Did you know that if you reduced your room temperature by just 2 degrees you would, according to Jacob, “save a ton CO2 a year and cut cost by 40%?” Since my heating bill skyrockets in the Winter months, that last part sounds awfully nice, but if I lower my room temp by even 2 degrees, won’t I freeze to death? Jacob makes the excellent point that the old style of radiators were made for poorly insulated homes and need to be stored beneath a window in order to create a heat wall. But if your home or apartment has been updated in the last couple of decades, you can free yourself from the wall-hugging radiators of the past and get one of Jacob’s campfire-inspired heaters instead.

“The design refers to the analogy of a campfire,” Jacobs says, “which represents the social aspect and essential importance heating once had in our culture. Heat is a emotional value.” Made from wood and plastic, Jacob’s radiator also works with hot water, but it can be integrated into the center of the room to distribute heat more evenly and increase the interaction between user and object, which just might encourage you – and by you I mean me – to think twice before jacking the heat up to 85.

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Dyson says the device came out of a defect in the Airblade, the energy-efficient hand drier for public restrooms that his company, Dyson, launched in 2006. Despite its jet-like exhaust, engineers noticed that the machine was trapping a lot of air inside. “We had no intention to make a fan,” he says. “But the failure made us curious. We asked, What could we do with this high-speed air?”

The new fan, branded the Dyson Air Multiplier, launched on Oct. 12 on Dyson.com. The 10-inch version sells for $299.99, while the 12-inch model sells for $329.99.

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Designer: Sang Jang Lee

Designer: Stefano Ragaini and Giorgio Di Tullio
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You may also like this contemporary radiator from Deltacalor …

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For many of our readers, winter is just around the corner. And that may mean it’s time to trade the A/C unit for a humidifier. Here is a cute one.
Designed by Takashi Hiroshi Tsuboi, the tear-drop shaped humidifier is ultrasonic and can produce moisture for up to ten consecutive hours. If you speak Japanese or knows someone who does you are in luck as they aren’t yet available in the U.S. But it would make a great gift for someone you really care about, and you too!

Designer: Takashi Hiroshi Tsuboi
Producer: Middle Colors

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These are just some of the items found in New York mid-May. The main draw was the International Contemporary Furniture Fair at the Javits Center, but there were many off-site events to go to. One was the Hardcore Finnish Design exhibit featuring 20-plus Finnish designers.

Highlights included pieces from Miyake, Janne Kyttanen, Mikko Laakkonen and Pentagon Design. Kyttanen’s impressive thirty-eight piece chandelier, inspired by growth patterns in palm trees, was created with rapid manufacturing technologies. Laakkonen had several pieces on display including Vege, a set of cast iron pans and the Latva coat rack, modeled after the top branches of a tree. Pentagon Design pushed the boundaries of paint technology, with life-sized animals covered in innovative paints made to mimic textures and encourage interaction with magnetic and chalkboard surfaces.

Other works included glass knives by Noa Bembibre, industrial inspired pillows by Fokus Fabriks, a watch made from the kickstart pinion of an old Harley Davidson by Stepan Sarpaneva and LED desklamps by SAAS Instruments.

do! DIY cutlery designed by Arihiro Mayake.

tiger electric shoe designed by Janne Kittanen

touching tactile surfaces designed by Pentagon Design

veg pans designed by Mikko Laakkonen

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