Men: Pee And Wash In The Same Fixture! Lenny Bruce would have had such fun with this, but this just makes so much sense, a sink built on top of a urinal! And designer Yeongwoo Kim has made it look good, too. The theoretical sequence is that you use the urinal, then wash your hands and the washwater rinses the urinal, saving water. Since of course, everybody washes their hands after peeing, right? It makes even more sense in multiple units in mens rooms, saving both space and water. According to Yanko, it is a iF Concept Design 2010 winning entry. The designer writes on his website: To save water, Eco Urinal is designed to use the water that was used for washing hands to flush the urine. This in some ways makes more sense than a waterless toilet and probably saves as much water. More on urinals:No Splash, No Flush Urinals from KohlerWaterless Urinals Introduced for Home UseUrinals Disguised as Trash Cans: Everyday Objects vs Anti-Social BehaviorPee in Style and Save WaterPopup Pissoir Solves Wee Problem
30 Creative and Versatile Pendant Lamps to Embellish your Rooms Pendant lights have a way of beautifying any room. Elegantly hanging above a table or gently diffusing light over your reading nook, pendant lights have come a long way from being just a light bulb on a cable. We hope you enjoy this display of pendant lights, some artistic, some highly versatile, but all of them having something special. 1. Latvian designers from mammalampa used the hollow core of a tree stump to create this stunning pendant lamp:” bored by plastic, we yearn for living beauty.‘” Using natural materials and modern technology, they managed to turn a part of a tree into a beautiful and elegant lampshade, with soft light and a natural feel. 2. Made from laminated synthetic fibre, this beautiful white pendant light from Designlush looks like it`s made from dreamy strips of slightly curled ribbons. 3. Steve Jones designed this contemporary pendant light for Innermost. 4. 5. 6. This lamp is a creation of American artist and designer Marcus Tremonto. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13.
Napkin PC (by @baekdal) #design It is the time of CES and the media is currently filled with a lot of very interesting products - but here is one that you will not see (unfortunately). It's a PC the size of a napkin. The best part is that it is based on passive screen technology (epaper), which means that it only needs power when you change it. The result is that whatever you draw on it will stay on the screen forever (or atleast until you change it) without the need for cables or batteries. This is a brilliant concept by Avery Holleman, and apart from the color epaper, all of it could be done today. In any case, I want one - as soon as somebody makes one. Note: I am not really sure that running windows on it is such a good idea - or let me rephrase that, any operating system. (Tip via email) Follow: 42Concepts
TetraBox Light by Ed Chew Liquid to Light Designer Ed Chew takes a green step in the right direction with the TetraBox lamp, a light object made from discarded drink packets that would have otherwise ended up in landfills already packed to the brim. The design is achieved by unfolding the packets and refolding them into hexagonal and pentagonal sections that are then pieced together to form a geodesic sphere or any other desired shape. Here, the Epcot-like ball makes an attractive overhead light and casts an impressive web of shadows and shapes on the surrounding space. Designer: Ed Chew Document Extractor - Combi Monitor, Screen & Printer by Byeong Min Choe Print That Screen, Literally! Document Extractor – Combi Monitor is a screen that doubles up as a printer as well. Why? This monitor is just not a convergence product which is combined of printer and scanner. Designer: Byeong Min Choe
The 16 Million Color Lamp This lamp produces 16,777,216 different colors of accent light. The lamp's seven color LEDs generate 256 different hues, 256 levels of saturation, and 256 brightness settings. The lamp produces up to 120 lumens, from an ambient glow to a bright beam of pure white light or any primary, secondary, or tertiary color. A color wheel on the wireless remote enables continuous, seamless scrolling through the color spectrum, and dual dimmer buttons provide smooth transitions between different levels of saturation and intensity of light. The light can also be set to automatically cycle through soft, muted tones and deep, bold shades of light. The lamp sits at a 45º angle so that it projects onto a wall, and the LEDs are rated for 100,000 hours of use. Lifetime Guarantee The 16 Million Color Lamp comes with The Hammacher Schlemmer Lifetime Guarantee at no additional charge. Should you have any questions, we are available 24 hours a day, seven days a week.
