Plastic with its durability and lightweight has become an integral part of modern gadgets and thus lifestyle, but being non-biodegradable it puts adverse affects on the environment as well. Reducing the incessant use of plastic in household consumer electronics, British designer Thomas Mascall has come up with an innovative torch that replaces the plastic
Designed by Dung Nguyen, the “Portable Projector,” as suggested by its name, is a small and lightweight projector concept that you may collapse and carry freely anywhere for presentation purposes. When all the components are collapsed, the projector becomes truly portable; but while in projecting mode, the three bottom components expand to stabilize
Korean designer HwaSung Yoo of Mars has designed a table and chair made of extruded aluminium with a cross-section inspired by frost patterns. Plates of extruded material in various lengths and 200mm widths can be attached to make table tops, seats and chair backs.These are combined with leg supports of varying lengths to make the required pieces of furniture.HwaSung
Revital is a concept military defibrillator system that is able to save life in critical conditions. Each handle of this device contains release button to power the system on, the first light will turn green and remain stand-by until the handle pads are positioned on the patient’s body. The second orange light switches on when the system senses contact with the
Architects: Reiulf Ramstad Architects, Oslo NorwayLocation: Asker, Oslo, NorwayProject team: Reiulf D Ramstad, Espen Surnevik, Anja StrandskogenClient: PrivateCivil Engineer: Egil A Oliver Engineering AS, MRIFInterior: Reiulf Ramstad Architects, Oslo NorwayLandscape: Reiulf Ramstad Architects, NorwayConstructed Area: 350 sqmDesign year: 2007-2008Construction y
Architect: Steven Holl ArchitectsLocation: Prague, Czech RepublicProgram: Cultural center with exhibition, lecture and concert space, as well as offices and a libraryClient: Franz Kafka Society CenterProject year: 2007-2008Photographs: Andrea Lhotakova The basement of the small one-story building, formerly used for laundry and storage, now houses a space for e
Leaf is a concept mobile phone specially designed by getting inspired from photosynthesis with eco-charging ability. This bendable cell phone is wearable by the user and is charged through solar cells placed on its front. Aside from the solar charging facility, this device can be charged via electricity if charging is required in a cloudy day or during nighttime. The key objective
Intended for the Fiat, the Sentiero by Dragos Prodan, a student designer from George Enescu University in Iasi (Romania), is a compact utility vehicle essentially designed for the European markets. Taking cue from current design language of Fiat as well as Italian design for styling, the pick-up truck seems to go hand in hand with the Fiat brand by compl
German architects Anne Menke and Winkens Architekten have completed an extension to an existing 1950’s house in Hameln, Germany.Called Haus +, the extension has been built in a loop around the existing house to create a courtyard.The walls of the extension are clad in copper and have large openings to create a sheltered terrace area.Photographs are by Monika Marasz, Norbert Priebe and Anne Menke.Here’s some more information from Anne Menke:–HAUS +Context“Dear friends, we moved and a
Robert D. Henry Architects just finished the latest SHO Shaun Hergatt restaurant at 40 Broad Street in Manhattan, New York. The restaurant aims to “touch on all of the five senses” to create a full dining experience. “The more our senses are engaged synchronistically, the more powerful our experience; this viewpoint shapes everything we do now,” ex
© FG+SGArchitects: Pedro Pacheco + Marie ClémentLocation: Luz, Mourão, PortugalProgramme: CemeteryAnthropology: Clara SaraivaEngineering: G.O.P. - Gabinete de Organização e Projectos, Lda.Lighting engeneering: Raul SerafimLandscape Architecture: Sebastião PereiraClient: E.D.I.A. - Empresa de Desenvolvimento e Infra-estruturas do Alqueva, S.A.Constructed Area: 8
Rotterdam’s Cube Houses, an iconic building designed in 1984 by Dutch architect Piet Blom, has been renewed and transformed into a new Stayokay hostel. The building consists in 38 small cubes and two bigger ones all attached to each other.The expressive and colorful cube-shaped houses on concrete pillars are located right in the hear
