Tiny Home Interiors that will be the major inspiration you need to create the tiny home of your dreams!2020 was a major wake-up call for the world, and since then everyone’s been aspiring toward’s eco-friendly and mindful ways of living. As a result, tiny homes have been taking over the architectural world and they continue to grow popular by the day. What started off as a cute little trend is now turning into a serious option for home spaces. And one thing is for sure – tiny homes are here to stay! And just because they are tiny in size, does not mean they cannot be beautifully done! This collection of tiny home interiors are major inspiration goals, ...
This off-road trailer upgrades your adventure experience without compromising on comfort or luxuryWe’ve seen countless off-roading trailers in the past, but the Bruder EXP-8 all set to be released next month is a level higher than the rest. The travel trailer is built for the hardcore explorers who stop at nothing and appreciate the comfy interiors. The best thing being, this off-road trailer brings a degree of luxury and comfort while doing all the hard work in unforgettable terrain. This is the Australian company’s biggest and the best-designed trailer yet. It brings a spacious interior, self-sufficient power capabilities and the ability to go long range without much hassle. The EXP-8 is based ...
Okamura Introduces PhloxOkamura has unveiled Phlox, designed by Rainlight in the UK. Phlox was named after the unique Night Phlox flower and inspired by a close-up view into our natural world, welcoming its gentle influence and naturally curved arcs.
Carl Hansen & Son Debuts Flexible Embrace SofaCarl Hansen & Son and EOOS have created a flexible modular sofa which strikes a perfect balance between a light wooden frame and soft upholstery and brilliantly unites EOOS's strong sense of contemporary aesthetics with Carl Hansen & Son's quality craftsmanship traditions.
Samsung-inspired TV dangles like a jeweled pendant on your wall in desired orientationHanging a TV set like a picture frame on the wall may seem too risky at the first glance, but if you consider that it’s a design that’s pretty tested, and it opens up the TV for a range of use case scenarios, you’re instantly intrigued! If you have used a Samsung Series 4 LED TV, you’d relate to the fact that they came with a metal string like this one predicted for the Pendant TV. It would rest on a pulley-like mount screwed into the wall, allowing the TV set to hang like a good old picture frame. This ...
This digital camera for globe trotters focuses on minimalism + taking things easyHenry Smallbone’s FLANEUR digital camera bends the general notion of how a smart camera needs to look like and how’s one going to use it. The unique design and functionality are the USP of his creation, and I like the idea completely! Taking things slow is associated with being wise – just like a tortoise. The FLANEUR digital camera is the result of this very philosophy to slow down and being considerate in the digital world. Just like the tortoise, the camera motivates the user to not just go berserk with clicking photographs (simply because it could be done) but ...
The fact that a sofa’s design could be inspired by corrugated paper shows that inspiration can be found anywhereThere’s a sense of familiarity when you look at the Corrugated Sofa’s design and its familiar brown color. You’re instantly reminded of corrugated paper, and while the sofa isn’t really made out of paper, it’s easy to draw the parallels instantly by looking at it. The work of Johan Kim, the Corrugated Sofa actually started off as a tiny model made from a sheet of corrugated paper, which he then decided to translate into scale. The final sofa, conversely, is clad in brown tanned leather, with a foam interior to give it its bulbous volume. The sofa’s design makes it ...
This fastest triathlon bike by design comes with a built-in hydration system and adjustable parts! The Plasma 6 is the latest triathlon bike from Scott Sports was designed to be the fastest triathlon bike ever built. Equipped with a built-in hydration system, optimized aerodynamics, adjustable parts, and integrated storage compartments, the Plasma 6 just needs to bring you over the finish line. Different bikes call for different designs. While an electric city bike might boast hubless wheels and smart control panels, off-road bikes lean into an ergonomic build and keep a tight focus on horsepower. Triathlon bikes are all about aerodynamics and a lightweight frame, prioritizing function over aesthetics. The Scott Plasma 6, the ...
This rug doubles up as seating – we can’t get enough of it’s transforming furniture design!Who isn’t fascinated by transforming furniture designs? I love watching how furniture can serve multiple purposes by simple actions like a pull of a string or folding of a flap. My latest love in the realm of (furniture) transformers is FLUP – a multifunctional furniture piece that is both a rug and a seat! Furniture designs like FLUP are perfect for smaller living spaces, especially with the growing tiny house movement. In the unfolded position, FLUP works like a conventional mat or rug on which we can sit or step without interrupting the movement of people through the space. It ...
These modular prefab homes could be the world’s first to use a steel 3D-printed “exoskeleton” construction system!Located in Orani, Sardinia, Exosteel comprises the world’s first housing development to use a steel 3D-printed “exoskeleton” construction system that supports and distributes all the functional elements of the building, inspired by the sculpture work of Costantino Nivola. Museums are social hubs for travelers. They’re cultural and artistic landmarks first, yes. But they’re also guaranteed spots where tourists can take some respite from long hours spent wandering the city. Near the Nivola Museum in Sardinia, Italy, international design studio Mask Architects visualized a cluster of homes to function as a housing development for the surrounding community. Conceptualized as a small ...
This modern lounge chair is a rattan-based derivation of the iconic Eames chair!Inspired by the chairs of their childhood, Cuong Nguyen designed RU, a rattan cushioned lounge chair that weaves together nostalgic and modern elements to bring us back to the simple times of our own childhood all in the comfort of our living rooms today. Remember the chair from childhood that everyone called dibs on? Whether it was the honey walnut wood rocking chair or the unmatched leather power recliner, the chairs from our childhood will forever bring on a feeling of comfort. What I’d give to sink back into my childhood family room’s chenille tweed corner sofa with a can ...
Create Your Own Ball Bearing Track With Some Galvanized Steel WireIf you have some extra galvanized steel lying around your home and a ton of free time, then why not make your very own ball bearing track? Designer and machine maker Daniel de Bruin shows some easy tricks you can do to make use of the excess materials lying about your workshop. With the help of some solder, a wire cutter, and an electric drill, you too can create your own custom tracks. Prepping the Galvanized Steel First things first: you want to stretch out the steel into straight, workable pieces. Since galvanized steel is usually wound up when you ...
This London-based sustainability start-up is building urban backpacks out of ocean waste… and bananasCall it irony or simply a funny coincidence, but the lab.inc backpacks (which are designed to hold your stuff) are made from the stuff you throw away! The bag explores an entirely sustainable approach to fashion with fabric that’s made from recycled ocean plastic as well as vegan leather made from banana plants. It simultaneously reduces planetary clutter thanks to its sustainable materials, while organizing the clutter in your life by giving you a dapper backpack to carry stuff in! Designer: Min Kim Click Here to Buy Now: $169 $279 ($100 off). Hurry, only 89/100 left! Upcycling ocean-bound plastic. lab.inc’s ...
Your Morning Coffee Will Taste Better in This Coffee Resin MugFor others, coffee is an essential part of their lives. Some folks can’t even start their day without that hit of caffeine in their system! If you are one of those coffee addicts who treat coffee like gold dust, you’ll probably love this mug made entirely out of coffee beans. Preston Miller WoodWorking explained exactly why there aren’t many ‘coffee cups’ that are literally made of, well, coffee bean material. For starters, coffee beans by themselves can’t be easily shaped. They’re brittle and have a ton of gaps in and between them, so any attempt to turn them into a ...
RocketFire Instantly Lights Your Barbecues and Fire Pits With Its Tri-Cone TipFor those of you pyromaniacs who want instant fire, this will be right up your alley: RocketFire. It is purportedly the fastest fire starter out there. By connecting this baby to any fuel canister, you can light a fire in seconds. The secret behind this incredibly dangerous and fascinating piece of technology lies in its tip. Most fire starters only have a single hole where the flame emerges. The RocketFire, on the other hand, boasts three. This is all possible through its stainless steel tri-flame cone tip! With this unique tip, it spreads flame at a 60° angle with an ...
Make Curved Wood Legs With the Same Amount of WoodStraight wooden legs are cool, but curved wooden legs are even cooler. Unfortunately, it usually takes more wood to make the latter. This is why not all woodworkers spend too much attention on them. James Hamilton of Stumpy Nubs is not one of those folks. In one of his projects, James showed an easy woodworking trick you can do to make a curved leg with the same amount of wood you would use to make a straight one. And the best part? All you need is a band saw, some wood glue, and a couple of clamps. After milling your ...
This Polymer Clay Minecraft World Is Small in Size But Big in DetailMinecraft has been the source of inspiration for many creations, from in-game libraries all the way to real-life blocks. Speaking of real-life blocks, these tiny Minecraft worlds made by YouTuber WUZU clay are probably some of the smallest recreations of the video game I’ve ever seen. I mean, just look at this tiny cave which represents the 1.17 lush cave patch of the game. Not only it is a recreation of a tiny slice of the world made out of polymer clay, but it is also filled up with so much detail and characters that it looks like it could ...
This Wheelie Trainer Will Help You Pop Some Sick TricksThose of you who used to rely on training wheels know how invaluable they are. But now that you know how to ride a bike, how about learning some new bike tricks such as the wheelie stunt? Well, that seems tough. You’re probably wishing for a trainer specifically built for the job and thankfully, there is! YouTuber The Q built a wheeling trainer with a mechanism following the similar concept of your old training wheels. Only, instead of riding on two wheels, it teaches you how to pop a rear wheelie. You can also build one. All you need is ...
Create Your Own Invisible Flame With EthanolHave you ever accidentally set your hand sanitizer on fire? No? Well, good for you. You’re probably using it right! But in any case you are wondering, yes, that cleaning liquid is actually fuel for the fire. Science YouTuber Steve Mould shows that igniting hand sanitizer creates an almost invisible flame. Dim the lights and set your camera to proper settings and you can capture the outlines of a light blue flame flickering just above the sanitizer. The culprit behind this unique flame is ethanol, a substance commonly found in cleaning agents such as ethyl alcohol. It can even be ...
Here’s How Important Concrete Reinforcement IsHave you ever passed by a construction site and seen all the rebars making up the skeleton of a structure? Apart from serving as a great way to forward the plot of a movie or show with injuries, rebars are essential in reinforcing the concrete they are cast into. It’s not such a big ask, really. Considering concrete structures are subject to a ton of punishment (weather, natural disasters, and human interference are just a few things it has to deal with), it only makes sense to give it some backup. Concrete by itself is very good at handling compression ...
Louie Schwartzberg’s Methods for Filming Growing Fungi Are Time-BendingLouie Schwartzberg is a director, cinematographer, and visual artist who has spent the better part of his career pioneering the time-lapse game. He’s spent three decades continuously filming time-lapse footage non-stop in his home studio using his cameras in a controlled environment. His nature series, Moving Art, has already run for three seasons on Netflix and focuses on six aspects of nature: underwater, waterfalls, flowers, forests, deserts, and oceans. His nature film, Fantastic Fungi, delves into the lives of various types of fungi. So how did Schwartzberg film the growth of such slow-growing fungi? The short answer? One frame at ...
Make Your Own Matchstick Rocket Assembly and Launch KitIt isn’t the Fourth of July anymore, but that doesn’t mean you can’t indulge in a little explosive mayhem! Everyone loves fireworks (except for, you know, the ones who’ve been injured by them), and making them smaller for the sake of portability is the best way to enjoy them any day. Inspired by a video he saw about a year ago, Grant Thompson of The King of Random made his own method for creating a matchbox rocket kit. All you need are some cut-up matchstick heads, a barbecue skewer, aluminum foil, aluminum tape, and a pre-made template Grant was kind ...
Creating a Film-Accurate Woody Doll Is Harder Than It LooksFolks who have watched Toy Story 2 before will remember that one scene where toy cowboy protagonist Woody gets his arm ripped off. It’s a cathartic moment watching his arm being repaired in the movie. Besides his arms getting fixed, watching the character receive the full restoration he deserves gives us absolute satisfaction. Sadly, the official, real-life versions of Woody are a far cry from what we see on the screen. Apart from not coming to life when owners aren’t around, the Woodys you find in toy stores just don’t conform to movie standards. To be specific: aesthetically. Eager to ...
