Slowcooker wins award.
the slowcooker is not a crockpot or a bake oven. the food is essentially steamed.
Designer: margriet foolen
Producer: royal vkb
the slowcooker is a winner in wallpaper’s best domestic design 2010.
Shylling speed racer.
classic speedster car with a working steering column, rubber tires, and working horn.
built from steel and chrome, it makes a hearty foot-powered toy or art for those so inclined. age range/weight capacity: from 1 year and up to 42 lbs.
Price: $100 USD
Producer: shylling
Humanscale element LED desk lamp.
ground – breaking lamp sets new bar for LED task lights.
maybe LED is king until a newer technology proves otherwise. out with the bluish or yellow-tinged glare – the Element lamp produces neutral, 3500K white light (and very bright), with a large footprint. its single LED casts just one shadow, unlike other lamps that contain rows or clusters of LEDs creating multiple shadows on the work surface. The 60,000-hour bulb will probably never need replacing, but just in case, it is user serviceable. best of all, it consumes less than 7 watts of energy while vibrantly lighting up a tabletop.
an award-winner in design.
Price: $395 – 445 USD
Producer: humanscale
V-color faucets.
V-color line of bathroom faucets.
pretty innovative concept in a world of polished chrome and brushed nickel.
Producer: savil
creative potties.
a nice collection of toilet culture. what were they thinking?
below: thoughtful designs
above: self-cleaning toilet/urinal concept by italy-based designer young sang eun
above: kohler steward: a waterless urinal designed nicholas paterson
above: lady loo: commercial design by gbh
above: lady-p: by sphinx
above: philip watts design glow-in-the-dark: UK
above: sichuan metals & minerals imp. & exp. corp: china
above: advertised for the ladies but this looks unisex
below: designs with a view
above: felix hotel: london
above: croatian ferry
above: airport: stockholm
above: (17 location…
below: public settings
above: the toy museum: penang, malaysia
above: roman public: ostia, italy
above: urninal park: chongqing, china ( over 1,000 of these in this park! )
below: artforms
above: john michael kohler art center: sheboygan, wisconsin
above: nature’s call sculpted by clark sorensen: san francisco
below: distractions
above: book shelf: hong kong
above: bar 89: new york.
above: a bar: melbourne — yes that’s a video wall
above: sofitel hotel: queenstown, new zealand
below: form follows function by necessity
above: space station toilet
below: ahem, maybe controversial subject matter.
above: this photo is everywhere when searching cool washrooms. one post says in a church. don’t think so
above: r-bar: brighton, united kingdom, kisses urinal by bathroom mania
above: (9 location unknown
above: rosenmeer restaurant: germany
above: (13 location unknown
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in the course of this research i did in fact come across some nicely designed fixtures and installations. will identify and post in the near future.
Smeg. Back to 50s.
deserving of the “made in italy” label.
Combining style, quality and a particular attention to the smallest details, Smeg has been present in the market for over fifty years but still remains relatively unknown and hardly distributed in North America. Not so in Central and South America.
above: integrated dish washer also comes as a stand alone.
above: washing machine.
above: stripes! though not available in usa.
above: italian cool ( special edition i think ) and not available in usa.
Producer: smeg
Smeg sizes are European, i.e., a bit smaller. If you like the 50s look and want “muscle car” size appliances try big chill and elmira northstar
Dyson air multiplier.
Inventor and entrepreneur James Dyson used a defect in the Airblade drier as the springboard for an innovative table fan.
above: what looks like a modern sculpture is actually a fan—with no blades.
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.
Producer: Dyson
[source – more ]Ctrl+alt+del pillows.
Yet, another geeky gift idea.
[ four eyes handmade ] [ netdiver magazine ]
Kohler reve ensemble.
Bold geometric shapes. Clean, crisp lines.
The Rêve Ensemble is a sculptural work of art, revealing the full extent of its unique character over time. The water-saving Dual Flush toilet and an array of lavatories and vanities deliver modern functionality, simplicity and warmth to classic and contemporary bathrooms alike.
Architectural in aesthetic, the ensemble features corners that have been softened for user comfort, free of superfluous details, which helps to keep the it sanitary and easy to clean
Producer: Kohler
The divis table.
High in concept, clean in lines. This is a nice dining table.
Your pets who were discouraged from lounging under the dinner table while you’re entertaining…
Designer: mike and maaike
Producer: Council