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Thursday, 13 November 2008
Wednesday, 22 October 2008
Credit-Dexigner-Levent Ozler
Stefan Buchberger, from the University of Applied Arts, Vienna, Austria, has been chosen winner of the Electrolux Design Lab 2008 competition for inventing Flatshare. Flatshare is a modular fridge with individual compartments for people who live with several roommates.
Flatshare consists of a base station and up to four stackable modules. The modules allow each individual user to have his or her own refrigerator space and can be customized with various colorful skins as well as with add-ons like a bottle opener. Handles mounted on the side make it easy to transport the modules.
College students, grad students and young professionals often share living spaces... and kitchens. With Flatshare, never again will they have to endure another person's moldy cheese or old leftovers.
"I got the idea to create the Flatshare fridge because in many shared flats there is a problem with the refrigerator, says Buchberger. "It gets filthy because no one person feels responsible for cleaning it."
Reinventing the Fridge
The jury was impressed by the ingenuity. "A fridge is a tricky thing to reinvent," says Henrik Otto, head of Global Design for Electrolux and chair for the jury. "Flatshare, however, manages to be new in a fun and expressive way. A shared refrigerator is also very relevant from a consumer-insight perspective, managing to resolve the needs and wants of the target group."
"This concept stood out, in color as well as design, and the fact that you could personalize your Flatshare modules added an interesting emotional value," adds Yves Behar, award-wining Swiss designer and fellow juror.
The Design Lab 2008 award is a prize of € 5000 and a six-month internship at one of Electrolux global design centers.
The award for second place went to iBasket by Guopeng Liang from Tongji University, Shanghai, China.
Third place went to Coox by Antoine Lebrun from L'Ecole de Design Nantes Atlantique.
The 2008 Electrolux Design Lab, the sixth edition of this annual competition, challenged undergraduate and graduate industrial design students to create home appliances for the Internet generation 2-3 years from now. Entries were to address food storage, cooking, and/or washing.
The competition targeted the upper-age segment of the Internet generation comprising brand-conscious, busy young professionals between 25-35 who are independent, concerned about the environment, and whose lives are intertwined with technology and online social networks. This year, there were more than 600 entries from 49 countries.
Flatshare Wins Electrolux Design Lab 2008
Stefan Buchberger, from the University of Applied Arts, Vienna, Austria, has been chosen winner of the Electrolux Design Lab 2008 competition for inventing Flatshare. Flatshare is a modular fridge with individual compartments for people who live with several roommates.Flatshare consists of a base station and up to four stackable modules. The modules allow each individual user to have his or her own refrigerator space and can be customized with various colorful skins as well as with add-ons like a bottle opener. Handles mounted on the side make it easy to transport the modules.
College students, grad students and young professionals often share living spaces... and kitchens. With Flatshare, never again will they have to endure another person's moldy cheese or old leftovers.
"I got the idea to create the Flatshare fridge because in many shared flats there is a problem with the refrigerator, says Buchberger. "It gets filthy because no one person feels responsible for cleaning it."
Reinventing the Fridge
The jury was impressed by the ingenuity. "A fridge is a tricky thing to reinvent," says Henrik Otto, head of Global Design for Electrolux and chair for the jury. "Flatshare, however, manages to be new in a fun and expressive way. A shared refrigerator is also very relevant from a consumer-insight perspective, managing to resolve the needs and wants of the target group."
"This concept stood out, in color as well as design, and the fact that you could personalize your Flatshare modules added an interesting emotional value," adds Yves Behar, award-wining Swiss designer and fellow juror.
The Design Lab 2008 award is a prize of € 5000 and a six-month internship at one of Electrolux global design centers.
The award for second place went to iBasket by Guopeng Liang from Tongji University, Shanghai, China.
Third place went to Coox by Antoine Lebrun from L'Ecole de Design Nantes Atlantique.
The 2008 Electrolux Design Lab, the sixth edition of this annual competition, challenged undergraduate and graduate industrial design students to create home appliances for the Internet generation 2-3 years from now. Entries were to address food storage, cooking, and/or washing.
The competition targeted the upper-age segment of the Internet generation comprising brand-conscious, busy young professionals between 25-35 who are independent, concerned about the environment, and whose lives are intertwined with technology and online social networks. This year, there were more than 600 entries from 49 countries.
Monday, 22 September 2008
iYo-Yo Iphone Charger
Swedish designer Peter Thuvander has designed an induction-powered yo-yo charger for iPhones and other Apple handheld devices. Housing a lithium ion cell, and based on the OLPC crank and this dandy wind-up remote, Peter is betting that the physics are close to there. "The remote control needs only 30 cranks--which is nothing when you yo-yo," argues Peter. He's also thinking about what road warriors call "opportunitic charging": "I think I'd at least use it as an emergency device for all the dead iPhone moments I have." Or at least to change the channel when you've seen one too many "HI, I'm a Mac..." commercials.
Learn more at www.peterthuvander.se.
Credit- www.core77.com
Friday, 5 September 2008
CREDIT: www.coolhunting.com
Fine dining and plastic utensils don't often fall into the same sentence but Demelza Hill wants to change that. The British product designer, whose works seeks to shine a different light on everyday products, created Snap and Dine, which approximates the traditional three-course meal using an interconnected mold of disposable plastic plates and cutlery.
Easy to use, the meal setting comes in a single, transportable format. The plate and utensils have the decorative flourishes traditionally reserved for fine china so that the user can then add a touch of class and elegance to the low-key occasion of a picnic or bag lunch.
Easy to use, the meal setting comes in a single, transportable format. The plate and utensils have the decorative flourishes traditionally reserved for fine china so that the user can then add a touch of class and elegance to the low-key occasion of a picnic or bag lunch.
Useful Product Design Website
Design Engine
http://www.design-engine.com/
This website is a useful link for students, designers and people interested in Product Design.
Please follow the link and browse some of the features.
There is also information on CAD training courses and links for Jobs.
http://www.design-engine.com/
This website is a useful link for students, designers and people interested in Product Design.
Please follow the link and browse some of the features.
There is also information on CAD training courses and links for Jobs.
Thursday, 4 September 2008
Ponoko ID Makes Custom Designed Goods Accessible
Credit- Dexigner
http://www.dexigner.comNow shoppers can have their goods designed and made just for them at the lowest price possible.
Ponoko ID is the world's first shopping request and match making service for manufactured goods.It's the latest offering from Ponoko, the unique online marketplace that brings together consumers and designers of individualized goods.
Shoppers use the new service to post requests for custom-made individualized goods.
Requests are sent to a selection of Ponoko's pool of more than 10,000 members who then have the chance to put forward a bid to make the item.
Ponoko Chief Strategy Officer Derek Elley says Ponoko ID is a way for shoppers and designers to collaborate to create something unique and special.
"What's exciting is that Ponoko ID makes getting something made just for you as easy as sending an email," he says.
"Shoppers no longer have to accept 'one size fits all' mass produced goods but can now save a bunch of money to get their ideas turned into reality by expert designers worldwide."
http://www.ponoko.com/
Wednesday, 3 September 2008
Michael DiTullo, Design Director at Converse, sent a note about Core77’s new Show and Tell series that features his sketching techniques in a nice 4 easy minutes.
Have a good look at his techniques of shading, line weights, market use and hatching that can give any sketch a lot of punch and definition.
http://www.designsojourn.com/sketch-techniques-with-michael-ditullo/
Follow the links to watch the videos on the design sojourn website.
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