TOSY Flying Duo Is An LED Frisbee and Boomerang All-In-OneIf you love playing games in the dark, then this will be right up your alley. High-tech toy start-up company TOSY has combined two throwing tools to create the TOSY Flying Duo: the ultimate outdoor LED light sport experience. This all-in-one package is made up of two toys which fit perfectly together; making them easier to carry and charge. The Flying Disc On one hand, you have the LED Flying Disc – a 175-gram Frisbee with built-in LEDs with 6 timer modes and brightness levels. The brightness levels are pretty self-explanatory, but those timer modes are a god-send for Ultimate ...
Kokuyo Design Award 2022The 2022 Kokuyo Design Award is now open for submissions. The international product design competition aims to gather and commercialize designs that are excellent from the perspective of their users.
Mucca Brings Old World Tradition to NYC with Charming Identity for Cafe d'AvignonSince its opening in 1999, Pain d'Avignon has become one of the New York City culinary community's most beloved wholesalers, known for supplying quality artisan bread to restaurants and Michelin-starred chefs - sometimes collaborating with them on signature custom items.
Fable&Co. Designs Brand Identity for MedowFable&Co. has designed the brand identity for Medow's new learning & development platform for ever-learning & overworked healthcare professionals.
Tropical Modern Home by Choeff Levy FischmanLocated on the 18-hole, championship La Gorce Country Club Golf Course in Miami Beach, this new two-story residence designed by Choeff Levy Fischman, is ideal for golfers.
Little Big Brands Redesigns Simply7 Healthy Snacks PackagingWhen Little Big Brands looked closely at how healthy snack branding and packaging trends had changed since the launch of the Simply7 brand in 2011, they quickly realized the category had exploded with competitors and that to remain relevant Simply7's look needed greater shelf-impact.
Bluespace Creates Inspiring Workplace for PiklBluespace recently completed an office refurbishment project for Pikl showcasing how minimalism can be used in a corporate office while still creating a strong sense of brand identity.
DENFAIR 2022For three days each year, DENFAIR presents hundreds of the most compelling local and international brands under one roof and brings together the design scene for a first look at the products and ideas shaping the spaces we love.
Le studio Fritsch-Durisotti lance FIL’X un système de clippage multi-support innovantPrésenté il y a maintenant une année pour leur projet innovant de sac à dos augmenté, revoilà le studio design français Fritsch-Durisotti avec sa marque Fil&Fog, adepte de l’innovation utile, urbaine, autour des habitudes et nouvelles évolutions de mobilité. La pèriode si particulière que nous vivons, pousse à changer nos habitudes, nous devons et devenons plus attentifs aux gestes du quotidiens, nous apprenons à faire plus attention à ce que nous touchons, portons, éraflons notamment lors de nos déplacements urbains… Mains, chaussures, animaux de compagnie, sans trop couleur devenir parano il est clair que certains de nos gestes vont changer comme par ...
Offgrid par Klemens Schillinger : à l’essence même de l’usageL’histoire des usages, est aussi ancienne que celle de l’humanité. Quelques millénaires d’évolution, de progrès, qui nous laisse parfois oublier la radicalité pourtant si efficace des usages de base. Dans nos sociétés toujours plus rapides, dans lesquelles tout est fait pour aller toujours plus vite, il est parfois bon de prendre quelques minutes pour prendre du recul, au moins pour se rendre compte du confort quotidien. Quoi de mieux que l’objet pour redessiner le contour de ces usages qui nous semblent à jamais acquis, faisant table rase du passé. Comme son nom l’indique, off-grid n’est pas connectée au réseau électrique. Un ...
Paris Design Week : Ventes aux enchères de prototypes de designTrès bientôt nous nous revoyons ! Vivement ces rentrées chargées comme nous les aimons, expositions, salons, soirées, vernissages et belles découvertes ! Du côté de Paris, c’est le retour de M&O et de la Paris Design Week ! Nouveauté et belle opportunité, en ces périodes particulières, l’appel à projet « Paris Design Week Factory « va vous permettre sur sélection de présenter vos projets et prototypes au plus grand nombre, mais également de pouvoir vendre ! En effet, la Paris Design Week s’associe à Catawiki, plateforme de ventes aux enchères en ligne d’objets d’exception afin d’organiser une vente de prototypes de design. Une ...
Sofa MOSS par Pavel VetrovPetit plaisir du jour, retrouver un designer révélé en 2018, depuis 4 articles sur BED, découvrons le nouveau projet de Pavel Vetrov jeune designer ukrainien édité chez Artu. Moss est une nouvelle collection de canapé et fauteuil, alliant formes douces et générosité. Le designer indique s’inspirer de la forêt et plus particulièrement de la mousse qui embrasse la surface de la pierre ou du bois. On englobe, on enrobe, telle une invitation à venir se détendre sur ces nouvelles assises. Il n’y a pas d’angle vif, chaque détail est propice au confort et à la convivialité. Fauteuils ou sofas, les ...
Crowdfunding : Jaune Fabrique créateurs de luminaires acoustiquesLe pitch est simple et efficace : « Jaune Fabrique, jeune marque parisienne de luminaires acoustiques lance ses deux premiers modèles aux particuliers fin Juin 2021. Fabriqués en France, il s’agit de luminaires élégants intégrant discrètement une enceinte connectée, subtil mélange de design contemporain et de technologies. » L’idée est bonne même si le marché regorge de projets intégrant de l’acoustique dans notre quotidien, il y a certainement encore de belles choses à imaginer.. Le duo de créateurs, Pierre-Antoine et Yoann lancent officiellement leur campagne de crowdfunding via la plateforme kisskissbankbank, passage quasi obligatoire pour jauger l’intérêt du futur client, amplifier le ...
France Design Week 2021 prolonge son appel à projetsNée des Assises du design, la France Design Week a pour objectif de promouvoir le design et les expertises de ses designers auprès des professionnels et de sensibiliser le grand public à sa pratique, en mettant à l’honneur tous les champs du design. Professionnels, grand public et adeptes du design découvrent dans les régions françaises, ou à l’étranger, et sous différents formats – expositions, conférences, visites de studios de design, portes ouvertes d’écoles, workshops, etc. Tout un programme me direz-vous, oui mais voilà, pour faire bouger / avancer les choses il faut bien commencer par le début, on discute, on ...
Une belle mise en lumière par Nedgis !Vous connaissez peut-être mon obsession pour les luminaires, que je ne compte plus à ce jour, notamment dans notre espace, salon, salle à manger, cuisine.. Privilégiant les multiples petites sources de lumière pour le confort, plutôt que les plafonniers ou suspensions. Alors quand Nedgis (anagramme de DESIGN et SIGNED) me demande, que diriez-vous d’agrémenter cette espace d’une nouvelle lampe ? Deal ! L’idée pourtant simple, s’avère, plus compliquée, déjà parce que le catalogue Nedgis est assez impressionnant.. Les recherches et filtres étant simples à manier, je me perds vite et trouve pas mal d’idées, que je garde pour plus tard. ...
Citröen C3 Aicross 2022 : l’âge de raison, par le designDans la course aux chiffres des ventes de SUV en France, le C3 Aircross -né en 2017- se contentait d’une 5ème place, loin derrière ses frères et confères que sont les Peugeot 2008 & 3008, Renault Captur, ou encore le Dacia Duster. Une place plus que louable sur le segment ultra concurrentiel, dans lequel le design offre souvent une belle partie des ingrédients de la réussite. A l’occasion de son 5ème anniversaire, le C3 Aicross s’offre une cure de jouvence paradoxalement destinée à lui offrir plus de maturité, de sagesse, et de raison. Rendez-vous donc au nord d’Avignon, pour essayer ...
Crowdfunding : Prêt à Pousser revient avec son Nano GardenNous vous en parlions il y a quelques années maintenant, le marché du micro-jardinage assisté en intérieur est en plein boum. Out les « mais quelle idée », « rien de mieux que la terre », « encore un truc de bobo pour sauver le monde », … Effectivement, nous aimerions pouvoir toutes et tous profiter de quelques m2 carré de terre, ou d’une main verte de haute volée pour tout faire pour pousser en intérieur. Bon, au-delà du fait que cela ne soit pas mon cas, avoir à portée de main une sélection d’herbes aromatiques, fleurs ou mini fruits ou légumes, du pot à l’assiette ...
Crowdfunding : Aquarium Potager, l’écosystème d’intérieur !Vous connaissez les aquariums ? Vous connaissez les mini jardins d’intérieur automatisés ? Que diriez-vous de mixer les deux ? C’est en provenance de Toulouse que le projet nous vient, la collaboration entre le studio Antracite et la startup Nenufarm. En pleine phase de lancement et financement sur la plateforme ulule, l’idée est de reprendre les grands principes de l’aquaponie en version miniature pour votre intérieur. Ainsi le projet Aquarium Potager, vise à faire cohabiter, plantes et poissons au sein d’un même écosystème ou chaque entité à besoin de l’autre pour vivre et se développer. « Inspiré de la nature, l’Aquarium-Potager ...
Tiny Home Interiors that will be the major inspiration you need to create the tiny home of your dreams!2020 was a major wake-up call for the world, and since then everyone’s been aspiring toward’s eco-friendly and mindful ways of living. As a result, tiny homes have been taking over the architectural world and they continue to grow popular by the day. What started off as a cute little trend is now turning into a serious option for home spaces. And one thing is for sure – tiny homes are here to stay! And just because they are tiny in size, does not mean they cannot be beautifully done! This collection of tiny home interiors are major inspiration goals, proving big things come in small packages. Warm, peaceful, and organic – these interiors will have you drooling over them! If you’re planning to shift to a tiny home, these designs are all the major inspo you need, to build the tiny home of your dreams. The interiors of the Banjo Tiny House by Little Byron are super warm and homely! Wooden flooring, bar stools, and a cozy bed, nestled next to stairs that lead to an intimate chilling spot, make it a space that may be tiny but still extremely fulfilling. An abundance of windows makes it an open and free-flowing space! Elsa comprises 323-square-feet of living space while an exterior 85-square-foot trailer attachment that keeps a pergola-covered porch, attached swing, and even a greenhouse. Echoing the exterior’s natural wood personality, white-painted shiplap line Elsa’s inside walls and are brightened by natural sunlight that pours in through fourteen windows on the home’s first floor. The white-painted cedar shiplap continues throughout the home, rising even to the top floor loft bedroom where a queen-size bed is framed by six more windows. A micro-kitchen and living area fill out the cabin’s first floor, while the second floor keeps the bedroom and extra storage space. Meaning “bird’s nest” in Italian, Nido is the ideal cabin getaway for the snowbird in each of us who just wants to get away from it all and hide out in the woods. The interior’s Nordic-inspired color scheme is brightened by the natural sunlight that pours in from the home’s large windows. Inside Gawthorne’s Hut, rich and textured timber panels stretch over the walls and ceilings, giving the home a cozy, nesting atmosphere. Gawthorne’s Hut’s micro floor plan of 40m2 feels larger than its measurements thanks to an open floor plan that extends throughout the home, with the one exception being the WC. Throughout the tiny home’s interior, repurposed bricks and rich timber panels line the walls, ceiling, and furnishings. The king-sized bed’s head post, for example, was handcrafted from recycled brick leftover from the lot’s previous building. Mini Blok is a freestanding, simple cabin with a footprint of 21.6m2 that doesn’t require a permit to build or own. Wood paneling and warm lighting give Mini Blok an elegant feel and refined look. Fully glazed, sliding glass doors build one facade of Mini Blok, dissolving the barrier between outdoor and indoor spaces. Darker interior design elements are worked into the bathroom’s design through shadows and minimal paneling. House in Chamois is highly modular which makes it adaptable to different lifestyles and settings. It comes with integrated furniture and warm interior details that are a contrast to this dark exterior cladding. “With its minimal shapes and spaces full of light, the house shows incredible attention to details, lines, and materials. The layout of the rooms, furnishings, and technical systems are fully integrated to give life to spaces where one can fully express their personality and live in harmony with their surroundings,” explained the architects. Casa Ojalá blurs the boundaries between interior and exterior in the most organic ways. The build, aesthetic, and CMF has all been inspired by sailboats. The cylindrical structure operates with a manual mechanism made with ropes, handles, pulleys, and cranks. The compact 27 sqm cabin can be configured with rollable walls that let guests create different open and closed spaces. One of the coolest features is how Bonzanigo has optimized the floor area by hiding two beds hidden underneath it. I can only imagine the serene evening hangouts on the roof that can be accessed with a ladder but to be honest, I would probably choose to relax in the large bathtub instead while soaking in the panoramic views. While the home’s black-and-white stucco exterior will look just the part for the backyards of Los Angeles, each unit’s interior finds warmth from natural sunlight that floods through the home’s pitched roof, mellowing out the unit’s soft palette of plywood and colorful pops of marble tile work. Upon entering Bonner’s Lean-to ADU, residents find communal spaces like the living, dining, and cooking areas on one side while a bedroom and working area finds space on the other side. Separating the communal areas from the private spaces, the unit’s bathroom and utility closet is contained in a center rectangular volume. Outside, native California plants comprise a geometric garden outlined in wavy metal edgers to complement the Lean-to ADU’s cubic form. The Rammed Earth House in Slovenia merges traditional rammed earth building techniques with modern solar energy production methods to reinterpret the early 20th-century farmhouse for today. Windows are also strategically placed around the house to allow cross-ventilation throughout the home and changing seasons. The green roof also holds an array of photovoltaic panels to power the home with harnessed solar energy and a rainwater collector for water recycling and an integrated septic tank system. Inside, each living area is appropriately situated to benefit from the passive heating and insulation methods. The house’s north facade, for example, features fewer windows than the west facade to decrease potential heat loss during colder months. Cabin Anna is built with multiple layers of glass and wooden trusses, that peel away and slide back together when necessary or just for fun. The natural finish of Cabin Anna gives it an organic, cozy feel especially come night. One of the many amenities included with Cabin Anna is a spa in the home’s center, where layers of the framework can peel away to reveal an exposed centerpiece.
