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• Rain God Inspires
• Crib Convenience
• Pre-historic Knives
• Shipping Containers For Culture
• Tip Your Hats Gentlemen and Start Your Engines
• Swarovski Sparkling Lake of Shimmer

Rain God Inspires Posted: 07 Jul 2009 12:51 AM PDT It always intrigues me what inspires designers when they do their thing. So when I hear a good solid story behind-the-scenes, I like to share it. Like the Whirlpool Chaac Water Dispenser, it's been inspired by the Mayan Water God and modern Mexican society. Apparently Chaac (the Maya rain deity) strikes the clouds and produces thunder and rain. On a not-so-dramatic-note, the carbon filter of this system purifies tap water and the inbuilt-sensor dispenses the appropriate amount of water by judging the size of the glass. Anyways, I like the sleek style and mystic story. Designers: Alfredo Ruiz and Rolando Hdz

Crib Convenience Posted: 07 Jul 2009 12:29 AM PDT Before you head out to get a fancy crib for your awaited tyke, lemme just brush you with some finer points in baby cots. You want to be looking at a cot that's easy to assemble, safe for use, easy to store when junior outgrows it (or when not in use), convenient height of the bed so that you don't have to bend too much. Finer details like these and more will lead you to the Alma Urban Cot, which is as dynamic as a cot can get. It's got a minimalist approach with the unique and simple patented fold and the two mattress heights. This gives it the benefit of being a bassinet or cradle with a cot/crib. It can be used by the baby for two years, after which he can graduate to the big bed. Alma Features: • 2 position adjustable mattress platform for growing baby • Durable and strong solid wood construction • Custom, high quality mattress options provide baby with a restful sleep and enhanced postural support • Fitted sheet that is 100% organic cotton • 300 thread count mattress protector • 100% organic cotton with hydro-screen membrane • Waterproof, breathable, water repellent surface protects mattress from night time accidents • Patented no-tools-required rapid assembly compact-fold construction for easy storage and transport Designer: Bloombaby

Pre-historic Knives Posted: 07 Jul 2009 12:06 AM PDT Bring back memories of Night At The Museum, the NeoLithic Ceramic Cooking Knives reflect the Neolithic age accurately. Fashioned as the stone implements used by our ancestors, this set of knives are made from ceramic stone and bring us back to the basics of chopping, cutting, scraping, mincing and scooping as done in the Stone Age. The utilitarian shape of a flat stone with a sharp blade on one edge and blunt blade on the other is a winner. As Matt puts it, "the modern refinement of stone gives the NeoLithic Knives and edge over their Bronze Age cousins." Designer: Matthias Kaeding

Shipping Containers For Culture Posted: 07 Jul 2009 12:05 AM PDT Perhaps one of the best executions of shipping container architecture, Graft Architects outdid themselves. The Platoon Kunsthalle Cultural Development center is Seoul, Korea houses exhibitions, a restaurant, event hall, artist studios, library, lounge, offices, and a roof top bar. Damn, is it missing anything? The entire building is made from 28 ISO cargo containers beautifully stacked to create large subdivided interior spaces. I love the exterior treatment but the interior feels cold and lifeless - a far cry from the minds of creative wizards. Via: Arch Daily Designers: Platoon Cultural Development + Graft Architects

Tip Your Hats Gentlemen and Start Your Engines Posted: 07 Jul 2009 12:02 AM PDT Peep here and set your eyeballs on a pretty darn good rendering designer, Mikael Lugnegard. This man who works as Lugnegard Design calls himself an artist, and with pictures so nice I’d frame em up at my abode, I’d call him one too. Today we’re presenting nothing less than the “Gentleman’s Racer” - an exercise in rendering that utilizes a triad of software tools that I’d bet an industrial designer like you would recognize. This machine has the modern hotrod look. Modern vintage. It’s got the look of a Volvo ÖV4. It’s got the big wheels, it’s got the hearse cab. Simple, clean, and it comes in two colorways. Look at those glamourous bone-colored wheels! And the shiny rims. Not for heavy-hitting mud-slinging. And here’s my favorite part (mostly because I could never even dream of owning such a radically gorgeous car) - the tools used to make it. Lugnegard notes that he use three tools: Maya, Hypershot, and Photoshop. You know which one I use most often (PS), and then we’ve got the Yanko pals Bunkspeed Hypershot. Yanko recently had a contest run with those peeps: it was wild fun for everyone. Check it out. Designer: Mikael Lugnegard of Lugnegard Design

Swarovski Sparkling Lake of Shimmer Posted: 06 Jul 2009 08:31 AM PDT So you’re at Baselworld 2009, just walking around, taking note of all the lovely items. Now, just imagine you’re weightless, in the middle of the ocean, surrounded by tiny little seahorses. Are you there? No. You are at the Swarovski stand, and you are experiencing the “Lake of Shimmer:” hundreds of free-swinging mirrors remotely controlled to remind the viewer of of the brilliant beauty of the crystal. Sooo very glamourous. Three stories tall standing aside the Swarovski swan on gray, this lake of mirrors makes up the majority of the temporary Baselworld face of the luxury lead crystal glass company. Take a look at the video included in this post for mirrors in action. “Lake of Shimmer” - Swarovski stand at Baselworld 2009 Concept Design: Tokujin Yoshioka Construction: Expomobilia

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