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‘Change it’— just as its name implies— is an innovative wall decoration that allows you to change its colors every minute. Each of the triangles used to make up the item has three different colors on their sides, including white, black and rainbow shade. Therefore, you can turn these triangles to form different pictures on the wall.

That’s not enough! As in the future, the designers will also use light, typography and other unique materials to take the place of colors, in order to give you more choices. [Read the rest of this entry...]

There’re seldom lamps drawing all the people, but I bet your lamp has that potential if you’re using the ‘Eclipse Light’ by Ronen Kadushin. It is a simple lamp made from a single flat piece of steel, which reflects light when turned on. And the best part about it is that the lamp allows you to create various light effects by bending it into different shapes. Next time you entertaining your friends, you should proudly show them the amazing lamp. [Read the rest of this entry...]

An innovative power strip should always serve us well, and thanks to the “Movable Power” by Jeff Carter, we no longer need to adjust our space to accommodate the strips as we used to do. It allows you to adjust the entire strip to meet your different needs and therefore promises you a more convenient use. Pity that it is only a concept at present and we may wait for days to see the practical product hit the market. [Read the rest of this entry...]

Want to build your own shelving unit? Right here is a new kind of modular shelf unit that could be freely assembled. Compared to usual modular shelves, this unit ensures you to arrange it into different shapes due to the holes on its sides and the fence form design. [Read the rest of this entry...]

Please use the lights YOU NEED—Well, we’re required to save power energy from time to time, but how? I mean, we truly can control how often we use the lights, but we couldn’t decide how much energy we’re using since every bulb is designed to illuminate the whole room with certain light intensity. Except the ‘EcoBulb’ designed by Seokjae Rhee!!! It is an adjustable bulb that comes with six distinct sections, each of which could be remotely controlled to change their brightness and lighting directions. As a result, ‘EcoBulb’ will merely illuminate those needed parts of the room with required light. That’s really an amazingly clever idea to save energy and I love it! [Read the rest of this entry...]

British Summer Time is one hour in advance of Greenwich Mean Time, so clocks and watches should be brought forward one hour in summer. But what if you carelessly forget that? You would miss some important dates because you hadn’t set the clock ahead one hour. The unique clock, however, will help you a lot if you’re living in England, as you can easily set your clock forward/back an hour by changing its base. [Read the rest of this entry...]

It’s always the cameras’ shapes and patterns that make them attractive and distinctive. And we usually call those designs ‘a creative design’. Not exactly. As a matter of fact, you may find nothing could be regarded as an innovative design except that it is new in both functions and appearance. Just like the Fleksimus Camera presented here. It comes with a flexible tube, on one end of which is a lens and on the other is a compact viewfinder. Therefore, the lens can reach any odd angles, allowing you to take pictures from those angles you never tried before. [Read the rest of this entry...]

Remember the “Long and Short Plaster”? Similarly, ‘Pluck out the Straw’ is a product that provides you with a needed length of straw. So don’t worry if the sizes of tins and bottles vary, because we can apply both long and short straws to meet your different needs. In a word, we can adjust the lengths of straws only if we’re using ‘Pluck out the Straw’. [Read the rest of this entry...]

Though MP3 players guide me to the world of music times and again, the earphones, or rather the messy wires of earphones always upset me. Luckily the designer Ji Woong has created the new earphones with a zipper shape, which allows us to zip the earphones up when no longer using them. Cool. [Read the rest of this entry...]

There is nothing wrong about having a hectic but fulfilling work life. But what about living a lazy life? We usually call those people couchpotatoes or lazy bones, but whether you admit it or not, lazy people do encourage the designers to think up some wonderful ideas, including the multifunctional PC Stand. It has three joints which all promise a 360-degree rotation on the mechanical arm, and therefore allowing you to adjust the stand into any angles, from 0 to 90. As a result, you can either sit in a sofa or lie on the bed to use your PC. It is available in various colors, such as black, red, golden, and blue. [Read the rest of this entry...]

A master student from Central Saint Martins, London, has designed a unique series of home ornaments, including curtains, hanging carpets as well as table covers. But they’re not made from fabric, but wooden sheets instead. Each constructed of geometric patterns of wooden pieces, these products could be easily shaped into various types, meeting your different needs. [Read the rest of this entry...]

‘Adam and Eve’ is a new way for home furnishing. Then what is behind the special name ‘Adam and Eve’? You’ll be interested, right? Actually, Adam and Eve separately stands for two different parts of the furniture set, the former refers to the soft part for you to relax on and the latter is the hard part that allows you to place your stuffs. [Read the rest of this entry...]

GrowFrame Squares and GrowFrame by Trevor Elliott are just so cool for your holiday summaries, as they’re magnetic-held frames that are applicable to printed pictures of any sizes. Possibly you could gather your kid’s photos pictured at different ages together in a series of frames, just as the name ‘GrowFrame’ indicates. Not only the frame grows, you guys, too. [Read the rest of this entry...]

Someone may prefer high mouse, while others would like a lower one, and it’s not surprising at all that a whole family need those different types of mouse. So what is your choice, getting several one with different heights or just one that serves all? Certainly the latter sounds better. And that’s just the mouse presented here, which could be adjusted to different heights. It is connected to the computer through either USB or Bluetooth.

The Spinning Power Outlet is designed for places like hotels, libraries where people may bring a number of gadgets with a wrong type of power lead. It has three spinning plug sockets, each containing several types of sockets for various plugs.

Somewhat similar to the building block popular among kids, the amazing product is actually a new piece of furnishing credited as “Pattern Cabinets”. Since the cabinet comprises some loose elements that could be easily changed, you may adjust it to different heights and shapes. Yup…. that’s really going to help us with an impressive decoration. [Read the rest of this entry...]

