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| Digitize That Stack of Business Cards Posted: 08 Sep 2008 06:00 AM CDT Business cards have become less of a way to disseminate contact information and more about brand extension, so it makes no sense to spend so much money on them only to be thrown out after someone transcribes all the relevant information into an address book. The B-Scanner helps with both aspects. Just slide in any standard size card and an image capture is kept in memory. You sort and thumb thru each card via a jog dial and everything shows up beautifully on an OLED screen, sharp enough for small text. Still a concept but I know a lot of “old schoolers” still toting around business card holders. I think they would jump at something like this. However I do have 2 gripes. Many modern cards utilize texture in the design which a screen doesn’t pick up. Many also use front/back layouts which this concept doesn’t seem to address.
Designer: Sungwoo Park & Bongkun Shin        |
| Posted: 08 Sep 2008 05:51 AM CDT Eco Box is a concept to change the way we ripen, harvest, and deliver fresh fruit. The box is “packaged” around a fruit with plenty of holes for air circulation. The fruit is allowed to ripen this way reaching its full sweet potential. The box protects the fruit from insects and when it’s ready, picked and ready to be sold. Of course one needs to ask, why does an apple need to be packaged anyways? Designer: Jung Hyuk        |
| Posted: 08 Sep 2008 05:47 AM CDT These Shetanis, or ‘little Satan's’ have been individually hand carved from ebony by the Makonde tribe in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, who have been making similar figures for about 1500 years. In an attempt to both refresh the vinyl toy market and celebrate the ancient figure-carving skills and traditions of the Makonde, designs are created by Muungano and the Makonde together, mostly communicating via email. The project is the collaborative brainchild of Swedish design collective Muungano, retailer A World Beneath, the design duo Sandberg & Timmonen and the Makonde tribe. Designer: Muungano Studio & Sandberg&Timmonen        |
| Aura Light or World’s Loudest Windchime Posted: 08 Sep 2008 04:33 AM CDT If you’re ever in need of a giant hanging glass snowball, you might try Manuel Vivian’s Aura suspension light. Composed of hand twisted strips of glass individually hung from a ceiling plate, the fixture would give any room the artsy sculptural look. For full effect, add equal parts Eames lounge chair, fine cognac and attractive model. The fixture is available now at Axo Light. Kidding aside, someone really does need to buy one of these, hang it on their porch and annoy everyone in a 4 block radius. Designer: Manuel Vivian        |
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