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Recycle Your Old Cell Phone to Help Quake Victims in Haiti
Have an old cell phone just sitting in your electronics drawer? Consider putting it to good use and donating it to ReCellular’s Phones for Haiti program, a cell phone recycling initiative to provide disaster relief for the recent Haiti earthquake. There are over one billion used phones sitting around and gathering dust, and just a tiny percentage of those could equal millions of dollars for quake victims.
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RGO2 by Rui Grazina
Portuguese designer Rui Grazina has designed a cube-shaped jewellery box with a drawer on each face. (more…)
Artematica Noce Tattile: A Kitchen That Brings Back Harmonious And Ancestral Sensations
With todays modern living, it is still lovely to look back into the past and how harmonious and ancestral the way people live then. Valcucine, and Italian brand of kitchen products, has proudly presented their Artematica Noce Tattile kitchen designed by Gabriele Centazzo. Using an age-old material, wood, the Artematica Noce Tattile has simple and minimalist lines that will surely make every kitchen carry the feel of the past with the look of the future. In addition to the exceptional look, Artematica Noce Tattile feature high-tech wooden doors, aluminum frames, carbon-finish drawer runners, and glass base units. Another interesting thing about this kitchen is its being a recyclable item.
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Neoset Modern Childrens Bedroom Furniture by Karim Rashid
Designer Karim Rashid’sNeoset childrens bedroom set is destined to get your kids eye for cutting edge design started from a young age. The bedroom collection is to features twin and bunk beds, storage shelving and drawers, and some visual pizzazz as you might expect from the king of modern furniture design. Visit karimrashid.com for a look at all of Rashid’s creations including art, packaging, and so many awesome designs here.
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Recycling bin solution
This is Glyn’s second, which I think is just brilliant. Compared to his, my Effektiv cabinet with custom drawers recycling corner looks ghastly. Glyn’s does take a lot of space but oh-what-joy to sort and hide the recyclables beautifully.
He says, “In Germany it is required to recycle. You basically need a bin for everything: glass, paper, batteries, plastic and metal packaging, organic waste and the rest of household waste. As you can imagine, for all those bins alone you need to come up with an idea if you don’t want them to dominate your kitchen. Since we only rent an apartment we don’t have much choice of where to put all that stuff. So we’ve come up with the idea of having a recycling cupboard dedicated to the biggest bins.
We took a Akurum cupboard with Applad doors and handles to match our Ikea kitchen. Put the worktop on which is also used in the kitchen and cut two round holes in it. We sealed and glued the inside cut with edging strip which came with the work top. As lids we used some wooden food plates which Ikea sold in the summer and added Ikea door knobs. In order for the lids not to fall through we cut the holes in the Akurum top about 2 cm smaller than the one in the worktop.
And voila! Our recycling cupboard was done.”
Play Ground, Play Table living table by Jin-Woog Koo
Korean designer Jin-Woog Koo from Nothing Design Group has come up with a lovely table that promises to give life to your interiors. Including planter compartments, aquarium compartments and usual drawers for storage, the Play Ground, Play Table
Big roomy cat litter
Karla finds a litter box solution for her two big cats.
She says, “Originally, the litter box was in our spare bedroom, but a visit from my out of town parents prompted me to build/hack a litter box enclosure that could be placed in another part of the house. We have two large kitties (Stardust and Thor), so we needed something with lots of space. I decided to go with the Varde sink cabinet with countertop.
The kitties enter though the cat flap on the side of the cabinet, walk through an “entry” area lined with a litter mat, and do their business in a large tub.
Instead of installing an entire pet door, I bought a replacement flap and secured it with wood screws. I put a border around the flap to conceal some not-so-straight jigsaw work and to make it look a little more like a door. I used industrial strength Velcro to secure the box to a piece of plastic coated particle board, which I then mounted on drawer slides. The box slides out for easy scooping, and because it’s attached with Velcro, it can be detached from the board for thorough cleaning when necessary. I also cut out three rear vents on the back of the cabinet for ventilation. In addition, I installed two mesh trays for storage – one above the box and one above the litter mat. The tray above the box holds a carbon filter for absorbing odors and the one above the litter mat holds a small hand held brush and dustpan for cleaning up litter.
Overall, I’m very satisfied with how this turned out – litter tracking is mostly contained in the cabinet and odor is pretty non-existent. The kitties love their private and spacious litter box too!”
Getting Personal With The Designers – Part II
In Part II of Getting Personal With The Designers, YD talks with the energetic Branko Lukic, enigmatic Brandon Perhacs and the articulate duo Liz Kinnmark & Kegan Fisher. Its quite clear from his talks that Branko is as passionate about food as he is about his venture, Webble. Brandon speaks about how truth, beauty & simplicity can be the defining factors of your works. And if you need a lesson in determinationto turn glut into creative, desirable objects then take lead from Liz Kinnmark and Kegan Fisher of Design Glut.
