Designed by Tadahito Ishibashi, the Brunopasso PD-1 Coffee features car inspired design like a gear stick like pull handle, race car motifs, speedometer-like gauges and a curvacious design reminiscent of 60’s race cars. Even the colours look like car paint.
Friday 15 May 2009
Brunopasso Coffee Machine
Maltron Keyboards
God these look gash!
The day I use one of these I will put a bullet in my head.
The promotional video is hilarious though!
Additional Requirement 4
Argh my pet hate, "environmentally friendly" to be truly environmentally friendly, kill yourself! Everything we do changes our environment, nearly all products out there just reduce the impact of us on the environment which is all well and good, but it's not what we make our products out of that matters, it's our inherent need to own too much stuff, our consumer driven lifestyle! The human race in my view will never be an environmentally friendly one, to do that we need to live in the past, before technology and mass manufacturing but who will give up luxury and the modern lifestyle?. We need to be cave men haha.
Good
Natural Insulations:
- Are more thermally efficient than mineral fibre
- Use less energy and emit less CO2 in manufacture than mineral fibre
- Are safer to handle than mineral fibre
- Have the ability to absorb and desorb moisture without losing their efficiency
- Can help UK sheep farmers
- Can be composted or incinerated for energy use at the end of their (long) life
Bad
Patio heaters are awful for the environment, they consume huge amounts of gas and have a very low efficency. The average patio heater emits about 50kg (110lb) of carbon dioxide per year, according to the energy trust.
Recognise this?
Additional Requirement 3
Nintendo Game Boy
When playing the games the game play can get very intense therefore raising your heartrate and adrenaline levels. Its form is also very pleasing, it sits well in the hands inspite of its chunky shape. The buttons are positioned so they are easy to reach with your thumbs. It is portable so can be taken anywhere and enjoyed.
Emotional
There are many games available for the Game Boy, some of which include decisions on an emotional level for example who to save from dieing etc. Owning a Game Boy could also teach a child to care for it's possessions, if the friends of a child all have a Game Boy then they talk to each other about it, and inevitably give advice and instructions to each other on how to do things.
Intellectual
There are loads of educational and puzzle/problem games available for the Game Boy one of the most famous being Tetris.
After finishing a level on a game a child could feel a sense of fulfilment a sense that they have achieved someting that may have taken them a number of goes, it teaches them that if they perservere with something then they can achieve it.
Micro Four Thirds Camera
Additional Requirement 2
The Raleigh Chopper
How it works? Well it's a bike, you turn the pedals and the rear wheel also turns causing you to move forwards. It has various different sized sprockets attached to the rear hub to act as gears and one large sprocket on attached to the pedals, it is chain driven.
How it is used? The user sits on the seat with their feet on the pedals, hands on the handle bars and starts to turn the pedals causing the bike to move. It is only really meant to be used by children but many adults have and use them now, although they do look stupid.
How it benefits the user? A bike in general enables the user to go places in a shorter amount of time and often in more comfort.
Product strengths and weaknesses Raleigh launched the Chopper in America in 1969, and in England the following year, where it proved far more popular. Within 10 years, over 1.5million were sold in the UK, despite that it was very expensive £32.55 about £290 today. They were based on the very 'cool' American chopper motorcycles. It had a frame-mounted car like gear lever this also added to it's 'coolness' factor. Other differences were the unusual frame, long padded seat with backrest which kids could give their mates backies on, sprung suspension at the back, high-rise handlebars, and differently sized front (16") and rear (20") wheels. It was as close as kids could get to riding a real motorbike.
How it might be improved I'm not sure if you could improve it as it is a design classic and it has been so successful for a reason. If Raleigh were to re release it again with a face lift then i think they should make it slightly more curvaceous and aggressive looking.
Ray Ban Wayfarers
The arms fold out and the glasses are pushed onto the face and rest on the tops of the ears and the bridge of the nose, the lenses prevent most of the sunlight from getting to the eyes therefore making it easier to see in bright light conditions. The strengths of this product are; they were one of the first pairs of sunglasses to use plastic as the material for the frames, glasses before these used metal wire. They made quite a few appearances in famous films when they were released with some big celebrity's wearing them which boosted their sales. Improvements have been made since their release in 1952, the acetate frames have been replaced using a much lighter plastic and the frames have been made smaller and less angular.
Etch A Sketch
How it benefits the user This was designed to be a fun and clean way of drawing pictures.
Strengths and weaknesses It has sold over 100million units since its realease in 1960 so it has been very successful. One weakness is that it is very hard to rub out mistakes so you basically have to get it right every time.
Dyson Ball
How it works and is used? "We’ve done away with wheels. The new Dyson upright machines ride on a ball so you can steer with ease - no more push/pull around corners and obstacles. Inside the ball is the motor, giving the machine a lower centre of gravity and improving manoeuvrability even further."