This off-road trailer upgrades your adventure experience without compromising on comfort or luxuryWe’ve seen countless off-roading trailers in the past, but the Bruder EXP-8 all set to be released next month is a level higher than the rest. The travel trailer is built for the hardcore explorers who stop at nothing and appreciate the comfy interiors. The best thing being, this off-road trailer brings a degree of luxury and comfort while doing all the hard work in unforgettable terrain. This is the Australian company’s biggest and the best-designed trailer yet. It brings a spacious interior, self-sufficient power capabilities and the ability to go long range without much hassle. The EXP-8 is based on the predecessor EXP-6 with the added weather-proof all-season promise and the complete off-grip capability. Some things from the EXP-6 have been omitted to bring a more robust design to the fore. There’s no pop-up roof, the outdoor side kitchen is missing and the washroom is now relocated to the front section. The trailer gets a full-sized kitchen (with a 12-bottle wine rack) and a dining room to the opposite side. It will be able to comfortably accommodate four people and with customization, six people can also fit in. On the outside, the EXP-8 is a fortress with an insulated body and a waterproof chassis. To take on any demanding terrain, the off-road trailer has an independent moving suspension system aided by the big 37-inch mud-terrain wheels. This means a stable ride inside, even though you’ll be treading the most demanding scalable landscape on the face of the planet. The rig will have its own water purifications system and a 1,600-W solar energy array on the roof connected to a 2.5kWh battery pack for electricity needs. For backup, there is a 5,000-W inverter as well. According to Bruder, the trailer will also have a reverse-osmosis system to purify water from natural sources, so that hardcore explorers never ever run out of drinking water. Bruder EXP-8 is going to be launched in October, and at that time more details about its power-packed features are going to be revealed. Although you can expect to tow it on the back of your Land Cruiser to explore the not-so-common regions of the world. That said, the trailer is speculated to cost around $177,000 – a crazy amount for which you can get an off-roader camper van or truck! Designer: Bruder
Okamura Introduces PhloxOkamura has unveiled Phlox, designed by Rainlight in the UK. Phlox was named after the unique Night Phlox flower and inspired by a close-up view into our natural world, welcoming its gentle influence and naturally curved arcs.
Carl Hansen & Son Debuts Flexible Embrace SofaCarl Hansen & Son and EOOS have created a flexible modular sofa which strikes a perfect balance between a light wooden frame and soft upholstery and brilliantly unites EOOS's strong sense of contemporary aesthetics with Carl Hansen & Son's quality craftsmanship traditions.
Samsung-inspired TV dangles like a jeweled pendant on your wall in desired orientationHanging a TV set like a picture frame on the wall may seem too risky at the first glance, but if you consider that it’s a design that’s pretty tested, and it opens up the TV for a range of use case scenarios, you’re instantly intrigued! If you have used a Samsung Series 4 LED TV, you’d relate to the fact that they came with a metal string like this one predicted for the Pendant TV. It would rest on a pulley-like mount screwed into the wall, allowing the TV set to hang like a good old picture frame. This way of mounting a TV, for me definitely, was a far better choice than the current day mounts. It was way sleeker and held the TV set closer to the wall, unlike the brackets now used with larger display-sized televisions, which tend to protrude from the wall leaving a sizable gap between the wall and the TV. We can give it for the fact that hanging the large displays this way would be a little dicey and unstable, but the entry-level sizes, maybe even up to the 43-inch odd, can still resort to this sleeker and convenient way of hanging TVs to the wall. That said, Pendant TV is influenced but different from the hanging mechanism Samsung has executed. Considering this conceptual TV is a result of a workshop with Samsung, we can presume the design here is influenced by the South Korean tech giant. While the marketed hanging style from Samsung actually ensured the hanging sting hid behind the display; the clean hanging layout makes the fine fabric strap visible with the Pendant TV display. Interestingly, the Pendant TV can be hung on the wall, using an eye-pleasing hook, in either landscape or portrait orientations – facilitating you to match the display to the sort of content you’re binge-watching – just like you’d with a smartphone. What really makes me intrigued is the kind of convenience it brings to the ultimate technology Samsung has been working on. You’d remember the Sero 4K OLED TV Samsung introduced at the CES 2020. The TV automatically tips between landscape and portrait orientations to match the content user’s playing. With a TV set like the Pendant, you’d have to make some effort to get up from the sofa and change the orientation, but the humungous cost it’ll save you is going to be worth that long walk from the couch. Besides, the Pendant TV is also versioned with an attachable kickstand, which you can connect to instantly allow the TV unit to sit on the table in either orientation. Now that’s as convenient as picking the TV from the wall and placing it on the table – no installation, mounts, or any sort of help required. Designer: il-seop yoon
This digital camera for globe trotters focuses on minimalism + taking things easyHenry Smallbone’s FLANEUR digital camera bends the general notion of how a smart camera needs to look like and how’s one going to use it. The unique design and functionality are the USP of his creation, and I like the idea completely! Taking things slow is associated with being wise – just like a tortoise. The FLANEUR digital camera is the result of this very philosophy to slow down and being considerate in the digital world. Just like the tortoise, the camera motivates the user to not just go berserk with clicking photographs (simply because it could be done) but take a slower approach to every aspect of everyday life. The camera stores 37 photos in its memory for that very intent – making the user mindful of limited clicks he/she has at her disposal. In fact, “Flaneur” in French means a person who’s a stroller. This term was used in the 19th century by French poet Charles Baudelaire to denote an observer of modern urban life. Now, it has taken up the meaning for someone who meanders around observing things keenly. The camera’s design is inspired by this notion – hence, the very colorful, casual form factor that one can carry around. Henry gives the accessory a bold aluminum casing design with large buttons and dials, inviting curiosity by onlookers. The smart camera has a powerful performance quotient – courtesy of the crossed section of closed lens that hide from plain sight in a series of plastic casings that move independently. Depending on the shot being taken, the lenses can be swapped with the push of a button. A telephoto for taking a portrait shot or a wide lens for shooting panoramic landscapes on a golden sun bathed evening. The viewfinder can rotate in 180 degrees direction for portrait shots or 90 degrees for a wide shot without moving the camera instead. The functionality is also kept to the bare minimum to let you focus on capturing memories. The flash intensity is controlled via the large wheel, while the positional switches lend the option to toggle between colored or monochrome photos or videos. Designer: Henry Smallbone
The fact that a sofa’s design could be inspired by corrugated paper shows that inspiration can be found anywhereThere’s a sense of familiarity when you look at the Corrugated Sofa’s design and its familiar brown color. You’re instantly reminded of corrugated paper, and while the sofa isn’t really made out of paper, it’s easy to draw the parallels instantly by looking at it. The work of Johan Kim, the Corrugated Sofa actually started off as a tiny model made from a sheet of corrugated paper, which he then decided to translate into scale. The final sofa, conversely, is clad in brown tanned leather, with a foam interior to give it its bulbous volume. The sofa’s design makes it an ideal accent piece for any room, and can be used individually or paired along with another Corrugated Sofa. It seats one, and comes with a wide backrest that travels all the way to the sides, turning into armrests. The pleated design gives it its brown corrugated paper-like appearance, and the pleats carry all the way to the back, giving the chair an interesting visual detail. You can scroll down to the bottom of the article to see Johan’s corrugated paper experiments. Designer: Johan Kim
This fastest triathlon bike by design comes with a built-in hydration system and adjustable parts! The Plasma 6 is the latest triathlon bike from Scott Sports was designed to be the fastest triathlon bike ever built. Equipped with a built-in hydration system, optimized aerodynamics, adjustable parts, and integrated storage compartments, the Plasma 6 just needs to bring you over the finish line. Different bikes call for different designs. While an electric city bike might boast hubless wheels and smart control panels, off-road bikes lean into an ergonomic build and keep a tight focus on horsepower. Triathlon bikes are all about aerodynamics and a lightweight frame, prioritizing function over aesthetics. The Scott Plasma 6, the next-generation triathlon bike from Scott Sports, was built for one reason and one reason alone: to be the fastest triathlon bike ever built. Following the Plasma 5’s debut, Scott Sports started work on its successor, the Plasma 6. Four years later, the newest triathlon bike from Scott Sports touts a versatile and optimal shape for aerodynamics and a fully integrated design complete with hidden storage compartments and a built-in hydration system. The designers behind Plasma 6 mention how they took into account the aerodynamics of the moving rider from day one, designing and fine-tuning the bike in a wind tunnel to ensure practical improvements are made in real conditions. Constructing the Plasma 6 to perform at top speeds required a lot of conceptual planning on the design team’s end. Recognizing that the down tube’s prime position is just behind the front tire, the Scott Sports designers also confirmed that when the wheel is that close to the down tube, turbulence is much more frequent. Adjusting the positioning only slightly to avoid that close of contact between the down tube and front wheel, Scott Sports left a wide gap between the two parts, giving the bike enough room to make turns without prompting any turbulence. Since the closer the rear wheel is to the seat tube, the more aerodynamic Plasma 6 is, the designers at Scott Sports designed the rear wheel so that it could be adjusted to six different positions before the rider reaches the ideal distance between their seat tube and rear wheel. Then, riders can rest assured the Plasma 6 doesn’t hold out on any of the integrated storage compartments the Plasma 5 was known for. In fact, the built-in storage system is even more advanced on the Plasma 6. Describing the new storage system, Scott Sports notes, “It allows all spare parts, drinks, and nutritious snacks to be integrated into the frame. The new hydration system allows you to quench your thirst and have a snack while staying in an aerodynamic position, and even refuel without getting off the bike.” In building the Plasma 6, Scott Sports hoped to build a fast bike for any type of rider, even outside of racing. From the rear wheel adjustment system to the integrated storage compartments, it seems the designers have thought of everything to ensure a smooth ride. Taking it a notch further, the pedals also run on an adjusting track that riders can change as they see fit. The cockpit and forearm skates are also adjustable for riders to find their most comfortable position. Designer: Scott Sports Easy to remove and attach to the bike, the gel canister can hold 400ml and is made from antibacterial polypropylene. When tucked away, the gel canister is out of sight. The Plasma 6’s adjustable seat comes with an attached holder for water bottles. The simple frame reveals integrated storage compartments and adjustable features that give Plasma 6 an aerodynamic performance.
