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• Now You See Chess, Now You Don’t!
• My Very Own Washing Drum
• Just a’ Chillin It in the Cube
• Pony Riding The Blazing Orange Ela
• Virtual Life in Megatropolises
• Kitchens Galore

Now You See Chess, Now You Don’t! Posted: 23 Sep 2009 06:08 AM PDT So you’re on a road trip, right? You stop at your friendly “Everywhere America” restaurant and order a burger or a taco, and you sit down (with your travel buddy) and think, gosh, now I’m going to eat this food and we’ll have to just go again, without any chess at all. You want to play chess! But bringing a chess board in to a fast food restaurant is so awkward! What do you need? A Mirage. Yes indeedy, a Mirage portable chess set from the kewlest designer named Yu that I know, Pengtao Yu. Look this thing up and down and note that also, yes amazing isn’t it, that the chess pieces can double as hair clips, too. Play yourself some chess until you’re goofy in the head because this particular chess set is the top of cool. And buy me one too if they ever produce them! Designer: Pengtao Yu

My Very Own Washing Drum Posted: 23 Sep 2009 02:35 AM PDT Easy Living Washing Machine was one of the French submissions at this year's James Dyson Awards. The concept offers a solution for those seeking to do their laundry individually. Meaning, they don't want to wait for the rest of the folks in their home to dump in their smellies! The system comprises of a single wall unit with framework to hook up the individual pods. It uses steam as a medium for cleaning and can wash small quantities at a time. A space saving concept, the Easy Living wall unit can latch on 3 or max 4 tubs at a time. Since the quantity of clothes is less the cycle also runs for a shorter duration. My only worry is stubborn stains and their effective cleaning by steam. Because space, size, water and eco-friendly-dynamics can be squabbled over later, it's just the question about a greasy stain! Designer: David Genin

Just a’ Chillin It in the Cube Posted: 23 Sep 2009 12:01 AM PDT Have a seat, take a load off, enjoy some well-earned moments of peace inside your very own “Hûske.” What kinds of Hûske are there, you might ask? Well I can tell you! There’s the Rocking House, the Phone Booth, and the Mobile House. All the colors compliment each-other the way the structures themselves compliment the cubicle workday they are meant to accompany. The most important part of working for a company is chilling. Just chilling, taking a break, taking a sip of a brewskie probably, listen to some Van Halen on the radio. A readable amount of time is spent each day by the cubicle-sort of office person. What Jurjen Van Hulzen dubbs this is “Non-Work”. It’s not really slipping out for a cigarette. These were made for real hardcore chillin folk whose bosses are either very loving or extremely hard of seeing. What they replace is the sitting zone everyone needs where they cannot be seen. Currently this is made by the walls of the bathroom. Now it’s cute! Everybody take a 5 minute break. Click em if ye got em. Designer: Jurjen van Hulzen

Pony Riding The Blazing Orange Ela Posted: 23 Sep 2009 12:00 AM PDT Peugeot ELA is a concept car for the future. It's green, mean and a blazing glory of fireball orange! Lemme explain, the vehicle is a hybrid of electro magnet and solar energy and runs on a thin surface of air. It's not the first time that a designer has predicted that the future road surfaces will conform to the electro magnet tech used in trains. Anyways, the solar cells on the roof of the car provide the extra zing. I love the flashy bright color of this two-seater, do you? Designer: Mohammad Ghezel

Virtual Life in Megatropolises Posted: 22 Sep 2009 11:23 AM PDT Virtual reality was once the holy grail of computer science and interactivity. It promised to free us from the limits of our bodies and allow our minds to roam free in a universe completely within our control. It was touted as the future entertainment medium with applications in science and medicine but designer Vagarsh Saakyan thinks it could be our whole way of life. As the human population continues to grow, space will become a premium. Our resources exhausted and with no land left, we have to move our megatropolises into the virtual world. In virtual reality, cities can be as big as needed. There are no limits. People can envisage how they live and how they get around. You may prefer to ride around in a space age urban buggy like the Voila Voila (pictured) or go retro and handle business in a horse and carriage. So what do you think? To be honest the world I’d live in would resemble nothing like science fiction or reality. It would be the Kingdom of Care-O-lot, and we would all be Care Bears, and we would ride around on cloud cars and take weekly excursions to the Forest of Feelings to visit our Care Bear Cousin friends. Is the future now? Designer: Vagarsh Saakyan

Kitchens Galore Posted: 22 Sep 2009 11:01 AM PDT I have this obsession with kitchens. I’ve spent hours designing my dream kitchen with multiple manufacturers and have yet to put any plan into action. Call me crazy but the ratio of what I want and what I can actually afford is ridiculously large but Henrybuilt just introduced the Viola Park kitchen line promising luxury amenities at affordable costs in this economy. Let’s hit the jump, shall we? It’s difficult to describe the Viola Park line because skies the limit when designing your own kitchen. Their website offers pretty powerful tools and options to envisage your future cook’dom. What can be said is the overall aesthetic is clean and compliments modern lines, potentially updating the whole look of your home. Home owners know kitchens can significantly increase home value so if you’re talking value vs. cost, it’s a pretty sound investment. Enough of the sales pitch tho. I could go on and on because well, I’m a freak about designing kitchens. The modular aspect of the Viola Park line reminds me of IKEA but Henrybuilt prides itself on quality - not to say IKEA kitchens suck, no they’re actually quite good but Henrybuilt offers a touch less Scandi and a bit more refinement. It’s not as stark, know what I mean? They also seem to keep up with IKEA’s hidden compartments, unique sliding doors and all the other fun functional trinkets. Anyways if you’re interested, hit up this page or visit the company’s website for other products. If anyone from Henrybuilt is reading this, I would love a demo of your product - you know, remodeling my whole kitchen just for the purpose of review. Designer: Henrybuilt

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