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
good design is tasteful. great design solves problems.
the A-2T, strikes right balance between innovation and tradition. all-titanium case is lightweight and durable, the mineral crystal face is recessed to avoid scratches and the screw-down crown is off-set so it doesn’t press into your wrist. a nylon band is made of 2-ply nylon with powder-coated steel hardware.
Price: starting at $100 USD
Designer: mike bertucci
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
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wind – and water-resistant, very warm for its weight, highly compressible and can be worn as insulation or outerwear in cold climates. weather-resistant enough to wear as an insulated shell in a wet snowstorm, trim enough to pull on for chilly rock pitches (and still see your footholds), and warm enough for light belay parka duty on quick alpine dashes. it’s advertised as a man’s garment but the styling works as a his/hers.
producer: patagonia price: $150 USD
rethinking an old idea.
thinking of this as a concept though you can actually purchase this product. the caveat, what about three-prong plugs? don’t stop re-designing this thing.
Producer: metaphys
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
the beginning of the end for unisex objects?
Truth be said there are clear-cut benefits for me when the designer takes the female gender into account. The product generally weighs less. The technical products are simple, more intuitive. I like both neutral and wildly fun colors. However, my issues usually involve color and endorse gender-neutral color schemes.
The following principles belong to The Femme Den:
1. emphasize benefits over features: Rather than touting feature sets and specs (how fast or big or slick something is), make the product’s benefits clear. Who can it connect her to? How does it make her life easier? How will it save her time?
2. learn her body: Women have different bone and muscle structure: Simply shrinking products leads to injury and frustration.
3. craft a cohesive story: Women consider more than just the product itself. Design the whole experience with them in mind, from advertising and packaging to the retail environment and customer service.
4. identify a spot on the spectrum: For some tasks, women want to feel girly; for others, not at all. Nix the hyperfeminized stereotype and consider where on the spectrum this product should land.
5. remember her life stages: Are you designing for a 25-year-old or a 65-year-old?
above: fiskars florist bypass pruner note: probably would fall in the unisex category but this tool is lithe and nimble.
above: k2 lotta luv women’s ski
above: nespresso essenza d90
above: oralb pulsoni — quieter and smaller than other brands
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as much as i like a traditional christmas tree, this tree is appealing for several reasons.
it’s modern, minimal.
equally modern, minimal, ornaments are also available.
no watering. no needles to vacuum off floor.
no stuffing in a plastic tree bag and dragging to trash. it neatly disassembles to be stored for next year.
and don’t we “save a tree?” ok, i know what you traditionalists are thinking. bah humbug.
Designer: silvercocoon [ tannenboing ]
Bamboo fabric not so eco, biodegradable, antimicrobial, natural, etc. etc. etc. via wsj [RK]
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