This rug doubles up as seating – we can’t get enough of it’s transforming furniture design!Who isn’t fascinated by transforming furniture designs? I love watching how furniture can serve multiple purposes by simple actions like a pull of a string or folding of a flap. My latest love in the realm of (furniture) transformers is FLUP – a multifunctional furniture piece that is both a rug and a seat! Furniture designs like FLUP are perfect for smaller living spaces, especially with the growing tiny house movement. In the unfolded position, FLUP works like a conventional mat or rug on which we can sit or step without interrupting the movement of people through the space. It transforms from plane to volume, from floor to space while changing the function with its shape. In the folded position, it works as a piece of minimal furniture – it can be used as a pouf, an auxiliary seat, a footrest, a nightstand, etc. It is a perfect example of space-saving furniture. What makes it better is that there is no assembly required, it is a singular element that transforms with folds into another object like origami. With micro-apartments being the new trend, flexible and lightweight furniture designs like FLUP are super handy. It is minimal, multifunctional, and can be flat-packed for storage – there is no reason to not love FLUP! Designer: Sergio Roca
These modular prefab homes could be the world’s first to use a steel 3D-printed “exoskeleton” construction system!Located in Orani, Sardinia, Exosteel comprises the world’s first housing development to use a steel 3D-printed “exoskeleton” construction system that supports and distributes all the functional elements of the building, inspired by the sculpture work of Costantino Nivola. Museums are social hubs for travelers. They’re cultural and artistic landmarks first, yes. But they’re also guaranteed spots where tourists can take some respite from long hours spent wandering the city. Near the Nivola Museum in Sardinia, Italy, international design studio Mask Architects visualized a cluster of homes to function as a housing development for the surrounding community. Conceptualized as a small village of modular prefabricated steel houses, Mask Architects is the world’s first architecture and design firm to use a steel 3D-printed “exoskeleton” construction system to build the small village, calling it Exosteel. Exosteel comprises a group of modular steel homes that would be constructed using a 3D-printed construction system that supports and distributes all the functional elements of the building. Mask Architects co-founders Danilo Petta and Öznur Pınar Çer felt inspired by Costantino Nivola’s sculpture work, in particular a travertine sculpture called ‘La Madre.’ Punctuating the terrain of a sloping mountainside in Sardinia, Exosteel is comprised of heart-shaped, white homes with center ‘energy towers,’ oriented in the same way as the head on Nivola’s ‘La Madre.’ Mask Architects plan on building Exosteel by first inserting a hollow central column ⅓ of the building’s height into the ground, reinforced by wooden beams to support each home’s three floors. Then, on each floor, a perimeter frame “divides and supports the [home’s] facades made up of panels modeled to follow the organic shape of the house,” as described by Mask Architects. Following Nivola’s pursuit of binding communities together through art, Mask Architects chose Exosteel’s location due to its proximity to Orani, Sardinia’s national museum, where Nicola’s ‘La Madre’ is on permanent display. Striving to ensure each building is entirely “self-sustainable,” Mask Architects designed each module that comprises Exosteel to be expandable and flexible to meet the conditions of Sardinia’s natural climate and weather conditions. Considering Orani’s propensity for wind, the homes of Exosteel are completed with built-in voids that guide wind through each building to the development’s communal wind turbine. As described by Mask Architects, Exosteel garners energy from individual energy conduits placed at the top of each home. Describing the energy conduits, Mask Architects note, “Each building is centered with an ‘Energy Tower’…covered with solar panels that will harvest solar energy while the top of the central energy tower itself will rotate 360 degrees at the same time with the wind that will also generate wind turbine energy…The main centered energy tower that houses all the systems is constructed out of a steel skeleton. By connecting our bearing steel beams to this skeleton column, we actually created a completely self-supporting steel carcass metal structure.” Designer: Mask Architects
This modern lounge chair is a rattan-based derivation of the iconic Eames chair!Inspired by the chairs of their childhood, Cuong Nguyen designed RU, a rattan cushioned lounge chair that weaves together nostalgic and modern elements to bring us back to the simple times of our own childhood all in the comfort of our living rooms today. Remember the chair from childhood that everyone called dibs on? Whether it was the honey walnut wood rocking chair or the unmatched leather power recliner, the chairs from our childhood will forever bring on a feeling of comfort. What I’d give to sink back into my childhood family room’s chenille tweed corner sofa with a can of soda in one hand and the TV remote in the other. Industrial designer Cuong Nguyen took to the interior design of their own childhood for inspiration in visualizing RU, a rattan cushioned lounge chair that finds modern comfort in its nostalgic design. Described by Nguyen as, “A bit of embracing crib, a bit of the curve of dragonfly wings, interpreted by rattan,” the arms and lower back of RU feature webbed rattan weaving to support the cushion’s taut upholstery fabric. Muted in freckled amber orange, RU is paired with an ottoman that can either tuck beneath the chair’s cushion, work as a footrest, or become an additional seat. Both the lounge chair and ottoman are propped atop a cushioned base to embrace the comfort that RU was designed to provide. Named after the Vietnamese word for ‘lullaby,’ Nguyen conceptualized RU to be made up of materials from their childhood, namely rattan and what appears to be a tightly woven linen fabric. While the wide size and the gradual slope of RU’s backrest hearken back to the 1990s when lounge chairs were all the rage and designed to swaddle you whole, Nguyen incorporated modern elements like slim, yet plush cushions and uniform upholstery to bring RU into the 21st century. All of these design features enhance RU’s comfort, but the rattan touches are the sure showstopper. Noting his inspiration behind choosing rattan as a building material, Nguyen describes, “To me, lines and materials should be the storytellers in product design. Therefore, when you lie down on this chair, I hope that sweet childhood memories will come back to you and lull your mind to peace.” Designer: Cuong Nguyen Rattan armrests and backing support RU’s slim upholstered cushion. The gradual slope of RU’s backrest provides plenty of space for lounging, a nice ’90s touch. While the rattan armrest and expansive backrest are design elements rooted in the ’90s, the slim cushion and uniform upholstery bring the RU lounge chair into the modern era.
Create Your Own Ball Bearing Track With Some Galvanized Steel WireIf you have some extra galvanized steel lying around your home and a ton of free time, then why not make your very own ball bearing track? Designer and machine maker Daniel de Bruin shows some easy tricks you can do to make use of the excess materials lying about your workshop. With the help of some solder, a wire cutter, and an electric drill, you too can create your own custom tracks. Prepping the Galvanized Steel First things first: you want to stretch out the steel into straight, workable pieces. Since galvanized steel is usually wound up when you buy it, you’ll want to stretch it out with some pliers while unwinding it using an electric drill. Do this a bunch of times and cut the steel into workable threads. These will form the backbone of all your tracks. Making Crosspieces Measure out the diameter of the ball bearing you’ll be using and find a bolt whose width measures about 4/5ths of that measurement. You’ll want to attach this bolt to your drill and slowly wrap some galvanized steel threads around said bolt. Once you have a spiral thread, mark it in the middle and cut out a bunch of semi-circle shapes. When soldered to your tracks, these will serve as crosspieces which will hold the whole build together. Building the Straight Tracks By far the easiest tracks to assemble are the straight ones. Daniel de Bruin created an easy to make template which fits his ball bearing in the middle perfectly. Using the lines as a guide, he placed the straight tracks and applied soldering flux to the crosspieces before soldering them on. After letting the solder dry for a few minutes, the track should easily pop off the template! Curving the Tracks Creating curved tracks is a little harder than making straight ones, but all you really need is a bunch of round objects. Different circumferences result in different curves, so make sure to find the round objects that suit your needs! Once you’ve found some that make the curves you want, wrap your straight steel materials around the objects to bend them to your will. The hard part about making curved tracks is that you have to find another round object which makes a similar curve to the first, only with a slightly smaller circumference. You’ll want both pieces of the track to have just the right amount of space between them before soldering the crosspieces on. Should the ball bearing constantly fall off when hitting the curve, just twist the track slightly inwards to keep the ball on track! The Spiral Lift Loader You can actually make a pretty amazing track with just the straight and curved tracks, but Daniel indulged us with a spiral lift loader that makes it easier to get the balls at the end of the track and put them back to the start point. This is made using yet another template – only instead of making a flat track, this one is a spiral. Solder a center rod and a modified track and you just made a makeshift elevator for your ball bearings! Just don’t forget to add those exit tracks so your balls have somewhere to go. As Daniel said, this part would require more trial and error than anything else. Finding the correct angle to place the tracks so that the balls load and exit properly can be a chore, but the result can be very satisfying. The same goes with the adjustments you need to deal with just to find the correct spacing between the spiral loader and the vertical flat track. It will take a bit of time to create the spiral lift loader but once you’ve soldered everything together, you can sit back and hand crack your ball bearings back to the top with no problem. Take note that the track shown above is Daniel’s own creation. You don’t have to follow it to a tee; so make something even more outlandish and amazing!
This London-based sustainability start-up is building urban backpacks out of ocean waste… and bananasCall it irony or simply a funny coincidence, but the lab.inc backpacks (which are designed to hold your stuff) are made from the stuff you throw away! The bag explores an entirely sustainable approach to fashion with fabric that’s made from recycled ocean plastic as well as vegan leather made from banana plants. It simultaneously reduces planetary clutter thanks to its sustainable materials, while organizing the clutter in your life by giving you a dapper backpack to carry stuff in! Designer: Min Kim Click Here to Buy Now: $169 $279 ($100 off). Hurry, only 89/100 left! Upcycling ocean-bound plastic. lab.inc’s backpack combines an approach to designing a backpack for an urban city-dweller, along with a focus on ensuring it’s not ‘just another bag’ made with more virgin materials. To execute their vision, lab.inc partnered with #tide Ocean SA, an Award-winning Swiss upcycling company that turns ocean-bound plastic trash into reusable raw materials. The result is a backpack that’s made almost entirely out of recycled plastic, from its waterproof outer fabric, to even the straps and robust plastic clasps. On purely an aesthetic front, the lab.inc backpack is every bit an urban classic. Its design is simple yet sophisticated, and tries to blend in while standing out. The bag boasts of an all-black exterior that’s punctuated by a strap that vertically cuts through its volume. Designed to help the bag and the wearer stand out, the strap comes with a replaceable design that can be swapped out based on your mood or need. You can choose a bright vibrant-colored vegan leather strap to provide visual contrast against the black backpack or a reflective strap that’s perfect for biking or trekking in the dark. lab.inc also offers a third strap variant made from Bananatex® – a durable, waterproof, sustainable fabric made entirely from the banana plant. The backpack stores up to 21L, giving you enough space to carry your work + life with you on your daily commute. It comes with padded interiors and designated areas for your laptop, tech accessories, stationery, EDC, and anything you might need to carry around during your daily travel to work, the gym, the supermarket, a friend’s place, and back home. Even the clasps, buttons, buckles, and zippers are sustainably designed out of recyclable materials that can be repurposed using the same techniques used by #tide to turn ocean waste back into raw materials. Ultimately, the broad appeal of the lab.inc backpack lies in its modern design and use of modern, high-performance, sustainable materials. The fabric developed by #tide is rugged enough to take on the fast-paced hustle-bustle city life, while being waterproof so your bag can withstand rainy outdoors, and also having a reduced carbon impact because of all the recycled plastic. The interchangeable overlying strap (which forms the lab.inc backpack’s most visually defining feature) gives you the unique ability to customize your bag based on your mood and need… and the folks at lab.inc are building out an ecosystem of different strap designs that offer even more functionality – from straps that let you hang sports equipment like your basketball or skateboard, and even solar-panel straps that let you harness solar energy to charge your gadgets inside the bag! Click Here to Buy Now: $169 $279 ($100 off). Hurry, only 89/100 left!
