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We just got design submission from Victor Vetterlein, GO Portable Office. GO is a pre-manufactured and portable office to be used in the garden of a private residence. The use of GO helps separate work and family life while not having to commute to an office.

The shape of GO is inspired by vintage field cameras. The primary desk window of GO is similar to the lens of the camera that reaches out to gather light for capturing a memory of a moment in time and space. Also, inspiration for the interior layout comes from an aerospace flight simulator design. Since managing a business as well as operating computer software can sometimes feel like you are piloting a craft, GO’s desk area is made to feel like a cockpit.

When seated at the desk, one gets the feeling that they are in control of the direction and distance of travel for their future. A wrap around desk where three sides are easily accessible reinforces this theme. Lastly, to give a sense of depth and motion on the interior of GO, the main desk area including the floor, walls, ceiling, and shelving are designed to be a forced perspective focusing on the main window view.

Designer : Victor Vetterlain

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Similar to Kisai space digit, Tokyoflash Kisai X LED Watch features sharp LED light lines to display the time. Inspired by cryptography, it looks like secret codes when in fact, they display regular numbers which are easy to read. As usual, this watch can display time, date, alarm, and of course cool animation mode.

You can read the time top and bottom for the hours while left and right for the minutes. We really love that these 4 digits are stylized in visually dramatic way, try to decode the time, we’re pretty sure you’ll nail it.

This futuristic watch boasts subtle pyramid lens, it was cut from mineral crystal to form four facets where each of which presents a digit of time through colored digital tube LEDs. Available in silver and black with blue, green, or red display, this watch features modern and stylish look for youngsters.

Designers : Firdaus Rohman and Heather Sable for [Tokyoflash]

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If you love the maneuverability of a motorcycle but hate wearing all those safety gears or exposing yourself to the rain and cold, then Toyota i-Road personal mobility concept is the answer to your prayers. Introduced at the 83rd Geneva International Motor Show, this three-wheeler boasts motorcycle-like maneuverability yet with the comfort of a car. It is very ideal for short-distance urban travel and a great way to enjoy ride.

This compact two-seater e-vehicle has been designed and developed to offer you a new way to travel, so refreshing. Enjoy great ride with same level of convenience as a motorcycle, cruising through congested city roads and the lack of parking space won’t be an issue for you. The automatic active-lean system provides great response and exciting driving experience. Drive this vehicle helmet free, thank you to its closed cabin design, all passengers don’t have to wear any extra safety gears, you are shielded from the weather in all seasons.

From : Toyota

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What a cool concept we’ve found here, Novel folding kettle. This patent pending concept features foldable kettle with simple design and minimum shape that allows you to simply keep it in the back of your pocket of your pants or toss it in your travel bag. The ergonomic exterior body design with special heatproof plastic material makes it easy to hold and safe to touch even when heated to the boiling point. The interior material is made of 100% silicone, thus, allowing its horizontal folding mechanism. Bayonet adapter is used to connect to electric power.

Magnetic elements are incorporated into the body of Novel folding kettle, both at the lid and adapter, this design allows you to pack the kettle in simple and safe way while providing its fixation into operating or storage position towards the magnetic base. Trust us, it doesn’t require that much space to keep this device, similar to SlickBoil collapsible kettle.

Designer : Stanislav Sabo

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This project is about a three-wheeled car for handicapped people or senior citizen with limited mobility. The basic dimensions of the vehicle are 1793mm (W) x 3612mm (L) x 1800mm (H), the main frame is constructed of steel while the body uses fiberglass. This concept vehicle has been designed to accommodate 2 passengers and one of them on a wheelchair.

This electric vehicle is able to travel up to 50mph with maximum speed of 65mph, the electric motor is located between the front wheels, while the batteries are placed inside the undercarriage. A remote control can be used to open the doors and luggage space, the hydraulic system allows the car to elevate from 3.5-inch to 7-inch above the ground.

Designers : Filip Mirbauer and Jiří Krejčiřík

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eLink concept vehicle has won Michelin Design Challenge 2013 with its unique concept based on the theme “Half! Lightweight with Passion”. In the future, driving a car will become an expensive lifestyle due to the rising fuel costs, tolls and parking fees, especially in the city. Driving is not enjoyable anymore, it becomes less fun due to crowded street, there won’t enough parking spaces as well. People would look for alternative transportation, fun and eco friendly to travel long distance, and an electric SUV would become a nice reason to get out on the road. It’s a green way to travel without reducing the joy of driving.

Designer : Jorge Biosca Martí

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Romotow Mobile Living Unit has been designed for today’s savvy generation by W2, a New Zealand based architectural design company. The innovative design takes different approach by leaving boxy and cumbersome travel trailer, it brings a new concept in mobile living. Motor caravan is an increasingly popular alternative lifestyle that makes it one of fastest growing domestic tourism sectors, thus, resulting in great improvements in both caravan quality and campsite facilities.

Joining this rapidly increasing market, W2 has come up with Romotow, a patented innovation caravan that promises you stress-free, spacious and comfortable place for your outdoor adventures. The main feature of this concept lies in the living area where it extends out from its sheltered exterior up to 70-percent more space area you can enjoy through automated swivel design.

