The U-Button Iron concept is pretty interesting as it offers something traditional irons don't - you get a retracting tip which reveals a 'U', making it capable of sliding right under a button to provide you with a fully ironed shirt. Not too big of a deal if you ask us, but perfectionists would definitely agree that the U-Button Iron ought to hit the market soonest possible so that there isn't a single crease in their line of workclothes.
The Recycle Origami probably runs on magic - how else are you going to explain feeding it trash papers and having it spit out fancy origami creations made from the same, discarded paper? This concept device comes with a touchscreen navigation display for you to select the final 'product' that comes out, and we would prefer to have a random option thrown in for greater spontaniety and fun. There is no explanation on how the Recycle Origami bin is powered though, and neither do we know what sort of gremlins it has within working round the clock to create a slew of different origami designs.
Caffe Inn emphasizes on brand value of Nespresso
Based on the brand value of Nespresso, the ‘Caffe Inn’ by French designer Charles Teyssier is a simple yet sleek coffee machine that makes coffee brewing a unique experience while emphasizing the quality of the beverage. Integrating two activation buttons and a capsule drawer/container at the top of its face, the coffee machine brews coffee from an outlet located underneath the container into the cup lying on the drip trey at the base. While the water indicator on the left lets you know about the water level in the coffee machine.
Mini-Nespresso, portable coffee machine for caffeine addicts
If you are one of those addicts who cannot start his/her day without a cuppa coffee, designer Hopfgartner Gerda has a portable coffee machine designed to let you enjoy the booster, regardless of the occasion or location. Dubbed ‘Mini-Nespresso,’ the mobile coffee-machine the Italian designer includes a 300 ml detachable water tank that can be refilled afterwards. Integrating the cups within, through a technical design, the Mini-Nespresso runs on electricity via a rechargeable battery or an adapter. Ideal for trekking or camping, the portable coffee machine easily fits in your backpack and let you enjoy a cup of coffee anywhere, anytime.
Park your butt on it or stow some books; you got to hand it to these wonderful designers for addressing many issues at one go. For example, if you have space crunch, then this impromptu bookshelf stool is handy. Notice how the deep U-s hold thick fat books comfortably! You like modular, multifunctional stuff; check the box!
Using bending technique for molding the 8 layers of industrial gray felt (stuck with epoxy resin) and 2 layers of veneer, this piece could add a third dimension to it….use it as a table!
Designers: Can Onart, Elissa Myres & Bethany Casperite
(Via Yanko Design.)
My recent 32-hour train journey across the length of India brought back memories of the times when I last traveled with my son on such a long journey. He was just six months old then and I remember having to sweet talk the Pantry Attendant to keeping the milk bottle in the fridge and later re-heating it on the stove for me. Times have changed and we no longer need to rely on such small mercies. Take this Baby Bottle Thermos for example; it’s the apt design for a mother who is traveling with a baby.
The 2-in-1 bottle features a temperature retentive case that keeps the contents warm. The semi-transparent finish, fine chrome detailed rim and see-through rubber lid on the top, complement the design perfectly. The innovation lies in fact that the bottle doubles up as a thermos; hence you can store and use the same bottle for feeding.
No sweet-talking Pantry Attendants for favors anymore!
Designer: Christopher Lavelanet
(Via Yanko Design.)
How many of us cannot live without our daily cuppa the moment we wake up or arrive at the office? For those who answered with a hearty 'Aye!', then you ought to know that coffee makers aren't exactly pieces of artwork in the kitchen. Design student Kamil Kurka decided otherwise with his striking wedge-shaped coffee maker that...makes coffee. It won't be faster or better than others in the market if produced, but it sure looks mighty fine in any home or office! No idea whether something like this will ever roll off the production line though.
Boogie Woogie Rolling Salt & Pepper Shakers
By Andrew Liszewski
How brilliant is this? The Boogie Woogie salt and pepper shakers designed by Hauke Murken and Sven Hansen each feature a set of over-sized wheels allowing them to be rolled across the dinner table whenever anyone asks you to pass the salt and pepper. I assume the shakers are weighted on the bottom so they remain upright at all times, even when being rolled, and the anodized aluminum finish is the icing on the cake, or salt on the fries, depending on how you look at it. The best part though is that this isn’t a concept, but an actual product that will be hitting store shelves sometime in May. Though which stores specifically remains a mystery.
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Sit Down With a Nice One-Cable Espresso
Returning hero Andrew Seunghyun Kim - whose been getting designs published with Yanko since 2007, presents this all-in-one screen. It’s the ‘Espresso’ and it’s got one cable. It’s your TV, your multimedia collection, and your home internet display. Built-in DVD player, speakers, and wi-fi. Slots along the right side for plug-n-play add-ons. Available in 2 colors: single-shot or double-shot - for those of you who need that extra jolt. Then- touch screen remote- coffee cup touch charger for the remote.
Touch everything. The remote is reel-similar to what the modern iPod screens look like, along with the fluid covers n’ stuff. The bottom or back-side of the remote has a ridge to resemble the bottom of a coffee cup, which, incidentally, makes it nice to handle. And the coffee cup you see below is the charger for the remote. Just place it on top! Induction!