Your Morning Coffee Will Taste Better in This Coffee Resin MugFor others, coffee is an essential part of their lives. Some folks can’t even start their day without that hit of caffeine in their system! If you are one of those coffee addicts who treat coffee like gold dust, you’ll probably love this mug made entirely out of coffee beans. Preston Miller WoodWorking explained exactly why there aren’t many ‘coffee cups’ that are literally made of, well, coffee bean material. For starters, coffee beans by themselves can’t be easily shaped. They’re brittle and have a ton of gaps in and between them, so any attempt to turn them into a craft usually ends up in a ton of wasted coffee. So what’s the solution? Preston used resin. By curing the coffee beans inside the resin, they became a lot stronger and easier to work with (though not by much). To ensure there were absolutely no gaps or air pockets between the beans, the pressure tank was set to a higher PSI of 80 rather than the usual 60. The solidified resin/ coffee bean mold was then taken to a lathe for shaping. Our woodworker mentioned that apart from the initial shaping and drilling, absolutely no blade touched the coffee beans. To give the mug its finer details, high-grit sandpaper was run across the outside and inside of the mug. This method is less hard on the already brittle material and made it easier to shape the object without causing breakage. A wooden base was set on one side of the mug while the other side had the excess resin chopped off and hollowed out to form the inside. After a good bit of sanding and cleaning, the mug was polished and shined so that it could hold your favorite cup of coffee. How about the cover? For what is a coffee mug without a coffee mug lid?! To make the lid, an excessively large piece of wood was cut down to fit the lip of the mug. A thick inner ring coupled with a slightly wider ring above it makes for the perfect lid. To keep it secure, a rubber strap was cut and added. Drill in those air and drinking holes, polish it up, and it’s done! While the polish and sanding process might have removed some of that good coffee smell from the mug, it still retains its coffee bean aesthetic. Lastly, to turn it into a cup that is safe to drink from, Preston Miller WoodWorking added that he came back and coated the whole mug in food-grade epoxy. Coffee lovers will certainly love this craft and you should probably create one for yourself, or perhaps for a friend of yours or a loved one. And with the market still in search of a good coffee mug product that is literally made of coffee, this is probably the sign for you to try it. So gather those precious beans, mix some food-grade resin, and start crafting a mug the world will love!
RocketFire Instantly Lights Your Barbecues and Fire Pits With Its Tri-Cone TipFor those of you pyromaniacs who want instant fire, this will be right up your alley: RocketFire. It is purportedly the fastest fire starter out there. By connecting this baby to any fuel canister, you can light a fire in seconds. The secret behind this incredibly dangerous and fascinating piece of technology lies in its tip. Most fire starters only have a single hole where the flame emerges. The RocketFire, on the other hand, boasts three. This is all possible through its stainless steel tri-flame cone tip! With this unique tip, it spreads flame at a 60° angle with an output of 25,000 BTUs. Considering most conventional fire pits hover around 40,000-100,000 BTUs, having a fire starter with this high BTU can be truly impressive. Further, even with the tip itself removed, the fire starter can still retain that high level of heat. Since the RocketFire is made specifically for starting barbecues and fire pits, it has a 17-inch wand that can give you a safe distance from the flame. The wand is just as durable as the tri-cone tip and is made of stainless steel, carbon fiber, and brass. As I mentioned earlier, you can connect the RocketFire to any moderately-sized fuel canister – be it propane, MAAP gas, or some unknown type of biofuel. If it’s in a can, chances are it can connect to the RocketFire. Considering the RocketFire has already been fully funded on Kickstarter, the world must be full of pyromaniacs and barbecue enthusiasts. As of writing, it currently has a funding of US$174,186. Unexpectedly, the amount being collected just keeps on rising almost every minute. You can find out more about this instant igniting invention over on its Kickstarter page.
Make Curved Wood Legs With the Same Amount of WoodStraight wooden legs are cool, but curved wooden legs are even cooler. Unfortunately, it usually takes more wood to make the latter. This is why not all woodworkers spend too much attention on them. James Hamilton of Stumpy Nubs is not one of those folks. In one of his projects, James showed an easy woodworking trick you can do to make a curved leg with the same amount of wood you would use to make a straight one. And the best part? All you need is a band saw, some wood glue, and a couple of clamps. After milling your piece of wood, you want to trace a short straight line down one edge before drawing in your curve. Make sure your line stays within the confines of the wood, otherwise it will be difficult to curve it later. Once that’s done, cut your wood on a band saw with a narrow blade. This allows you to precisely cut the wood and make adjustments on the fly. Once you’ve cut your wood into two, trace that curve onto a piece of paper. You will use this template to trace the same curve later. Now, tape the two pieces of wood together. Turn to the uncut or untaped side of the wood and use the template to imitate the same curve. Take the newly traced piece of wood back to the band saw and cut it by following the line you’ve drawn. This will split the wood into two pieces again. Remove the tape and keep them grouped into two. While still separated into two halves, reverse the position of pieces in each half. Glue the two halves first before connecting them together. Once ready, join the two halves like pieces of a jigsaw puzzle and you have yourself a curved leg! To assure that the glue will work, use a couple of clamps to hold the whole thing down. Since working with the assembly of wood pieces can be a tad confusing for beginners, James recommends numbering each piece to make everything faster and easier. James has also said that you don’t really need that stencil to make the second cut. If you want your curved leg to be a bit more free-form, make an entirely different cut than the first. The crazier and more different the curve is, the weirder the finished leg will be! James Hamilton has a ton of these woodworking tips and tricks, all of which can be found on his YouTube channel, Stumpy Nubs. Be sure to check it out if you want to add some extra flair to your wood projects!
This Polymer Clay Minecraft World Is Small in Size But Big in DetailMinecraft has been the source of inspiration for many creations, from in-game libraries all the way to real-life blocks. Speaking of real-life blocks, these tiny Minecraft worlds made by YouTuber WUZU clay are probably some of the smallest recreations of the video game I’ve ever seen. I mean, just look at this tiny cave which represents the 1.17 lush cave patch of the game. Not only it is a recreation of a tiny slice of the world made out of polymer clay, but it is also filled up with so much detail and characters that it looks like it could come to life at any moment. Creating the Blocky World To bring the blocky world of Minecraft to life, WUZU clay painstakingly sliced different colors of polymer clay with a razor blade and fitted them onto a tiny corner of plastic. The clay seemed moldable at the start but after a while, it began to harden and stick. Pieces of rock, dirt, and grass were all placed randomly by WUZU clay – some even jut out in mid-air just like in the game! After the polymer clay had settled in, the plastic was removed and the polymer was painted with some adhesive to keep everything together. Adding In the Flora To bring this piece of Minecraft nature to life, WUZU clay crafted some teeny tiny (and I really mean TEENY TINY) leaves and vines out of the same polymer clay. WUZU clay made some of the vines by molding the clay beforehand with some tools. After placing them on the cave diorama, each green leaf was carefully attached by hand onto each vine to give them some extra detail. The other vines were crafted by twisting some polymer clay and placing multi-colored leaves on them. To cap it all off, WUZU clay placed a slightly large pink flower on top of the cave. Bringing the Creatures of Minecraft To Life On the other end of the spectrum, cave wildlife wouldn’t be complete without some of Minecraft’s iconic creepers. These silent harbingers of death were made by sticking together pieces of clay blocks and drawing in their smug faces. WUZU clay made not one, but three of these annoying buggers and placed them near the Minecraft’s silent protagonist, Steve. Speaking of Steve, he and some of the axolotls (the brand-new water creatures) were made by combining polymer clay of different sizes. Once the general shapes had been achieved, WUZU clay drew in some extra detail with a couple of markers. Seeing the creator draw in such intricate detail on such a small figure is both amazing and anxiety-inducing. Making a Tiny Pool While Steve and the creepers can live just fine on land, the axolotls will need a watery place to stay. With that in mind, WUZU clay made a tiny pool out of resin for these watery creatures to swim around in. Using a piece of plastic as a mold, WUZU clay filled out a small corner of the cave with some light blue resin and used a UV light to help it harden quicker. As an additional detail, a small water bucket was placed in the cave where an axolotl can be seen enjoying itself. Put it all together and you have a Minecraft diorama that can be measured in inches. Thanks to its compact size, this cave can serve as the perfect tabletop companion on your computer desk as you play Minecraft on your PC. And the best part? No creepers can destroy it!
This Wheelie Trainer Will Help You Pop Some Sick TricksThose of you who used to rely on training wheels know how invaluable they are. But now that you know how to ride a bike, how about learning some new bike tricks such as the wheelie stunt? Well, that seems tough. You’re probably wishing for a trainer specifically built for the job and thankfully, there is! YouTuber The Q built a wheeling trainer with a mechanism following the similar concept of your old training wheels. Only, instead of riding on two wheels, it teaches you how to pop a rear wheelie. You can also build one. All you need is some wood, a disposable cycling trainer, and a strong adjustable strap. The Wooden Training Area The wood is for, you guessed it, making a makeshift rear ramp. You’ll have to cut and shape a couple of planks into two triangular shapes and drill them towards the edge of a flat wooden board. The board will serve as your training space while the triangular ramps will hold a couple of extra training pieces. The Cycling Mechanism If you or your relatives happen to have an old cycling trainer lying about (let’s be honest, you only use it to hang clothes anyway), take the gear mechanism apart and attach it on top of one of the triangular ramps. The Wheel Roller The gear mechanism is connected to quite possibly the most important part of this build: the wheel roller. This fancy-sounding part is actually just a piece of PVC pipe fitted onto a metal rod with some wood and nuts. Attaching a bicycle gear on the same side as the gear mechanism will allow you to run a chain on both pieces. The wheel roller’s purpose is just that: to provide your bike with a platform to spin on whilst you’re practicing your wheelies. Attaching the Bike In order to secure your bike to the trainer, you’ll have to create a makeshift rod that can fit on the end of your bike. Slap this baby on top of your triangular ramp and you’ll be good to go! Add In a Front Strap You can definitely use this ramp with just the rear support, but The Q added in a strap on the front wheel to prevent the bike from toppling backward. Considering the majority of users of this wheelie trainer will be novices, I think it’s a great addition to the build. With this, you can practice your wheelies safely and in the privacy of your own home. Once you’ve got the trick down, you can actually flip your bike around and practice doing front wheelies on the trainer! Your friends will never see you take a fall ever again!
Create Your Own Invisible Flame With EthanolHave you ever accidentally set your hand sanitizer on fire? No? Well, good for you. You’re probably using it right! But in any case you are wondering, yes, that cleaning liquid is actually fuel for the fire. Science YouTuber Steve Mould shows that igniting hand sanitizer creates an almost invisible flame. Dim the lights and set your camera to proper settings and you can capture the outlines of a light blue flame flickering just above the sanitizer. The culprit behind this unique flame is ethanol, a substance commonly found in cleaning agents such as ethyl alcohol. It can even be found in small quantities in a couple of alcoholic beverages and foods. Normal red and orange flames usually have a lot of substances mixed with them. The chief substance which contributes to their color, Mould explains, is soot. Considering most readily flammable objects consist of different materials, igniting them causes the flames to burn impurely. Ethanol flame, on the other hand, is nearly invisible due to the fact that ethanol is burned into carbon dioxide which can’t be seen with the naked eye. While it does give off a light blue flame, the heat emanating from burning ethanol isn’t hotter than any other visible fire. In fact, igniting your hand sanitizer results in a flame that is actually cooler than normal. It’s still hot and can burn you if you touch it though, so be careful when meddling with invisible flames! This opens up a ton of possibilities for cool experiments. Say the world goes back to normal again; you can take a bottle of ethyl alcohol and use it to create a line of invisible flame to impress your friends at barbecues. You can even have fun solo and just indulge in lighting fireworks with the clear flame once the New Year comes around. No matter what you decide to do with this newfound knowledge, just remember that this is the fire you’re playing with. It is smokeless and invisible, so completely extinguishing it can be hard. So please don’t go all caveman and burn everything in sight!
