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Posted: 26 Jan 2009 06:45 AM PST

When you’re in a spa for some reconditioning, the least of your worries should be the appropriate footwear. Let the spa you’re getting your overhaul worry about the right gear for your feet. When you move from the massage table to the sauna, just worry about your towel dear. Like the Imperial SPA Hotel in Karlovy Vary have designer gear by Ondřej Václavík. Awesome colors and shape mask the ergonomic dynamics of slippers on wet floor.

There is a reason behind the various ridges, holes and unique cuts. They have a therapeutic purpose of massaging your feet while you walk with them. Totally kitsch!

Designer: Ondřej Václavík

Ondřej Václavík

A Tap With Haptic Response

Posted: 26 Jan 2009 01:13 AM PST

Broaching the subject of being frugal with water brings me to this new concept in taps that incorporates the tactile prowess of a user in relation to haptic responses. The Gemini is a water tap design that uses a one-touch lateral operating valve system to function. In a blink, the on-board wall diverter swiftly controls the flow of the water from a stimulating jet to a therapeutic cascade.

The temperature of the water is reflected trough the shape and the haptic response of the handles. Essentially this is a tap that functions successfully thanks to its self-contained diverter system.

Designer: Edward Taylor

Edward Taylor

Ditch Merry-go-round, Let’s Swing

Posted: 26 Jan 2009 12:34 AM PST

Sang-Hoon Lee’s Swing bench brings to mind that episode of FRIENDS, where Rachel is petrified of the swing and how Ross helps her overcome her irrational fears. For the life of me, I can’t imagine my childhood without the thrill of swinging in the park with innocent abandonment. Now that I’m all grown up (and a few pounds heavier), the kids won’t just let me take the joyride again. I guess I’ll have to make do with the Swing Bench to satisfy my urge to be a kid again.

Designer: Sang-Hoon Lee

Sang Hoon Lee

The One True Vinyl iPod Killer

Posted: 26 Jan 2009 12:00 AM PST

It doesn’t quite play real vinyl. It does appear to roll through records, though. It’s nice and roundy, it’s got multiple color schemes and configurations… it’s totally unnatural.

It’s called the Soma, and it comes in plastic, steel, wood, leather and a Yanko favorite: bamboo!

This is a digital music player. It’s got three big panels on the back, and two touchscreens on the front. The panels on the back look like buttons, but they aren’t. They are mostly for show: one of the more unique features of this player is the variety of materials it can sport.

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The touch-screens in the front would be revolutionary if they hadn’t been beaten by the smart phone train. What they display, though, is neat: flipping through album covers resembles flipping through vinyl record covers, and when one of these sleeves is chosen, the record sneaks out and starts spinning.

Finally, amongst some lesser details:

The designer of the Soma is the infamous 17-year-old design prodigy, Andrew Seunghyun Kim!

Designer: Andrew Seunghyun Kim [ Via: Core77 ]