I bet you’ll love the perfect concept behind the Bottoms Up Shot Glass: drink up, drunk down. Simply flip the glass over, you’ll find the word ‘drink’ change into another word ‘drunk’. The magic glass is mainly based on a calligraphic design—ambigram, which makes one word to be read as more words from different angles. [Read the rest of this entry...]
From Lifegoods Design, the dubbed ‘at-at walker’ is a wooden drawer with a built-in light dimmer. It appears to be absolutely nothing particular when the drawer is in ‘off’ mode. But the moment you pull out the drawer, bright light will then come out of that and illuminate your room. Claimed by Lifegoods Design, “The lamp is like a science fiction object but characterized by the warmth and the preciousness of the woodwork.”
The project is on show at imm cologne 2010. [Read the rest of this entry...]
Hey guys, welcome to I New Idea again, and today I’ll perform magic tricks for you. Are you ready? Ok, let’s go! [Read the rest of this entry...]
“What you hear may be false, but what you see is true”, the famous adage has been passed down from one generation to another, but is that really true? You should take a skeptical attitude. Look at the chair; it’s floating in the air, but it’s an illusion. Actually, the chair is no different with regular ones except the transparent parts of its four legs.
An hour before, you were in Paris, now you’re in Tokyo, and thirty minutes later, you’ll find your self in Helsinki or Stockholm. Sounds incredible, huh? Sure? Believe me, all those will come true only if you have these curtains. Those open spaces in the curtains constitute different shapes of buildings, presenting various cities. And when illuminated by the sun or a street light, you’ll feel like living in other cities. More pictures below. [Read the rest of this entry...]
Would you like be someone with transcendental skills? Of course you will. But since most of us were not born with exceptional skills, we have to get them with some special devices and Everett Bradford’s ‘Prometheus Device’ is just one of them that would turn you into a charming magician. It is a hand-mounted appliance that shoots real fire. Cool! Check out downside and see how Everett Bradford made it.
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The classical dancing scene by Gene Kellyin the movie “Singin’ in the Rain” has impressed countless viewers. But even if you do not know how to dance, you can still be a focus with an allochroic umbrella in the rain. As the umbrella will change into multicolored from black-white in water, it looks quite outstanding in the dull rainy days.
It’s a “cloudy” cup？Not really, pour into it some hot water, and now it’s a “sunny” one.
Look this real chair! Do you know why it can stand safely with only two legs?
The answer is in its shadow, which is made of steal. It is a joint part of the chair. [Read the rest of this entry...]
This product, which dubbed Hummingbird Magnetic Bookend, seems like a magic. Except for a the hummingbird, you do not need anything else to hold these books. As a matter of fact, there is a traditional bookend hidden inside the cover of the end book to provide the stability.
This so-called magic apartment light can reveal all the nasty things going on in an apartment. In daytime, since you do not light up this lamp, they are all invisible. But, at night, when you turn on the light, shitting, fucking, killing and stealing are all revealed. [Read the rest of this entry...]
Most of us get time with eyes; the blind may need the other devices. Now, this clock designed by Hyun Choi can let us get time with nose. There is no hand on the clock but 12 capsules are hidden at the back of the clock. You can fill the capsules with different flavor and then you can get different flavor in different time. In other words, you can smell time. It’s magic. [Read the rest of this entry...]
This roller comes with two magnetic snouts and so it can move along the track which is a continuous mobius ring having its ends permanently joined together. [Read the rest of this entry...]
Whiteboard is frequently used in presentation. However, what if there is not any whiteboard in the meeting room? You’d better take a white board by yourself. Are you kidding? [Read the rest of this entry...]
This is a innovative bridge. Only when you take the first step, the next step will appear, and when you step on the next the former one disappear. So the walker is gonna get a magical travel.
Video after the break
Designer: Michael Cross