Here’s How Important Concrete Reinforcement IsHave you ever passed by a construction site and seen all the rebars making up the skeleton of a structure? Apart from serving as a great way to forward the plot of a movie or show with injuries, rebars are essential in reinforcing the concrete they are cast into. It’s not such a big ask, really. Considering concrete structures are subject to a ton of punishment (weather, natural disasters, and human interference are just a few things it has to deal with), it only makes sense to give it some backup. Concrete by itself is very good at handling compression – meaning it can take a lot of beating which is aimed at pushing the material together. What it isn’t good at, however, is handling tension – the pressure aimed at pulling materials apart. Grady Hillhouse, a civil engineer and owner of the Practical Engineering YouTube channel, showed in his demonstration just how little tensile resistance concrete has. Using a single batch of concrete as a control point, he cast two similar cylinders and subjected them to two different stress tests. The first test deals with compression. Appling a 1,000-pound weight using a press machine caused the sides of the concrete to crumble. While you wouldn’t want a batch of this concrete to fortify your buildings, the center mass of the cylinder stayed intact – proving that concrete can indeed stand up to a lot of compressive pressure. Compare that to the tension test. Pulling on the concrete cylinder with a meager 80 pounds caused the other cylinder to instantly snap under the pressure. For reference, that’s not even 1/10th of the compressive strength. Hillhouse goes on to explain that most (if not all) structures aren’t just made solely out of concrete. They always have some form of reinforcement in them to help deal with the different kinds of stresses put on them. This is why rebars are implemented. These relatively cheap steel bars aid the concrete by improving its tensile strength and ensuring the damage done to the concrete isn’t immediate. You may have noticed how the concrete cylinder almost immediately snapped when put under too much tensile stress. That’s something the rebars are trying to avoid. By reinforcing the concrete, tensile damage will gradually appear throughout the structure that is usually in the form of cracks. This gives construction workers and engineers enough time to fix the affected area (or to tell everyone in the building to get out). Hillhouse goes even further, explaining that rebars that have been pre-stressed provide even greater reinforcement. Usually, this means adding tension to the rebars as the concrete is being cast, but tension can also be applied after the concrete casting. In a post-tension method, plastic sleeves are cast inside the concrete. Once the concrete has solidified, steel bars are placed inside the sleeves, whereby they are stressed by tightening the nuts around them. While a valid method, the nuts in post-tension have to be strong enough so that the tension put on the steel bars has the desired effect. These are just the basics of concrete reinforcement. There are a lot more factors that play into strong concrete structures. Different concrete mixtures, the thickness of rebars, and nut quality and type are just a few of the things many engineers spend their whole lives researching – all just to keep you safe and sound. If you want to know more about engineering but don’t have the time for another degree, Practical Engineering is where you want to be. Grady Hillhouse not only makes engineering topics fun to learn about, but he explains them in such a simplified manner that anyone can understand them.
Louie Schwartzberg’s Methods for Filming Growing Fungi Are Time-BendingLouie Schwartzberg is a director, cinematographer, and visual artist who has spent the better part of his career pioneering the time-lapse game. He’s spent three decades continuously filming time-lapse footage non-stop in his home studio using his cameras in a controlled environment. His nature series, Moving Art, has already run for three seasons on Netflix and focuses on six aspects of nature: underwater, waterfalls, flowers, forests, deserts, and oceans. His nature film, Fantastic Fungi, delves into the lives of various types of fungi. So how did Schwartzberg film the growth of such slow-growing fungi? The short answer? One frame at a time. In an interview with WIRED, Schwartzberg explained that by connecting cameras and lighting to an intervalometer, he was able to take shots of the fungi at 15-minute intervals. This means for every hour, the cameras would take 4 shots. Stretch those 4 shots over 24 hours and you have a total of 96 shots/ frames in a day. Those 96 shots then translate to 4 seconds of footage in the film. Image Source: WIRED According to Schwartzberg, predicting where and how the fungi will grow is a skill he has developed over the years. The positioning of the grow lights, humidity, and type of fungi all play a role in determining the growth of the fungi. Get everything right and the fungi will grow magnificently. Image Source: WIRED Since audiences and cameras are focused on the growing fungi, Schwartzberg can use false backgrounds that imitate a natural environment. See those faraway trees that are slightly out of view? Yup! Totally fake! Thanks to the intervalometer, cinematographers can also move the camera along a dolly. This can make some jaw-dropping camera pans of the fungi as they continue to grow. As for the fungi’s mycelium, Schwartzberg used photographs taken from a microscopic camera and got a bunch of animators to recreate this part of the fungi digitally. Image Source: WIRED Watching fungi grow might sound like the most boring thing to do on the planet, but the way Schwartzberg films it is just so mesmerizing. Also, his philosophy of seeing the camera as a time machine is truly alluring. Realizing people live their bustling lives like a slow-growing fungus will make you want to stop for a moment and think about where you’re actually going. It kind of makes me want to take a break for a while and watch Fantastic Fungi on Netflix to help me reflect on life and time.
Make Your Own Matchstick Rocket Assembly and Launch KitIt isn’t the Fourth of July anymore, but that doesn’t mean you can’t indulge in a little explosive mayhem! Everyone loves fireworks (except for, you know, the ones who’ve been injured by them), and making them smaller for the sake of portability is the best way to enjoy them any day. Inspired by a video he saw about a year ago, Grant Thompson of The King of Random made his own method for creating a matchbox rocket kit. All you need are some cut-up matchstick heads, a barbecue skewer, aluminum foil, aluminum tape, and a pre-made template Grant was kind enough to post online. The Do-It-All Template You can’t have a light show without rockets, so take a bunch of those matchstick heads and store them in a container for later use. Meanwhile, you’ll want to print out Grant’s template and cut it out on a piece of cardboard. With this, you’ll be able to cut your barbecue skewer down to size, create squares out of aluminum tape for the rocket fins, and trace the template on the aluminum foil to make multiple rocket bodies. You’ll also need to make a couple of fins and bodies and store them away for later. Everything you need can then be stored perfectly inside your large matchbox. This also serves as a launch pad and assembly station. Making the Mini-Rockets Now that you have everything you need in your matchbox, it’s time to make some rockets! Using the template as a guide, take a matchstick head and place it on top of the barbecue skewer. Tightly roll it in a rocket body using the skewer while leaving enough space above the matchstick head so you can crimp the foil down with a pair of pliers. To make the rockets look like actual rockets (and more importantly, give them some balance), slide the aluminum tape fins through the body and stick them right at the bottom of the rocket. Congratulations! You just made your first matchstick rocket! Now go make ten more then we’ll really have a party! T-minus 10 to Launch Puncturing a hole at the top of your matchbox assembly kit allows you to position the rocket and adjust the angle at which you plan to launch it. Just light a fire under the tip of the rocket and wait until the foil gets hot enough to ignite the matchstick head. These rockets may be easy to make, but they’re no slouch in terms of blasting off. They can fly pretty far and according to Grant, some can reach distances of up to 40 feet away. If you want to find more projects you can easily recreate in the confines of your home, definitely check out Grant and the rest of the team at The King of Random.
Creating a Film-Accurate Woody Doll Is Harder Than It LooksFolks who have watched Toy Story 2 before will remember that one scene where toy cowboy protagonist Woody gets his arm ripped off. It’s a cathartic moment watching his arm being repaired in the movie. Besides his arms getting fixed, watching the character receive the full restoration he deserves gives us absolute satisfaction. Sadly, the official, real-life versions of Woody are a far cry from what we see on the screen. Apart from not coming to life when owners aren’t around, the Woodys you find in toy stores just don’t conform to movie standards. To be specific: aesthetically. Eager to make his own movie-accurate Woody doll, Duane of Duane Made It took a bunch of garage sale Woody dolls and repurposed their parts for his special project. He split the creation process into 5 parts but for the sake of giving an overview, here’s how he made some of the Pixar cowboy’s iconic features: The Torso Official Woody torsos are either too thin or too small, so Duane made a custom piece using the top and bottom joints of a garage sale Woody and an old pillbox. He used plumber’s epoxy to glue the pieces together and added some hinges to make it easier to reach the voice box inside. The Voice Box Thanks to the Internet, finding clean footage of Woody’s voice lines from the movie isn’t that hard. Duane had trouble finding one particular line, though. However, instead of scouring the darkest corners of the Net, he recorded his own Woody impression and compressed it to fit the programmable voice box. Connect that voice box to a battery pack and Woody’s iconic pull string and you have yourself a talking cowboy! The Arms and Legs Everyone knows Woody as that lanky cowboy with too much joint movement. To mimic this, Duane used cut glue sticks to fill out Woody’s arms and legs. Woody’s shirt is repurposed from an older Woody model, but Duane thinned down the sleeves to give them that movie-like look. The pants, on the other hand, are made from real denim jeans and sewn specifically for this Woody model alone. The Head Molding Woody’s head seems to be the toughest part, considering how hard it is to bring life to a literal plastic face. Duane employed a mix of sanding, plumber’s epoxy, and epoxy putty so he could sculpt over an old Woody head. He added layers to the cheeks, eyebrows, and mouth to make them pop, as well as a bunch of details to Woody’s hair using sculpting tools. Being satisfied with the sculptured face, Duane sanded it down and applied acrylic paint in five layers. After applying two spray paint layers as a primer, he was finally able to paint Woody’s head. The Cowboy Hat Woody can’t ride like the wind on his trusty steed Bullseye without a hat, so Duane bought an old Woody hat online and cut it down to the perfect size. He then hand-stitched some fishing line through the sides to make the ridges of the hat look more authentic. Other Accessories Other parts of Woody, such as the boots, belt buckle, and gun holster were made using plaster of Paris molds. Duane then used polymer clay to sculpt the buckle and holster, while the big boots were sculpted using plumber’s epoxy. As for Woody’s iconic vest and bandanna, Duane hand-painted both pieces before donning them on his custom-made cowboy. Unlike the store bought counterparts, Duane’s Woody version definitely has a hand-crafted feel to it. All five parts of Duane’s project are worth watching, especially if you’re a sucker for custom toy designs.
TOSY Flying Duo Is An LED Frisbee and Boomerang All-In-OneIf you love playing games in the dark, then this will be right up your alley. High-tech toy start-up company TOSY has combined two throwing tools to create the TOSY Flying Duo: the ultimate outdoor LED light sport experience. This all-in-one package is made up of two toys which fit perfectly together; making them easier to carry and charge. The Flying Disc On one hand, you have the LED Flying Disc – a 175-gram Frisbee with built-in LEDs with 6 timer modes and brightness levels. The brightness levels are pretty self-explanatory, but those timer modes are a god-send for Ultimate Frisbee players. For those who want a bit more competition, the timer modes determine how long the LED lights stay illuminated after being thrown. You can set them to light up for 0 seconds to 10 minutes for some chill rallies, but you can also set them to ‘Ultimate 7’ or ‘Ultimate 10’ for some added pressure. When set to either of the two Ultimate modes, picking or catching the Flying Disc causes the LEDs to blink for each second that passes. Think of this as like a ticking time bomb. You have to pass the disc over to your teammate within the given time limit (7 seconds for Ultimate 7 and 10 seconds for Ultimate 10). When your time is up, the Flying Disc will glow a bright red – signalling a turnover to the other team. It sounds complicated when I describe it but just like with any sport, it’s much easier to understand when you play it yourself. The Boomerang The other toy which makes up the TOSY Flying Duo is a boomerang – the lonely version of the Frisbee. Just like the Flying Disc, the TOSY Boomerang has built-in LEDs which make it look even cooler in a night time setting. Unlike the Flying Disc though, this boomerang comes with its own launcher, further simplifying the process of tossing a toy that automatically comes back to you. There isn’t quite as much to do with the boomerang, seeing as it’s mostly a one-man game, but it’s always mesmerizing when you launch it off into the distance only to see it come hurdling right back at you. Plus, you can even toss the boomerang at any flat surface and it will stick to it whilst spinning – just like a top. The Flying Disc and the TOSY Boomerang are both waterproof and extremely durable. They can even be snapped together, making them extremely portable. Should you want to play with one of them, all you need is to snap them apart, charge the toys on the provided USB-C charger, and get tossing! The Flying Disc has a 3.7V 500mAh Li-Po rechargeable battery and takes about 30 minutes to fully charge. Depending on the brightness level and timer mode you set it to, you can play on a full charge for hours before needing to recharge it again. The Boomerang on the other hand, has a 3.7V 50mAh Li-Po rechargeable battery and also takes 30 minutes to completely charge. As it combines with the launcher, the Boomerang can only be played for about 45 minutes non-stop. It does have a charged lifespan of about 270 launches, which is more than enough for you to get your Boomerang fix before you get tired and move on to something else. If you like running around in complete darkness, you can find more about these bright LED throwing toys on Kickstarter. The TOSY Flying Duo has already reached its funding goal of US$25,000, and currently has a funding of US$130,263.
