Showing posts with label product design. Show all posts
Showing posts with label product design. Show all posts

Thursday, 13 January 2011

Paper Wig by Paper Cut Project for Store Jeffrey in New York and Atlanta

Elegant paper wig fashion by Flurry and Salk from Paper Cut Project for store Jeffrey in Atlanta + New York. The wigs which mimic real hairstyles are constructed solely with paper.

'Flurry and Salk’s custom-made paper art installations are fuelled by a love of fashion + an appreciation of the grace and nuance of this humble material.'
- Paper Cut Project.

The Designers Nikki Salk + Amy Flurry of Paper Cut Project.

Nikki Salk holds a degree in fine arts in interior design from the Illinois Institute of Art in Chicago. Her keen understanding of composition and love of paper are nurtured through paper sculpture that has been featured on Daily Candy. Former owner of Addiction boutique in the chic Buckhead neighbourhood of Atlanta, Salk has developed a following as a virtual stylist with her blog, Fashion Gatherer. 

Amy Flurry is a freelance writer, editor and stylist of fifteen years with work featured in InStyle, Conde Nast>Traveler, O at Home, Four Seasons, House Beautiful, Country Living and Refinery 29. She is a regional editor for Lucky magazine and style editor for the luxury lifestyle publication, The Atlantan.  Flurry has been identified as an industry authority, serving as a regular guest commentor for Saks 5th Avenue’s “Want It” presentation and a frequent guest speaker on trends at the AmericasMart Atlanta and the Savannah College of Art and Design.

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Wednesday, 27 October 2010

Puzzle Cookie Mould by Mizuguchi Nami

Love this! Puzzle Cookie Mould by Mizuguchi Nami. U can get this from Novelax online store.



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Saturday, 4 September 2010

Bread Shoes by R&E Praspaliauskas

'not wearable on feet...first in fashion…for interesting lifestyle…needs no pressing...dries itself...'
-  Dadada Studio.

You can buy them from Dadada Studio online, these bread loafers by R&E Praspaliauskas cannot be wear unless of course, you like flat breads. Each unique pair comes in best suitable hand-picked cardboard boxes.

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Thursday, 5 August 2010

From Fable to Table

Photo by Rene van der Huls.
'From Fable to Table' by Amelie Onzon for her graduation project, explores the extremes contradiction of human-animals relationship:
1. we love animals, nurture them, name them and share our daily life with them. In some extreme scenario, we treat them like human beings.
2. we love animals, nurture them, name them and share our daily life with them. In some extreme scenario, we treat them like human beings.

Amelie Onzon chooses duck as the protagonist of her story because ducks are both easy to domesticate and very tasty. She then designed 2 furnitures and let the user decide whether they will use these furniture to produce foie gras or give their pet/ the duck a more comfortable life.

Facts:
'Ducks force-feed themselves before migration. That's precisely this behaviour that inspired the foie gras. The bird is force-feed with grain and fat using a funnel until the liver expands to the right size (the organ can swell to up to 10 times its normal size.)'
- We make money not art.
Amelie's Force Feeder is a duck feeder that doubles as a force feeding stool. The ducks bowl is also the force-feeding funnel. An irrigation system softens the food to make it edible.

As a duck force feeding stool.
As a duck feeder.
For the foie gras process, the liver has to be blood free. Therefore, after force-feeding period the blood vessels in the duck throat are cut and the duck bleeds to death. Blood Bath acts as a pond and shower for the duck but also a hook to suspend the animal for its execution. The blood can be collected in the sink.
As a pond and shower for the duck.
As a hook to suspend the animal for its execution. The sink that for collecting blood.

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Friday, 30 July 2010

Bartosz Mucha's Collection of Beech Clothes Pin Objects

Clothes Pin Lamp.
Some amazing idea by Bartosz Mucha! A collection of beech objects based on the shaped of clothes spin.
Clothes Pin Pencil


Clothes Pin Cross.

Clothes Pin Hanger for a Handle.

Clothes Pin Butter Knife.
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Espresso Solo by Shmuel Linski

I love espresso machine and this 'Espresso Solo', a concrete espresso machine designed by Shenkar College of Engineering and Design student Shmuel Linski from Israel makes only espresso: short and long.

'The design process begun in choosing the material: I chose concrete. I had a vision: concrete in the kitchen, not only as a wall or decorative part, I wanted it to be a desirable consumer product.

The contrast between the roughness, massiveness and hardness of the concrete and the fine metal parts, which are dealing with the coffee preparation process, was very challenging and interesting for me.

The machine works with coffee beans: they are poured from the top part. The water is poured into “water drawer” in the back.'
-Shmuel Linski.


Check out 'Tea=time + Sugar=time by Erez Bar-am, another student from (graduate) the Shenkar College of Engineering & Design.

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Monday, 26 July 2010

Football Tape

Designed by Martí Guixé, this adhesive tape with a football pattern allows you to construct a footballs by yourself. 
'Works better if you stuff them with sports publications.'
- Martí Guixé.

Detail:
Year of production: 2004.
Material: acrylic polypropylene.
Non-toxic. 

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Sunday, 18 July 2010

Green Footwear

GRASS SNEAKER by Wendy Golden.
(Photo by Wendy Golden)
Could these be the current footwear trend? The 'Green' effect of materials used such as this 'Grass Sneaker' by Wendy Golden applied mixed grasses & linen thread on her work.

'Working predominately in natural fibres, my sneaker is crafted from the most common of materials – grass. The ‘logo’ or flash on the side of the sneaker of an arrow travelling backwards utilises an endemic fern. The increasing loss of such small plants in large housing developments is indicative of a backwards step. As sneakers replace Blundstones on the pavements, I ponder the increasing impacts of footprints on our fragile environment.'



