Wanting to find the best way to organize things in their studio, the team at Vitamins Design began the research and design for the perfect organizer. They worked around these pointers: It had to be big, show a few months ahead, work both on and offline, and be tactile and easy to understand. Their ideas culminated in the “LEGO Calendar”, […]
LEGO Calendar
Caffeine Spray
Consumers’ need for that extra bit of pep in the morning has turned energy drinks into a massive market, so much so that we’ve even seen anti-energy drinks like Mary Jane’s Relaxing Soda offer an antidote for those with high-octane working lives. Some still swear by the traditional morning coffee, but for those that don’t like the drink, Sprayable Energy […]
Floating Apartment – First of Its Kind
For centuries, the Dutch have manipulated the landscape to move water away from their dwellings. Instead of battling the elements, Netherlands-based firm Waterstudio just announced plans to construct the world’s first floating apartment complex in 2014! The Citadel will offer 60 luxury apartments made from 180 modular units that will be arranged around a central courtyard and topped with green […]
Minimalist Mobile Home
This compact and minimalist mobile home has been designed by Madrid based studio Ábaton. The space includes a double bedroom, a full bathroom and a combination of kitchen and living room that can blend with the outdoor area thanks to the sliding doors. ”The proportions are the result of a thorough study by our architects’ team so that the different […]
Skydive Website
Chris Hirst and Huilin Zhao from Kiwi start up Designbymobile are claiming a world first for the creation of a webpage built in mid-air, while skydiving from 8,000 feet. Hirst and Zhao attempted their claimed world first webpage creation skydive in Auckland, New Zealand to show how easy it is to use their new web design and hosting tool Designbymobile. […]
Singapore Sessions – Where Innovation Arise
When provocative ideas collide, they create formidable sparks. This is the thinking behind Singapore Sessions, a thought leadership forum where experts from diverse backgrounds focus on tomorrow’s challenges. Asia’s growth story – be it China, India or ASEAN – will increasingly shape global trade and investment flows. As manufacturing and service capacity shifts to Asia, coupled with the influx of […]
Promotional Superpower Stunt
Have you ever had someone spill a drink on your laptop? It happened to me once, and I got pretty angry. If only I’d had telekinetic powers… This whole thing might just be a big promotional stunt for the new Carrie movie, but it’s still pretty fun to watch. Cafe Girl With Fake Superpowers Freaks New Yorkers Out [Kotaku]
TomTato Plant
Setting up a vegetable garden is fun and all, but wouldn’t a freaky garden filled with Frankenstein plants be more along your style? Yeah, leave the conventional gardens to the neighborhood moms and plant yourself some TomTatos instead. Created by UK horticulture company Thompson and Morgan, it’s a hybrid plant that produces both tomatoes and potatoes. No, not a single […]
Edible Insects Pack
Seven different bugs await your teeth, tongue, dares, and palate in this Edible Bugs Gift Pack. Each tin contains one type of insect in the most appropriate flavor we could think of. Each is delicious, but we have to admit, the Sour Cream & Onion Dung Beetles have a special place in our hearts (because they just sound so foul, yet […]
Laser-Etched Advert on Meat
To create a poster for international design and innovation consultancy firm IDEO’s WebDev101 sessions, Digital Chops, US-based industrial and Interaction designer Ivy Hu decided to experiment with laser-cutting unconventional objects. The object that was victim to this exploration: meat (as it’s related to the word “chops” in Digital Chops). With a slab of meat and a laser-cutting room, Hu created […]