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• Woodpecker Alarm
• A Page of Light
• Fork The Cables
• Stroller Suitcase, That Is Amazing!
• Enhance Time on Wrist
• Fold, Fold, Fold, Chair!
• A New Set of P-Wings
• A little Nature Here And There
• Makes Me Want A Salad
• Got Dry Air? Crane DROP Humidifier Review

Woodpecker Alarm Posted: 04 May 2010 06:59 AM PDT A clock based on sleep with no mention to a specific time? I’m intrigued. The clock contains two alarms that signal each day at morning and evening. It indicates when to begin your sleep routine and receive a full 8 hours. The product reflects how sleep is a natural process and as such is made from natural materials. Over time the log will shed its bark as the user develops and controls their sleep rhythm. The alarm imitates a drumming woodpecker. You can even alter the type of drumming by switching out the “beak knocker”. Designer: Natalie Duckett

A Page of Light Posted: 04 May 2010 06:53 AM PDT There’s always those moments when you need light and can’t quite flip the switch or out in public in some dimly lit restaurant that makes it impossible to read the menu. Why do they do that??? I digress to a more serene note. I find this happens when I’m reading. I don’t want to light up the whole room so something like the Lightleaf is perfect. Almost as thin as paper, the entire surface illuminates to a satisfying glow. Now sure how it works but the designer says it’s wirelessly rechargeable. I assume induction. Designer: Valentina Trimani

Fork The Cables Posted: 04 May 2010 05:17 AM PDT Honestly, how many of you read about me at Unplggd, when they featured my desk? In retrospect, I am so ashamed of all the wires that snake around my beautiful desk. As a resolve I'm going to invest in some great cable managers, and since I'm design-centric too, I'd like them to be as quirky as the Fork And Cream Sauce! Kinda like forking your spaghetti…with cream sauce…ooo and buttered mushrooms on the side, and I'm getting off topic now, oh and I'm hungry too! Designer: Lufdesign

Stroller Suitcase, That Is Amazing! Posted: 04 May 2010 03:22 AM PDT On my flight from Tokyo to India, I did see some couples struggle with their baby strollers once they boarded the aircraft. I guess the time has come that we get an all-in-one thing that folds up into a suitcase and can be stowed in the overhead luggage compartment. Maybe something like the Polyvogue! This foldable stroller should have been a contender for the Samasonite Baby Luggage Contest, but nevertheless it's a neat idea that can go into production and that's what matters. It has the seat range of a cot to a chair and apt for children under 3 years. Like most current strollers, the handlebar can be changed from front to back, giving the baby a variation in views. Designers: Andrea Hanzl, Claudia Baer, Lisa Grabner & Andrea Seitner Polyvogue from Claudia Bär on Vimeo.

Enhance Time on Wrist Posted: 04 May 2010 12:16 AM PDT You’ve seen the movie Blade Runner, yes? Aka the greatest science fiction movie ever made? That’s the one. Even if you haven’t seen it, you’ve probably seen the scene where Harrison Ford is doing some police work and keeps saying “enhance. enhance.” Well that’s what’s going on here! He’d love this watch, this watch called the “Scope Watch” and it’s a total time tracker! Behold the search-arrows as they run across the screen, stopping only when time is accessed! Stopping only when they’ve delivered the prize of ultimate time readout to you! You betcha. Bzzt bzzt bzzt, enhance. Time reads 2am. Time to continue working on blog. Beep beep beep. Not only that, that fantastic feature, there’s several colors of watch you can choose from. All of them spectacularly fashionable. Time found! Designer: Seahope LTD [ Buy it Here, Scope Watch is available for $189.00 @ YD Store ] Scope Watch is available for $189.00 @ YD Store

Fold, Fold, Fold, Chair! Posted: 04 May 2010 12:03 AM PDT Inspired by your favorite kind of paper modification in the whole, world, oragami! That’s what this chair right here is. The Opa chair, Designed by Industrial Design student Daniel Levin who is currently in class at Shenkar College in Israel. You’ll see the influence of the ancient paper folding art right away, right when you glance into the eyes of this lovely chair that I’d never be able to have on my wood flooring. You bet! Inspired specifically by the animals of oragami, Daniel Levin created this chair with sheet metal. Cutting, bending, and loving of the materials at hand, Daniel Levin doth created a masterwork of sitting pleasure. Designer: Daniel Levin

