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Kyouei Design: Liquid Bookmarks and Lamps
(23 March 2009) - by Laura Neilson For all the devoted bibliophiles who refuse to save their page by dog-earing their favorite pieces of literature, this startling bookmark instead applies a faux drip of liquid making for a cheeky alternative. It's designed by Kouichi Okamoto of Kyouei Design, the same company that brought us the cleverly-conceived umbrella pot last spring and that's known for their inventive lighting systems. Just...
(23 March 2009) - by Laura Neilson For all the devoted bibliophiles who refuse to save their page by dog-earing their favorite pieces of literature, this startling bookmark instead applies a faux drip of liquid making for a cheeky alternative. It's designed by Kouichi Okamoto of Kyouei Design, the same company that brought us the cleverly-conceived umbrella pot last spring and that's known for their inventive lighting systems. Just...
Paralda HEPA Air Purifier
(13 January 2009) - The tragic irony of many air purifiers is that while they remove toxins from your breathing space, they also spew ozone-depleting gases into the atmosphere. Instead of relying on this decidedly non-green electrostatic technology, Alen's new Paralda Air Purifier uses the EPA-recommended HEPA filter, which removes even smaller particles from living rooms while respecting the greater habitat. The first purifier to get both an...
(13 January 2009) - The tragic irony of many air purifiers is that while they remove toxins from your breathing space, they also spew ozone-depleting gases into the atmosphere. Instead of relying on this decidedly non-green electrostatic technology, Alen's new Paralda Air Purifier uses the EPA-recommended HEPA filter, which removes even smaller particles from living rooms while respecting the greater habitat. The first purifier to get both an...
BRΙΕFC(eramic)ACE
(08 December 2008) - Although business documents are swiftly transitioning from paper to digital, there's still room for innovative briefcase design. Case in point, Alexandros Stasinopoulos's high-tech concept for BRΙΕFC(eramic)ACE. Though clumsily titled, the case is a sleek, hardshell container that makes extensive use of Zirconium Oxide, an extremely rigid though rarely utilized form of ceramic. The project looks to reconcile the primitive nature of ceramics (think traditional...
(08 December 2008) - Although business documents are swiftly transitioning from paper to digital, there's still room for innovative briefcase design. Case in point, Alexandros Stasinopoulos's high-tech concept for BRΙΕFC(eramic)ACE. Though clumsily titled, the case is a sleek, hardshell container that makes extensive use of Zirconium Oxide, an extremely rigid though rarely utilized form of ceramic. The project looks to reconcile the primitive nature of ceramics (think traditional...
Behance: Action Method Online
(11 September 2008) - With a mission to help organize the creative world, Behance wowed us again with the soon-to-be-released Action Method Online (AMO). What began as a line of paper products designed to help boost productivity, now is a robust and powerful online application that will up your productivity and help "make ideas happen." The new online project management system helps individuals and teams get organized and...
(11 September 2008) - With a mission to help organize the creative world, Behance wowed us again with the soon-to-be-released Action Method Online (AMO). What began as a line of paper products designed to help boost productivity, now is a robust and powerful online application that will up your productivity and help "make ideas happen." The new online project management system helps individuals and teams get organized and...
Erik Schedin
(04 September 2008) - Erik Schedin is an online shop run by the eponymous proprietor out of Sweden. He specializes in selling an extremely select collection of seemingly unrelated products. The only connecting thread between them is that each item exhibits a distinctly clean, understated design. The project started four years ago when Schedin, then a student at Beckmans College of Design, began producing his own footwear. The...
(04 September 2008) - Erik Schedin is an online shop run by the eponymous proprietor out of Sweden. He specializes in selling an extremely select collection of seemingly unrelated products. The only connecting thread between them is that each item exhibits a distinctly clean, understated design. The project started four years ago when Schedin, then a student at Beckmans College of Design, began producing his own footwear. The...
Snap and Dine
(04 September 2008) - Fine dining and plastic utensils don't often fall into the same sentence but Demelza Hill wants to change that. The British product designer, whose works seeks to shine a different light on everyday products, created Snap and Dine, which approximates the traditional three-course meal using an interconnected mold of disposable plastic plates and cutlery. Easy to use, the meal setting comes in a single,...
(04 September 2008) - Fine dining and plastic utensils don't often fall into the same sentence but Demelza Hill wants to change that. The British product designer, whose works seeks to shine a different light on everyday products, created Snap and Dine, which approximates the traditional three-course meal using an interconnected mold of disposable plastic plates and cutlery. Easy to use, the meal setting comes in a single,...
