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Posted: 12 Sep 2008 08:47 PM CDT

Airport navigation can be a trick, especially if you live in a large metropolitan area. With Gauri Sharma’s Ascend design, preparing to fly becomes more enjoyable than the flight! Vibrating stickers with flight information and modular touchscreen kiosks are the keys to this airport revolution…

Designer Gauri Sharma describes the new airport experience like this: Ascend is a human-centric system designed to deliver personalized air-travel information in real-time, tailoring it to each and every individual no matter who they are. By utilizing biodegradable vibrating stickers with modular touchscreen kiosks, [Ascend] addresses 97% of the frequent complications that modern day air-travelers face. Ascend offers these advantages in a very innovative, non-intrusive, cost-effective, and simplistic manner without compromising on airtravel security, thus making it an ideal solution to be utilized within airports around the world.

All-includive kiosks are a relatively new concept, allowing the flier to bypass any part of the airport experience is always a good idea. Or is it? The vibrating sticker is a freaky-fun idea. It’s always important to address the idea of creating more unnecessary trash, but I can’t imagine throwing away such a neat design-oriented keepsake, just as cool as a traditional ticker, (provided the typography turns out nice.)

And of course, I’d love to be able to have all updated flight information at my hand, and knowing that I’m going to be at the right terminal at the right time is always a plus.

Designer: Gauri Sharma

Gauri Sharma

Kitchen on Wheels, Natch!

Posted: 12 Sep 2008 03:53 PM CDT

One of the top entrants in this year’s Electrolux design contest is the Kitchen Drawer. Designed for the internet generation - you know the type, always connected, always mobile, and most likely living in urban areas where space is a commodity.

There are four main parts to this product; a stainless plate for meal prep and warming, an electric stove for cooking, a dish drawer for storage, and a mini-fridge. If it looks like a filing cabinet, don’t hate - it’s supposed to slip under your desk. This is perfect for someone who eats at the desk, like I am doing now. Mmm. . . ramen.

Designer: Nojae Park