DesignApplause

Heightening awareness of design-driven objects.

Dyno shower.

October 3rd, 2008 by PRand | No Comments

Dyno shower.

What is this? An electric toothbrush on a stand? Darn, the title gives this product away. It is the Dyno outdoor shower by MyYour.

The Dyno designer shower is totally waterproof and UV-ray resistant and will stay looking new for years. It’s made from self-colored polyethylene, which is strengthened inside, and Dyno is available in a [...]

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Porta-bote.

September 24th, 2008 by PRand | No Comments

Porta-bote.

This summer something caught my eye on top of a neighbor’s SUV. It looked like a lighter - than - air aircraft wing but found out it was a collapsable boat. It looks much better in vitro than in these photos.
Adding collapsability into the design criteria can be a bit of a challenge. Here is [...]

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Don’t trash. Make art.

March 11th, 2008 by PRand | 3 Comments

Don’t trash. Make art.

Just about the time we should be thinking about 86ing our plastic bottled water habits we have a bottle story. We came across this art and artist via trespluscool The artist is Martine Camillieri, a french artist who works with colorful plastics. Trying to think of an adequate bumper sticker here. —No to trash. Make [...]

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Water. Money. Power.

March 4th, 2008 by PRand | 1 Comment

Water. Money. Power.

All you need is water, money, a Darth Vadar fetish. One you burn calories. One you burn 951 gallons an hour. Both burn holes in pockets.
There is little info on the Tu-fin save a link to their site. “TU_FiN Walking on Water—das Fun und Fitnessboot.” But here is a story on Wally…

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