I encourage all Yanko users to comment on this project here, of course, then explore the rest of Andrew Seunghyun Kim’s designs here on Yanko : Search ‘Andrew Seunghyun Kim’, then read Kim’s message board post over at Core77 - kindly submitted to us by 울트라 쫄핑크 TaoNova. Thanks for all tips!
Designer: Andrew Seunghyun Kim
(Via Yanko Design.)
Nilko IMO Coffee Maker Concept
Alisson Wilson Ströher has come up with this conceptual coffee maker that doubles up as an arm wrestling robot (or at least it tries to look the part), known as the Nilko IMO. What makes it special is the compact size that can be folded up for easy storage when not in use, and being able to hold lots of coffee when fully folded out. The water reservoir is able to brew around three average-sized packets of coffee at a time. Definitely a home appliance that will fit into many modern abodes although the more traditional cottage types might ditch the idea altogether.
Many of you must be accustomed to a dishwasher but a better part of the world still hand washes the dishes. They either towel dries them or puts them up in racks for air drying. No doubt air-drying is a better method and to max this is the Trio Dish Drier. What’s special about this one, is that it’s got these cute little containers at the bottom of the rack that houses herbs. Essentially, the residual water from the washed dishes trickles down to the plants to water them. Nice!
Designer: Jordan Bailey
(Via Yanko Design.)
From the size of it I know most people will go, ‘Tch, tch that’s a really small dishwasher!’ But sweets this one’s for the double-income-no-children types and singles. That’s how specific designing is getting these days, and me being from the old school of thought of big happy families is finding it hard to digest! The sleek looking Gota is small enough to fit on the kitchen platform and has an eco-sense as well. Its one of those niche things that couples will like to show off about.
In its pre-wash cycle the dishwasher steams up the dishes and recycles the cooled down residual H2O for the later-on cycles. That’s a neat way of conserving water for a pint-sized washer! The body of the Gota is crafted from ABS polycarbonate and the internal tank stores sufficient enough water for a round of cleaning.
So what do you say…will you go for something small and compact as this or do you belong to my school of thought?
Designer: Ibsen Caldas & CWB Staff
(Via Yanko Design.)
Fridge on Top of Fridge on Top of Fridge
Have you rented a house lately? I’ve noticed something about rental places. They all (most) have just those white or yellow full old fridges. Made for people who have eyes on long tendrils. Or for hotdish, which I do not object to. Anyway. What we’ve got here is what modern folks in living situations (everyone in the world) should get their paws on for kitchen time. The ‘Celsius’ - modular refrigeration unit.
From floor to waist, use the drawer units. For above the waist, use the cabinet-style. See all food though double-glazed and tinted doors. Custom inserts for every different little sort of item, and I quote, ‘fruit, vegetables, meat & fish, dairy, bottles & jars, pantry and win as well as optional shelf space.’
Each unit has 5 temperature presets, each of them tweakable. The temp inside the unit is displayed on its control panel’s LCD screen. Black satin cabinets with silky smooth features such as recessed handle grooves and streamlined glass panels. Adjustable feet allowing nice looks in the kitchen, the living room, or whatever room you like.
(Bathroom beertime?)
(I think so.)
Statistics and facts time from the source!
In order to maintain efficiency and standards, each cabinet is manufactured according to current practice. Cabinets are assembled from 0.5mm Cold Rolled Coil Steel with Polyurethane insulation. The compressor, condenser and evaporator coils as well as heat sinks are located in the base unit. The system includes an adaptation of existing airflow technology. Supply and return of refrigerated air takes place in the two airstream pipes located at the back of the refrigerator, each containing a system of fans, which create a forced airflow, drawing on refrigerated air generated by the base unit. A baffle in each cabinet opens and closes to regulate airflow and temperature inside the refrigerated space. A thermocouple located in the wall of each cabinet senses a rise or drop in temperature, relays to the CPU, which sends a charge to a bellows, which compresses or expands, pulling the baffle open or closed, depending on the temperature requirement.
Very nice.
Each unit sold separately.
Each little cabinet, that is.
Good idea.
Designer: Angeline Meloche
(Via Yanko Design.)
The Zero-Electricity Fridge is another conceptual portable device with advanced technology. Designed by a team at stanfrod, funded by Adam Grosser, came up with a device that essentially doesn’t require any electricity to operate. As the device heats—put it over a fire, it automatically triggers some sort of coolant. It then acts like a powerful cold pack, turning anything from a jug to a hole in the ground into a twenty-four-hour minifridge. A great device for doctors to keep vaccines at proper temperatures in areas with no electricity.
(Via TechFresh.net - Cell Phones, Laptops, Video Games, iPods, Cameras.)
I know I’m not the only one salivating over the forthcoming Star Trek movie, so to appease our mutual appetites for the franchise reset I present the Daybed from Manuelsaez. Designed for its client Humanscale, Manuelsaez attempted to prevent unhealthy postures born of coffee table and couch computing. Although Intended for light home office use, anyone with one of these in their den is definitely putting in extra hours on the ol’ intertubes.
Designer: Manuelsaez
(Via Yanko Design.)
The art of lighting design is finding ways to articulate glaring light out over surfaces without inefficiently wasting too much of the lamp’s power. Daniel Becker accomplishes that in his ‘Melting Light’ by hanging an LED packed ