Needless to say, advertisement sells the products. But sometimes, advertising also helps the companies to spread their outstanding production and management theories, just as it does in the case of the “Hang Anywhere” created for Levi’s to raise public awareness of saving the electricity and other resources. [Read the rest of this entry...]
What would happen if we combine the plates and dinning table together? Having that question in mind, Elad Kashi has spent much time designing an innovative table and finally come up with the Table Set. It is a round table built with several ceramic plates on the top so that the users can directly put the dishes onto them without having to serve extra plates. Those plates are also removable, allowing for easy cleaning and installing. [Read the rest of this entry...]
Now I really envy you guys living in the Seattle area, not for the sweet-smelling coffee but the reusable tote bags provided by Amazon. According to Amazon.com, all the residents in Seattle can select to have their items sent in an Amazon Tote bag that asks for no subscriptions or fees from now on. The only bad part about the bags is that they’re only delivered once per week so you may have to wait for several days to see your orders on the doorstep. But what does that matter, as long as these bags can protect both your items and the environment? I love Amazon and I love the idea. [Read the rest of this entry...]
Who would figure out that these amazing white sculptures are made of paper rather than plaster, if they hadn’t seen them before? Though sounds incredible, they’re really paper sculptures created by Allen and Patty Eckman and each of them comes into being through at least three working procedures. [Read the rest of this entry...]
As the name implies, the silicone bottle caps are created to keep the beer fresh after the bottles are opened. And also, they can serve as a bottle marker/identifier. [Read the rest of this entry...]
Charm your guests with these colorfully cute Spoon Straws. Made from acrylic, the new gadget can easily catch the ice cube and the pulp of fruit while not influencing you sucking in the wonderful cold beverage. Cool! [Read the rest of this entry...]
Even the small fingernails can create fantastic art, too. So today we’d like to share 14 creative nail designs with all you guys that love the nail art. [Read the rest of this entry...]
I always thought of slingshot as a toy especially created for naughty boys, as we often saw young boys sending stones or balls onto girls. But the SMS Slingshot designed by Berlin based VR/URBAN has changed my opinion. It is a handheld digital slingshot device that can send color splashes and text messages onto public screens. There’s a mobile built in the wooden device to store messages and a laser to blast those contents onto nearby screens via a projector. So just as what you can see from the video below, the user keys in the messages, shoots the slingshot, and then he/she can find a color splash appear on the screen with the text inside. [Read the rest of this entry...]
The Smooth Cover collaborated by Yan-Ting Chen with Hsin Yeh for city drains is quite good an example to prove that small changes of the ordinary gadgets can result in great changes of our life. Compared with regular drain covers, the Smooth Cover features slanted slits that are narrow enough to keep the trash away from the running rain water so that the drains won’t get blocked. And more importantly, the innovative cover promises that ladies wouldn’t have their stiletto stick into the drains any more. Really good news for the stiletto beauties.
Smooth Cover has won winner of the iF Concept Design 2010. [Read the rest of this entry...]
Baita Design has just released Moon Pan, a crescent-shaped pan that fits around any regular pans to utilize the heat wasted by cook tops. With the Moon Pan, you can not only prepare various dishes at the same time, but make a fuller use of the cook-top heat. So that’s really a perfect gadget to help you save both your time and your money. [Read the rest of this entry...]
For all those who are used to keeping their documents neat with a paperclip but feel bad about seeing the clips spill out on the table, designers have created a beautifully cute magnet holder. The colorful paper clips can cling to the magnets to create a pedal, and the stems are bendable so that you can change the flower into different shapes. [Read the rest of this entry...]
You guess it is a defibrillator? Perhaps you are right, but can the defibrillator be used for other purposes? [Read the rest of this entry...]
