Pearl Mouse

The top surface of the 'Pearl Mouse' is designed to pivot left, right, back and forth, allowing the user to flex, extend and relax their wrist all while still using the mouse, thus preventing the median nerve from being squeezed.

Pearl Mouse video @ http://vimeo.com/13643124 by Lee Gicas

Chad Rice

From Sheet to Seat: Robert van Embricqs' Rising Furniture

"The foundation of any chair is the flat surface you'll eventually sit down on. Using this notion as a starting point, I made several cuts in the flat surface and pulled up the different beam-like strands of cut surface. This created the preliminary but already distinct features of any chair: back, seat and legs. The rhythm of the wooden beams gives the chair an organic shape. The cuts are most visible when the chair is still down. But at that stage of the construction, I still didn't know what shape the chair would take in the end. This was determined by the various arches of the wooden beams the chair is made of. Folding the chair into its definitive form, as a creator, I felt a special connection to the material I was working with."

by Robert van Embricqs

Chad Rice

Bottle Humidifier by cloudandco for elevenplus

The design team at Seoul-based design studio cloudandco, led by Founder/Creative Director Yeongkyu Yoo, is pleased to present their latest product design, the Bottle Humidifier. The designers note that the ubiquitous household object is often an inelegant or outright ugly device hiding in plain sight: "When the context of the humidifier as a product is considered—an object that sits on your desk or table for long periods of time—it is clear that design needs to be more considered."

by cloudandco

Chad Rice

Designer Techniques .com

Designertechniques.com is a website primarily intended for automotive design students, but it contains lots of information that is useful for all designers. It has tutorials on hand rendering, computer renderings, interviews with designers, book reviews and more. A good site to sift through for inspiration and practice.

posted by Paul Tucker

Learning Curves Sketching Book

A new sketching book ( released 2011) that is getting some good reviews. Has an interesting mix of methodology, and work from a diverse group of designers.

posted by Paul Tucker

Breil Design Time

An innovative watch design that was submitted for a competition. Instead of the traditional hands, this watch has numeric dials which move. The time is indicated by the marks which line up with the arrow on the bottom. A very interesting way to rethink an old idea

posted by Paul Tucker

cameron brown

diktat is a range of furniture containing items related to design standards today as chairs, lamps, storage ... ironically on the ambient doom, my work is a satire of the story-telling media.
you will find the presentation version of each product designed and photorealistic, for one narrative and the other direction, the others are descriptive and technical.
playing on a memory now international, each object is a derivative of fantasy turning around its original fonction for light, store, sit ...
taking position against a backward-looking design Diktat wants a range of objects of this semantically committed present.
by advocating simple design it provides a qualitative production and a optimized cost of production.

cameron brown

A case that exceeds the ordinary functionality and craftsmanship. This selected premium Italian calfskin leather case brings class and character to your iPad2. With its natural curvature and rigidity, it morphs into a stand with an artistic shape. With almost an infinite amount of angle adjustments, it is not only smart, it is brilliant. With the combination of premium Italian leather and metallic buckles, the creation of Arc Cover is the living testimony of EVOUNI’s devotion to exceeds all others.

cameron brown

japanese architecture practice takao shiotsuka atelier has shared with us images of 'cloudy house',
a two-storey private dwelling in a small-scale residential suburb of oita-city, japan. surrounded by
other low-lying houses as well as farmlands and fields, the design focuses on the site's flow of light
and wind to create a living space that is open to its environment.

THE SUPER BUS – FROM HOLLAND TO UAE

Yes, it’s not a train and its not a bus, its a Super Bus. A high-speed, Eco-friendly, state of the art motor vehicle, designed for public transport, offering luxury and ease to business commuters and tourists. The electric-powered cross-over between a race bus and a limousine is being developed at the Delft University of Technology in Holland under the direction of Professor Wubbo Ockels, who in 1985 became the first Dutch citizen in space, part of the shuttle Challenger crew, and is designed by Antonia Terzi, an Italian aerodynamicist who has worked for the Ferrari and Williams Formula One teams.

posted by:Rob Alek

Side Effects of Technology

New York City public schools have a citywide ban on cell phones, and I'd heard there were bodegas that offer daily "storage" to students for a small fee. It's a good deal for bodegas--assuming they don't get targeted and robbed--as cell phones don't take up much space, and the twice-daily student traffic probably provides a modest boost in sales.

posted by: Rob Alek

Anthropomorphic + Futuristic = Fantastic Floating Homes

Futuristic, yet, but not the far-fetched science-fiction fantasy industrial design you might think – the Oculus by Schoepfer Yachts may not be for sale yet but it is already in pre-production mode with naval architects on board, so to speak. Hardly your typical houseboat, it is a virtual cruise ship for the rich and famous who can afford to buy it when it is fully planned and built.

posted by: Rob Alek

Wall Sculpture Made for Touch

Wall Sculpture Made for Touch

French artists Ora-ïto’s entry into the Wallpaper/Reebok exhibition in London this interesting wall installation composed entirely of the natural acrylic stone material HI-MACS. The material was chosen for its thermoforming capabilities that allowed the artist to work without restriction to create this stunning, 3D creation. According to the artist, the visual and tactile effect of sculpture’s surface are a representation of the “iconic sneaker soles” of the Reebox RealFlex shoe.

Posted by Rachel Briggs

Digitalized Evergreen Home

Digitalized Evergreen Home

E Home concept is a two part series by designers Jeiyong Chun & Hyunjune Yang where they bring forth their ideas of maintaining a well balanced home environment with sufficient greenery to keep the atmosphere cheery and fresh.

Home, Green Home by Jeiyong Chun consists of a family of five modular units (two green towers, one green wall, one green floor and one green stand) that are sustained by SDPCS. In other words a Smart Digital Plant Care System nurtures the plants with the help of a digitally empowered environment.

Posted by Rachel Briggs