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- Pimp Your Doorbell
- Affordable Home
- Step Up If You Wanna Have Some Fun
- Moscow By The Pier
- A Really Really Portable Iron
- New Rollercoaster, Get Me A Dramamine
| Posted: 12 Jun 2009 05:20 AM PDT
Designer Mike Skene has taken the ordinary old doorbell and pimped it to a new level. Taking initial inspiration from percussion, the action of striking of one body against another and a persons ability to interact with their surroundings through their sense of touch, "Doorbell" is an original take on a well known device providing a unique, evocative user experience that is sure to bring a smile to your face when heard for the first time.
Made up of 13 hand tuned aluminum chimes housed in a sycamore frame, the Doorbells contemporary design and appealing sound is a welcome change to the standard functions of a doorbell. Using an application such as iTunes users can even download new ring tones in seconds straight to their Doorbell. As well as this the chimes themselves are interchangeable and can be ordered both individually or in octave sets. So who wants to hear this belt out an ACDC tune? Designer: Mike Skene architecture, door bell, Interior, Mike Skene, Product        |
| Posted: 12 Jun 2009 01:45 AM PDT A roof over your head is probably the most important necessity of life; poverty should not be the reason that you get deprived of it. This sentiment is well understood by Jennifer Margell, which is why she has designed affordable homes for slums of Nairobi that are made from recycled materials. Called Makao (Swahili for home), each house can be customized and configured according to individual needs. The roofs of the homes collect and filter gray water; the roof panels also open to release heat. The hollow plastic walls are filled with mud on site for insulation and parts of it are made from recycled frosted panels. An optional bathroom (with a self-composting toilet) and kitchen module can be added to the home. It's been designed in such a way that the bathroom is on the inside space and an open kitchen wraps around the outer wall. The water storage tank is placed behind the bathroom, and keeps the utilities in one central area. Over all a very well thought out plan that do a lot of good for the under-privileged community. Designer: Jennifer Margell     |
| Step Up If You Wanna Have Some Fun Posted: 12 Jun 2009 12:06 AM PDT Tired of your skateboard and rollerblades and fishing for some new way to pump your adrenalin? Stepboard is here to answer that call, and it does so in a very "safe" way; without the risks of the bone-crushing sport! Two boards on a frame that advance by pumping the back board down with one foot and making it turn using the front board as an axis. To stop you can use the disc-brake system, gesture-controlled by a hand command just as if it was a mountain-board. The flip-side is that it's not a speed-monster and it doesn't boast precise maneuverability. Designer: Nicolás Chacana     |
| Posted: 12 Jun 2009 12:00 AM PDT Agreed that Moscow is more famous for The Trinity, Red Square and Kremlin but you can't ignore the beautiful Moskva River that flows through the city. Andrew Bedov wants to ensure that you don't forget it, by constructing the enchanting Auqlis Pier. It promises to be the hub of connectivity, with water buses plying commuters upstream and down, with infrastructure akin to subways and metros. The waterbus station is planned in such a way, that it allows the commuters to enjoy the natural beauty of the river, while waiting for their ride. Designer: Andrew Bedov     |
| Posted: 11 Jun 2009 12:30 PM PDT Hotel irons generally suck unless you’re staying in some 4-5 star palace, so weary travelers usually bring their own irons. They’re becoming smaller, thinner, and lighter but the simply and aptly named Portable Iron unfolds from a slim boxed inclosure by rail mechanism. It don’t get more portable than this. The double heating plates are spring loaded between them perfect to slip collars and cuffs into. It’s battery powered for true mobility too. Now argue amongst yourselves about the feasibility of this concept. Designer: Apostol Tnokovski     |
| New Rollercoaster, Get Me A Dramamine Posted: 11 Jun 2009 12:20 PM PDT Thrill seekers pack your bags because come this summer, a new roller coaster opens for your g-force fetishes. The Hollywood Rip Ride Rockit in Universal Orlando, Florida pulls a bunch of firsts like the world’s largest non-inverted loop and musically inspired maneuvers like the “Treble Clef” which you guessed it; is in the shape of the musical nomenclature. The new innovative roller coaster combines music with highly sophisticated audio and video recording so you can witness the exact moment you lost your lunch. Creative Director Louis Alfieri was responsible for everything from the concept and aesthetic design, architecture, landscape, content production, and new media components. The coaster was manufactured by Maurer Söhne. It utilizes a newish track system dubbed X-CAR which enables ride maneuvers not possible before. The musical aspect of the ride comes in the form of 30 popular songs you choose using a digital touchpad on your seat. Polk powered speakers blast the music into your ears at a brain reverberating 90 decibels for that truly customized experience. When we talk about industrial design, we speak of creating experiences to make the world better. It doesn’t always have to be a utilitarian experience. Pure entertainment and putting smiles on people’s faces is also an experience that can make the world a better place. Happy people = Better world. So what’s up Universal? Wanna fly the Yanko Design staff and some of their readers out this summer for a test ride? Designers: Louis Alfieri, Maurer Söhen     |
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