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| Posted: 07 Oct 2008 05:39 AM CDT This pendant lamp from Lucie Koldova is dubbed Orbital Light for obvious formal reasons, but all I know is that it should have been in 2001: a Space Odyssey. The LED diodes that line the inside of the ribs cast a kind of omnidirectional glow on all nearby surfaces, giving the interior a very futuristic ambient light. The project was apparently designed for grand-scale interiors and halls, but maybe my kitchenette would also be appropriate. Designer: Lucie Koldova        |
| For the Playboy with Everything, Porsche Design P’9120 Review. Posted: 07 Oct 2008 05:27 AM CDT Move over cheap radio alarm clock because for the past month I’ve been trying out the Etón P’9120 designed by the venerable Porsche Design company - yes the same one that makes those uber sexy cars. If music is your ace then you’ll be happy to know it handles nearly all digital delivery forms, including docking up with your iPod, Touch, and iPhone, radio, and integrated XM satellite. There’s even a built-in subwoofer and of course, 2 separate alarms because you never wake up on the first alarm. The Porsche Design P’9120 captures the essence of what made Porsche Design legendary: a clean, linear shape. A design that is engineered. A form that reflects functionality. Its audio performance stays true to the Etón name presenting a new generation of radios. Multi band radio reception is projected through three full range speakers cleverly hidden as control knobs and a powerful subwoofer in the rear. Tho small it’s by no means super compact. There was barely room for it and my lamp on my nightstand. Think of it as a compact stereo minus the speakers. Acoustically, it puts my old radio alarm clock to shame. The sound is rich, full, and surprisingly fills the entire room, no doubt in thanks to Etón’s double wall construction. The entire unit seems to be made of metal, save for the knobs and the glossy face backed by an alphanumeric OLED monochrome display. There’s even a metal remote with a built-in torch light. I’m not sure what to use the torch light for but hey! Why not right? The grid layout doesn’t feel very user-friendly and the solid metal buttons don’t illuminate which makes controlling this thing in the dark near impossible. IMHO Porsche Design should have backlight the buttons and got rid of the torch light. In use, the P’9120 is super easy to use. Each knob controls a particular function - mode, tuning, and volume. The same controls are repeated on the remote. The separate iPod/Touch/iPhone dock is solid and sturdy, obviously not an afterthought in design to satisfy current trends. To my surprise it doesn’t officially support the iPhone but I found none of the typical distortion associated with unshielded stereos. To my even bigger surprise the remote has all the buttons necessary to navigate the iPhone’s iPod application. Moving back and forth between categories and playlists was super easy. It even charges your device. Gotta love that. A unique feature is the integrated XM Radio satellite service. It only works if you’re a subscriber so I was unable to test it however there is a large satellite antenna in the rear so I assume it works. Fortunately when not in use, it neatly folds and tucks away out of sight. What we liked:
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One thing I love about the design is how it looks more like an entertainment appliance as opposed to a cheap plastic radio alarm clock. If you plan on using it with your TV or DVD player - it’ll fit in perfectly. Tho the design skews towards men and those with masculine tastes, I can’t imagine any other radio alarm clock destined to be one of the center pieces of a bachelor pad. [ Buy It Here ]        |
| Xylophone of Ultimate Darkness Posted: 07 Oct 2008 05:17 AM CDT The sun will sweat when it finds the joy you and your children will take in melodic harmony with the blinds pulled. William Gurley presents “Beat Blinds”: now with each and every note worthy of blackness at midday. Not included is “Foot-stool of Ultimate Tallness” for those up-and-coming percussionists whose curse it is to walk in ultimate shortness. Will Gurley brings the beats: “Beat Blinds, xylophone window blinds. Put a little sound in your sill. These wooden window blinds have a secondary purpose as a musical instrument. Beat Blinds encourage children to embrace the world of music” [...in the dark] Certainly the most evil instrument devised this century, Beat Blinds steal not only the sunlight, but also the hearts of the parents whose children will be entranced by the joyful clonking of the xylophone keys. Feel free to shop here last, folks, because after your ultimate quest for dark instruments is over, you’ll realize that after Beat Blinds, there’s definitely none more black. Designer: William Gurley        |
