November 13th, 2008
October 15th, 2008
Twenty-three year-old designer Takumi Yoshida has come up with a phone design that serves the needs of the visually impaired. The “SENS” phone (written SÉNS) features a unique keyboard scheme where all of the keys are slightly different to the touch from one another, making the keys easily recognisable, and allowing the user to know where they are on the keyboard at all times. The waves and contours central to the recognition concept also make for compelling visually engaging design. MORE…
October 13th, 2008
In the 2008 automotive line-up, more is definitely more.
This year in the automotive sector is one of transition and re-affirmation, with manufacturers generally choosing to go one of two ways: back to the past, falling back on nostalgia-rich tradition; or forward with new technologies and design formulations. The (fuel-electric) hybrids introduced just a couple of years back are seeing refinements and improvements, and more models in the line-ups offered in a hybrid version.
September 1st, 2008
Mutaflex Seating Concept, by Figueras International Seating
The Mutaflex Seating Concept by Barcelona-based Figueras International Seating recently received the Award for Business and Commercial Innovation, in the Culture of Innovation category. The prizes are an initiative of the Granollers City Council in collaboration with a number of entities based in the county of Vallés. MORE…
August 13th, 2008
August 11th, 2008
Apple Wireless Keyboard, ID Design Distinction Award 2008
Apple’s wireless keyboard has been awarded Design Distinction 2008, Consumer Products, in ID magazine’s recent Annual Design Review.
Apple’s wireless keyboard is a wafer of anodized aluminum with slivers of white keys, features Bluetooth with a 33-foot range and a battery charge that lasts for nine months of normal usage (it takes AAA batteries). According to one jury member, “it’s a highly evolved keyboard.”
Design: Apple Industrial Design Team (Cupertino, CA)
August 7th, 2008
Shijyo Mokusei Building, Kyoto, by Kawai Architects
Kyoto-based Kawai Architects designed this office building (completed 2008) which serves as a proposition/solution for a contemporary lifestyle in the 21st century; and what the urban landscape of Kyoto, perhaps Japan’s most traditional city, should look like.
August 5th, 2008
August 4th, 2008
RetroPlate Concrete Polishing System
Concrete in its “natural” state is a porous product that is susceptible to efflorescence, spalling and dusting; and it doesn’t provide an aesthetic finish, nor is it easily cleaned. Advanced Floor Products has created a technique that revolves around the conversion of concrete from being a plain and porous industrial floor to a strong, lasting and good-looking surface.
August 1st, 2008
August 1st, 2008
Tesla Motors Begins Regular Production of 2008 Tesla Roadster
Regular production of the 2008 Tesla Roadster commenced this past spring, marking an historical milestone for Tesla Motors and a watershed in the development of clean, zero-emissions vehicles.
The revolutionary Tesla Roadster – a high performance car that generates zero-emissions and burns no oil – was first unveiled as a prototype in July, 2006. MORE…
July 31st, 2008
Apple iPhone: ID Best of Category 2008
Not surprisingly, the Apple iPhone was selected Best of Category 2008, Consumer Products, in ID magazine’s recent Annual Design Review. The iPhone combines three products in one — a phone, a widescreen iPod, and a unique Internet device with rich HTML email and a web browser. MORE…