Things My Father didn’t Teach Me, How to tie a Tie this isn't happiness.™ ABOUT ARCHIVE FOLLOW Facebook Twitter Instagram Google+ Ads Via The Deck Things My Father didn’t Teach Me, How to tie a Tie share it 3,740 notes Pouring Light Lamp by Yeongwoo Kim Pour Me Some Light Human actions play such a significant role in design; it’s either evident in the form or in the function. In the Pouring Light, the action is evident in the form and is delightfully executed as well! With the motive of giving off “an emotional flow of light”, the lights linger on with a mesmerizing effect thanks to the use of phosphorescence in the “water” part. Yeongwoo suggests the use of LED lights to conserve energy, and my suggestion to him: get this in the market ASAP! Designer: Yeongwoo Kim
YI Zip Earphones by Ji Woong Zip Up Tangles Your trouser fly just influenced my friend Ji. Quit smirking, coz his YI earphones concept will take care of a lot of wire-tangle-hassles in the future, if it ever gets to production. Simple thought process and application! Designer: Ji Woong Home MOLTO LUCE Momo Prefab (by @baekdal) #design Design Art Cartoons Cars About Follow RSS Advertise Search Momo Prefab - /by @42concepts . Written by Thomas Baekdal | Tuesday, October 23, 2007 The Swedish architectural company Grasshopper has created this beautiful and stylistic prefab. Each module can be put together using 13 different window/exterior walls (of solid wood) and 5 different interior walls. To spice it up you can add the huge "sail" to create an outside roof for your terrace. Each module is around $25,000. 3D shots Sample configurations (via TreeHugger) Follow: 42Concepts Brilliant Censorship Towel » The Eatable Cookbook » The Secret Forest Cabin, HemLoft » Indy Bag for iPad » A Heffalump Ate My Laundry » Roaarrrr!! The Real Power Nap » Iron, White panelling, Bookcase Wallpaper? Victorian Steampunk Wedding » Your Morning Mug of Coffee » WWII Navy Mines Furniture » A Cradle For Relaxation » Fioriness, Lamps in a Bottle » Bonjour Poupette » Turn Your Drawings into Stuffed Animals » Beautiful Richards' Trunks » MegaPhone for the iPhone »
Tribeca 1930s Styled Lamps Design Art Cartoons Cars About Follow RSS Advertise Search Tribeca 1930s Styled Lamps - /by @42concepts . Written by Thomas Baekdal | Wednesday, July 06, 2011 I love rough old styled lamps. Follow: 42Concepts Brilliant Censorship Towel » The Eatable Cookbook » The Secret Forest Cabin, HemLoft » Indy Bag for iPad » A Heffalump Ate My Laundry » Roaarrrr!! The Real Power Nap » Iron, White panelling, Bookcase Wallpaper? Victorian Steampunk Wedding » Your Morning Mug of Coffee » WWII Navy Mines Furniture » A Cradle For Relaxation » Fioriness, Lamps in a Bottle » Bonjour Poupette » Turn Your Drawings into Stuffed Animals » Beautiful Richards' Trunks » MegaPhone for the iPhone » The Breakfast Express » Apple Campus 2 High-res Renderings » Paradise and The Floating Island » BookBook for iPhone - Wallet and iPhone in one » Android Heroes and Villains » Stunning Bamboo Lamps » Balloon Bench » Green Walls » Amazing Paper Plates » The Natural Speaker » Living Light - Encourages Social Interaction »
15 Tips on How to Retain Designer’s Creativity An artist, whatever genre you are passionate of, would always experience a “Creative Block”. This means that you couldn’t patch up what you are trying to work on or you really couldn’t work ‘coz something inside you doesn’t have the eagerness to work! But the moment requires you to come up with a good project because a client needs it or maybe you just want to make a work of art. So what should you do to stay creative? Actually, there are many ways to spark creativity. 1. (Image: michexist) Of course, first and foremost, you have to know where you are good at or on what genre you would like to be good at. 2. (Image: one-little-thing) If you feel like you have this Creative Block, try reading so you might get some new ideas. 3. (Image: Alivewhenever) “Practice makes perfect”. 4. (Image: Creator Apps) Open your Twitter or Facebook and have a smart exchange of ideas with friends. 5. 6. 7. (Image: ezleih) Every time you make a piece of art, in whatever form it is, do something new. 8. Ads