INTRODUCING SPECIES Shoe by Beth Hatton.
(Photos by Ian Hobbs)
'Introducing Species' shoe by Beth Hatton is based on convict's shoe pattern.
"Convicts were the main source of labour for the early surveyors and settlers, and were given the really hard jobs such as working the surveyor's chains and clearing the bush. So I realised that convicts would have been the first to set foot in many parts of Lake George, and therefore one of their shoes could easily carry my ideas about the introduction of weeds to the early colony.
By good fortune I came across Peter Sinclair who makes and wears replicas of early convict shoes. Using his pattern pieces I set about making my shoe with a mixture of indigenous grasses and some of Lake George's most pervasive weeds. As friends have commented, it is a clodhopper of a shoe yet still has a jaunty feel about t. The early convicts themselves were a cheeky lot. Not at all daunted by lowly position, they talked back to their masters., stole from them, got drunk and ran away at every opportunity. I like to think that their larrikin spirit expressed itself somehow in the making of my shoe."


3 Sets of FIBRE SHOES by Therese Flynn-Clarke.
These 3 sets of Fibre Shoes by Therese Flynn-Clarke use materials such as Alexander palm sheath, rubber tree stipules, linen thread, ceramics, dodder, Date palm inflorescence, Nepalese raw silk & stitched seaweed.
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Tuesday, 18 May 2010

Designer Toys' Wish-list from Smallable

Below are toys that I love and would like to have from Smallable :)
Pull along Dog by Plan Toys.

This adorable little white puppy with black spots will quickly become your little one's buddy (my own buddy too!). Children can bring him along everywhere by pulling him behind, and make him sit down like a real dog when they are tired !

Suitable for 18 months and above.
Price: $28.04.


Rocking Sheep by Danish Crafts.

The classical rocking horse now gives way to the mythical rocking sheep. Carved in wood by hand, and in genuine lambswool, the rocking sheep is a concentrate of love, gentleness and authenticity. SMALLable loves this beautiful sheep, super soft, that we want to adopt immediately. There is no more "huuu dada", from now on long live the "bééehhh"! It is certain, you will love it...
Little piece of information: Each sheep is a unique piece. Therefore the length of the wool may vary from one model to another.

Price: $448.59

Black Rocking Rabbit by Playsam.

Even better than the horse, the rocking rabbit is guaranteed to win the race. Large leather ears, aerodynamic shapes and lacquered surface. Seriously good looking for your kids and your interior alike! 

Suitable for 18 months and above.
Price: $194.85


Lacing Sheep by Plan Toys.

Here is a fun game for the little ones. A pretty wooden sheep to assemble: to take it apart, you pull on its tail, and slip each ring onto the corresponding wooden marble to put this adorable sheep back together. This toy by Plan Toys is perfect for having fun while stimulating memory, coordination and for learning colors.

Suitable for 3 years and up.
Price: $28.04.


Enzo Wooden Animals by Momoll.

A lama, a crocodile, a deer, a camel, an elephant, a moose, here are six fun animals. Have fun assembling them, switching legs, horns, ears… you will end up with a dear-head crocodile or a lama with moose horns! Made in chestnut plywood and in respect of European standards, Momoll animals are built to resist children’s little teeth.

Price: $63.08


Gary Robot by Our Children's Gorilla.

Gary is a robot with a wooden body and rope hands and feet. It is entirely handmade in green materials. Gary will be passed on to generation after generation, and every bump and cut will tell a story.

Price: $119.16



Classic Series Bike by Early Rider.

Introducing the Classic, the essential of Early Rider learner bikes! With its low center of gravity, it’s the most stable and easiest to maneuver. A two-wheeler entirely made in resistant birch wood, removable and washable imitation leather with adjustable height (32-39,5 cm), tuning cycle to set (37-42 cm), adjustable steering wheel (53-57,5 cm), real tires (32 cm diameter front/ 35,5 diameter back), ball-bearing, aluminum rims and especially side flaming: you may admire… Perfect design and ergonomics for this mountain bike your child will learn how to balance with confidence, without age being a barrier. We will have warned you, you won’t be able to stop your little biker!

Suitable from 24 months to 5 years.
The Early Rider range of bikes surpasses European EN71 standards for toys designated to children under the age of 3 years.
Price: $231.30



Max Carrier by Sirch.

All on board with Max! All round, all smooth, fun and beautiful ride on toy car. On the lower deck, there's plenty of room for your teddies, but if they don't all fit, you can add on the Lorette trailer by Sirch. A pure minimalist design, associated with the sobriety of wooden toys. 

Suitable for 2 years and above.
Price: $142.99


Voiture de sport C9-R by Automoblox.

Callelo has designed the red and black C9-R Turbo Sports car, veritable high-powered car, which comes apart and can be rebuilt endlessly with all its pieces and the ones that constitute the other Automoblox cars. Wheels, tyres, roofs, front module, back module, all are interchangeable so kids can create their own cars.

Suitable for 3 years and above.
Price: $54.67



Red Bus by Playsam.

A contemporary and streamlined little rocket. The shapes are aerodynamic so the little ones can get a better grip. The four characters are interchangeable.

Suitable for 3 years and above.
Price: $60.28


Saab Roadster by Playsam.

Like daddy, my car does vroom-vroom, bip-bip, it's a beauty and I take care of it, it's fast but it doesn't break the speed limit... Only mine is seriously eco!
The Saab roadster will make all the dads green with envy with its streamlined design, its retro style its aerodynamic lines and lacquered body. Seriously good looking for your kids and your interior alike!

Price: $419.15


Oldtimer Car by Playsam.

Little rocket with a retro Formula 1 look. A contemporary and streamlined design. The shapes are aerodynamic so the little ones can get a better grip.

Suitable for 3 years and above.
Price: $81.31


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