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Toyota LINK Transportation System for Students

TheFuture — Tue, 24 Nov 2009 13:57:30 +0000

The Toyota LINK is a customizable, affordable and mass transit vehicle concept for students with high demands of social networking. In the less appealing and more expensive transportation system of the year 2030, students with little-to-no income will be able to enjoy their commute in style through this vehicle. There will be different HUBs for the students to pick a LINK. Once taken, the vehicle will link seamlessly onto a transportation social network, through which the drivers can share their commute, listen to music or compare class timetables. The car allows the driver to personalize the exterior design with the help of Toyota’s latest electro fiber technology. Moreover, the electro conductive material can convert friction into energy that recharges the batteries while keep the environment save.

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Designer : Miljan Jevremovic

TAB Is Not Just Your Ordinary Table

TheFuture — Tue, 24 Nov 2009 06:13:29 +0000

TAB is a dual dining table concept that can save your time and space by featuring different compartments for storing different office usable stuffs. Razy2, a Gdansk based design studio has envisioned this useful home office table where the hidden storage compartments can be revealed by simply pulling the particular section. You can store pens, papers or other small desk articles in different compartments which will allow you to find them out easily and when the compartments are closed, it becomes a usual dining table. The material that has been used to make the table is solid ash which has really made it durable and sturdy.

Designer : Razy2

Cooktop Ventware Design by RKS Design

TheFuture — Mon, 23 Nov 2009 10:40:03 +0000

World-recognized design firm RKS has envisioned an innovative cooking vent concept aiming to bring a breakthrough of customizability for future kitchens. This cost-effective and retractable kitchen vent solution can create a dream kitchen environment that offers a whole new model for kitchen appliances.

Unlike the traditional ventware systems, both the filter units and plates of RKS can fit easily into a dishwasher for easy cleaning. The Season Cooktop Ventware eliminates the possibility of getting outdated after few years since the replaceable face is available not only in different colors, but also in different styles.

This innovative kitchen model creates a wide range of designs at low cost, while offering an economical way for users to update and refresh the décor of their kitchen. It doesn’t matter if it is adding complementing countertops, accent color, or celebrating holidays, this ventware brings a brand new kitchen atmosphere through ultimate customizability.

Designer : RKS Design

Lamborbiker Version II by Flavio Adriani

TheFuture — Mon, 23 Nov 2009 06:09:31 +0000

Still remember with Lamborbiker ? Now, Flavio Adriani has come up with Lamborbiker version II which is still a unique bike concept which has been differentiated from other conventional bikes through its hub-less wheel design. The concept was inspired from the Ferrucio Lamborghini designed by Nicola Tesla which includes an electric engine to contribute with the environment. Both the rear and front wheel is rimless and uniquely designed to enhance the performance of the bike. The exhaust pipes are placed under the seat for better space management. The design doesn’t contain any speedometer and the handles have been placed below the standard height of a conventional bike. All together, the bike has it all to serve as a future superbike.

Designer : Flavio Adriani

Futuristic Bionic Transportation for The Year 2030

TheFuture — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 11:58:04 +0000

The stylish Bionic concept car is simply a token of functional values and innovative natural aesthetics through its radical aerodynamic design. The car has been designed to change its shape as per requirement in different situations by implementing EAP-electro-active polymer layers, which is an optimized and advance automobile material. Moreover, it features advance in-wheel motor technology that allows the car to produce zero-emissions and a polycarbon roof with attached solar photovoltaic cells that gives an uninterrupted outside view aside from producing energy through sunlight. This ultra-compact car can house two persons and has been designed for the year 2030 considering as an excellent solution for the massive future crowd and positive environmental aspects.

Designer : Vlad Icobet

GloBike System : Social Bike Sharing System

TheFuture — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 06:25:09 +0000

The GloBike system concept allows the user to share the bike and their experience with all other members of its internet community. The motto was to promote the cultural exchange and friendship between people from different communities through its online portal and use the bicycle as one of the best green transportation solutions. These bikes can send their exact location to the Globike portal which can be accessed by other users through their Globike device and call the nearest bike for their use. There are two parts of the system to manage navigation, sharing and communication between users. They are the hardware part, a device with a NFC chip that is permanently installed on the bike and the software part is the web portal itself. Globike is an updated version of Freecycle, designed by Cristiano Giuggioli, Stefano Marchetto, Massimo Brugnera and Alessandro Brunello.

