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| Posted: 22 Sep 2008 06:49 AM CDT The brainchild of designer Rooz Mousavi, the Samsonite OBAG is a roll-on bag that literally rolls on. Its rugged exterior makes it ideal for snow or any nasty weather conditions for that matter. By augmenting the design into a giant wheel, less energy is required on your part to maneuver it. It’s even easier to drag up and down stairways in this configuration. The 2 storage compartments are on the sides and the handle collapses to slide OBAG under your bed. I SOOOOOO needed this when I was in design school. Designer: Rooz Mousavi        |
| Posted: 22 Sep 2008 05:33 AM CDT Another entrant in this year’s Electrolux design contest, the Cooking Tiles concept takes modularity and wireless power (WiTricity) to concept reality. Flexibility and efficiency are key here. The entire system consists of two components; a smart surface containing power and touch interface, and tiles which take the place of burners. Taking advantage of WiTricity, power is transmitted to tiles wirelessly. You can freely group tiles together to form larger cooking surfaces. Each tile has an embedded OLED screen to display power and heat output as well as flashing to indicate a completed cooking cycle. As long as you arrange the tiles within the smart surface mat, they’ll heat up. Clean up is simple. Each tile is sealed so they’re dishwasher safe and stack for storage. The smart surface is robust. It not only powers the tiles but also provides touch controls to manipulate power and regular heat. Timer functions and precise temperature control make it far superior to conventional stoves. The surface is even strong enough to use as a cutting board and food prep. How will our kitchens look when stove tops can be miniturized into such compact systems? Designer: Federico Weber        |
| Posted: 22 Sep 2008 03:25 AM CDT I’m all for the simplest ideas to solve some common problems. Instead of using some toxic glass cleaner to prevent shower steam, why not attach a discarded windshield wiper? It’s not the most elegant solution unless you live in a modern industrial loft. Oh wait! A lot of people live in those and love it too! Designer: Causas Externas Studio        |
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