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Surely it’s dangerous to cycle in the evenings no matter what kinds of tools you’ve chosen to avoid the possible dangers, but this Lightning Vest is still here to offer you with more protection, by reminding the drivers and pedestrians of your existence. It’s hand-netted from a custom developed 3M reflective material, loose and large enough to be worn outside T-shirts, jackets or coats. It’s also very durable, lightweight and compact to fit into even your pocket.

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Install the Clipp to any wood or plastic plates and then you can create your own tables… When not in use, the Clipp is also smart enough to ensure an easy storage.

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Anything full of connotation is always appreciated. Just as a man with rich connotation attracts us much more, a cabinet with unique connotation is highly welcomed to our home too. Put forward by Uruguayan designer Claudio Sibille, the “Ludovico” chest is made from eucalyptus wood, featuring one table on the surface and one or two chairs inside it. So simply move and pull, you can transform one single piece of furniture into a complete set immediately, really fabulous!

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Handycan is a concept design comes with grooves that make it easy to grip. The clever design will reduce the volume that cans take up in recycling trucks too, saving both space and money. But does that also mean the can may break open more easily if it is applied with high pressure? Arman Emami gives us no answer to that question.

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So you’re living in a small apartment and cannot spare any space to place your shoes? If so, we suggest you try to put your shoes vertically, with Martina Carpelan’s wall-mounted shoe rack. Measuring 32cm H x 90cm W x 12cm D, each shoe rack would accommodate up to four shoes and maybe you can create a unique “shoe wall” if you do have many shoes to organize.

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Slim, slim, slim, seeming everything nowadays is pursuing a good figure, even includes the fire extinguishers. Have a look at this one by Jinwoo Kim: it features a slim body design that fits in small storage space, thus makes it quite outstanding among common round-shaped fire extinguishers.  Besides, the Flameingo also comes with a replaceable cartridge to reduce waste; its pressure indicator and a built-in alarm also allow users to check out the status of the extinguisher more easily. When there’s fire breaking out, a LED light will soon switch on for people to find the extinguishers quickly.

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A good designer always tries to see the matter from users’ points of view. When they frequently need to recharge their USB-powered items, a U-socket USB Wallplug is created. If they wish to squeeze past lines of seats easily and comfortably, fold-down seat that offer much more space is then designed. [Read the rest of this entry...]

Sasan Magic Carpet is a clever design that offers practical sleeping and seating solutions with its adjustable constructions. Its base is composed of 4 different sections, and you can conveniently change them into various shapes according to your needs. [Read the rest of this entry...]

Buildings in Moscow used to have a long distance from others so you may easily find large space between offices if you’re wandering in that city. But such space between buildings would not exist too long after Za Bor Architects come up with the Parasite office concept. To be finalized in the future, the office building will be built between two buildings without a base on the ground. It is so interesting. More surprising is the office building will have three floors with an accessible roof area as well. Will that be safe enough? No certain answer is offered by now so we may need to wait to see. [Read the rest of this entry...]

Goci’s Foldable Kitchen is one of the best-organized kitchens you can ever find. It mainly consists of four parts, including ice hot-fridge/deepfreeze/oven, dishmaster-dishwasher, slidecooker-a cooktop, and panneli-screens. Based on a modular design, however, the foldable kitchen allows for an easy and convenient change of its appearance and the users can even add new elements if they need to do so. Bravo! [Read the rest of this entry...]

So your truck never offers enough space for more than two golf clubs? That no long matters as you simply need this 33-In-1 Golf Club. It can adjust to 33 different angels to meet your different needs. Moreover, it would retract to 19″-long to enable easy and convenient transportation in regular suitcases. [Read the rest of this entry...]

If we cannot create more space, the best possible method to make a fantastic bathroom fit into our small apartments is to cleverly reuse every inch… For example, we may build a foldable bathroom or have a bathtub with a lid. When they’re not in use, more space will be available for us to do other things. Isn’t that great?! I really love the idea. [Read the rest of this entry...]

The problem that canned instant noodle still takes up too much space has for a long time bothered both the consumers and designers, until Liu Yi, Jiang Yuning and Luo Jing have collaborated with the Accordion Package. [Read the rest of this entry...]

Three separated halves have made the Alex Bottle quite unique among the same kind products on market. Its caps and halves are all changeable, which not only allows the users to wash their bottle more easily but helps them change the bottle types according to their different needs. More importantly, you can pile the two main halves up for an easy transportation. Just click the following links to get your Alex! [Read the rest of this entry...]

