Renault Ondelios is a concept car especially designed for long distance travel and will be displayed at 2008 Paris Motor Show. This style of the car is enthused partly by an aircraft. Its slippery and low drag body and a canopy-style will surely catch your attention. You cannot ignore its boomerang shaped tail lights which add to the style and overall look of Renault Ondelios. The butterfly-type side doors are extremely amazing giving it a shape of aircraft. This car can accommodate 6 people and individual seats are arranged in 3 rows of paired seats. Passengers will be having their own Samsung interactive portable multimedia devices for sharing data or playing multiplayer games. So, overall Renault is a luxurious car for those who can afford it.
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The new housing design by U.S. based student Craig Mackiewicz is known as the Transportable Emergency Dwelling. It is simply a house built within the footprint of a shipping container and is a unique solution to low cost housing. Each container can easily accommodate two families with scope for extending the space by pulling the compartments and tents. Also each unit has basic utilities required for a normal family daily needs like kitchen, bathroom, storage space etc.The designer has also kept in mind the rain water harvesting by keeping a slant roof having a capacity to conserve 350 gallons of water; even the solar energy is conserved to provide electricity. So all in all, it’s a unique solution for tomorrow’s housing needs.
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Follo washbasin is something unique for all those who wish to have hygienic and stylish washbasin. “Follo” is a curvy looking washbasin with amazing features. To reduce standing water, Follo washbasin uses drainage grooves instead of standard drain that you find in usual fossil washbasin. It is designed to minimize the awkward splash back that most of the time seems to find its way to your crotch. You will surely get Follo washbasin in a wide range of styles and features at the end of this year. So, check out their website for more information of this washbasin.
Designer : WMD London via Gizmodo
To get the feel of being drenched in rain you don’t have to wait for monsoon showers always, if the new shower head by Fornara Maulini is any indicator. Named as Ecco Sharade, this humongous shower heads promises to give you the feel of a rain right in your shower rooms. These shower heads are liberally sized quite similar to having a cloud right on the top of your head pouring down water for you. These come in various shapes and sizes like triangular, square, rectangular and round. Each of these shower head shapes come with different number of anti-scale nozzles like the rectangular one has 90 while its 164 in the round one. I get the feeling that this trend is going to stay for sometime, people do really feel exciting to actually can feel the rain drops falling on their head. So go ahead have a private rain drenching session!
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The new Copenhagen aquarium is expected to be a marvel in the contemporary water front architecture. It has been named as ‘The Blue Planet’ and is scheduled to be opened in 2013. It has been designed by Danish architects 3XN who had given their ‘Whirlpool’ concept wherein the whole concept was inspired by nature and sea. The location of the project is on the island of Amager near Copenhagen Airport and the airline passengers will have a complete aerial view of the structure. This design sure has traffic stopping looks.
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