| Breakfast Skills with no Spills Posted: 07 Oct 2008 03:36 AM CDT Bored of morning talk shows? The daily paper too scary to read lately? How about waking your tired butt up with a good round of breakfast olympics? THE BRUNCH by Ivo Vos is a “series of consumer products that celebrate the mundane.” Test your mortar lobbing skills with this angled toaster/launcher. Or see how your peeing accuracy could improve with this height measuring tea pot. Get your obsessive compulsion in check with the obnoxiously accurate bread slicer, cutlery alignment and measuring cup. Or better yet, just read Yanko Design every morning and enjoy the rest of your day. Designer: Ivo Vos 42o 5.2 N: Toaster brings knowledge, skill and anticipation to the toasting of a slice of 67.4cm: Teapot records the height one is able to pour tea from. Through the 0.2mm: Cutlery perfectly aligned on Placemat is rendered invisible, the Holy Grail of 23.5ml & 2.41g: Milk and Sugar allow for meticulous taste. 12.3mm: Bread Slicer facilitates even, uniform, precision - cuts. Ivo Vos       |
| Ultimate Suffering Over Spilt Soup Posted: 07 Oct 2008 02:22 AM CDT Have you ever felt like the 80’s were over? Have you ever felt like those TV-trays you used were pretty excellent, but then again, pretty wobbly? Have you ever felt like you needed a giant retro-futuristic table chair in your home, but never had the courage to ask for it? Buck up, bucko, because Stefano Rubertelli has got what your chicken-noodle-craving, couch-potato self is sniffing for. The designer, chair-master Stefano Rubertelli, has this to say: “Today, more than ever, the sofa is used by the single [person] for consuming snacks or having dinner in front of the TV, activity condemned by the most because the posture is unsuitable for eating. SR1 is a new type of furniture which derives from the fusion of 2 conventional profiles: that of a dinning table & chair and the one of a chaise-longue. SR1 shape blend to form one continuous surface which transits from the chaise-longue surface to the chair and the table top. Playing with soft and hard surfaces, the forwarded prolongation of the seat creates the table turning upside down. With SR1 the single can enjoy a meal in front the TV properly sit as at the dining table and then slide on the comfortable chaise-lounge carrying on watching TV. The Crypton® suede cover is comfortable, stain-resistant and easy to clean just with a wipe, water-resistant and bacteria resistant.” Watch the Presidential Debates in the living room with your bowl of Campbells (or Tesco!) right at your fingertips. I’ll take a right-handed one as soon as I own my future-pad where I have an abundance of space to place this monster of a chair/jungle-gym for children and animal pets. Also, do you think I could get it in cornflower blue? Designer: Stefano Rubertelli        |
| Posted: 06 Oct 2008 03:24 PM CDT Late nights with friends, working on projects until the wee hours of the morning or a brief touch of insomnia, can really make for hard times the next day. After overdosing on caffeine, you still can feel the affects of the night before, and by mid-morning, you would give just about anything for a quick siesta. Designed by Ivonne Dippmann, i-sleep can be our cure-all for these dreadful times and allow us the cat-nap we so desperately need. i-sleep is a soft pillow that can be attached to any laptop and when the laptop is closed, the pillow quickly fills with warm air, music begins to play and after 10 minutes pass, an alarm sounds waking us up. Ahh, a quick and beneficial power nap. Both the music and alarm can be programed to our individual needs and desires. Once the laptop is reopened, the i-sleep deflates and you can begin to work once again, that is, until a little shut-eye is needed again. Designer: Ivonne Dippmann [ Via: LikeCOOL ]        |
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