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- Drugs Extend Your Golden Hour
| Posted: 29 Jan 2010 03:08 AM PST There are several things that I find unique about the Sink Plate Washbasin Unit and some that I find pretty disturbing. For instance, I simply love the waterfall style faucet that is elegantly fitted onto the top panel. From a distance the entire unit looks to be stylish and exudes glam. But…. Unfortunately I do see one major flaw: the sink plate is a steel grid, and if you accidentally drop your ring into the basin, it will easily slip through the grid. Retrieval of jewelry or other foreign objects could be a problem. Worse scenario would be objects lodging themselves in the grid. Oh, And I would never place a soap bar just like that….always with the soap dish! What do you think, with a bit of modifications, will this live up to its glam style? Designer: Maria Ovchinnikova        |
| Posted: 29 Jan 2010 02:38 AM PST The Eco Freezer is a small picnic-hamper-sized freezer unit that uses a unique method to keep your beverages and salads chilled and fresh. The cover of the freezer features two led lamps with photocells. These lamps produce the energy for working the freezer and dispense the current via magnetic induction. If you haven't over-stuffed the box, you may want to opt for the one lamp function, where the freezer goes into a "low mode" and gets power from only one lamp; the other lamp can be used of illumination. However, if you decide to use both the lamps for illumination, the cooling system stops. To achieve the "high mode" of cooling, you'll need to sap in energy from both the lamps. In the lamp mode, you can set 3 modes for illumination: on, S.O.S & flicker. Should you run out of batteries for cooling, the container doubles up as a thermal box, keeping the contents cold for a long while. I see where this design is going, as a picnic box it's trying to add value to the package with the lamp. The function of the torch will come in handy if you need to beam out some S.O.S signals or require lights. I have a portable freezer that I use in my car (it hooks up to the cigarette lighter for sourcing power), but I see more value in using a box with photocells for charging. Designer: Ruben Iglesias     |
| Posted: 29 Jan 2010 12:15 AM PST From the darkest depths of the design mind of the one called Slavche Tanevski comes THIS! The Lamborghini Madura. It’s black. It’s sharp. It’s just fabulous. It’s named after an island in Indonesia famous for bull races, which follows the Feruccio Lamborghini (creator of the auto brand) tradition of naming cars after bulls. This bad boy is a proposal for the first Lamborghini hybrid scheduled for 2016. Flashy! And I don’t mean flashy in any kind of bad way. This car is of a cab-backwards style, which is new for the modern Lamborghini. That doesn’t mean it wont fit the aesthetic though, as a side profile reveals similarities to the Lamborghini Silhouette and Urraco. The car has a proportionally small wheelbase, with equally long overhangs. This shortness is in place for optimal agility and driving performance. The overhangs, on the other hand, are shortened in sight by “thin layering surfaces which are part of separate body elements.” The bonnet up front has it’s electric engine tucked neatly underneath. Behond, a spoiler with blades for depth and aesthetic excitement plus a better aerodynamic cW value (drag coefficient.) The headlights up front are oriented to emphasize the cars’ width, while the tail does basically the same thing. AND THEN! Get this: The spoilers, as a special feature, grow out of the side panels and connect with laser beams when breaking as a symbol of the electric drive system. INSANE! + Does this car look familiar to anyone? Designer: Slavche Tanevski     |
| Posted: 29 Jan 2010 12:10 AM PST I read a book one time. It was called “Steal This Book.” It was a book by the guy named Abbie Hoffman, and the book was all about surviving as a Yippie in the late 60’s and 70’s. Yippies, as he wrote about them, lived off basically all recycled materials. Especially furniture. Lots of drugs too, but that’s beside the point. Check this post out, it’s all about making good use of materials on furniture in particular. So let me tell you about this newest bit first, sent on in by our main man Nicolai Czumaj-Bront, who is into re-claimed wood. That is excellent. I have a near-brother-in-law who made a path around his house out of all reclaimed cement and rock found in the river by his house. Cheap! This piece C-Bront made is called the Pitch stool and it’s a celebration of precision and imperfection – way appropriate with reclaimed wood. As you can see in the picture below, the construction of each stool is different, while the final shape remains the same. Very classy! Designer: Various (Collection Post) 1. Pitch Stool by Nicolai Czumaj-Bront. Reclaimed wood constructed in different ways, final product the same shape. Find these logs down by the ol’ river if ye dare! 2. Stump Furniture by Ubico Design Studio. This is real, real similar to the Pitch Stool, only this is made out of other old stools too, plus there’s a bonus on who makes them! Check it out. 3. Jamoree Dog Hammock by Ilya Fridman. A doggie bed made for your best pal in the whole world, made out of your favorite shoes of all time : flip flops. 4. RE:cover Chair by Fredrik Färg. This designer man takes the flea market and rummage sale approach and re-designs and fixes up a series of chairs using only materials he finds second, third, and fourth-hand. 5. Perfect Perch by James Chu. This chair’s made entirely of recycled cardboard. Not only do you get to look at it and maybe even sit on it if you find a place to buy it, you get an amazing real-world review of it from our resident design magician Long Tran! All this said, if you’ve got any recycled furniture you’ve made or know about that’s not on this list or in our archives, please feel free to comment with a link below! Everyone wants to see!     |
| Friday Giveaway: Tweet And Win The Adaptation Vases Posted: 29 Jan 2010 12:03 AM PST In roughly two week's time Valentine's Day is going to be here, and you're going to regret not picking up something unique for your girl! The bright side is that I am going to help you find some interesting gifts for your Valentine! Here’s a chance to win the Adaptation Vases by Brandon Perhacs, a set of four individual magnetic flower stem holders that can be creatively arranged. To Win the Adaptation Vases you must:
Contest Ends: January 31st, 11:59pm PST     |
| Posted: 29 Jan 2010 12:02 AM PST I can see any number of ways that the title of this post might be miss-read, so I’ll set you straight right away. This IS about a drug. It IS about the Golden Hour, which might not be what you think it is: what it actually IS is the time after a serious accident before you’re no longer able to fix whatever you broke. This doesn’t always happen, but in the case where you DO have that timeline, this drug “Tamiasyn” and device “UniTam” extend that hour as long as possible. What Tamiasyn does is extend the Golden Hour. The hour is the time between the trauma victim’s injury and the emergency room for treatment. What Tamiasyn actually does is keep cells, organs, and tissues alive for potentially several real hours after hemorrhagic shock. Check out VitalMedix for more info on the drug. What this post is about is Aimee Franco’s design for a device to slam this drug right on into the bone of a person quickly, easily, and with the least amount of screaming. Screaming?! Yes, the drug’s gotta get right down into the bone quickly, and that means some blood. Maybe even a little bit of pain. Attach the cartridge to the device, place the device on the leg below the knee, and press the button. The process is done quickly. The drill bit comes out, the drill bit drills into the bone, the injection needle injects, recedes along with the drill, and you’re done! Designer: Aimee Franco     |
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