Alien Bikes
(21 August 2008) - There's two different camps in cycling. The first seeks out every new, high-tech toy they can attach to their carbon fiber frame, while the other takes the opposite approach, stripping off anything that's not vital to its performance. These fixed-gear purists shun derailleurs, brakes and anything else that obscures the clean geometry of the bicycle frame. The latter group is the target audience of...
(21 August 2008) - There's two different camps in cycling. The first seeks out every new, high-tech toy they can attach to their carbon fiber frame, while the other takes the opposite approach, stripping off anything that's not vital to its performance. These fixed-gear purists shun derailleurs, brakes and anything else that obscures the clean geometry of the bicycle frame. The latter group is the target audience of...
Classic Books Revisited: Sixties Design
(07 August 2008) - Originally published over two decades ago, Philippe Garner's "Sixties Design" remains the gold standard in encapsulating the visual aesthetic of those ten years. As comprehensive as a single volume can be, Garner looks at most every area of design, from corporate branding to household product design to concert posters. A decade of conflicts, the '60s were the period where companies pared down their image...
(07 August 2008) - Originally published over two decades ago, Philippe Garner's "Sixties Design" remains the gold standard in encapsulating the visual aesthetic of those ten years. As comprehensive as a single volume can be, Garner looks at most every area of design, from corporate branding to household product design to concert posters. A decade of conflicts, the '60s were the period where companies pared down their image...
Geekhouse Bikes Powder Coating Graphics
(05 August 2008) - Geekhouse just perfected a sublimated powder-coating technique that can recreate virtually any digital design on the surface of a bicycle. The Allston, Massachusetts company has been hand-crafting custom bikes for a number of years, but they debuted their new coating process on the track bike pictured above. Along with some unconventional touches (curved seat tube, triple triangle stays), they've coated the frame and front...
(05 August 2008) - Geekhouse just perfected a sublimated powder-coating technique that can recreate virtually any digital design on the surface of a bicycle. The Allston, Massachusetts company has been hand-crafting custom bikes for a number of years, but they debuted their new coating process on the track bike pictured above. Along with some unconventional touches (curved seat tube, triple triangle stays), they've coated the frame and front...
Spray-On Condom
(22 July 2008) - While most technologies advanced by leaps and bounds in recent decades, condom design has been relatively static for the last century or so. One visionary German scientist is working to change that. Jan Vinzenz Krause has spent recent years trying to make the world's most common prophylactic available in spray-on form. The technology's draw, according to Krause (pictured), is that conventional condoms often don't...
(22 July 2008) - While most technologies advanced by leaps and bounds in recent decades, condom design has been relatively static for the last century or so. One visionary German scientist is working to change that. Jan Vinzenz Krause has spent recent years trying to make the world's most common prophylactic available in spray-on form. The technology's draw, according to Krause (pictured), is that conventional condoms often don't...
Potential Energy: Book Giveaway Project
(17 July 2008) - by Passa Chattra Some things in life are still free. "Potential Energy" is a book written by Schist, telling the story of a 30 year-old product designer "struggling to reconcile his role in the creation of useless objects with his wish for a more environmentally sound existence" that the author leaves in various places for people to find. This book explores the power of...
(17 July 2008) - by Passa Chattra Some things in life are still free. "Potential Energy" is a book written by Schist, telling the story of a 30 year-old product designer "struggling to reconcile his role in the creation of useless objects with his wish for a more environmentally sound existence" that the author leaves in various places for people to find. This book explores the power of...
Gin and Titonic Ice Cube Molds
(11 July 2008) - Nothing shakes up a cocktail party like talk of tragedy, and there may never be a classier catastrophe than the Titanic. With that in mind, the clever folk at Fred & Friends designed the perfect conversation piece with Gin & Titonic. It's an ice cube mold shaped to depict miniature Titanics and icebergs. When sunk into your drink, they form a dramatic diorama befitting...
(11 July 2008) - Nothing shakes up a cocktail party like talk of tragedy, and there may never be a classier catastrophe than the Titanic. With that in mind, the clever folk at Fred & Friends designed the perfect conversation piece with Gin & Titonic. It's an ice cube mold shaped to depict miniature Titanics and icebergs. When sunk into your drink, they form a dramatic diorama befitting...
