There’s been a lot of effort in transforming our ugly, but occasionally necessary, bluetooth headsets into something beautiful and ornamental but this headset by Ilshat Garipov almost crosses the line into complete ornament. Obviously designed for, and pulled off much better by, a woman, the piece took inspiration from the formation of a water droplet, housing a single button for receiving and ending calls. Now if only Ilshat would make something masculine for us guys; we occasionally like to look like self-important douchebags too!
Okay, so maybe this new “Egg” chair has some ground to cover before eclipsing the Jacobsen classic, still, it’s a lovely, comfortable looking arm chair to relax and play some Xbox in. Designed by Denis Syplenko as a one-off project it does not appear to be in production. That being said, a couple bean bags and a sewing machine (or maybe just duct tape) might garner you with something of its general dimensions.
If you’ve ever felt your life lacks that certain gut-wrenching fear of imminent impact and death, then have I got a jet ski for you. Starting out half-submerged in water, the Skimmer, using the wing-in-ground effect, achieves enough lift at 60 km/h to break from the water and at 100 km/h reaches an elevation of 1.5 meters above sea level. At this point the rider shifts weight and uses the handlebars to alternate power to the two motors in order to steer.
Designer: Zapp Design
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Barely have we come out of appreciating the Enso that we have another innovative way of making and serving a hot beverage. The Mateando is the Spanish way of serving your cuppa in a very stylish ceramic set. The three-layer construction consists of "a yerbera, a sugar bowl and a mate". Sugar is understood, mate here is the brew cup, but pardon my Spanish I don't know what yerbera means! Hot ceramic can blister your hand, that's why a special leather sleeve has been included round the cup. Someone may as well whisper leather to Starbucks!
Taking inspiration from the works of Dieter Rams, designer Anton brings us this unique radio for the kitchen. The design takes into account wet-fingers, food smudges and greasy gloves. Going for a minimalist approach, the DAB Digital Radio features decent enough goodies to entice you. Stuff like rubberized weighted base, splash-resistant design, enclosed speakers and battery operation make it more durable given the environment it is intended for.
Large touch sensitive buttons give you the freedom to turn up the volume using your elbows or even knuckles! It also sports a click back preset adjuster just to give you that authentic radio feel. Specs include a black LCD screen with a vertical scrolling text. To keep the costs down, ABS injection molded exterior was chosen over aluminum.
Over the years a kitchen has transformed from a cooking station to a family activity hub. Homework gets done there, plus you have the TV, high-tech appliances hooked to a comp; so basically this is a dedicated kitchen radio fits into the scheme as well.
Check these blocks out. They play music. One block, the base block, is the control block. This is the block that plays the music and responds to controls. The controls - they are the other blocks. Each block, depending on weight, adds volume to the music. To switch to a new track, turn a stacked block. Beware of using these blocks in high-traffic areas - birds, cats, and girlfriends, because if the blocks are knocked: no more music!
It’s just a couple months short of a year since we’ve seen designer Idan Arbel, one of the designers on this project - about to send the search teams out! We love you Idan! You and your team’s blocks.
These “Music Blocks” are splendorous - as is evident in the video below. As mentioned, the neat thing about this project is that the only block that has any electronics in it is the control block. The rest of the blocks are hardwood and tin conductors.
p.s. The video below is a must-see.
Designers: Idan Arbel, Dana Yichye Shwakchamn & Yossi Lugasi
You love the cold water. For when you want ice in a nice place, there is the “Iced Carafe.” Design team “Officeoriginair” brings you what’s basically a simple contraption, made simply for having wonderful time! Molded plastic with a rubber stopper, made in such a fashion that if you freeze an amount of water in the bottle while it’s on it’s side, the ice will stay put!
Full on cold your entire drink experience.
The ice. It sticks to the inside of the bottle, on the side. It makes the whole drink cold. The whole time you drink it. And if you just sit there and wait to see if the ice will fall off into your drink, you’ll notice that once it does, it’s still a giant hunk of ice, a vertical piece of ice, which is still keeping your drink cold.
If you’re going for that lived-in look for your apartment but find everything you buy just comes off as too new you might try the Frene chair/step-up by Camillo Vanacore. Completely transforming the object by charring its wooden surface, Camillo draws the eye and hand in desire to feel its unique texture. The piece itself is a combination chair and four-step ladder for reaching that copy of Fahrenheit 451 perched high up on your bookshelf. Hit the Jump for the chair’s different configurations.
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