Mind you, this is not a Green concept and neither does it claim to be Eco Friendly. Its just a helpful solution for a tricky situation. The situation being: you running out of juice on your mobile phone. So what do you do? Remove the battery from the back of the phone; give it a few good turns around your index finger and its gathered enough power to last you a conversation or a safe trip to your charger and electric point.
Designers: Song Teaho & Hyejin Lee
Dutch designer Pepe Heykoop has created a series of customized Chanel No. 5 perfume bottles by pouring foam over them. (more…)
San Francisco’s Bay Bridge is undergoing some serious construction that will leave an ugly casualty behind: the old eastern half of the bridge span. Last year, Rael San Fratello Architects proposed that the obsolete span be converted into the Bay Line, a High Line Park for San Francisco. Not to be outdone, a class of graduate students at UC Berkeley’s College of Environmental Design have come up with other design fantasies for the aging eyesore.
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I’ve spent a good month+ with Joey Roth’s Ceramic Speakers purposely avoiding all other reviews of it. I wanted nothing to influence me. I was steadfast in going with my gut. No cerebral analyses or intellectualizing what a modern $400+ speaker should look like. Sound isn’t tangible. You have to feel it to know it and that’s how I approached this review. These speakers enabled me to “experience” resplendent audio.
The speakers come packaged in what’s become Roth’s signature style – a specially made egg crate box tied with a natural woven cord. It’s like receiving a big gift. Everything you need to get set up is included. Two speakers, one amp, cables, and speaker stands.
The speakers are made of gorgeous porcelain. They’re so stunningly white and hefty that they seem at odds. It’s very durable but by material virtue, you instantly take pride in handling them, like a chef with his ceramic knife. The amp is cut from sheets of brushed steel set in an iron base. There are no fancy controls here; just an old school on/off switch, a volume slider, and basic audio inputs.
The design is externalized. Every major component looks as if it was crafted to be on display. The speakers remind me of old school gramophones. They’re topped off with cork to provide better sound dampening. The cables are unabashedly creamy pink protecting an array of copper wiring. The binding posts and input heads are gold plated. Even the way the input heads connect into the binding posts look like a practice in symmetry; a study in minimalist, utilitarian design. The only things you can’t see are some of the electrical components, paper diaphragms, and speaker magnets.
Now I’m not gonna fool anyone into thinking 15 watt speakers are going to blow your minds but it will make all vinyl records and lossless audio sound so rich and full, you’ll never want to go back. The ceramic and cork properties seem to naturally amplify sound in a way plastic and rubber can’t. The only problem with this setup is with today’s rapid consumption of downloable audio which isn’t lossless. I can clearly hear the difference between an MP3 and a lossless file weighing in at over 40 MB. Normal speakers can full you into thinking MP3s sound as good. This is for the true audiophile who loves brilliant design.
Okay so I saved the best for last, $495 for some speakers. Yes you can buy speakers that will give you amazing sound for much less money. If you’re someone interested in balancing quality, design, and cost – keep looking. This is not for everyone. You’re going to have to love sound and design in a way a normal person doesn’t. You have to be someone who respects originality and is willing to put up the cash to own a piece of it. This is art manifested in two ceramic cones set on birch plates, powered by a big block of steel and iron. If that juxtaposition makes you smile, then these speakers are for you.
What we loved:
Stunning designClear, rich soundQuality constructionNo proprietary connections, works with anything
What could be improved:
Needs a subwoofer to matchPrice prohibitive to some
Designer: Joey Roth (Buy it here)
We’re not exactly sure why writing about doll body part couture brings us so much pleasure, but it just feels right. And artist Margaux Lange’s cheekyaccessories made of Barbie doll bits and piecesare certainlysomething that heightens thesemacabre senses! From multi-ethnic Barbie doll hand brooches that appear to celebrate diversity, to heart shaped necklaces that showcase some of Barbie’s more racy portions, upcycledjewelry really doesn’t get any more fun than this. Click through our gallery to see all of Margaux’s funky pieces – includingone of theKen-doll variety (literally)!
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These are some tripped out appliances. This product set right here is called “Spot.” It’s full title is “Spot – Appliance Design for All.” Why? Because it’s designed for people who’re confined to wheelchairs or (I’d imagine) just short in stature. Three appliances, a fridge, a dishwasher, and an oven, for the supreme ease of use for all. (Post preview for everyone: I vote fridge for winner, how about you?)
On the oven there’s of course a touchscreen digital interface as well as motorized elevator rails for ease of access. The stove in any average home is fairly low anyway, so this one might not look that different, but the slightly lower stature and that elevator exhaust will really make all the difference in the long run.
On the dishwasher there’s once again digital controls with a touch screen, easy-access dish rack on top, and a fold over cover. Same deal as the oven in that it appears pretty much the same as a conventional oven, but the slight modifications make the difference.
The refrigerator has a heck of a lot of unconventional differences from your average fridge, somuchso that I’d friggin love to own one fer sure. Sliding trays and bins, an electr-magnetic door latch system (intense!), and LED night lights activated by a person sneaking around for a midnight snack. Touchscreen digital interface (didn’t see that one comin, did ya?!) Music player (wait, what?) with USB port for plugging in your USB keys and unloading a bunch of music for storage and play. Holy crap biggest MP3 player EVER! And of course a control panel choc-full of options like time, date, temp, music control, LED control, security lock (for those electro-magnets), and other general preferences.
Holy god’s own refrigerator, Batman!
Designer: Hideki Kawata
Dezeen and design firm Pentagram have got together to give away five copies of Typographic Conundrums by Pentagram partner Harry Pearce. (more…)
With all the energy you expend while jumping rope, imagine using some to power a handy torchlight fitted within the skipping rope handles. Torchlight in any form is a good idea, but the cool quotient in this Jump Light comes from the fact that you wont need any batteries to power the bulb. It simply runs by converting the kinetic energy from your jumps to electric energy. Now if that isnt motivational enough for you to skip just a bit more!
Designers: Hyun Joo Lee & Eu Tteum Lee
Dezeen has teamed up with [D3] Design Talents at the imm cologne design fair taking place in Germany next week to present a series of interviews with upcoming and established designers and design-world figures. (more…)
Controlling the crowd, annoying your teachers, friends or want some boring party to end that instance are a few things where Sound Grenade is the best remedy which comes in handy and does its work within 15 – 30 seconds.
If the crowd is bigger then just plug in your iPhone classic or iPhone 3G into a speaker turned on to full volume and if you are at some dinner party which is boring you to death, then the devices inbuilt speaker is enough for the people to run away from there; No one will ever come to know that it was your iPhone which was emitting the 16Khz (approximately) sound.
It took only 30 minutes for the kiwi duo under the pseudonym of “High Gloss” to finish every thing, from naming to completion which included graphics of the Sound Grenade and in return, within five days of time the Sound Grenade got the recognition of being the world’s most annoying application and in less then two weeks, there were over 1.25 million downloads. This grenade is different from a normal one as it destroys the person’s eardrum and can irritate them to the core making them get out of there and the best thing is, no one will be able to know that the sound was coming from your phone. A great thing for pranksters but becareful, if you get caught then may God be with you.
You can download the Sound Grenade Pro from iTunes for free.
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