The Intelligent First Aid Kit
(13 June 2008) - Making first aid guidance easier than ever, The Intelligent First Aid Kit improves on the standard box of mystery tubes and ointments. The award-winning new product comes not only equipped with individually wrapped packs of medical supplies but with step-by-step audio instructions on how to treat a range of injuries.The idea is simple: combine the necessary supplies with audio technology. The result is comprehensive...
(13 June 2008) - Making first aid guidance easier than ever, The Intelligent First Aid Kit improves on the standard box of mystery tubes and ointments. The award-winning new product comes not only equipped with individually wrapped packs of medical supplies but with step-by-step audio instructions on how to treat a range of injuries.The idea is simple: combine the necessary supplies with audio technology. The result is comprehensive...
Sip of Light
(10 April 2008) - The Sip of Light takes your average book light and adds some stealth and ingenuity. Created by Korean designer Sung-kyu Nam, it's basically an illuminating straw outfitted with an internal battery and single LED light, which can be stabilized with any cup or glass. Currently in prototype stage, the lower portion of the straw casing contains the power supply, the head holds the light...
(10 April 2008) - The Sip of Light takes your average book light and adds some stealth and ingenuity. Created by Korean designer Sung-kyu Nam, it's basically an illuminating straw outfitted with an internal battery and single LED light, which can be stabilized with any cup or glass. Currently in prototype stage, the lower portion of the straw casing contains the power supply, the head holds the light...
Arty Dandy at Bon Marché
(31 March 2008) - Arty Dandy is a small, French gallery/store specializing in rare and exclusive art books, magazines, fashion accessories, gadgets and decorative design objects. They feature many limited product runs and every quarter the store presents a new theme for their collection. Launching this past Saturday and runnin through 24 May 2008, Arty Dandy will take up shop in the legendary French department store, Le Bon...
(31 March 2008) - Arty Dandy is a small, French gallery/store specializing in rare and exclusive art books, magazines, fashion accessories, gadgets and decorative design objects. They feature many limited product runs and every quarter the store presents a new theme for their collection. Launching this past Saturday and runnin through 24 May 2008, Arty Dandy will take up shop in the legendary French department store, Le Bon...
Three New MoMA Store Additions
(11 March 2008) - The Museum of Modern Art's popular design store added some clever new items recently, all of which aimed to help you further personalize your personal space. The Exhibit Your Art Pad (pictured at right) is a stack of sticky note pages that feature a stylized blue frame on the border. As such, anything you write in the center—whether a doodle or detailed painting—is immediately...
(11 March 2008) - The Museum of Modern Art's popular design store added some clever new items recently, all of which aimed to help you further personalize your personal space. The Exhibit Your Art Pad (pictured at right) is a stack of sticky note pages that feature a stylized blue frame on the border. As such, anything you write in the center—whether a doodle or detailed painting—is immediately...
Kluster: Project 72
(07 March 2008) - After only days of existence, the kluster community has already made quite a name for itself. The Vermont-based "crowdsourcing" firm officially launched it's first product this past March 1st, after a frenzied three days of production. The group announced what they dubbed "Project 72" at the TED conference in Monterey, California in February. Renowned as a a meeting of "the World's Greatest Thinkers and...
(07 March 2008) - After only days of existence, the kluster community has already made quite a name for itself. The Vermont-based "crowdsourcing" firm officially launched it's first product this past March 1st, after a frenzied three days of production. The group announced what they dubbed "Project 72" at the TED conference in Monterey, California in February. Renowned as a a meeting of "the World's Greatest Thinkers and...
Beautiful/Decay x Furni Magazine Rack
(05 March 2008) - Our friends at the Montreal-based design company Furni recently collaborated with our friends at Beautiful/Decay magazine to create this hand-made magazine rack. The acrylic basket bears a scripted Beautiful/Decay logo and connects to a Russian plywood frame. The rack holds six to 10 magazines and comes in your choice of natural or chocolate brown-stained wood. An internet exclusive, it will not be available in...
(05 March 2008) - Our friends at the Montreal-based design company Furni recently collaborated with our friends at Beautiful/Decay magazine to create this hand-made magazine rack. The acrylic basket bears a scripted Beautiful/Decay logo and connects to a Russian plywood frame. The rack holds six to 10 magazines and comes in your choice of natural or chocolate brown-stained wood. An internet exclusive, it will not be available in...