Designer : Stefano Marchetto and Cristiano Giuggioli

Fima Touch Screen Faucet Will Do All The Thinking For You

TheFuture — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 08:24:55 +0000

The Touch Screen Faucet from Fima is equipped with smart and intelligent features that will do all the thinking on behalf of you. This unique and innovative gadget will pamper you with high-tech traits but yet features a simple and stylish outlook. Its sleek lines, stylish stainless steel made body, simple shape and touch sensitive display will help you to preset the ideal temperature of water and control the usage, making it an environmentally responsible and elegant bathroom essential. Hanging the faucet is easy and operating is easier. It features large icons for different options that can be programmed through simple touch of your fingertips.

Designer : Fima via Trendir

RocStar Faucet, Basin, and The Mirror by Hany Mansour

TheFuture — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 15:00:42 +0000

The innovative RocStar Bathroom concept has been designed aiming to overcome the limits of the conventional bathrooms and heighten the efficiency of the same. It features three main components that have been differentiated it from others; the faucet or the Rocstar, the basin and the mirror.

The Faucet comprises five arms with different functionality such as three of them are supplying water, liquid soap and toothpaste, and the last two acts as driers. The Rocstar top is made of transparent plastic with lighting underneath which acts as control sensors and allow users activating a particular arm by simply touching it. After being activated that arm will give a magnificent led light and smoothly turns to the user. Other activities such as changing the water temperature, screen savers and profile colors, driers, etc. can be done with the center top touch screen of the Rocstar.

The basin has been designed to protect the users from viruses and other diseases that the users might infected with usual basins. Moreover, the color of the basin can be changed with the led effects and can be programmed to change the color every time someone enters into the bathroom. More surprisingly, the color of the spot where the water drops on the basin can be changed as well. There are exterior buttons on the stainless steel area on the basin that can control the covering and sterilization procedure and selecting profiles.

The mirror includes a digital camera which can be controlled from the rocstar through wireless system to know different previous conditions of your skin color, pimples, medicines, etc. The mirror will capture your photo every time you go to the bathroom which can be reviewed later for comparison. Hany Mansour, the designer, welcomes youto give any critics and suggestions. You can contact Hany here: COMISSARDAYS@YAHOO.COM

Designer : Hany Mansour, you

Landscape Bathtub Can Transform Its Shape to Meet Your Needs

TheFuture — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 10:37:19 +0000

The Landscape Bathtub concept was envisioned to meet problem of limited resources of energy and space in near future. This project is designed to transform its shape to meet the requirements for different scenarios. For example, the landscape will be a shower deck during the fast morning, which will transform into a long relaxing bathtub during evening. The landscape is made of transformable thick silicon/rubber including an air pumping mechanism inside. Moreover, the concept offers vibro-massage feature based on turbulent pumping arrangement inside the rubber skin and an option to resize the bathing area as per the particular user’s need in order to optimize the usage of space and water.

Designer : Yaroslav Rassadin

La Clef du Temps Limited Edition Watch from Confrerie Horlogere

TheFuture — Thu, 29 Oct 2009 06:59:32 +0000

The La Clef du Temps watch actually allows the user to control the pace of time by modulating the speed of every passing hour through the crown at 9 o’clock. Aside from featuring technical triumph, it returns luxury timekeeping more importantly to all range of users. These 24 watches of different time zones of the world surely stand a chance to be a great collector’s choice. The weird symbols of the watches can be revealed by close examination and no matter how long you misrepresent time on your watch, you can return to the standard time anytime by simply moving the crown at 9 o’clock. These watches would be quite expensive, only a prototype of such a watch fetched the 2nd highest price in a recent watch auction at $410,000.

From the website:
LIMITED EDITION OF 24 PIECES
An exceptional mechanism created by Mathias Buttet – founder of Confrérie Horlogère – for the Only Watch 09 auction: an event that takes place every two years and is aimed at raising funds to help children affected by Duchenne muscular dystrophy.

Touched by the devastating effects of this disease, Mathias Buttet has developed a Vertical tourbillon watch which features a hand-wound mechanical movement able to make the time last longer for those who don’t have much of it. Moreover, the prototype developed has been enriched with a further function allowing users to shorten the time if they so wish.

Designer : Confrerie Horlogere