Jamie Tomkins was challenged to create non-emission vehicle for this high and increasing populated country that meets the needs of urbanites as well as complying with Chinese government policy. After a research trip to China, Jamie developed vehicles based on a future concept of the city – the Beijing Boom Tower which is designed into three tiers or social classes. On the top tier live the wealthiest residents, in the center are the middle-classes, and at the bottom live the working class. A vehicle for each level was designed.
Jamie Tomkins took on the bottom level and looked at the ubiquitous Chinese bicycle as a starting point for his design. His hybrid bicycle has a metal and plastic frame with plastic detachable parts that can be changed to create a unique style. The use of plastic means the hybrid is lighter and with interchangeable parts it is more aesthetically pleasing to the eye.
Designer : Jamie Tomkins
Research has shown that the major factor contributing to the chances of any one surviving an accident is the response/the time taken to provide first aid to the victim. Many times help can’t arrive on time as the victim might be an adventure sportsman and in uninhabitable environment. Hence, to solve this problem, Mark Little has designed this system to provide emergency information as it contains a huge database covering a wide range of first aid procedures. It consists of built in speakers and high resolution black and white touch-screen, and runs on 4 AA batteries with 6 hours of battery back up on constant use.
Designer : Mark Little
Car manufacturers have always been interested to explore how the vehicles of the future would be like, but the key remains as to how prepared are we to face the challenge of presenting newer options. We know that BMW always introduces jaw-dropping car concept such as the last post in this blog BMW M1 Homage, but even in our wildest dream we don’t expect to see BMW latest car concept would be made of cloth. BMW Group Design has come up with GINA or Geometry and Functions in “N” Adaptations. BMW Gina Light car concept promotes innovative thinking and allows maximum freedom of creativity. Also BMW has explored the creative options that can be provided rather than probing how the future cars will look like. This car can change shape and surface at the flick of a switch, and the ‘GINA’ principles it espouses have been used to craft today’s BMW design language.
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The aim of the project – to suggest a research based design of a crutch for short-term users. The crutch is foldable, adjustable and gives a user the possibility to switch a type of a crutch by changing its upper-part. It also provides better stability, mobility, comfort and supports user’s self-esteem. The accessories for the crutch – a special crutch bag for carrying small personal belongings and a backpack for carrying bigger things and/or storing crutches when they are not being used.
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Still remember about “future mobile device with advanced search function“? This time, Mac Funamizu has come up with the idea to use this mobile device for diet. Usually people don’t care about their nutrition and keep on eating anything they feel like. But if you have some diet gadget that can tell you the amount of carbohydrates or vitamins, or proteins or sugar that diet is containing you might control your eating habits. You just need to take this gadget on the top of the food and it will deliver all the details just by pinpointing the dish you want to check. So, this gadget will definitely help you in keeping your body fit.
Designer : Mac Funamizu
