DesignApplause » Outdoors

The snow cycle.

PRand — Wed, 29 Dec 2010 17:09:15 +0000

this snow bicycle made the guinness world record for the longest vertical drop of 107,400′ in 11 hours – going 66 mph.

Featuring powder-coated galvanized steel frame, a unique front elastomer/spring suspension, an adjustable t-bar steering column, a padded saddle with leaf spring cushioning, adjustable-binding, mini skis for your feet, and it looks to be – fast.

retailer: hammacher ( $1,950 usd )

Teabag lamp.

Phil Patton — Wed, 22 Dec 2010 22:46:36 +0000

bryan thompson’s teabag lamp–charges with solar cell “tag” light inside aramid “bag”.

Price: $80 USD and link to the online store.

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Chairless.

PRand — Fri, 23 Apr 2010 00:14:06 +0000

milan 2010. a chair that fits in your pocket.

three good things to say about this chair. it fits in your pocket. a great gift idea. a designer object that is in your budget.

Product: chairless
Designer: alejandro aravena
Producer: vitra

Gourmet get-away lunch tote.

PRand — Sun, 15 Nov 2009 18:29:55 +0000

brown baggers rejoice.
love built products. every restaurant in the our neighborhood probably has one of our built wine carriers in lost and found. $22 – $25 USD.

Producer: built

Flatterware. Collapsable cup.

PRand — Wed, 24 Sep 2008 16:35:24 +0000

Like sophisticated Transformers, these products fold to save space and to reveal a new function. The Flatterware cup body is molded out of a single piece of flexible plastic, with a helical structure allowing it to spring open and close with ease.

Just give it a simple twist, the bright plastic disc turns into an eco-friendly mini-tumbler. The bottom of the cup sits in the hard lower part and sort of grows out of the base, creating an easy-to-grip glass with a hard rim (great for spillers). It definitely has a rubber-plastic whiff to it initially, but that should be no problem since this 12-ounce travel companion is dishwasher-safe—you also have to wash it in hot water before use to “activate the cup’s spring memory” and help dissipate the smell.

The rim of the cup is very rigid, keeping any spills from happening. The helix design gives two benefits, one being it twists back down into the base with a smooth feel and clicks shut easily, the other being it stabilizes the cup so you do not have to grip it gently to avoid spills. At 12 ounces it is a large travel cup! Flatterware collapsible cup, $5 USD.

via flatterware pretty bourgeois mountain zone