The Future Of Books by Kyle Bean

Posted on April 24, 2008
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Kyle Bean is an illustrator, a designer and a “maker of things”. He’s currently studying illustration at the University of Brighton.

madsounds / otto by Duncan Wilson

Posted on April 23, 2008
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Otto is a device that makes hidden sounds audible designed by Duncan Wilson in collaboration with Manolis Kelaidis of IDE at the Royal College of Art.

Walking Bike

Posted on April 22, 2008
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Max Knight built this walking bike for the Arkitip team. Check out the video.

Photography by Thomas Brown

GARBO, stool by PROUDLY

Posted on April 21, 2008
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PROUDLY strives to create products that can be used for conceptual solutions and context. The concept of GARBO is based on the relationship between the inside vs. the outside.

“The shape enables you to use Garbo as a stool, but also as a sideboard which gives customers the advantage of choosing how to interact with this product.”

HOT!

Posted on April 21, 2008
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This singular chair, designed by Jeroen Wesselink, is made from a radiator.

HIM & HER chair, designed by Fabio Novembre

Posted on April 20, 2008
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Him & Her are born directly from the ideas behind the Panton Chair.

“From the Book of Genesis: “The Lord God crafted man from the earth and blew into him the breath of life and man was alive… And then the Lord God took a rib that he had taken from the man and from it crafted a woman and lead the woman unto the man… now both the man and his wife were naked, and they felt no shame.” … An evolution of the hermaphroditic original, declined into the harmony of the two sexes. They assume sculpted forms like naked models of seduction… but they feel no shame.”

Fabio Novembre

Baalbeckblok sofa by Bertrand Clerc

Posted on April 19, 2008
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Bertrand Clerc designed this sofa between talent and spontaneity. This piece of furniture takes its name from an element of rock that Bertrand Clerc saw during a travel at Baalbek in Lebanon.

A portrait of the designer is available on our French network

Dyson Airblade™

Posted on April 18, 2008
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Dyson Airblade™ is a new type of hand dryer that uses a high velocity blade of air to wipe hands dry more hygienically and faster than any other hand dryer.

Dyson engineers spent 3 years creating Dyson Airblade™. During that time they applied and developed entirely new types of technology.

The motor of the Dyson Airblade™ spins faster than a Formula 1 racing car engine.

Thanks to Via Nova Spheeris for the information.

‘Archétypes’ a belt designed by Martin Haldimann

Posted on April 18, 2008
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Just a safety-belt to tighten one’s belt.

From : ECAL, university of art and design, Lausanne.

Gilles Rivière, “The Beginning”

Posted on April 18, 2008
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An overview of “The Beginning” collection designed by Gilles Rivière.

Ti.Galet - Basic version

Ti.Galet - i.lumina version
Ti Galet, i lumina version

Vinty chair

Design Observeur 09 competition is open

Posted on April 17, 2008
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Registration deadline : june 6th 2008
The Design Observeur 09 exhibition will be held at the Cité des sciences et de l’industrie in Paris from October 2008 to January 2009. It will presents the all of the products labellised by the Design Observeur in 2008.

Organised since 1999 by the APCI, the Observeur highlights and rewards each year a selection of the best creations resulting from the collaboration between companies and designers.
The Observeur welcomes companies and designers from all sectors of industry to exhibit their most recent and innovative creations…

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