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Le studio Fritsch-Durisotti lance FIL’X un système de clippage multi-support innovantPrésenté il y a maintenant une année pour leur projet innovant de sac à dos augmenté, revoilà le studio design français Fritsch-Durisotti avec sa marque Fil&Fog, adepte de l’innovation utile, urbaine, autour des habitudes et nouvelles évolutions de mobilité. La pèriode si particulière que nous vivons, pousse à changer nos habitudes, nous devons et devenons plus attentifs aux gestes du quotidiens, nous apprenons à faire plus attention à ce que nous touchons, portons, éraflons notamment lors de nos déplacements urbains… Mains, chaussures, animaux de compagnie, sans trop couleur devenir parano il est clair que certains de nos gestes vont changer comme par exemple, poser son sac, cartable ou pochette, à terre, dehors, dans les transports puis directement en rentrant dans nos habitat sur la table, lit ou chaise. Les logiques de contamination sont maintenant bien comprises, et c’est là que Fil & Fog intervient ! Tout le monde se rappelle du gadget, type crochet à sac à main permettant d’accrocher rapidement un sac, ou pochette par exemple dans un bar ou restaurant en dessous de la table.. et bien là, avec FIL’X on passe au niveau supérieur.
une base line : « Synonyme d’agilité, d’hygiène et de sécurité, Fil’x s’adapte à tous les modes de déplacement doux (du vélo à la trottinette, du planeur au pédalo…) ainsi qu’à l’escale : la maison, le bureau ou le tiers-lieux. » Fil & Fog, propose ainsi un environnement de marque, respectueuse, astucieuse et innovante, vous allez donc pouvoir retrouver votre nouveau compagnon du quotidien, le sac à dos Urmad qui pourra grâce à un tout nouveau système de clippage multi-support, passer du vélo, au bureau, à la maison sans toucher le sol ou même vous encombrer ! Le sac vous servira même de lumière pour vos trajets nocturnes en deux roues, vélos, trottinettes où autres engins ! A venir, le lancement en crowdfunding, restez connectés ! Plus d’informations sur le projet : Fil&Fog By Blog Esprit Design Galerie (32) The post Le studio Fritsch-Durisotti lance FIL’X un système de clippage multi-support innovant appeared first on Blog Esprit Design.
Offgrid par Klemens Schillinger : à l’essence même de l’usageL’histoire des usages, est aussi ancienne que celle de l’humanité. Quelques millénaires d’évolution, de progrès, qui nous laisse parfois oublier la radicalité pourtant si efficace des usages de base. Dans nos sociétés toujours plus rapides, dans lesquelles tout est fait pour aller toujours plus vite, il est parfois bon de prendre quelques minutes pour prendre du recul, au moins pour se rendre compte du confort quotidien. Quoi de mieux que l’objet pour redessiner le contour de ces usages qui nous semblent à jamais acquis, faisant table rase du passé. Comme son nom l’indique, off-grid n’est pas connectée au réseau électrique. Un sacré pied de nez à ce que l’on connait aujourd’hui ; rappelons que les dernières directives européennes nous poussent à ce que même nos véhicules ne puissent se passer de ce fameux réseau. Un réseau aujourd’hui mis en opposition aux énergies fossiles, comme la réponse idéale d’une transition écologique réussie. N’en oublierait-on pas que l’électricité ne doit pour autant pas être gaspillée ? C’est tout du moins la crainte du designer autrichien Klemens Schillinger qui espère aider les utilisateurs à développer une relation plus saine avec la technologie. Avec Offgrid, c’est à l’utilisateur de produire l’énergie dont il a besoin pour faire fonctionner la lampe. Manivelle ou pédale, les deux modes de production d’énergie permettent la charge d’un générateur qui alimente les LED de la lampe. Une minute d’effort permet d’éclairer pendant plus de six minutes. Donner de soi pour obtenir quelque chose de l’objet ; la volonté n’est pas que philosophique puisqu’elle permet de lutter contre la passivité physique qui accompagne généralement l’utilisateur d’une lampe allumée. Ici, il est contraint à mettre fin à sa sédentarité, le temps de s’offrir un peu plus de temps d’éclairage.
L’usage de Offgrid est directement héritée des torches, qui offre la possibilité de désolidariser la lampe de sa station de charge et d’en faire un objet résolument mobile, qui invite à la déambulation, à se déplacer dans l’espace, particulièrement la nuit. Soucieux de ne pas faire de l’usage de la torche une contrainte, Klemens Schillinger a pris soin de rendre le socle assez lourd pour que la lampe se suffise à elle-même lorsqu’il s’agit de la poser sur une surface. Offgrid est une réflexion parallèle à un autre concept du designer autrichien : Offline. Voir son usage en vidéo par ici Là encore, le nom de l’objet nous renseigne immédiatement sur la contrainte qui lui permet de prendre vie. Il suffit de placer son smartphone dans le tiroir matérialisé par le socle pour que la lampe s’allume. Elle suppose, de fait, la déconnexion avec son smartphone. https://www.klemensschillinger.com/uploads/KS-Offline-Lamp-Artwork_180724_170817.mp4 L’un des objectifs de Klemens ? Aider les utilisateurs à prendre conscience du fait que l’on a tendance à prendre l’électricité pour un acquis, les faire se questionner sur la quantité d’énergie que tous nos objets et machines nécessitent pour fonctionner. La lampe Offgrid offre une équation très pragmatique de l’intensité et la durée de l’effort qu’il faut produire pour pouvoir s’éclairer sur un espace temps donné. Le projet a été développé dans le cadre d’une résidence au Schloss Hollenegg. En guide d’éditeur, la lampe est proposée en pièces uniques sur le site Adorno design.
Paris Design Week : Ventes aux enchères de prototypes de designTrès bientôt nous nous revoyons ! Vivement ces rentrées chargées comme nous les aimons, expositions, salons, soirées, vernissages et belles découvertes ! Du côté de Paris, c’est le retour de M&O et de la Paris Design Week ! Nouveauté et belle opportunité, en ces périodes particulières, l’appel à projet « Paris Design Week Factory « va vous permettre sur sélection de présenter vos projets et prototypes au plus grand nombre, mais également de pouvoir vendre ! En effet, la Paris Design Week s’associe à Catawiki, plateforme de ventes aux enchères en ligne d’objets d’exception afin d’organiser une vente de prototypes de design. Une participation sur appel à projet mais une belle opportunité d’exposer ou de dévoiler des prototypes nouveaux ou qui dorment (>2015), et de permettre au plus offrant de les acquérir lors de cette vente aux enchères. Pour cela, vous avez jusqu’au 27 juillet (vite ! ) pour transmettre vos éléments afin de retrouver vos pièces à l’Espace Commines du 8 au 12 septembre. Pour aller plus loin, merci de contacter directement la curatrice : Eléonore Floret Pour participer, vous devez remplir les critères de sélection suivants : Thème : le développement durable Date de création : entre 2015 et 2021 État : objets de grande qualité et en bon état Livraison : uniquement des objets pouvant être expédiés Nombre d’objets : 3 au maximum par designer Les objets envoyés devront comporter les éléments suivants : Photos : les objets doivent être bien présentés avec un minimum de huit photos attractives qui montrent tous les côtés et les détails de l’objet Description : une description de l’objet et de son processus de fabrication Biographie : une biographie du designer A vous de jouer ! Plus d’informations sur l’évènement : Paris Design Week, sur la vente By Blog Esprit Design Galerie (5) The post Paris Design Week : Ventes aux enchères de prototypes de design appeared first on Blog Esprit Design.
Sofa MOSS par Pavel VetrovPetit plaisir du jour, retrouver un designer révélé en 2018, depuis 4 articles sur BED, découvrons le nouveau projet de Pavel Vetrov jeune designer ukrainien édité chez Artu. Moss est une nouvelle collection de canapé et fauteuil, alliant formes douces et générosité. Le designer indique s’inspirer de la forêt et plus particulièrement de la mousse qui embrasse la surface de la pierre ou du bois. On englobe, on enrobe, telle une invitation à venir se détendre sur ces nouvelles assises. Il n’y a pas d’angle vif, chaque détail est propice au confort et à la convivialité. Fauteuils ou sofas, les éléments se caractérisent par une assise simple et d’un dossier venant l’englober jusqu’au sol, pour un meilleur encrage. La collection se décline en différents coloris parfaitement dans l’air du temps, mais la version bleus électrique ou marron brun, retient notre attention ! Plus d’informations sur le designer : Pavel Vetrov (son portfolio) Retrouvez notre sélection de projets autour du CANAPE By Blog Esprit Design Galerie (8) The post Sofa MOSS par Pavel Vetrov appeared first on Blog Esprit Design.
Crowdfunding : Jaune Fabrique créateurs de luminaires acoustiquesLe pitch est simple et efficace : « Jaune Fabrique, jeune marque parisienne de luminaires acoustiques lance ses deux premiers modèles aux particuliers fin Juin 2021. Fabriqués en France, il s’agit de luminaires élégants intégrant discrètement une enceinte connectée, subtil mélange de design contemporain et de technologies. » L’idée est bonne même si le marché regorge de projets intégrant de l’acoustique dans notre quotidien, il y a certainement encore de belles choses à imaginer.. Le duo de créateurs, Pierre-Antoine et Yoann lancent officiellement leur campagne de crowdfunding via la plateforme kisskissbankbank, passage quasi obligatoire pour jauger l’intérêt du futur client, amplifier le lancement et surtout financer une les premières éditions. Piccolo et Alto sont les deux modèles présentés, deux lampes à poser fabriquées en France, embarquant un système d’enceinte connectable par bluetooth ou wifi afin de diffuser une ambiance sonore. Nous ne sommes pas ici dans la recherche de performance, mais bien dans la multiplication des relais et la dissimulation de l’enceinte. Une proposition pouvant aisément trouver sa place au sein d’hôtel, boutique, espace de coworking ou bureaux… (déja le cas, au sein de quelques hôtels à date) Le duo a fait appel au studio Punctuate afin de signer spécifiquement Piccolo, elle embarque dans son design minimaliste sous son dôme de verre une enceinte de 12 watts, pouvant se connecter à toutes vos applications musicales. Le petit plus, elle embarque également un système de réveil, sonore et lumineux. Chaque modèle est déclinable, 3 coloris pour Piccolo et 4 coloris pour Alto et 2 finitions de métal argentées et or. Plus d’informations sur la marque : Jaune Fabrique Retrouvez notre sélection de projets autour des ENCEINTES By Blog Esprit Design Galerie (21) The post Crowdfunding : Jaune Fabrique créateurs de luminaires acoustiques appeared first on Blog Esprit Design.
France Design Week 2021 prolonge son appel à projetsNée des Assises du design, la France Design Week a pour objectif de promouvoir le design et les expertises de ses designers auprès des professionnels et de sensibiliser le grand public à sa pratique, en mettant à l’honneur tous les champs du design. Professionnels, grand public et adeptes du design découvrent dans les régions françaises, ou à l’étranger, et sous différents formats – expositions, conférences, visites de studios de design, portes ouvertes d’écoles, workshops, etc. Tout un programme me direz-vous, oui mais voilà, pour faire bouger / avancer les choses il faut bien commencer par le début, on discute, on se projette, on propose de nouvelles pistes et on avance.. C’était le rôle des assises du design avec le concours du ministère de l’économie et de la culture. Afin de mobiliser, centraliser, faire rayonner l’ensemble des initiatives la FDW est lancée et cette année, recherche encore les projets ou expositions à embarquer. Pour rappel, l’évènement se déroulera du 7 au 28 septembre 2021. En 2020, et malgré la situation, c’était pas à moins de 260 évènements et plus de 200 000 visiteurs au global ! Un très très bon début, donc maintenant ce bel élan positif. A vous de jouer, par ici pour proposer votre évènement : http://www.francedesignweek.fr/ « France Design Week est l’occasion pour chaque designer, créateur, professionnel, étudiant ou organisateur d’événement, d’ajouter sa voix à cette initiative ayant pour but de fédérer le monde du design dans tous les territoires français. » Plus d’informations sur la France Design Week By Blog Esprit Design Galerie (5) The post France Design Week 2021 prolonge son appel à projets appeared first on Blog Esprit Design.