It is true that the big-wheeled bicycle seems quite odd at the first sight, but you may find it a genius design if you spend a few more seconds. Compared with most folding bikes, the Full Circle uses big wheels to achieve easier navigation but features no chain to make folding the bike an easier task. [Read the rest of this entry...]

We humans are really clever: we put our foot into the waste basket to compress the discarded paper, so as to make room for trash. But apparently the designers are much clever, as they’ve collaborated with a flexible waste bin that allows the users to make room for trash much more quickly and neatly. When the basket is almost full of paper, you simply need to get its mouth together and compress the trash, and you’ll find more room is made once you release its mouth to let the bin will then go back to its original shape. Fantastic!

Dubbed Push Up, the flexible waste bin is an iF Concept Design 2010 winner. [Read the rest of this entry...]

When an ordinary bathtub is built with extra storage systems on sides, we bet you would feel rather happy to have much more space in your small bathrooms. [Read the rest of this entry...]

Tables are needed furniture but they’re usually also bulky, so you have to dedicate quite a large amount of space to them. And that’s why tables and especially the long tables are often tough to fit in small apartments. Except these tables created by Ochre. The designers solved that problem by folding the tables into the wall when they’re not in use, therefore offering you a spacious room for other activities. When you want a table, just pull them out of the wall and you can use them as a dining table or a work bench. [Read the rest of this entry...]

Folding up the bathroom? That seems like an impossible task. But here on I New Idea we believe that everything is possible, and we’re always experimenting with new things, e.g. the “Folding Shower”. [Read the rest of this entry...]

Has the ONEYBIKE designed by Peter Varga put you in mind of the old days when people were riding a high wheeler or a recumbent bike? Coming as a perfect combination of those two classical bikes in the past, the ONEYBIKE has become an important window for people nowadays to learn about the history. And of course ONEYBIKE still features some modern designs, like the folding mechanism that allows for easy storage. [Read the rest of this entry...]

The future of furniture has arrived! Thanks to the two Dutch designers Carmela Bogman and Rogier Martens, we could still have a bench, a stage and a lounge area even in a small park. Let’s introduce “Pop-Up”, whose name might derive from the motion of pumping out during the periods of need. The furniture is made out of three retractable bollards, which can be fixed at various heights, forming a bench or a table to meet the users’ different needs. Several keys are distributed among the neighborhood for the local residents to get an access to the pumping system. The first pop-up installation can be found in the city of Utrect, Netherlands. [Read the rest of this entry...]

The cabinets in your kitchen are still too crowded, full of various types of cooking utensils? See here, you guys, the Nesting Knives by Mia Schmallenbach are rightly the thing you need. [Read the rest of this entry...]

Another product inspired by the origami art…Designed by Takashi Houjo, the basket would change into a floor mat when unfolded. And have you noticed its lovely long tongue? That’s not just for decoration, but also used to keep the handles together. So cute! [Read the rest of this entry...]

The ‘Clever Little Bag’, a collaborative work between yves behar / fuse project and Puma, was invented as a result of the idea to promote energy efficiency and conservation. The new packaging includes a cardboard sheet and a bag but has no tissue paper, therefore taking up less space and weighing much lighter than usual shoes boxes. [Read the rest of this entry...]

Soaring prices of urban apartments have forced the citizens to choose small residence and make a full use of the limited space. Addressing that issue, the Brazilian Design Studio ‘Baíta Design’ has come up with the Slide Aluminum Sofa. It features five profiles finished in anodized aluminum, which could be fit together to form a sofa. Also due to the slide design, the sofa could easily split into profiles, ensuring an easy transportation and storage. [Read the rest of this entry...]

“Same classic taste, but greener”, with that in mind, Andrew Kim has come up with a new series of packaging designs for Coca Cola, the ‘Eco Coke’. Simply judging by the outside, the futuristic Coca Cola is refreshing, smart, ergonomic, cut, and still classic. But what really makes me excited is it’s made of 100% sugar cane byproducts and completely eco-friendly to the environment. Another thing to be mentioned is that the bottles can collapse 66% smaller than its original size, allowing an easier transportation for later recycling. [Read the rest of this entry...]

Designed by Benjamin Wojtyna, Compact Kitchen Cart is quite ideal for small departments and other small living areas, where urgently needs small-sized furniture. Several containers are hidden inside and some hangers are built on its side to hold your utensils. [Read the rest of this entry...]

