Thursday, August 28, 2008

Kahuna – A green boat that renders shelter on shore

Head out to the blue waters with this green yet versatile boat this summer. It’s not that we haven’t come across any eco boats, but what makes the Kahuna more exceptional is its ability to transform into a tent for resting time. Shaped by Mario Weiss, it targets all those who care to leave the terrestrial shores for some peaceful isolated recreation. Powered by pedaling, the main drive of the Kahuna is the Mirage Drive, a pedal/crank mechanism designed by Hobie Kayaks. An ordinary paddle assists in maneuvering the boat. Once you reach your destination or are simply onshore it’s irresistible—just hit the ground to set a tent over this boat.
For camping, a screen cloth can be mounted between the outriggers to serve as a base for the tent and as a camp bed. Keeping you off the ground, it will ensure the most comforting sleep. No worries about the shore or river bed being wet or even creepy-crawlies getting in!
It even houses a detachable, folding seat for better comfort and for resistance against the leg movement needed by the Mirage Drive.
Crafted out of natural-fiber composite materials, it is light, and with the right resin it can even be biodegradable, when reduced to small pieces.
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NASA Concept Car Can Spin 360 degrees

Design is one of the most important aspects of car-making for it’s where the making of a car begins as they say it all begins on a paper and ends when the wheels are affixed. To get more and more customers to buy a particular car, the design plays a very vital role indeed, for only the ones who know what they want buy a car of their choice and for the others, choice means a good design. In the times to come, car-designing would head towards a different domain where design with multiple benefits would be preferred. At that point in time designers like Marek Kedzierski and Michal VlĨek would be hailed for their creations such as the NASA Concept Car. Ask me what is special about the design-well, it is the ability to rotate 360 degrees with extreme ease that inturn enables the car to be driven sideways. The only problem (which would hopefully be taken care off in the future) is the way the head is left outside, where the rest of the body is immersed in the car. The immediate solution could be the use of helmets but then it is supposed to be a car, a confusing automobile future beckons!
Design East Via the design blog


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BMW 2015 Concept by Transportation Design students
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BMW 2015 Concept by Transportation Design students

The final projects of the Transportation Design students at Turin-based IED (istituto Europeo di Design), developed in partnership with BMW with the goal of creating a car for 2015 interpreting the language evolution and the brand's philosophy. The image is the BMW ZX-6 Concept by Jai Ho Yoo and Lukas Vanek. The 8 final 1:4 scale models will be displayed at the Istituto Europeo di Design, in Via S. Quintino 39, Turin, within the "Apriti IED" event, until the end of September 2008 (visiting hours: 09:00 �C 13:00 and 14:00 �C 18:00). Admission is free.

AFRICA - decompose Concept
Authors: Raphael Laurent and Mihai Panaitescu
Taking inspiration from African lifestyle, tradition and art; searching for unique ways of thinking, different from modern ones and creating culture design.
Designing a car for future Africans gives the possibility to rethink vehicles that really fit their owners, through aesthetics, mentality and way of use.The vehicle deconstructs itself in order to fit different daily needs. The design language is developed as to facilitate the concept, taking in account the African culture and artistic expression.

SNUG Concept
By David Raffai, Kevin Schlaepfer, Andrea Torchia and Alberto Usai
SNUG is a concept which aims to create a sense of community: a simple, fun object, designed for people who appreciate personal relationships, people who are different from the others, in their opinions and in their feelings.

Via Car body design


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The Leaf AFi 10 Camera with 56 Megapixels

First we see the Hasselblad H3DII50 - 50 Megapixels Camera. The Leaf AFi 10 Camera($43,675) with more than H3DII50 megapixels - 56 Megapixels. It with True Wide Frame 56x36 mm, 56 megapixel digital imaging sensor, capture images at about 1 second per frame. It also included 6 x 7 cm touch screen and can shoot up to ISO800. It includes a professional medium format camera and high-quality auto focus digital (AFD) Schneider-Kreuznach lenses with the option of an advanced Leaf digital camera back. The lenses have been specifically created for use with 30+ Mega Pixel digital camera backs - offering optimal focus sharpness while making the best use of high-resolution CCD sensors. It provides you with a 6 x 6 medium format digital camera that can be used in both hand-held and tripod positions. You can shoot both in portrait and landscape without turning the camera. It delivers touch screen where you can view a true 1:1 RAW image.
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WAKE n' BACON

A fun alarm - WAKE n' BACON by Matty Sallin, Daniel Bartolini, Hsiao-huh Hsu.
WHAT: An alarm clock that wakes you up with the smell and sizzle of cooking bacon.
WHY: No one likes to wake up, especially by an alarm. This clock gently wakes you up with the mouthwatering aroma of bacon, just like waking up on a Sunday morning to the smell of Mom cooking breakfast. Unless you're Jewish.
HOW: A frozen strip of bacon is placed in Wake n' Bacon the night before. Because there is a 10 minute cooking time, the clock is set to go off 10 minutes before the desired waking time. Once the alarm goes off, the clock it sends a signal to a small speaker to generate the alarm sound. We hacked the clock so that the signal is re-routed by a microchip that in responds by sending a signal to a relay that throws the switch to power two halogen lamps that slow-cook the bacon in about 10 minutes. if I don't like bacon, could I change to others?
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Nike Air Max 90 Burger

8 creatives/designers/photographers/artists/fraaaaaahhhh were asked to interpret 8 different Nike Sportswear icons. By Hemmendorff. He got the Air Max 90, and turn it into a hamburger. It looks delicious!
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Chocolate Nike Sneaker by +41

+41 created these delicious miniature milk and chocolate shoes for the 25th anniversary of Nike's Air Force 1. +41 designed the large versions of the AF1 in dark and white chocolate, they look cool! You can check out the milk and white chocolate shoes pack and the mini choco sneakers pack. The miniature milk and white chocolate pack(Pic check out more) included 3 boxes (1 pair per box) price, which includes shipping, is 30 �, buy them here. The mini choco sneakers pack(Pic check out more) included 3 boxs, one each of Dunks, 1 Trainers and Blazers, buy from here.
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Coca-Cola Light by of Roberto Cavalli

The pretty sexy Coca-Cola for this falll 2008 in the Italy. Designed by Roberto Cavalli - The limited run of 300,000 bottles exclusively for the Italian market from September through December.
"I had a lot of fun creating three different "dresses" for the legendary silhouette of the Coca Cola Light Contour. They are seductive and feminine, in typical Cavalli style. They��re designed for the world of young people, which has always been a great inspiration to me," - R. Cavalli.
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Voice Stick

The Voice Strick is designed for the blind. It can help the visually impaired reading. Designed by Sungwoo Park.
" Voice Stick is an advance optical character recognition scanner designed to make all books available to the visually impaired. As you pass the wand over a page, text in translated and read to you in a friendly voice. It can be used to convert any text from books, newspapers, contracts, mail, business cards, etc., into voice information. "
Via Yankodesign
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Holeder Earphone - As your Neck When Not In Use

The Holeder Earphone designed by Yoonsang Kim. It fits snug in your ear, easily loops together around your neck when not in use, a good idea!
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