Une belle mise en lumière par Nedgis !Vous connaissez peut-être mon obsession pour les luminaires, que je ne compte plus à ce jour, notamment dans notre espace, salon, salle à manger, cuisine.. Privilégiant les multiples petites sources de lumière pour le confort, plutôt que les plafonniers ou suspensions. Alors quand Nedgis (anagramme de DESIGN et SIGNED) me demande, que diriez-vous d’agrémenter cette espace d’une nouvelle lampe ? Deal ! L’idée pourtant simple, s’avère, plus compliquée, déjà parce que le catalogue Nedgis est assez impressionnant.. Les recherches et filtres étant simples à manier, je me perds vite et trouve pas mal d’idées, que je garde pour plus tard. (A chacun ses « goals » dans la vie.. moi c’est certaines lampes) En croisant, budget, utilisation, nouveautés, les recherches sont plus simples et je tombe vite amoureux de cette Beam par Muuto. Minimal, originale, pratique, fonctionnelle, elle coche toutes les cases et a déjà sa place de réservée auprès du tout nouveau canapé. Imaginée par le jeune designer canadien Tom Chung, cette belle Beam possède deux sources lumineuses à chaque extrémité ce qui permet un éclairage complet et variable. « Beam Lamp comprend de nombreuses possibilités d’éclairage, en effet grâce à sa base rotative à 360° il est possible de diriger et régler l’intensité de la lumière. De plus la lampe est dotée d’un bouton qui permet de choisir entre trois différents volumes de lumière. La lampe à poser Beam Lamp est parfaite pour un bureau ou une étagère, grâce à son diffuseur cylindrique elle dégage une lumière forte et chaleureuse. » Bon pour ma part, c’est le vert qui retient mon attention, mais elle existe en noir, aluminium ou Ambre. (Bientôt une blanche ? petit message subliminale pour la marque) Plus d’informations sur la boutique : Nedgis Retrouvez notre sélection de LUMINAIRES By Blog Esprit Design Galerie (13) The post Une belle mise en lumière par Nedgis ! appeared first on Blog Esprit Design.
Citröen C3 Aicross 2022 : l’âge de raison, par le designDans la course aux chiffres des ventes de SUV en France, le C3 Aircross -né en 2017- se contentait d’une 5ème place, loin derrière ses frères et confères que sont les Peugeot 2008 & 3008, Renault Captur, ou encore le Dacia Duster. Une place plus que louable sur le segment ultra concurrentiel, dans lequel le design offre souvent une belle partie des ingrédients de la réussite. A l’occasion de son 5ème anniversaire, le C3 Aicross s’offre une cure de jouvence paradoxalement destinée à lui offrir plus de maturité, de sagesse, et de raison. Rendez-vous donc au nord d’Avignon, pour essayer la nouvelle génération du plus petit de la famille Aircross qui, à l’inverse de la C3, s’offre bien plus que le simple restylage dopé à la nouvelle identité de la marque aux chevrons. S’il est plus haut que la plupart de ses concurrents, il manquait au C3 Aicross le caractère nécessaire pour s’adonner à 100% à la course des SUV. On lui reprochait effectivement son esprit ludique, rondouillard, (trop) sympa. Argument entendu, esthétique retravaillée ; plus baroudeur, plus robuste, il muscle son jeu et est désormais taillé pour arborer sa vocation de SUV. Raffinement et élégance font partie des termes à partir desquelles le noyau créatif de Citröen a bâti sa réflexion ; on a pu échanger avec Pierre Icard et Hélène Veilleux, respectivement designer extérieur et responsable Couleurs et Matières chez Citröen. Si la place du design était plus que centrale dans la conception de la première génération avec une proposition globale très orientée sur le confort, l’ergonomie et l’espace intérieur, il est de retour au premier plan avec un besoin d’ordre esthétique cette fois-ci. La face avant est celle qui évolue le plus. La signature lumineuse à double étage évolue vers un dessin plus acéré, l’éclairage au LED fait son apparition, et permet d’offrir une esthétique plus dynamique. Le modèle voit ses teintes s’assagir ; des couleurs plus sobres, plus subtiles, au profit de ponctuelles colorées disposées au niveau à l’avant, au niveau du sabot, mais aussi sur les coques de rétroviseurs et sur le visuel de la custode arrière. Ces ponctuelles n’en sont pas moins subtiles puisqu’elles s’offrent un traitement anodisé, du plus bel effet. En tout, pas moins de 70 combinaisons sont proposées au catalogue ; une manière d’appuyer l’un des avantages concurrentiels de la précédente génération, en retirant la dimension trop ludique de certaines couleurs. Coup de cœur pour la teinte végétale de notre première configuration ; nommée Kaki Grey, elle positionne le C3 Aircross comme un petit baroudeur, la teinte renvoyant instinctivement à un univers naturel, vivant mais finalement très brut. Les persiennes qui, on s’en souvient, participaient à l’identité de la première génération, se parent, au choix, d’une nouvelle interprétation effet miroir, ou d’une alternative dans laquelle la vitre est encadrée par deux C. L’arrière du dessin originel, beaucoup plus juste, n’évolue pas. À l’intérieur, l’ergonomie est peaufinée avec une console centrale entièrement revue, qui voit l’apparition d’un chargeur à induction ainsi qu’à de nouveaux rangements/porte-gobelets. Petite mise à jour des plus agréables, l’écran de 7 pouces s’offre plus de 5 centimètres supplémentaires en diagonale, portant sa taille à 9 pouces. Notre nouvelle génération de C3 Aircross bénéficie des sièges issus du programme Citroën Advanced Confort, destiné à promouvoir l’un des piliers de l’ADN de la marque : le confort. Pour ce faire, l’équipe a développé une structure en mousse dite « d’accueil », d’une épaisseur de 15mm, située juste sous la sellerie de l’assise. On regretterait presque, à ce titre, l’absence catégorique d’amortisseurs à butté hydraulique. Le confort, c’est aussi la lumière ; en ce sens, s’ajoutent aux persiennes, un toit panoramique ouvrant, et des pare-soleils pour les passagers arrières. Pour rappel, le fait que les sièges passagers soient entièrement rabattables permet de laisser la place à des objets jusqu’à 2 mètres 40. À vos déménagements ! Les espaces intérieurs sont finement traités, on sent rapidement que c’est l’une des priorités du constructeur. Sur la première image, on passe ainsi d’un tissu effet « chiné » à du cuir par le biais d’une bande effet bois, ainsi que la surpiqure identitaire et ses fameux chevrons. D’autres selleries, plus sportswear, combinent elles aussi astucieusement les matériaux pour revaloriser ces éléments. Sur notre autre configuration, c’est ni plus ni moins que du flex qui est utilisé, multipliant ainsi les chevrons au profit d’une esthétique graphique assez forte. Ça fait longtemps qu’on espère découvrir des choses dans les espaces intérieurs, et c’est progressivement entrain d’arriver ; on adore !
Avec les nouvelles venues au catalogue que sont la C5X, la nouvelle C4, et ce nouveau C3 Aircross, Citröen affirme plus que jamais son style et ses ambitions stylistiques. On a hâte de voir la suite !
Crowdfunding : Prêt à Pousser revient avec son Nano GardenNous vous en parlions il y a quelques années maintenant, le marché du micro-jardinage assisté en intérieur est en plein boum. Out les « mais quelle idée », « rien de mieux que la terre », « encore un truc de bobo pour sauver le monde », … Effectivement, nous aimerions pouvoir toutes et tous profiter de quelques m2 carré de terre, ou d’une main verte de haute volée pour tout faire pour pousser en intérieur. Bon, au-delà du fait que cela ne soit pas mon cas, avoir à portée de main une sélection d’herbes aromatiques, fleurs ou mini fruits ou légumes, du pot à l’assiette est assez appréciable. « Avec Nano Garden, Prêt à Pousser vous offre une place de choix aux premières loges de ce spectacle fascinant et la possibilité de bénéficier d’un coin de nature sur un bureau, un comptoir de cuisine, une bibliothèque ou même une table de nuit ! Nano Garden replace le végétal au centre de notre vie, afin que chacun puisse assister au merveilleux spectacle de la nature en intérieur depuis chez soi ! » Transmettre, enseigner, élever, cultiver, une belle idée pour suivre avec les plus petits les plantes qui se développent de jour en jour, et que non, tout ne s’achète pas sous plastique… On connait les jardins, les espaces de cultures, et de l’autres côté les pots de fleurs ou plantes classiques, ici, la startup Prêt à Pousser propose avec ce nouveau projet baptisé Nano Garden d’allier les deux. Une réduction de dimensions, sans délaisser la culture assistée, le modèle coloré respecte les codes actuels de la décoration d’intérieur, le projetant d’un espace cuisine, à votre salon, votre bureau, votre table de chevet. Un nouveau produit imaginé par le designer et architecte belge Alain Berteau. Un système connecté permettant de s’affranchir de la question « Où je peux te trouver une place avec suffisamment de lumière.. » et ainsi éviter la déception de ne voir, rien pousser… « Nano Garden a beau être petit, il n’en est pas moins intelligent ! Vous pouvez le connecter à l’application dédiée via Bluetooth pour des réglages de lumière personnalisées. L’appli comprend des pré-réglages recommandés pour les plantes en fonction de leurs besoins d’exposition à la lumière. » Le modèle reprend la technologie déjà utilisée sur les modèles Lilo et Modulo, tout est dans la capsule (graines/ terreau/ nutriments). On insère simplement une capsule dans le flotteur, lui même déposé dans le pot qui fonctionne comme un réservoir d’eau. La plante flotte donc sur l’eau et boit au fur et à mesure l’eau dont elle a besoin. A mesure que le niveau de l’eau baisse, le flotteur baisse également et agit comme un indicateur du niveau de l’eau. Les racines se développent dans l’eau (versus dans la terre pour agriculture classique). Le tout est surplombé d’un luminaire composé de leds basse consommation qui reproduit le cycle naturel du soleil (en intensité + s’allume automatiquement le matin et s’éteint le soir). A vous de jouer, la campagne de financement par crowdfunding est encore disponible cette semaine, par ici. Plus d’informations sur la marque : Prêt à Pousser Retrouvez notre sélection de projets en : CROWDFUNDING By Blog Esprit Design Galerie (12) The post Crowdfunding : Prêt à Pousser revient avec son Nano Garden appeared first on Blog Esprit Design.
Crowdfunding : Aquarium Potager, l’écosystème d’intérieur !Vous connaissez les aquariums ? Vous connaissez les mini jardins d’intérieur automatisés ? Que diriez-vous de mixer les deux ? C’est en provenance de Toulouse que le projet nous vient, la collaboration entre le studio Antracite et la startup Nenufarm. En pleine phase de lancement et financement sur la plateforme ulule, l’idée est de reprendre les grands principes de l’aquaponie en version miniature pour votre intérieur. Ainsi le projet Aquarium Potager, vise à faire cohabiter, plantes et poissons au sein d’un même écosystème ou chaque entité à besoin de l’autre pour vivre et se développer. « Inspiré de la nature, l’Aquarium-Potager reproduit le cycle de l’eau, à l’image des lacs ou des rivières, ou un subtil équilibre se crée entre la vie végétale et animale. Les poissons évoluent dans leur environnement en produisant des déchets. Ces déchets permettent d’apporter des nutriments aux plantes qui vont alors filtrer et assainir l’eau pour être ensuite retournée aux poissons. La fusion de l’aquariophilie et du jardinage. » On aime particulièrement le style du projet, entre laboratoire d’expérience et source de vie et de bons produits pour votre cuisine ! Ce système intelligent va vous permettre de produire différentes variétés d’herbes et plantes grâce à la lumière du système, à l’eau et nutriments apportés par les poissons. ? « Le studio Antracite signe le design du produit de la startup Toulousaine Nénufarm : un Aquarium-Potager intelligent et autonome fabriqué en France, qui reproduit et miniaturise le principe de l’aquaponie pour créer un véritable écosystème à installer dans son intérieur. » Si vous souhaitez participer à la campagne, cela est encore possible : Plus d’informations sur le projet et studio : Nenufarm, Antracite Retrouvez tous nos projets sélectionnés lancés en CROWDFUNDING By Blog Esprit Design Galerie (6) The post Crowdfunding : Aquarium Potager, l’écosystème d’intérieur ! appeared first on Blog Esprit Design.
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