From : Romotow

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I’m the kind of geek that dreams about space travel between galaxies, extraterrestrial life and spaceship faster than the speed of light. So, when my favorite watch manufacturer releases Tokyoflash Kisai Space Digits LCD Watch, I scream in joy. The display was inspired by intergalactic travel, oh yes, a futuristic time display under a mineral crystal lens, don’t be fooled by the awesomeness of the display, reading time is actually really easy. The LCD interface is black which makes vibrant tones of green or gold can be easily read in daylight while at night time, press a button to illuminate the time. Available in 3 different models: black, silver, and gold, you would love the complicated pristine sand-blasted finish on both the case and strap.

From : Tokyoflash

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Lens Safe is the all in one contact lens case, it’s been designed to offer a smart solution to take care your delicate contact lens. As someone who wears contact lens, I have to carry the container as well as lens solution (liquid), it’s not really practical especially when traveling since the lens solution bottle requires some space in my luggage.

Simon Michel has come up with a great idea of combining contact lens storage and lens solution into one cool pen-like container. It features 2 caps on each side for separate storage. You can find 2 refillable cartridges inside that you can fill with lens solution. The dimension of this product has been carefully considered to match the diameter or contact lens (with addition of 2 millimeter).

Designer : Simon Michel

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Our friend Oscar Viñals has sent us his latest space tourism project, SXT-A Iron Speed. Let’s hear what he says about this project.

Thanks to technical and technological progress, talk about Space Tourism, Suborbital trips or trip to the Moon, is not an impossible journey today. In the XXI century we think about futures achievements as, human missions on Mars, travel “regular” to the orbit of the Moon and Tourist trips to the frontier to space, available to ordinary people even with minimum income standard, it would be just like simple personal adventures.

The SXT-A Iron Speed (Space XL Transporter – Advanced) aircraft concept combines three types of propulsion engines in various stages to connect two different locations just like any commercial flight, but with the difference is that with the SXT-A Iron Speed, the passengers or “Space Tourists” could experience a supersonic cruise speed at Mach2, a maximum Hypersonic speed at Mach6 and stay for a few minutes at the border to space at 100km of altitude.

Designer : Oscar Viñals

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1. Defender by TENG Xuan, YANG Zhaonan, ZHANG Mingxi, ZHEN Zhiliang
Sandbag is still a popular flood protection device because it’s cheap, easy to use and really effective. Defender is a sandbag concept that uses absorbent recycled paper fiber, it becomes heavy only when it’s wet, but when it’s dry, it’s really light. Because of this, Defender features easy handling and high portability, it won’t slow down the process of setting up flood defense lines.

2. Jarpet by CUI Minghui, MA Yinghui, ZHANG Di, ZHAO Tianji
Visualize pets using 3D projections is what JARPET does. This device allows children to get to know better about wide variety pets. Living in big city, fast urbanization process keeps children away from natural environments, they have little to no contact with different kind animals, which is pretty sad. By using this tool, children can have good interaction and close observation to help them learn about animals behaviors and habits.

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You are looking at the future of our transportation, Next Modular Self Driving Vehicle. It’s a concept transportation that encourages people to interact with each other by combining several modules to create bigger and comfortable space when traveling. Based on researches, self-driving vehicle is considered to be 99% safer than human driving and much cheaper compared to human driven taxi. The seat design inside this vehicle is pretty innovative, it was inspired by origami shape/form that enables you to construct multiple configuration based on your needs from conventional chair, lounge, relax to a chair with table tray. Equipped with a custom app, you can control the destination, combination, speed limit and many more.

Designer : Tommaso Gecchelin

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Epiphyte Pavilion can travel around the world as an example of ecological building that features modern aesthetic design architecture. It’s a modular summer pavilion which has been developed to be easy to deconstruct as well as transport. This pre-fabricated building is designed to have zero carbon emissions, it collects energy at daytime from the sun and utilizes it as projection at night. The designers want to demonstrate how this building takes advantage of its green and urban surrounding while providing an interesting space for the public such as art installations or exhibitions.

Designers : Marvin Bratke and Tor-Magnus Horten

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I guess the title says it all, Cuissential SlickBoil is a cool collapsible silicone tea kettle, thus eliminating the need for large space in your kitchen. A perfect kettle to carry when you go camping, hiking, or traveling, it collapse into small and compact form enough (under 2,5”) to fit easily in your bag or kitchen drawer. If you live in a small spaced apartment or Recreation Vehicle (RV), you definitely should checkout this product, hey, you can also keep it in you office. Making tea, coffee, soup, or any hot beverages won’t be an issue, Cuissential SlickBoil boils up to 4 cups of water.

Many customers who have purchased Cuissential SlickBoil agree that this product looks good and works great, it does the job well while looking stylish in the process. Due to its silicone body, I strongly suggest you not to use the kettle over a large flame, don’t let the flame exceed the stainless steel base and come in contact with the silicone body for safe operation.

From : Cuissential [Buy it here]

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