Friday, November 28, 2008

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Best of November 2008

Posted: 28 Nov 2008 06:51 AM PST

Every month we take a look around and select some of the most interesting designs that was showcased here. Below you'll find the most popular designs we've tracked over the last 30 days - an overview of designs you shouldn't have missed in November 2008.

15) LMacTouch by Mayyen Chan. Permalink Hits: 8002

14) Calculating Chalkboard Lamp by Mingyu Jeung. Permalink Hits: 8109

13) Insulin Pump by Jiri Bukvald. Permalink Hits: 8405

12) Glass Phone by Mac Funamizu. Permalink Hits: 9250

11) Cycle Life Watch by Andy Kurovets. Permalink Hits: 9823

10) Daybed by Manuelsaez. Permalink Hits: 9877

9) Peugeot Touch by Enache Florin. Pemalink Hits: 10006

8 ) Scarab by David Goncalves. Permalink Hits: 11338

7) Drop Light by Doosan Baek. Permalink Hits: 11693

6) Fireworks Car Locator by Mac Finamizu. Permalink Hits: 11841

5) Tea Bag Coffin by Jonas Trampedach. Permalink Hits: 12158

4) Solar Vertical Lamp by Yoon-Hui & Eun-Kyung Kim. Permalink Hits: 15138

3) Ocean Rescue by Seol-Hee Sohn, Seung-Hyun Yoon & Cheol-Yeon Cho. Permalink Hits: 19185

2) Febot Recharges Batteries by Ji-yun Kim, Soon-young Yang & Hwan-ju Jeon. Permalink Hits: 27769

1) CupSpeakers by Dmitry Zagga. Permalink Hits: 43085

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Bulb is in the Heart .. of d:light

Posted: 28 Nov 2008 03:01 AM PST

Did you know you’re not supposed to put your light-bulbs in the trash? Don’t pitch ‘em! Put them in the “d:light.”

Designer Tim Edgeler presents. A new solution (maybe) to the light-bulb problem with his product, the “d:light.” It acts as both a lamp and a method for mailing the dead bulb to the correct disposal place. And of course, it’s constructed of “green” materials.

The d:light is not only a product, but a related infrastructure which has been designed in conjunction with the product. The final design was created by utilizing precise design techniques [and] eco-materials. With [these elements] is an inherently “green” product, [that] retains full practicality and functionality, adopting a subtle, fundamental beauty.

The d:light fulfills 3 main product functions by acting as light bulb packaging, a light-shade for when the bulb is in use, and the vehicle for return when the bulb has reached the end of its functional life. The d:light not only acts as a practical product but also helps socially aware consumers reduce their waste footprint.

For that non-LED-using portion of the population, of course.

Any fair assessment on this project would have to dismiss the fact that there are better and more efficient ways to light a room than light bulbs, correct?

Or is there a reason why this protector of the light-bulb age should be mass produced the save the world?

Designer: Tim Edgeler

Full Sense Entertainment in Surround Smell

Posted: 28 Nov 2008 01:38 AM PST

You have the surround sound, the widescreen, the high definition. Your choice of lights, screen, sound. The next step is, and has been for a long time, quite obvious. Smells! As virtual reality continues to become a more and more realistic situation, designer David Sweeney allows our nose to enter another false reality: the smell jungle.

Here’s surround smell; here’s the “Olfactory Display.”

Designer David Sweeney sets the nose game on its… self?

These devices harness the fact that smells evoke memories and can alter the way we think. They notify us of important information, but in a non-intrusive & subconscious manner.

This provides an alternative to receiving all our daily information through our eyes and ears, instead routing some of it down an olfactory channel. By autonomously observing our environment and our interaction with information sources, a Quale diffuser learns to associate a unique blend of smell with a specific event. The device can then trigger reminders or particular physiological states by replaying these smells at relevant times throughout the day.

This device is to the nose, what a loudspeaker is to the ears. Both are be infinitely configurable and can display information across a wide spectrum. The diffuser has a collection of 16 crafted scents, each distinctive yet novel. The oils are accurately blended by passing them through piezoelectric micro-pumps onto a piezo diffuser.

The resulting mix is broadcast into the room by a fan. The device creates a constantly adapting smellscape. Some elements of the scent convey information while others complement these by evoking awareness beyond the task in hand. Smells for this project were designed by Sissel Tolaas at the IFF re_search Lab in Berlin.

These devices sit about the room and release real scent throughout the room.

Bad? This device is wide open to sabotage, of course: people could plant poisonous gas in it! But then again, they could do the same thing to perfume bottles and the like, no worries there. Aside from that, who can argue with this smelly bit of excessive entertainment?

Or is it beyond even that? Unstated uses for the mentally unstable? How about the elderly, or those who need things like [humidifiers] on a regular basis?

Designer: David Sweeney

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