Yes, on the first sight, the cabinet has no differences with others. However, you will feel amazed when the cabinet is filled with clothes. Till then, the stretchy wall of the cabinet will be extended greatly to allow you more space. Of course, this will lead to an unrefined appearance, but it also works as an indirect sign that reminds you of cleaning up your clothes.

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Yea ladder is one of the most useful tools to human, but it does cause some problem as it slips every now and then. So what shall we do? Let’s see an exciting product from Anthony Mapstone, which promises a more safety usage. On one hand, the designer uses synthetic adhesive material to improve the friction of the ladder footing. On the other hand, the adjustable feet height allows you to place it anywhere needed with more efficiency.

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The new baby buggy by Hoj Jeong is here to provide more convenience, ensuring an easy use through an adjustable design. It still highlights an environment-friendly technology. Constructed of recyclable materials, such as aluminum and organic fabric, the sustainable stroller is weight-light enough for a portable use.

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In my opinion, sexy always means those charming and graceful emotions exuded in casual glance, just like this sofa. Just maneuvering the zipper, you will then get into the peace and comfort of the leisure time.

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Limited by the consideration of cost and profit, airplanes couldn’t spare too much space for every passenger. To solve the problem, Netta Shalgi has recently designed the new seat, adjustable and comfortable. Equipped with four buttons, you can easily control the back, pad, brace and others to find a needed position.

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An innovative idea a day and here is to present you a cool home appliance, an expanding TV screen. Seemingly ordinary, it is in fact a mounted TV unit including a built-in projection screen, a remoter, etc. When needed, the screen will rise and expand automatically into a bigger one. Hence only one TV can meets your different needs, ideal for either a living room or an entertain room.

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Yes, the paper clips do look as same as ordinary ones and they would really be that ordinary if they’re not designed with the amazing function to clip different thickness of paper. But the adjustable design really makes it different, more convenient to use. Then why not say goodbye to those traditional paper clips and get the Tenso Paper Clips? It deserves to be possessed.

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Maintenance work by single person often becomes an annoying task for we really couldn’t spare a hand to hold the flashlight. Using a cap lamp? It could of course, but it only works in a given angle. So my suggestion is the hands-free flashlight. Both water-resistant and angle-adjustable, the lamp can be fixed anywhere with a magnetic holder, offering 3 levels of brightness.

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Seemingly like a vine climbing up the wall, the lamp by “Trust in Design” is made up of 8 fluorescent tubes contained in strips that allow you to make any needed connections. When the 8 pieces are combined, you can simply adjust each strip to any angle and fix the lamp with the bracket on it. Aha, now you’ve created your own lamp!

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I don’t know whether or not the designer has a sentimental attachment to his bicycle used in childhood, the adjustable bike is really worthy of much appreciation. Designed with dozens of jacks, all the componets of the grow bike can be reassembled to satisfy children in different ages.

The Spoticam Lamp shows us a usual road to creativity, that is, to endow common items with a new function. Combined the monitor shape with the lamp function, the new lamp is named as Spoticam Lamp. Or fixed on table, or screwed to wall, it is always an eye-catching piece of furniture. Ha, it’s watching out your behaviors!

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Good news for paraplegic people! To ensure you an easy reach to anything you want on the shelf, Dana Yichye Shwachman has created the adjustable shelf that comprises a remote control. With this shelf, you could not only make full use of your wall, but also avoid sudden hurts by too many items on the floor.

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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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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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The freestyle fountain machine from Coca-Cola can mix up to 100 different drinks simply with a touch screen that is able to guide you to select and mix a great array of flavors. Isn’t it also a wise idea for Coca-Cola to develop another popular flavor? Perhaps we Chinese beverage manufacturers can also follow this way. At present, freestyle fountain machines are popping up in California, Georgia, and Utah.

This is a set of table clamps for kinds of table tops, no matter it’s a wooden one, a metallic one or a stony one. What delights you most is the easy way to produce a tabletop by attaching it to any flat surface with a clamp mechanism.

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This is one modular seating system that could be twisted and opened in different ways. No matter you press it, pull it or even twist it, at least one drawer that is a kind of secret compartment will be revealed when needed.

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Soft, gentle and crystal, the chandelier looks the same like a delicious pudding hanging in the air when it’s turned on. Wanna it to be more transparent? You can adjust its brightness through the stick inserted in the pudding.

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As it is equipped with an adjustable pedal and develops its function of the mouse and keyboard through two touch-boards, the chair-like computer will certainly bring a different operation experience to users. Not only will the recliner allow you to maintain a good state during long working hours, but also the 18″ display screen could be adjusted to your different needs.

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There is another retro product from LEGO. What make the sunglasses special is you can snap on bricks to the sides. Now you can customize a unique sunglass by yourself.

What is the easiest way to adjust the flow of water? Sure, just one touch. This is a perfect solution. You can simply push or pull the flexi central head to change the flow from a concentrated pour to spray.

Generally speaking, one clothing comes with a single size. But this design name of Duality can adjust the garment to suit mot persons with the help of the zippers. Since every zipper has a color band hidden under it, your dress is gonna be more beautiful after opening the zipper. [Read the rest of this entry...]

Balance is the hardest part for a bike beginner. The shift bike comes with a pair of unique rear wheel which is adjustable to fit for different people. For a beginner lacking of enough balancing skill, the wheels can be shift outward to give enough support. [Read the rest of this entry...]

Hiding faucet in the wall is a good idea. Although not so new, we can still add other innovations to keep it attractive. This hidden tap designed by Jelmer Moorman uses a sensor to detect the motion of your hand and dispense water. Left means warm and right menas cold, so you can adjust the water temperature by moving your hands.