“Gelpoly” is a surface protection and surface ornamentation adhesive film that features an excellent self-tackiness and removing ability. Showcased during ‘The 19th Korea International Sign & Design Show (KOSIGN 2011)’, the new sheet is mainly made of polyester film, also with a special Olefin elastomer resin. Except for its easy adhesion, the film is even re-adhesive with water.
Quite interestingly, the ‘Face Sunglass’ reminded me of a mask commonly used in factories the first time I saw it. I mean, it seems more like a mask rather than sunglasses actually. But the product is said to feature a good protection function that can block 99.9% UV rays, thus keeps both your eyes and your skin away from overexposure. It is available in three sizes, with a price tag varying from 16000KRW to 21000KRW.
We always need AA batteries, for our mice, game players, MP3s, remote controllers and many other electronic apparatus. But after years of using, we still find it difficult to get batteries out of the devices… Maybe it is time to change AA batteries, and the recommend alternative is the Seesaw Battery by Young Suk Kim. It features two tapered edges, one of which will easily eject if you push down the other side. Convenient! [Read the rest of this entry...]
An entry of a recent Designboom competition ‘Seoul Cycle Design 2010′, the bicycle rack collaborated by Leon Zhu and Yong Su Kim features various energetic sculptures, in order to create a dynamic Seoul. And that’s also where the design got its name ‘Dynamic Seoul’. [Read the rest of this entry...]
Thanks to Korean designer Yeongwoo Kim, we can now have a unique experience of pouring light out of a tea cup. Inspired by moving water, the Pouring Light Lamp comes with a cup part and a water part, and the latter is filled with phosphorescence to create an amazing flow of light. So how do you like the lamp? [Read the rest of this entry...]
It’s time to say goodbye to the old pedestrian traffic lights, coz you’ll see a little boy inside the light to guide your way in the near future. Designed by Korea based Li Ming Hsing, the new pedestrian traffic light features a graphical human limbering up his muscles and joints when red, but looking on both sides of the road when the light turns green. [Read the rest of this entry...]
Inspired by the idea that small changes of individual objects can be a big impact on the whole, Korean designers Seo Jeonghwa and Hanna Chung have collaborated the ‘ripple effect’ tea table that features a water layer on the top to make ripples when the users move cups on it. As a result, both your movements and the cups’ movements will cause a change on the table. Isn’t that interesting? [Read the rest of this entry...]
From Robotic Hands Clock to Bungee Jumping Mint Clock, Korean designer Jongchul Kim has surprised us with really amazing clocks. And right here is another wall clock that you’ll fancy. It’s the Marionette Clock, which shows time with its hanging hand that is hooked up with the string to two Mint Boys at the top. So as the Mint Boys ride their unicycles, the vertical wire length will be changed, and the time will then be displayed. Really interesting, isn’t it? [Read the rest of this entry...]
When we were still a child, we used to put the maple leaves or ginkgo leaves between pages of a book and they were possibly the first kind of bookmarks we’ve ever met. Today, Korean designer Sangwoo Nam is still using leaves as bookmarks. However, they’re not real ones from trees, but simply feature the same shapes and colors of leaves. Even so, these artificial leaves are indeed beautiful and vivid, giving us aesthetic satisfaction. [Read the rest of this entry...]
Thanks to Yu Kwang Soo and the Spiral Spring Chair, we may create a new game—chair racing. Similar to common wind up toys, the seating is also powered by wind up system. Simply turn the dial to tighten the internal spring mechanism, release the spring, and you’ll have these cute chairs run forward. So how do you like the Spiral Spring Chair? Want a game now? [Read the rest of this entry...]
Even the richest man on the world will not use paper money as memo pads, but see what the Korean designer Cho Hyung Suk has done… He wrote scribbles on wads of Korean Won! Well may you be surprised! But the Korean Won Cho Hyung Suk used is actually memo pads that have a form of money. Just imagine how rich you could be when having such Money Memo in your purses… [Read the rest of this entry...]
Transparent, flexible, then what is the item actually used for? Have you guessed right? It’s a speaker! Developed by Korean electronics manufacturer FILS, the transparent speaker is made from piezoelectric film and therefore can produce sound waves whenever the electrical current is applied. Pity that the FILS Sound Film is still just a concept, but if the thing gets real, you’ll know its outstanding characteristics as well as we do.
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Hello, everybody, here is a creative collection of toys we’ve specially prepared for you all. Including 6 different characters dressed in distinctive clothes, the cute series are made from paper, but present a solid three dimensional visual effect. Oh, almost forget to tell you its name; the whole series of toys is given the name “Momot Paper Toys” by its designer, Korean BrownBreath. Good work! [Read the rest of this entry...]
Want to create an amazingly impressive spraypaint masterpiece? How’s about drawing with various colors? If so, and you wouldn’t like to take dozens of cans, there’s a better-than-average chance that the so-called ‘Color Dial Spray’ is rightly the thing you’re looking for. It is a reusable can that lets you to choose your needed color by turning the dials. So forget all those large bottles and cans, and merely one ‘Color Dial Spray’ is enough! [Read the rest of this entry...]
In ancient Korea, people used to take ‘Chong-sa-cho-rong’ lantern to welcome guests in the night. And so does ‘Chong-sa-cho-rong’ serve as a lamp when indoors. In modern times, when most people no longer using ‘Chong-sa-cho-rong’, designer Cho hyung suk has redesigned this traditional lantern to make it easily transported. The modern lantern comprises four lamps and a wooden structure that keeps them together, which is therefore much brighter and much solider than traditional ones.
