Bringing a different look on the objects which surround us. Wondering about their functions, their ergonomics, their aesthetics and causing emotions. This is what Sequoia-studio, a product design agency based in Hong Kong wants to share with anyone. “Gélule” is a bedroom clock radio with a simple and smooth shape. It has a backlit LCD display and an omni-directional speaker. A choice of several colors of cloth for the speaker is proposed, fitting with the color of the LCD display. The adjustment of the volume is done by rotation of the speaker.
Avery Holleman has developed a PC design that can turn out to be a very useful tool on your conference tables. Named as Napkin PC, the design resembles a Napkin holder, which combines multiple touch screen devices within a collaborative network. The digital pens which are a part of the device allow the users to draw on the touch screens what you would do with a pen on a napkin. As per the designer, the reason for creating the concept was to enable users to interact with any number of interfaces connected in the same network. Of course this is one napkin wherein one won’t feel embarrassed keeping notes. We already discussed some of Next Gen PC Design finalists, such as : Siafu PC Design, Zen PC, Yuno, Momenta Neck PC, The Cup, CLEF and TRVL, and the winner goes to Napkin PC Concept, congratulation Avery!
With innovation being the key with respect to designs, Smith Newman has come up with the Pebble MP3 player. The basic concept of the player is, being user friendly and inspired by the greenery. He has blended the dark glass aesthetics and the natural embracing form. The headphones wrapped around the surface and the inner surface is convex with a center dip which looks more like a water droplet, where the user can shuffle the songs as in an iPod. The back is sandblasted aluminum and the center carries the glossy Pebble logo.
Be it New York or Beijing, today luxury residences are on the upswing, the stylistic cues offered by W Hotels across the world has made it a regular as far as luxury accommodation is concerned soon, a new W-styled apartment is coming up at the south of the World Trade Center in New York City.
W Residents would be sharing the building with the hotel guests in the lower portion of Manhattan, but some of the luxury facilities like the rooftop terrace, fitness center and spa in the sky, will solely be for the permanently residents staying in the upper floors of the luxury tower.
The Roots Cooking System was designed to not only give Chinese-Americans a better, more specialized way to prepare traditional Chinese dishes. This system includes cooking elements better specialized for the needs of Chinese cuisine. The Roots System imitates both traditional and contemporary Chinese design in order to provide aesthetics that parents as well as kids can find interesting. While having modern aesthetics with traditional undertones, the Roots System also gives parents a vehicle for passing on traditional dishes and methods to their American-born children.