What one product in the history of design do you wish had your name on it?
Branko Lukic: Not possible to answer, but if you put me against the wall and say, “You must say what it is”, then I guess I need to reflect on at least one absolutely extraordinary piece: “How High the Moon” by Shiro Kuramata. But, I can not see myself putting my name on objects I have not designed…
Brandon Perhacs: If I were to single out one artist/designer that has most influenced my work and the path that Ive taken, it would undoubtedly be Isamu Noguchi.And of all the work he has created, his venture into product design with the Akari lamp series has had the most profound affect on me.Since the age of 13, when I was first introduced to his work, the Akari lamps have remained a guidepost for my design, something I can always come back to for inspiration no matter what turn my design aesthetic might take.For me, these lamps exemplify how a single product can inject poetry and emotion into an environment creating an entirely new space.
Liz Kinnmark & Kegan Fisher:The Model-T
How have your design processes and the way in which you view design changed over the course of your career?
Branko Lukic: From processed food to healthy food, we let go of the standard over-processed design and evolve into a post-process (less) approach. We tailor our approach to each client we work with. Everyone deserves an unique solution. We are evolving from user-centered design into experience-centered and eventually into a mind-centered design.
Brandon Perhacs: I have increasingly come to view design as a narrative to life. Each space and object one encounters in the physical world then become the words and sentences that make up the body of that story. Viewing design in this way then gives the designer/artist an outlet to express their own life narrative to others around them.Parts of their life story physically intertwining with those of others I have come to find there is a certain poetry for me looking at it in this way, which continually inspires me to create.
As far as processes go, I seem to have gotten farther and farther away over the years from using drawing as my main design tool.I continually find that working hands on with physical shapes and materials, moving, bending, cutting, and folding them, allows me to create in a much freer way.In fact, Ive found that most of my good ideas now come to me while working on unrelated projects. By discovering an interesting form or connection while Im working on an initial project, that form or connection can quickly translate into something completely new and exiting in another; an idea that never would have come about had I not been physically working the materials with my hands. By creating a three dimensional object, I am affecting the physical space around that object. And what better way to have an understandable conversation with that piece, than to be there in person during the design process?
Liz Kinnmark & Kegan Fisher: The kind of products we make hasn’t changed since the beginning. Design Glut makes objects that are unexpected, play with your perception, and put a smile on your face. We had that vision fresh out of design school. What’s changed since then is the knowledge of how to take those ideas to a store’s shelf.
In the beginning we didn’t really consider how a product would be packaged or shipped, and didn’t know how to figure out what that object would really cost to make. Since starting our business, we’ve learned that good design means more than just ending up with a cool product on the shelf. Good design incorporates a well-designed system that takes it from the manufacturer, to the store, to the customer. Everybody that touches it along the way needs to be happy.
Do you find it difficult balancing commercial awareness with your own inspiration?
Branko Lukic: The harder the challenge the more exciting it becomes for me. It is about the dialog between someone I am designing for and me. To truly understand what I am trying to accomplish. I have no struggle with the balance of commercial and inspiration. It is a lifelong journey : )
Brandon Perhacs: It seems that this very question of balance is a question almost as old as design itself.I do think that balancing commercial awareness with inspiration is one of the most challenging things for any artist or designer. With most every object I create I find myself straddling the line between pure creativity and what the market demands, with varied results. I do think its possible, and definitely favorable, to be true to your inspiration, while at the same time being commercially successful.That, I think, is what creative people constantly strive to achieve, because that then means that the artist/designer has been successful in translating their poetry into a language that all can understand.
Liz Kinnmark & Kegan Fisher: Not really. Our job is to design objects that are meaningful to other people. Our inspiration will always be there – we would never produce something that doesn’t inspire us – but wethe challenge of creating things that also inspire others. When a product is commercially successful, it’s a sign that people areing it as much as we do. Every time we hear from someone how much they like one of our products that they own, it’s incredibly inspiring!
Summarize in three words your work ethos?
Branko Lukic: Can’t find three words but here it is: 1) Sound of birds in the morning; 2) Kid, are you ready to have some fun; 3) Spaghetti, sauce and parmigiano
Ten Distinguished Gifts for Someone Who Has Everything
Christmas is fast approaching and its the season to smile and sweat! Smile: because youre going to get loads of gifts and Sweat: because youll have to reciprocate the gesture! To answer the toughest question, What do you get for someone who has everything, weve drawn up a list of Ten Gifts that are really Distinguished. An array ideas to get something for someone who is a design connoisseur.
InsideOut Martini Glasses by Alissia Melka-Teichroew: $55 for 2
Carafe & Vase by Nina Jobs: $69
Transport Urban Bag by Nathan Leon: $79
AromaUSB by Ko Yiu Fai: $26
Webble Active Footrest by BriteObjects: $150
Documents Laptop Sleeve by 25togo: $30
Salt & Pepper Shakers by Thabto: $16
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