Strengths and Weaknesses Some say its suction isn't very good due to having the motor in the ball, all Dysons are also very heavy therefore older users may find them awkward to use, the ball makes it very easy to tunr corners quickly and with less effort.
Eames Lounge Chair
This is one of the most famous pieces of furniture design ever, released in 1956. The chair is made out of 3 curved plywood shells.
It was instantly a hit, Charles's vision was for a chair with "the warm, receptive look of a well-used first baseman's mitt"
The only way you would improves this design is by introducing different colours and materials into it.
I really like these chairs and would love one when I have a house.
Summary
Most of these products are re-designs of existing products that don't work very well or have gone out of style, the Eames chair and Ray Bans made use of new materials and process that were invented. I think this is the most important factor in design, to keep up with brand new materials and manufacturing processes to make your products cutting edge and interesting.
Wednesday 13 May 2009
Yomega
I bought one of these the other day, I love yoyo's, the way they look and feel and the noise they make. I've been additively playing with it for ages!
Worlds Biggest And Smallest
Just shows how varied the human race can be.
The worlds longest legs and the worlds smallest man, looks like hes just fallen out of her!
Radiator
'Ciussai' heater by G Di Tullio and S Ragaini for Adhoc. I think this is a really interesting radiator design, vey unique, not sure how efficient or how well it works though.
Robert Bronwasser Ceramics
I hadn't heard of this guy before but I came across some of his new range of ceramic products and I have to say that I really like them. They bring a fun element into everyday items.
Toilet Seat
I like this toilet seat made of some sort of ceramic material, designed by Babro Aaberg..jpg)
Blow Up Doll Coats
Thes are weird, I don't think i'd have one but they are good on a weirdly funny level.
If you really want to look at some more of these then heres a link the rest are a little ruder using other bits of the dolls. There is a hilarious one of a guy with a boob on the side of his head.
OLED Lamp
This is called the 'Comet' designed by Kira. The organic light emitting diodes are sandwiched between washi paper made from kozo fibers from a Mulberry tree. The body of the lamp on, is made of un-green acrylic.
Nice Yacht
Lord Norman Fosters first super-yacht design, the $24 million Ocean Emerald. The yacht's a time share it is 134-foot in length and sleeps 12, in five suites, furnished by Cassina. All i can say is WOW.
Wattcher
Eneco, a Dutch energy company want to challenge people to lower their energy use. The device was designed by Marcel Wanders. The Wattcher plugs into an electrical socket and simply monitors and displays your energy use.
I think that this is a really good product as most people don't know how much energy they are using until the bill comes in the post. When you have appliances turned on like your TV, computer etc their consumption of energy is almost 'invisible' meaning that the user hasn't got a clue how much they are using.
With this device the homeowner could try and stay below a certain value all the time and therfore save money and energy.
Tuesday 12 May 2009
New Panasonic Floor Cleaner
I don't really find this product very interesting apart from it's name- Fukitorimushi, hahaha meaning "wipe-up bug". It just looks like someone has stuffed a pillow case with an RC car!
Anyway it goes round on the floor picking up dirt and dust with its super-absorbent nanofibre cloth skin.
Greensulate
"Agricultural byproducts such as seed husks, which would normally be agricultural waste, are used as the building blocks. * Once the seed husks are wet, they are combined with mushroom roots, which act as a binding agent. With a conventional product like polystyrene, petroleum is used as the binder. * The seed husks serve as "food" for the mushroom and the self-assembly begins. According to Bayer, "The factory is the organism" in this highly efficient process. * Mushrooms like darkness, so no light or energy is needed until the end of the process when the material is dried out and shaped. * The "acorn" composite material can be shaped into packaging material for everything from televisions to medicine, and test installations of "greensulate," the organic insulation have already begun."
I would definitely consider using this as insulation for my house one day, an amazingly inventive idea!
Alessi Kaj Watch
Yep another watch....
"The Kaj collection designed by Karim Rashid is symbolic of technology, the cosmos and the passage and cyclical nature of time's Polyurethane case & strap, acrylic crystal and 3ATM water resistant." I really like these watches although I think they suit women more than men because of their bright colours.
Fantastic 4 Pop Up Book
I bought this a few months ago, as soon as I saw it in Waterstones I immediately had to have it, I think you will agree that it is pretty cool with it's vivid colours and fun layout. As you open the pages they don't just pop out, some of the pieces turn. There are other ones available, I might get some of those soon.
Monday 11 May 2009
Stupid Sock Creatures
I recently bought a book called 'Stupid Sock Creatures' it is a great book full of weird and wonderfull characters made out of socks, gloves and other small accessories.
I will get round to making some one day!
Lego Vid
This is a cool 80's video of how they made lego bricks back in the day, it's probably very similar today.
Pecan Pals!
These cute little guys are made from 100% sustainably harvested wood from rubber trees that would otherwise go to waste.
Rubber trees are planted for their rubber, and after about 20 years, their rubber yields start to diminish and are chopped down.
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