A New Set of P-Wings Posted: 04 May 2010 12:03 AM PDT Designer Evan Jardee takes on a redesign project for one of the most well-known models of modern industrial design in the world. In the whole world! The polaroid camera. If you think about it, you can almost certainly pop up an image or two in your head about what the camera itself looks like. Everyone knows what it does. How about taking that instant-print concept though, and adding more functionality, then also changing the form almost entirely? Sounds like fun! As you can see below, Evan Jardee took a LOT of time changing EVERYTHING about the classic design except for its ability to pump out photos instantly. This camera comes with a separate lovely station for display as well! Get your shell object on! I wonder if it floats, also? It looks like a flying creature of some sort, the whole body of it looks like wings! It’s elegant though, right? It’s definitely not attempting to be the most simple set of aesthetic choices, no way! It’s meant to be its own person. That’s for sure. No other camera looks just like this. Designer: Evan Jardee

A little Nature Here And There Posted: 03 May 2010 08:41 AM PDT OMG this is so freakin’ ADORABLE. These Leaf Ties replace boring plastic ones you may have bundling up cables and wires around the home. Bring a little nature to it by using these ties instead. Of course, I would use it as a decorative element. Hell, I may even just wrap it around my fingers and go out like that. If you want to get really creative, think about how those exposed cables sort of like like vines, except they’re missing one crucial component – leaves! Just let that marinate in your head for a minute. Designer: Lufdesign

Makes Me Want A Salad Posted: 03 May 2010 08:35 AM PDT It’s so simple yet effective. I love the Hands On Salad Bowl, winner of a 2010 Red Dot Award. A pair of serving sporks are integrated into the bowl blending smoothly into the design. There’s a unique sculptural element to it and hey, it’s seriously fun to look at. The entire thing is made of melamine so easy care is the name of the game. Joseph Joseph is becoming quite the little hot spot for interesting home product design lately. Designer: Pengelly Design for Joseph Joseph

Got Dry Air? Crane DROP Humidifier Review Posted: 03 May 2010 08:28 AM PDT We’ve reviewed humidifiers before but if you’re looking for something smaller, you might like the DROP humidifier by Crane. You can pretty much find their humidifiers at many retail locations for under $50 so we always assumed it was another throw away item. Boy were we wrong! Hit the jump for my review. The DROP is a cool mist humidifier meaning it doesn’t boil water to generate steam. It has a 1 gallon capacity tank but spits out 2.1 gallons of mist. Magic! The design is quite simple. Fill the tank with water and turn the dial for a jet of mist to burst out of the 360º nozzle. The mist should shoot straight up and dissipate into the air. If it sort of wilts and falls to the ground, you’ve got the dial turned too high for your environment. Cleaning is a cinch. There are no filters to clean or replace. The entire tank is removable and there are no tiny parts to worry of. Just wipe everything with an equal mixture of vinegar and water. If you notice calcium build up after a couple uses, use distilled water. A lot of people think humidifiers are just a seasonal thing but the environment inside a home rarely reflects what’s really going on outside. I live in Los Angeles and the Winter/Summer months run havok on my skin and nasal congestion, especially in the evenings. The rise in humidity provides noticeable relief from it all and with the dial only turned halfway; provides more than 24 hours of mist. On a couple of occasions my neglect to turn it off meant nothing because the unit automatically shuts off when low on water. The manual says it can work in a room several hundred square feet so if you’ve got multiple rooms, buy several because they barely use any power at all and are totally whisper quiet. I mean, my refrigerator makes more noise than this. It is the BEST looking humidifier in this price point. Everything else looks like medical equipment from the 90’s. It’s entirely made of plastic but the smooth surfaces and bright colors make it fit in with the modern design aesthetic. It’s not garish and doesn’t clash at all. In fact, it’s becomes quite a center piece on my sofa table. What we loved: Simple modernist design Easy to assemble, just 3 pieces Small capacity tank, large capacity results 360º nozzle makes it easy to point the mist where you want Simple one-touch dial operation Beautiful colors to choose from (green, orange, white, pink) Retails for under $50 ($44 on Amazon) What could be improved: We would love to see it in black or silver Designer: Crane (Buy it here)

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