I really do hope pegasus wheelchair is going to be mass produced, it will help a lot of disabled people moving efficiently. Compared to manually operated wheelchairs, pegasus is trying to break the image of the old wheelchair by combining electric drive motor with gyroscopic sensors to help the driver to move not just forward and backward but also in an upright position. The problem left would be the balance issue, since this is still a concept, there is no detailed description on how this pegasus wheelchair will handle that.
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A new design from Joey Roth, carry-on luggage to articulate the lost romance of air travel. The design also pulls from the golden age of ocean liners: the black lacquered finish will become beautifully scraped and chipped as the suitcase travels with you, revealing the bamboo plywood beneath. The patina will develop with each trip you take. The wood bar serves as a carrying handle when closed. It unfolds, using simple 45-degree angles between bars and rotating joints, to allow the user to roll the suitcase. The interior has four drawers with bamboo bases and soft felt walls. The bottom drawer is sized for laptops. Instead of unpacking your clothes once you reach your destination, the carry-on suitcase functions as a very livable wardrobe while you?re on the go.
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Searching for luxury flame ? Radius Design offers its new collection : Home Flame Collection. This fireplace offers combustion chamber made of double-skin stainless steel, with a special ceramic sponge in the middle. This technology makes sure that each combustion creates a beautiful flame down to the very last drop of bio-ethanol. Michael Rosing, the designer, has developed several design to make you free to choose where to place the fireplace (wall, floor, or table-top mounting).
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Still remember the post about peugeot flux concept ? Its not our imagination now, they showed the car concept at frankfurt motorshow. But why do I feel like the car doesn’t look as good as the original designer drew at the first place? Hm…probably it’s just me. See more pictures here …
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In domestic environments buckets are used in endless ways – whether it is for cleaning purposes, washing your feet, cooling beer or carrying something. With the ?Take-Away Sink? there is no need for an extra bucket that has to be stored and that is often too big for filling it conveniently in an ordinary kitchen sink. Furthermore the possibility of removing the washbasin encourages the saving of water by the re-usage of it.
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