What’s new in 2008!
Happy New Year everyone! I have started my new year with new innovations in technology. The 2008 International Consumer Electronics Show (CES) took place January 7-10, 2008 in Las Vegas, Nevada. With a record 1.85 million net square feet of exhibit space – the largest in show history –
Good old radiators!
I don’t have a radiator last 10 years. It is one of the good things – and bad things – of living in southern California. It is good because I love hot weather. But every now and then, I miss cold weather when you watch a movie under a blanket with your warm tea
4D Designs
When I first saw the photograph, I thought it is a tree with lighting around. But it is not! This is an eye catching, and creative light. “My mission is to create innovative designs and products by using only the minimum in materials and processes” says Mike Radford in his web site, 4D Designs.
The Energy Saving Adapters
The Energy Saving Adapters – EDF – by Gilles Belles not only look good but have some smarts behind them too. The standby mode of the electrical appliances can represent up to 10% of the electric consumption of housing (except heating).
Democracy in Architecture (& in Office)
By now everyone has seen offices without walls. But how about an office with no walls, no divider panels, and no fixed workstations? A space where everyone from the CEO to the most junior admin uses identical furniture – all on wheels – that can be moved at a moment’s notice anywhere in the building [...]
The best design products 2007
The winners of the red dot award, one of the largest and most renowned international design competitions, have been chosen. From the absolute record number of 2,548 submitted products, which had been sent to Essen for assessment by the experts, a total of 43 top products have received the ‘red dot: best of the best’ [...]
The Digital House
When computer aided design (CAD) became a common ground for designers, everyone’s vision was not to draw but also to build it in the computer and then drive the machinery to build it. Softwares, such as AutoCAD, Revit, build electronic versions of buildings, and a lot of architectural cabinetry is produced from CAD drawings using [...]
Turkish Designs on Display at Salone del Mobile
During Salone Internazionale del Mobile 2007, which will be held April 18-23 in Milan, Turkish furniture company Nurus will bring together innovative Turkish designers with “Ilk in Milano” a collaborative effort featuring unique designs and products. The exhibition aims to provide an experience with “the Turkish touch in design.” It will be accompanied by a [...]
Amazing New Billboard Concepts
This is an innovative idea from Ian Hart for a Mustang billboard campaign. According to Hart the billboards are “constructed from GE Lexan EXL semi-transparent resin, the billboard accurately blurs the scene behind it regardless of day, weather or season.”
