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• Best of June 2009
• Stool, Bookshelf, Table
• The Simplest Hammer Clock
• Retro Pipes For The Kitchen Sink
• Car of Magnetic Proportions
• Shovel, Rake Or Blow; Take Your Pick

Best of June 2009 Posted: 01 Jul 2009 03:11 AM PDT 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 June 2009. 10) Scania Truck by Adam Palethorpe. Permalink Hits: 7229 9) Portable Record Player by Charles Pyott. Pemalink Hits: 7380 8 ) Hologram Mobile Phone by Mac Funamizu. Permalink Hits: 7693 7) Turn-around Toilet by Young Sang Eun. Permalink Hits: 7935 6) Ferrari X-Racer by Vincent Montreuil. Permalink Hits: 8487 5) Mobile Touchphone for the Blind by Zhenwei You. Permalink Hits: 9487 4) Meet Pushya & Pullya Robots by Paul Grader. Permalink Hits: 9978 3) Earphone Transforming Mobile Phone by IIshat Garipov. Permalink Hits: 11397 2) Service Please Bottle by Doyeop Kim. Permalink Hits: 30711 1) Cargo Truck by Adam Schacter. Permalink Hits: 150407

Stool, Bookshelf, Table Posted: 01 Jul 2009 02:21 AM PDT Park your butt on it or stow some books; you got to hand it to these wonderful designers for addressing many issues at one go. For example, if you have space crunch, then this impromptu bookshelf stool is handy. Notice how the deep U-s hold thick fat books comfortably! You like modular, multifunctional stuff; check the box! Using bending technique for molding the 8 layers of industrial gray felt (stuck with epoxy resin) and 2 layers of veneer, this piece could add a third dimension to it….use it as a table! Designers: Can Onart, Elissa Myres & Bethany Casperite

The Simplest Hammer Clock Posted: 01 Jul 2009 12:05 AM PDT The simplest lockdown. The perfect form. What kind of minimalism are you into? I’m listening to one of the music mixtapes released in honor of Michael Jackson: this one has a vocals-only track of “Rock with You.” Perfect, wonderful, simple. In the clock you see here, we’ve got a companion in time. The colored circle, the giant nail marking the 12 and holding the clock to the wall, and the two hands of father time. Ow! As any Paul Loebach can tell you, you don’t need much to make a masterpiece. This set of circles have a home in my home if they’ve ever got the guts to step up. Hammer time! Hammer Time 8 x 8 x 1 in / 20 x 20 x 3 cm Spun Aluminum Body, Brass Nail Nail it in and keep it spinnin. Designer: Paul Loebach

Retro Pipes For The Kitchen Sink Posted: 01 Jul 2009 12:05 AM PDT Reminding us of the 1930s' Industrial American Era is the latest collection of Steam Valve Faucets from Jaclo. The retro steamline style is quite evident in the line-up and I quite like it! The collection includes Faucets, Spouts, and Pot Fillers. The most interesting one of course is the Pull-off Spray that unwinds from the bridge mixer (both wall and deck mounted) to be used as a handy hose. The green brigade will love the fact that this collection complies with WaterSense criteria. Designer: Jaclo

Car of Magnetic Proportions Posted: 01 Jul 2009 12:01 AM PDT You’ve got the need for the speed in the streets. You’ve got to go faster than your crappy metal-on-metal jalopy can take you. Faster, harder, stronger! Check out the Nissan-Motivity 400C concept by Tryi Yeh. The 400C has the Maglev engine system in each tire, making it quite floaty and speedy. The 400C has a wild, new triangle shape that reduces drag, while the driver seat controls retain their classic build (although, as you’ll see, you still might have a time getting used to the seat!) A little more info on the Maglev concept: The use of the physical properties of magnetic fields generated by superconducting magnets to cause an object (as a vehicle) to float above a solid surface. - Merriam Webster Dictionary This method has the potential to be faster, quieter and smoother than wheeled mass transit systems. The technology has the potential to exceed 4,000 mph (6,400 km/h) if deployed in an evacuated tunnel. - Wikipedia The above speed(s) are, of course, assuming you’re rocking a bullet train on the magnetic-levitation tracks. With a car using maglev wheels, the benefit is much, much less. But a benefit nonetheless. Rock them wheels! Designer: Tryi Yeh

Shovel, Rake Or Blow; Take Your Pick Posted: 01 Jul 2009 12:00 AM PDT The "Silver Generation" as referred to by designer Theresa is an ageing, independent lot who rely on simple technology to help them perform their daily chores. Stuff like mowing the lawn, shoveling the driveway or raking the leaves was once done by their children for allowances, is now to be done by them. BUD – E is meant to help this generation (who is most often bogged with some age-related medical issue) do such outdoor tasks with ease and independence. The biggest USP…a single machine performs all the aforementioned tasks. Design Function 365 BUD-E eliminates the physical aspects of outdoor work and saves you time, as well as reducing stress and noise pollution, allowing you to stay safe and enjoy your garden throughout all the seasons! It is equipped with sensors and a computer which the product uses to communicate with the user. The consumer decides when and where and BUD – E senses it with its computer. Wintertime BUD-E functions as a snow blower, using a brush instead of metal components for a safe autonomous option but none the less as effective. Whenever it starts snowing a snow sensor gives BUD – E the signal to start working. Since BUD –E works continuously the product will never have to deal with really big piles of snow, making it a more compact product suitable for other outdoor chores. BUD –E works 24/7 if needed and gives you the pleasure of snow and stress free winter. Wintertime you can also mount a container on BUD-E to spread out sand or salt. Summertime you easily change the front to a mower front, and have BUD –E to continuously mow your lawn making the cut of grass so fine that it works like manure or you can choose to let BUD-E work only once every week but then collecting grass in a container. This option could be perfect for summerhouse owners in need of mowing at two places. When fall comes you can collect leaves by changing the front back to a brush and either collecting the leaves in the container or brushing the leaves forward. The product has in-wheel motors which frees space in the product body for other functions. It is driven by rechargeable batteries making it a less polluted option eliminating any noise pollution. Designer: Theresa Berg

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