PumPing Tap is a 2011 red dot design concept winner, which can cleverly solve the problem of wastage of electricity by automatically ejecting a plug when the appliance is switched off. About ten minutes later after you’ve turned your device off but haven’t unplugged it, the socket will then eject the plug, so as to completely cut off the electricity.
Any good idea about towel racks? To redesign their shapes, coat them with unique colors or endow them with new functions? Of course the last one is our option, so why not have a look at this Breeze Rack, a 2011 red dot design concept winner? It’s a multifunctional towel rack, serving as a hair drier, a bathroom ventilator and a sterilizer except for hanging towels. In other words, almost everything you would need to use in a bathroom can be found in the Breeze Rack, isn’t that great?!
Apparently the 2011 Red Dot Design Concept has brought us with many innovative designs, except for those we’ve introduced before, the Adjustable Radiation Flashlight is another one we’d like to show you. It could shift between concentrated spot-light and wide flood-light modes, based on its flexible plastic plate which contains about 40 individual lights. Hence even though it is designed as one light, the gadget is actually something serving as several different types of lights.
Because of higher and higher social pressure pushing us forward to survive, we humans are actually suffering from obsessive-compulsive disorder, one symptom of which is to ask ourselves repeatedly whether or not we’ve turned off the electricity or locked off the door… Stop that, as our life can become easier, if with the help of Off- Door Handle. It’s a 2011 Red Dot Design Concept winner, allowing users to switch off gas supply and electricity by rotating the dial and flipping it back to activate them. So how do you like the concept?
A good design should be something considering the human’s real needs and trying to accomplish a simple but practical function, just like this Angle Measuring Cup by Umut Demirel. The device contains not only ordinary volume makings but also diagonal lines that indicate quantities during pouring. With the Angle’s help, you can then pour out the required measure in an easier way.
Almost every time before I start my happy journey, I have to painfully struggle with my large quantity of clothes and other stuff by jamming them in my smart suitcase… That sucks! So when I firstly saw the Pumpack, a vacuum-packed suitcase that includes a pump to compress clothes, I really couldn’t wait to imagine how easy packaging would be if I got this. Very practical concept and no wonder it has become a 2011 red dot design concept winner.
You’ve ever seen a flower pot that can move up and down automatically? Meet your surprise with this Floating Pot. It comprises of two containers that fit inside one another: the inner one holds the soil and the plant while the outer one is usually filled with water. When water is added, the inner container then becomes lighter than water and thus moves up. But as the water gets used up, the inner container will move down to remind of the owner that the plant needs some water.
Small and cute, the Ring Shaver is a smart device that allows the users to easily take everywhere. Plus, it also gets energy from the switch action of the flywheel and therefore saves the electricity energy. [Read the rest of this entry...]
It is reported that every year about 1.3 billion trees worldwide are used to make various types of paper products and nearly every minute a forest that has the size of a football field is destroyed. So what should we do to protect the trees? Recently a designer Sangbyum Kim has created these Melt Tags to take the place of common paper tags on clothes. It will disappear in water, and more importantly the tag can clean your new clothes too. [Read the rest of this entry...]
Highly praised on Red Dot Online, this Retractable Tape Cord is an electrical extension cord set that offers us a more effective way to organize electrical cords. [Read the rest of this entry...]
Apparently Park Jung Eun is quite concerned about people suffering from food allergies and wants them to enjoy food without any worries. This A-Check is a handy device that changes color to warn the users of those food with ingredient contents. Really simple but wonderful design and no wonder it has got The Red Dot Concept Design Awards 2010. Congratulations, Park Jung Eun! [Read the rest of this entry...]
Collaborated by Claus Jensen and Henrik Holbaek for Monoqool, the Helix Series Eyewear is a winner of the red dot award, and the design has become quite popular on the internet for its clever design of the spiral hinge. That makes the eyewear look cool, right? And that also makes the glasses much more durable than ordinary ones. [Read the rest of this entry...]
A Y-shaped gadget, can you figure out what purpose it is used for? Answers will soon be coming after the break. [Read the rest of this entry...]
Page Chaser is a flexible and folded bookmark that automatically shifts its position to mark the pages as they’re turned. Furthermore, you won’t lose your pages coz the new bookmark will stay attached to the book. Cheap, convenient and practical, Page Chaser obviously would attract everybody that loves reading and books. [Read the rest of this entry...]
Another must-have for frequent travelers? The Swiss manufacturer Skross claims that they’ve developed the World Travel Adapter 3, which could empower more than 150 countries. [Read the rest of this entry...]