In my humble opinion, the design seems like a terrible idea, resulting needless complexity since the piano may get wet if you carelessly pour water on the table… Of course, you won’t agree with me, if you’re just in the necessity to place a bulky piano inside your small department. So consider it for a second, the idea of the Piano Table seems quite valuable. So you like it? For $6000, you still like it? OMG! [Read the rest of this entry...]

Look! This new electric bike seems like a slab. It generates the power from a Lithium-ion Battery, which is always used by electric cars, to make the bike work much longer. When driven by electricity, the bike sets both of the pedals at the low position, which is a suitable position for riders. Moreover, it holds a compartment for the rider to store his/her portable gadgets, such as laptop, cellphone, iPod and more. The most interesting point is that, when connected to your laptop (stored in the compartment), the bike would access to the internet and show you the route through the integrated upfront screen. [Read the rest of this entry...]

Aimed at small apartments and other living areas where full-size furniture is not welcome, the Brain Cube is created by Svilen Gamolov as a clever alternative. It includes several chairs designed in various shapes, which can be stacked up into a huge cube when not in use, thus not taking up too much space. Also due to their particular forms, these chairs could also be used as tables when needed. [Read the rest of this entry...]

Coming from Jie-Jyun Lyu, the Multiple Chair is aimed at small living areas where full-size furniture is not welcome. Used as a big dude for one single person, the chair’s seat actually could be divided into 8 small pieces when you have to entertain too many people. Its stainless frame could be used to hang your coats and scarves after the Voltron chair is apart. [Read the rest of this entry...]

The ‘Marguerite Bike Parking’ designed by Yoann Henry Yvon Lopez may be the most poetic bike stand we’ve ever come across. It consists of several white movable parts that are described as “an array of petals swaying along with the breeze” when used to stabilize the bike. Moreover, the innovative form also means little space occupying and an elegant parking. [Read the rest of this entry...]

The newly launched electric vehicle is aimed at big cities and other places where the streets are always congested. To meet the urban commute requirements, the electric scooter not only features a compact shape, but promises an easy storage. When not in use, the vehicle could be conveniently folded up in five steps. The design also speaks of green promises, as it is powered by super charging lithium batteries (they could be full charged in merely five minutes) and won’t lead to exhaust gas pollution. Besides, the vehicle also features an LED blue halo headlight for night riding. [Read the rest of this entry...]

Have the water bottles taken up too much space of your tiny departments? Luckily you can pile them one above another, only if you’re using the 5 Gallons Mineral Water Stackable Bottle that features a simple indent at its base. [Read the rest of this entry...]

The mini tub especially aims at moms and dads living in tiny apartments. It fits in perfect to any sink and suits any babies weighing less than 17 pounds. Finished in soft plastic, the Puj Infant Sink Tub (26″ x 27″ x 1″) is also easy to store and easy to clean. [Read the rest of this entry...]

If you love cooking then I’m sure you have a great collection of cookers: frying pan, stock pot, sorts of tablewares, as well as an electromagnetic oven. Or two, or even more. But you also need a spacious kitchen, so I bet you’ll need the Electrolux Double-O by Victor Ong. Targeting at small house users, the device not only integrates a compact cooking system for single appliances, but creates an extra base for another pot when you slide it.

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Simpler but practical designs are always popular and today we’ll show you another ‘we should have thought of that before’ product. It is the ‘Keep2Green’ pot by Paul Gribincea. The concept about it is quite simple: the system makes a full use of the space and water by planting some grass beneath the hanging pot. So you’ve gotten that? Good. Mainly made from metal, ‘Keep2Green’ is heavy enough to withstand moderate winds and holds the flower pot steadily in the air. [Read the rest of this entry...]

Who would ever imagine that a bathroom could be hidden in a cabinet? But the Compact Bathroom presented here has proved that is possible. Just open the cabinet, pull out each module and you’ll find a bathtub, a basin and other articles commonly needed in the whole unit. Wow, that’s a clever way to save the limited space.

The Hinge Workstation by Knot Design is quite easy-going, as it can be completely folded up to merely 7 inches wide, taking up unexpectedly little space. And when you need to work, just take it out, unfold it, and few seconds later, you will have an elegant table. On paper it sounds Good, and after you use it, you’ll find it’s better! [Read the rest of this entry...]

Do not look down on the role Tamrac’s new ZipShot tripod can play. Exactly it is an ultra compact and light gadget when folded up, measuring 38cm long and 312g weight. But the moment it opens, the little guy then turns into a 112cm-high tripod and support DSLRs up to 1361g in weight. Well, I have to admit, both its portability and practicability are just what an ideal tripod should have. [Read the rest of this entry...]