Automated Capstan Table. Zombie Proof House. Somehow, ritual drunk-conversation concerning team captains for the apocalypse has become a major part of the lives of 20-somethings. Having been matured in the Grandaddy-crowned masterpiece film (put “A.M. 180” on and forget that you have a job) 28 Days Later and the best-selling Zombie Survival Guide, we’re all a little too ready to deal with the 2012 zombie apocalypse of our dreams.
“The Safe House,” designed by KWK Promes, starts to get eerily close to something I could work with, if say 200 bludgeoned members of the undead army came over to eat their way into borrowing some sugar. “The most essential item for our clients was acquiring the feeling of maximum security,” begins the designers’ website in the summary of the structure.
Who wouldn’t feel safe in a concrete rectangle that folds in upon itself to become completely sealed? Even the windows are covered with a slab of concrete when the structure is on nap time. Galactic Blasters. Written by Thomas Baekdal | Thursday, March 24, 2011 Ever since reading "The Hitchhicker's Guide to the Galaxy" I have always wanted to own my very own Kill-o-Zap. For those who do not know what that is, here is how it is generally described. The designer of the gun had clearly not been instructed to beat about the bush. 'Make it evil,' he'd been told. I haven't actually found one yet, but earlier today I did come across Dr. What about this "Unnatural Selector - ray blunderbuss. " What about a 17 inch F.M.O.M. ...or what about the "Righteous Bison Indivisible Particle Smasher?
". Follow: 42Concepts. Pirate Ship Bedroom. When a client contacted Kuhl Design Studio, a house remodel and renovations company, to design a unique bedroom for his six year old son, they came up with this. An absolutely stunning pirate ship. The base of the rope bridge is anchored on top of the jail cell. We welded a custom steel door for that real jail feeling. Invite Bubba to complete the effect.
A crows nest using a ten inch hand-hewn timber for extra strength. Not seen here is a bed where important friends may get to sleep. They used 2x12 ribs to construct the hull of the ship, covering them with layers of 1/2 inch plywood to act as the planking. This is what it looks like when you enter the bedroom. Looking down the rope into the closet below. A full grown man crosses the rope bridge into the ship. View from closet up through the hull of the ship. Here Steve Kuhl sits at the helm of the ship.
Follow: 42Concepts. Underwater Suite. Paper To Pencil. Paper To Pencil, Just Like That! P&P Office Waste Paper Processor is one of those things that you wish you knew how it works, but dang! No reasonable explanation provided at all! Maybe it’s a deliberate attempt on the designer teams’ part, because their idea is a surefire hit! What this lovely machine does is that it converts all those useless memos on your table to something useful: A Pencil! Paper goes in from one end and come out shaped like a sexy writing tool! Sexy enough an idea to bag a Liteon Award as well! Pencil lead, power and glue are the only other things that it requires.
Designers: Chengzhu Ruan, Yuanyuan Liu, Xinwei Yuan & Chao Chen. Floating Homes. Futuristic, yet, but not the far-fetched science-fiction fantasy industrial design you might think – the Oculus by Schoepfer Yachts may not be for sale yet but it is already in pre-production mode with naval architects on board, so to speak. Hardly your typical houseboat, it is a virtual cruise ship for the rich and famous who can afford to buy it when it is fully planned and built. The anthropomorphism of this luxury floating home is of course intentional – the front deck like the gaping mouth of a gigantic sea creature and the sleek curves mimicking streamlined oceanic animals. Complete with a swimming pool on top and a futuristic interior design this is far more like a permanent mobile home than a cruising yacht.
The smaller and simpler (both adjectives applied relative to its bigger brother of course) version of this spectacular design is the Infinitas, with a more sleek and streamlined profile and a semi-enclosed on-board swimming pool in the center but underneath the shell. Dumpling Backpack. Dumpling Inspired Backpack Here’s a slightly different take on the backpack. The Dumpling, inspired by the delicious pouch foods, is a backpack that treats your belongings as color coded and compartmentalized items. The backpack is actually made up of a series of roll-up bags. Take only what you need and roll them up into the main support guard which is quite simple in design – a couple straps and a big hook. It looks crafty but something about it is very attractive. Designer: Shin Ji-Young.