not to be mistaken for the “Gassy Gassy” phones which I’m in the process of making, lols.

Designer: Mac Funamizu

Mac Funamizu

Honda Reveals Hydrogen-Powered Hot Speedster

Posted: 20 Nov 2008 10:06 AM PST

Yesterday Honda revealed their modern shot at a hydrogen-powered vehicle. Progress on at least the green front, but look at that jet on the back! The Honda FC Sport is straight out a certain “Speed” cartoon-to-movie. V-Flow fuel cell stack and electric drivetrain from the FCX Clarity. Three seater, similar to the McLaren F1 supercar, the driver sits front and center while the two passengers sit on either side of him or her. I’ll be borrowing this tomorrow for it’s supreme race on die Autobahn.

UPDATE: Honda denied my request to borrow the FC Sport. Updates as they happen.

LOS ANGELES, Nov. 19, 2008 – Honda today revealed the Honda FC Sport design study model, a hydrogen-powered, three-seat sports car concept, at the 2008 Los Angeles Auto Show:

The FC Sport emphasizes the design flexibility and potential of Honda’s V Flow fuel cell technology – already deployed in the Honda FCX Clarity sedan – and reconfigures it into a lightweight sports car design with an ultra-low center of gravity, powerful electric motor performance and zero-emissions. The design study concept is inspired by supercar levels of performance through low weight and a high-performance, electrically driven fuel cell powertrain.

“The Honda FC Sport explores how to satisfy automotive performance enthusiasts in a world beyond petroleum,” said Dan Bonawitz, vice president of American Honda Motor Co., Inc. “People who love sports cars will still have a reason to love in a hydrogen-powered future.”

I love a hydrogen-powered future, don’t I? With a donkey like that? Idunno.

Designer : Honda Motors [ Via: Auto Blog Green ]