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Entries for July, 2009

Recycled Plastic PET Bottle Lights

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Obviously the design of the gorgeous home decorations that are made of recycled plastic bottles is the best action to the term “recycle”. Lamps, campanulas, chandeliers, etc, a series of dazzling styles have weakened the sharp lines of plastic and ensure the bottle lamps to be exquisite in warm light.

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iPhone Robot

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Robot is no longer a fanciful gadget, but what about one that has an iPhone for head and all controlled by it? Still exciting! The cute robot can wake you up in morning, dancing to music and show different facial expressions.

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Folding Worktable

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This is a folding worktable that you cannot enjoy its magic design completely unless you have your own one. Since it doubles as both a floor mat and a worktable, it can be used in both ways effectively.

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Photoshop Magnet Kit

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Photoshop is one of those most-influencing technologies in recent years, for almost everyone admits their photographs are manipulated and they are always going for a better one with PS. In order to let Photoshop go into your real life, the designers now creates the Photoshop magnet kit that shapes like a photo-manipulator with your favorite photo on your fridge.

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Fig Leaf Wardrobe

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Woo, the amazing wardrobe seems just like the Garden of Eden! But it’s designed for your clothes instead of Adam and Eve. With 616 copper leaves over an iron frame, the wardrobe also features a door that can glide open by a simple push. After it’s opened, you will find a cast bronze tree providing branches to drape your clothes.

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Chromosoma

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Chromosoma is the name given to a lamp from Madrid. Based on a pedestal, several bracket connectors and a double-ended body, Chromosoma can be projected to different forms with a free placement to your own need. The spiral-shaped connectors will also simplify your DIY experience.

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Pho Tableware Set

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Inspired by the form of a classical Vietnamese dish that is called Pho, Omid Sadri has designed the Pho tableware set for people around the world to enjoy a Vietnamese beef noodle soup in a simpler way. The whole set includes a main bowl, a dish for garden sauce and an entremets dish, placed layer by layer. Additionally, a more unique design lies in the breach for chopsticks and spoons. A clever creation, isn’t it?

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Digital Monkey Wrench

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When you’re working with anything mechanical such as autos, bikes, have you ever met the dilemma that too little torque risks a nut or bolt loosening while too much may damage your threads? If so, why not try the new high-tech digital monkey wrench? By giving you a precise torque reading through the screen, the wrench can help you adjust your pressure easily with timely alarm.

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A-to-D Rechargeable Battery

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Though batteries are common gadgets we often use in daily life, most of us cannot remember their exact sizes. But with the A-to-D rechargeable battery that fits all slots, you’ll never get the size wrong. When in need, it can be changed to your required size with just a slight squeeze.

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Electric Guardian Angel

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Let an angel guard you. Sounds attracting, right? It’s not a daydream, because you can own an electric guardian angel now. As a security and communication device, the gadget can contact with the emergency operator and transform a real-time video about your condition to them whenever you feel unsafe.

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Creative Blueprint Art Installation

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This is a piece of collective works by Ou Studio from Taiwan. Based on blueprint technical, the installation assembles different furniture elements from an old house on a blue wall and complements the body with white lines, which finally projects a three-dimensional aesthetic perception.

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Hands-free Music Player

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The music player by Idan Traistman and Avishay Meron is a new high-tech product designed to work with your hand movements. When you raise your hand higher over it, the volume is correspondingly increased, and vice versa. Want the songs to skip? Just move you hand at right or left side.

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Light-Boy Lamp

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If you never thought that street construction lamp could be cute, think again. The Light-Boy lamp from Japan is just one such case that mixes a street light with a cartoon boy on top. When it’s working, the boy seems to be bowing to those hard-working constructional forces and reminding the pedestrians of the night construction ahead.

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Belt Buckle Designed with Sliding Condom Holder

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Ok, we must admit that creativity is anywhere, even in an unremarkable belt buckle we never thought of! The belt buckle, doubling as a condom holder, is designed to ensure a safe date without any bustles. So when going out for a date, don’t forget to prepare one or two condoms in a shiny buckle and attach it to your belt.

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Energy-saving Light

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To reduce the energy cost in offices and homes, the mobile collection can be moved, added or removed to meet different lighting needs and save more energy compared to the common-used chandeliers. It’s really an economic creation.

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