Crackery Tableware
(05 March 2008) - A sad fate awaits cracked china. With no real value on the secondhand market, most is relegated to the garbage. That is, unless Brazilian/Israeli designer Joana Meroz gets a hold of it. Based in the Netherlands, Meroz reclaims broken cups and dishes, which she transforms into her Crackery Tableware line for the Ornamented Life. Instead of trashing them, she chooses to "celebrate their imperfections"...
(05 March 2008) - A sad fate awaits cracked china. With no real value on the secondhand market, most is relegated to the garbage. That is, unless Brazilian/Israeli designer Joana Meroz gets a hold of it. Based in the Netherlands, Meroz reclaims broken cups and dishes, which she transforms into her Crackery Tableware line for the Ornamented Life. Instead of trashing them, she chooses to "celebrate their imperfections"...
Pebble Carpet and Long Life Light
(03 March 2008) - Generally, I resent being tricked by household objects masquerading as something they're not. That said, I'm hard pressed to get mad at this unassuming pile of stones. What appears to be solid rock is actually a cushioned wool rug. Each "stone" of the Pebble Carpet is hand-crafted of merino wool and attached with an internal cord. Designed by Ronel Jordaan in Johannesberg, South Africa,...
(03 March 2008) - Generally, I resent being tricked by household objects masquerading as something they're not. That said, I'm hard pressed to get mad at this unassuming pile of stones. What appears to be solid rock is actually a cushioned wool rug. Each "stone" of the Pebble Carpet is hand-crafted of merino wool and attached with an internal cord. Designed by Ronel Jordaan in Johannesberg, South Africa,...
2007 Gift Guide: CH Exclusive Discounts
(14 December 2007) - There is no doubt that holiday shopping is taxing on the wallet. Luckily, a few Cool Hunting friends offered up a few discounts in our Gift Guide. Every little bit helps, no? 429429 Life makes the softest t-shirts around and recently they've started a more comprehensive line including sweaters, henleys and hoodies. Featuring nice cuts with small details, they are always imminently wearable. Order...
(14 December 2007) - There is no doubt that holiday shopping is taxing on the wallet. Luckily, a few Cool Hunting friends offered up a few discounts in our Gift Guide. Every little bit helps, no? 429429 Life makes the softest t-shirts around and recently they've started a more comprehensive line including sweaters, henleys and hoodies. Featuring nice cuts with small details, they are always imminently wearable. Order...
The Art of the Grid Notepads
(26 July 2007) - Without grids our lives would be much messier—not to mention less aesthetically pleasing. Grid-It! notepads, specifically Le Modulor by Le Corbusier, helped me to get more organized at home and at the office. Originally designed for his architecture practice, the grid system is based on mathematics and proportions of human anatomy. Different grid lines, lengths, spaces and sections encourage an alternate kind of note...
(26 July 2007) - Without grids our lives would be much messier—not to mention less aesthetically pleasing. Grid-It! notepads, specifically Le Modulor by Le Corbusier, helped me to get more organized at home and at the office. Originally designed for his architecture practice, the grid system is based on mathematics and proportions of human anatomy. Different grid lines, lengths, spaces and sections encourage an alternate kind of note...
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Productive Creativity with Behance
(02 March 2007) - We're feeling much more productive—and creative—since we started using these great notepads and cards from Behance. Productive Creative is a line of products that help you keep track of your ideas and categorize next steps as "Action," "Backburner," and "Reference," easily identifying next steps for execution. They are simple, low-tech, easy to use and really effective. The site is well designed and features user...
(02 March 2007) - We're feeling much more productive—and creative—since we started using these great notepads and cards from Behance. Productive Creative is a line of products that help you keep track of your ideas and categorize next steps as "Action," "Backburner," and "Reference," easily identifying next steps for execution. They are simple, low-tech, easy to use and really effective. The site is well designed and features user...
Canadian Design Resource
(05 July 2006) - From bear-shaped license plates the whimsical Ball-B-Q, and even the Newfoundland, examples of innovation, spunk and style abound at the Canadian Design Resource website. The newly launched site showcases Canadian design past and present, and is intended as a resource for all types of design and designers. Site founders Michael Erdmann and Todd Falkowsky (of the Toronto-based design collective Motherbrand) hope the site will...
(05 July 2006) - From bear-shaped license plates the whimsical Ball-B-Q, and even the Newfoundland, examples of innovation, spunk and style abound at the Canadian Design Resource website. The newly launched site showcases Canadian design past and present, and is intended as a resource for all types of design and designers. Site founders Michael Erdmann and Todd Falkowsky (of the Toronto-based design collective Motherbrand) hope the site will...
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