Adam Hogsett – Bottle Opener

I like the simplicity of this industrial-style bottle opener by Adam Hogsett. Each opener is manually machined from cold formed steel and hand stamped with the production number.

dews toothbrush

DEWS is an upstanding toothbrush that incorporates a weight within its rounded handle base to keep the bristles away from dirty surfaces. DEWS does away with concerns about whether your toothbrush is resting on an unhygienic surface. This upstanding toothbrush makes use of a weight at the end of its rounded handle to create a centre of gravity at the handle base. When the toothbrush is set down, it will sway momentarily until it reaches a position of balance ? much like a tumble doll. DEWS has been designed with ergonomic considerations, and its weight allows for comfortable brushing.

dryerhair

The hair dryer is a fine instrument and does its job well but its design has stagnated. What designers usually tackle is the form of the dryer and forget the hanging wire and its storage. Dryerhair is a blow-dryer that features an elongated backend….kinda like an extra housing space to coil in the wire.

dyson fan AM02 & AM03

Dyson has developed two new Dyson Air Multiplier™ fans: the AM02 Tower and the AM03 Pedestal. Engineered for larger spaces, the floor standing machines produce a far greater airflow than the previous iteration – AM03 Pedestal generates 50% more airflow than the AM01 Desk fan.

Both new fans come with a remote control, which is magnetised to conveniently locate itself on the machine.

James Dyson says:

“Air conditioning is inefficient and gives little or no ventilation. The new machines are engineered to circulate smooth un-buffeted air in larger rooms. They draw in and multiply up to 50% more air than our desk fan.”

Appo

Yes, glass are recyclable material, but during the recycling process there are few percent reduction.

Means that its not totally environmentally friendly.

Based on concept glass bottle aren't recycled, but reused, designer Carlo Trevisani making a cork that can be used as a table top.

WCnotes

I like the idea here that idea always pops up in a Toilet. well, i don't mean only in toilet, but anywhere and anytime we get ourself away from the world surroundings, and relaxed.

This brilliant design will actually keep my sketchbook full of ideas.

Mast Humidifier by Shin Okada

This weekend New York was hit with a bout of cold weather. All the stations were hyping it as the coldest temperatures of the winter so far. We figured, if not now, when do we succumb to the corrupt border-town sheriff, also known as central heating? So we reluctantly flipped on the switch and, as we heard the motor begin to hum, immediately sensed the iron hand descend, securing us from the outside frost for the price of every last penny of moisture.

We have yet to find a humidifier that we like because every crappy one becomes a cesspool of bacteria within days. And all the other ones are either too bulky, too ugly or too expensive. Until today. Meet Mast, an exquisite creation of pure Hinoki (Japanese Cypress), recently designed by Shin Okada and crafted by Masuya Koubou. Known for its high-quality timber, rot-resistant qualities and lemony scent, the thinly sliced Hinoki mast absorbs water from the hull and diffuses it, and its intrinsic aroma, into the room. And it goes without saying, but no electricity needed.  I am willing to bet money that it will look more elegant than the damp washcloth draped over my ceiling fan.

You can purchase it here (Japanese) for 6,300 yen.

Deni Musical Cake Tray

If you have a Christmas cake to slice but the brandy has made your fraction shaky, this plate will to the maths for you. Just dial the number of slices (up to 12) and LED markers around the edge will light up to show you where to cut. It also works for pizza, and plays happy birthday.

Deni

codo!

Digital forming is a london-based company, will be launch in october 2009, this company provide a 'co-design' service which allowing customer/users to 'co-designing' with the professional designers.

UCODO stands for users co-designed object. it will present the users with a 3D environment that allows them to view and personalize object that they are about to buy, by squeezing, tweaking, stretching, pulling, and even changing the textures and color of the material.

Imagine using and owning a product that you designed, or at least co-designed by yourself, well, some of them might not work very well. But this idea might have widen the area of democratic design.;)

Fan Blades Made of Chicken Wings

No joke! This fan can make your chicken wing fan fantasy a reality! With the “JOININ’ Fan” you can clip in whatever you like! Though you may have been inundated with false lab-made smells if you work amongst other people, your nose always knows. Let your nose have a rose. Clip in some pedals and let ‘er fly! Wafting the loveliness of whatever blades you choose to insert, the Joinin’ Fan is exactly the kind of cute invention that all free-spirited kawaii-seekers aught to peek at.

Qian Jiang and Yiying Wu have a lovely poem written for you explaining the usages and the spirit of this fun-loving and oddly appealing non-traditional fan.

JOININ’ Fan

Three clips no fan blade
So what’s next
In spring
go to seek some sweet flowers
In summer
go to seek some boards
At Christmas
go to seek some red stockings

But can I clip chicken drumsticks
But can I clip silk ribbons
Sure, why not
It’s all your life
Enjoy it

Enjoy it indeed!

And of course, we must discuss the chicken. What about the chicken? How is that even a thing that anyone would have even thought of putting in this fan. How realistic is basically every chicken-lovers strangest dream… or nightmare?

Designer: Qian Jiang and Yiying Wu

via: yanko design

Daylight saving clock

Or is it two functions? It tells time, yes, time perfectly well. But it eliminates the problem that I just saw, not 2 minutes ago, saw the tv character “Monk” having. At daylight savings time, a person has to set their clock back or forward exactly one hour. For some clocks, this is basically impossible because the spinner spins all the wheels spinning at the same spin. With this “Ora ilLegale” clock, as you can see, it’s a cinch!

For you Monks out there who’ve got to be precise about your daylight savings time changes. Some statistics of this minimalistic tic-toc wonder are as follows:

Material: wood and clock components
Colour: white or black
Dimensions: diameter 18 cm x 6 cm
Quartz movement

Is it a full package?

It will eventually be produced by NAVA, and will be displayed at the upcoming Milan Design Week.

Designer: Denis Guidone

Tilt its base to set it forward or back one hour

Electrolux - Ultrasilencer Vacuum

Launch of Ultrasilencer by Pia Wallen for Electrolux. One of the world’s quietest vacuum cleaner startling in its simplicity. Best known for her felt slippers, Pia Wallen used traditional Swedish materials and techniques in new ways. Functionality, simplicity and the contemporary interpretation of themes that run through her work. It reminded her of the most beautiful sound she knows - the sound of falling snow. Totally white, the design is boldly unconventional and as fresh as a layer of Scandinavian snow. But in Pia’s work, there is always a touch of humor. Flashes of bright orange on some of the machine’s functions echo the color of guide poles that are used to mark pathways through the wintry Swedish landscape.