These 2D paintings of gadgets work like their 3D counterparts. Areaware has something fresh on its hands with Finn Magee's Flat Life Light and Flat Life Clock.
Both the lamp and clock work as you would expect them to, despite their almost totally flat profile. We spoke with the designer of the striking pieces to see what inspired the series. Magee told us that the idea was rooted in a recent moving experience. He noted that, when he was setting up his work space, "the place looked so much more productive with a task lamp on the desk. " The symbolic value of the lamp led to the end product. He said that the best part of building the original prototype was figuring out the details of turning an image into a functioning lamp. The initial production run was made by hand in London.
There are three designs in total. Via Areaware and Finn Magee (Thanks, Marcia!) Storage - Cath Kidson. Display Ideas. Display Ideas. Laser cut - Muji. Lighting. Space storage. Kids Chair - Paris. Chair -Vegas. Chair - Vegas. Bracket - Gap Kids. Laptop table - Habitat. Wall storage - ASK Reading. Next-Gen iPhone Dock Offers Robotic Motion, Exciting Platform Potential. The Leaders in Design Series is presented by Volvo.
Volvo designs @VolvoCarsUS around its Swedish heritage. Volvo designs around safety. And most of all, Volvo designs around you. Visit Volvocars.com/us to learn more and check out @VolvoCarsUS on Twitter. In April 2012, an ambitious Kickstarter project made headlines for exceeding its $100,000 funding goal by more than half a million dollars. The brainchild of Motrr team Josh Guyot and JoeBen Bevirt, the guys behind Joby and Guyot Designs, the dock certainly captured the imagination of the Kickstarter community, with more than 5,000 backers getting involved. The Galileo isn't just a high-end iOS dock though, it's due to be an entire platform. How did the idea for the Galileo iPhone Dock come about? The idea came out of the need to have better conversations and communication with the ones you love or work with over long distances. Do you think good product design could be seen as problem solving? Absolutely.
Series presented by Volvo. Unusual toothbrushes. I recently had the pleasure of a night at a capsule hotel in Tokyo, where the reception staff equiped me with a wallet of disposable toiletries to see me through my stay.
Among these was a cheap, very ordinary-looking plastic toothbrush - but no paste. My mime routine, asking where I could get toothpaste from (as I don't speak Japanese), brought a few laughs from the staff... It turned out that a tablet of dehydrated toothpaste was cleverly concealed (and ready-to-go) at the base of the brush bristles. All I needed to do was rinse it under a tap and start brushing! These unusual toothbrush designs reminded me of the experience - and demonstrate some interesting ideas in the pursuit of good dental hygiene. This toothbrush redirects a fountain of water to your lips for ease of rinsing, when held in the flow of a running tap. This folding toothbrush design is certainly convenient for travel. The slot in the handle of this toothbrush helps squeeze the last drop of paste from the tube!