May 2013
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October 2012
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Define Desirability: Newness →
Newness
Newness can be a very powerful “desirability factor”. There is an energy and excitement in the discovery of something new, and is why people love to “window shop” or “pinterest”. It does not even have to be new to everyone, it just has to be new for you.
The newness can take shape in various ways, it could be a new colour, look or sensorial experience, it could be a new function or way...
August 2012
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May 2012
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April 2012
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Pringles can improved with Bloom Chips
The Pringles can is a design failure. When you put your whole hand in it you only get three chips out in it’s entirely. When you shake the chips into the beginning of the tube you’re taking a risk at receiving a chippy lap dance.
The Bloom Chips can solves these problems. The can, that won a RedDot Design Award, unfolds like a flower in the morning sun when the paper sleeve comes...
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Valve's flatland
Valve a game and software developer doesn’t believe in hierarchy. This week we’ve gotten a glimpse inside of the company thanks to a leaked ‘Handbook for new employees’.
Authenticity aside, the 56-page handbook is worth a read. Not only is it full of fantastic illustrations and step-by-step guides on things like how to take company vacations, but it’s also got a...
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Hug me.
This is a vending machine located in Singapore as part of Coca-Cola’s ‘Open Happiness’ campaign. The machine dispenses a free Coke for giving it a hug.
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Because people are living too long..
Because people are living too long and the queue at St. Peter is too short, Pizza Hut has introduced a new pizza crust stuffed with hotdogs. Unfortunately, it’s currently only available at Pizza Huts in the UK.
March 2012
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Happy red ball
source Red ball project
February 2012
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Homage to the romantic spirit
This is a project by Mark Riegelman in collaboration with architect Jenny Chapman and engineer Paul Endres. It’s a temporary rustic cabin that has been fixed to the hotel Des Arts, above and between other properties
in the city’s downtown Brooklyn.
Constructed from vintage building materials - it has a welded aluminum frame,
with an exterior finished with 100 year-old reclaimed barn...
January 2012
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Suck your Love into a vacuum
The Tokyo-based photographer Hal has created the ‘Flesh Love’ series. His work explores the concept of love between couples. He pulls the lovers so near to one another that they transform into one single being. Hal is able to capture several photos in the few moments the couple is sealed within
the plastic encasement. The series is available in a book compilation and an iPad...
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Parque Gulliver - a children's book imagination
Parque Gulliver, build in the 1990 and located in Valencia Spain, is a playground based around the figure of the mythical Gulliver, tied to the ground by the inhabitants of Lilliput. Gulliver’s body morphs into slides, ramps, stairs and caves, scaled so that visitors are seemingly the size of the Lilliputians. A joint project by architect Rafael Rivera, artist Manolo Martin...
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Takyaje Fox dolls
What’s the use of having a living creature as a pet or child when you can have a stuffed animal? These dolls have the same function as a child. You can change their clothes to match the occasion and when your doll is ready for the big world you give it some mobility with a bicycle. After some time when your doll gets an interest in other dolls he can have it’s own family.
These fox dolls...
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Mr. Button buttons
All little boys and girls would like to be able to button up their own blouses and jackets, just like Mom and Dad. These buttons make it fun getting into clothes and also adding a little character.
Source John Caswell
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Ai Weiwei at Taipei Fine Arts Museum
This sculptural piece by Ai Weiwei puts together 1,000 bicycle frames & tires, which combine into an amazing installation that takes up the main room of the Taipei Fine Arts Museum. Using the sheer size, number and fluctuating movements of the piece, the artist intends to represent his home country of China where bicycles are the common element in transportation and also the ever-changing...
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Darth Vader's black bun
The Belgian fast food chain Quick is celebrating the upcoming “Phantom Menace 3D” movie premiere by launching four “Star Wars”-themed burgers.
Darth Vader Burger is very spicy and served on a black bun. Humans don’t like viands that are looking dangerous or uneatable. The foods that are hazardous are dressed with spikes, carry a penetrating smell or carry a fearsome...
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FieldCandy - Let's go outside
FieldCandy is a new design brand of tents. They want to inject colour, creativity and fun into the camping space by offering a range of totally unexpected designs. Average tent isn’t fun, they all look the same. A tent could say something about who’s inside it.
source Fieldcandy
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PINA - The movie
Whether you’re a fan of dance, dancer or not at all, if you’re a fan of inspiring crafted visuals, this is definitely something worth seeing. I have seen it at one of my favorite cinemas, The Louis Hartloper complex in Utrecht, The Netherlands and I was simply smashed by the settings, choreography and wardrobe.
PINA is a feature-length dance film in 3D with the ensemble of the Tanztheater...
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December 2011
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Moses bridge - challenging earthly logic
This unique Moses bridge is designed by architecture agency RO & AD for the West Brabant waterline. This Dutch waterline was build during the 17th century in order to provide protection from invasion by France and Spain.
The bridge looks like God took an eraser and dragged it through the dirt and water to create a slot for challenging earthly logic. The minimalistic rigorous cut trough...
November 2011
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Outdoor door - Indoor table
This table is made out of an old door handmade by Manoteca in Italy. The table seats 8 people when closed. When one door is opened it turns into a working desk with a desk planner made from three rawhide pockets and a wood draw.
The desk/dining table honors the nostalgic work of the original crafter by leaving extras behind. The simple use of rawhide for the pockets fits the uncut nature of...
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The Paper Doll Series from Trendland
Remember these? The Paper Doll Series by Trendland in collaboration with Judith van den Hoek shows how you can mix&match clothes the old-school way.
When you were young you probably tried to make the most impossible combinations (a boy in a bathing suit with a skirt), but now you can take it seriously. It’s a new playful way to enhance the commodity of online shopping.
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Chrome trout or gold-plated pies - Food spray...
Want to impress your guests at a dinner party? Well take your spray can and surprise them. The Deli Garage developed a harmless and tasteless metallic spray to give food a freaky color. Easy to use with the spray can and the result is beautiful. Why not create a chrome trout or gold-plated pies. Food Finish brings new luster in the creative cuisine.
source Craftzine
October 2011
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Bio Digester Island - The Microbial Home by...
Philips Design is launching the latest Probes project Microbial Home at Dutch Design Week (DDW) 2011, which runs from Saturday 22 October – Sunday 30 October.
The Microbial Home Probe is a domestic ecosystem that challenges conventional design solutions to energy, cleaning, food preservation, lighting and human waste. It is being displayed at the Piet Hein Eek gallery, Eindhoven – see the DDW...
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WatchFace substitution; endless possibilities for marketing use? Interesting technology and certainly an area to watch.
This is a technical demo for face substitution technique. The application works in real time and it’s developed using the open source framework for creative coding.
By Arturo Castro.
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Make a good pie crust - With a little help
Graphic designer Asley Ross designed a nice and simple way to create the perfect pie crust. The recipe and instructions are placed around your working circle so you don’t have to turn cookbook pages with dirty hands. Just swipe away the surplus flower and your ready for the next step for a crusty crust.
source Aruko to Candy
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Core77 Design Trophy - Credit for all
This year the Core77 Design Awards Trophy is designed by New York’s design studio Rich Brilliant Willing. Their approach was to design an artefact that could be employed in the creation of multiples, honouring the kind of group effort that designers and their clients engage in every day. The iconic trophy is one that cannot be shared. In todays work environment of co-creating, crowd...
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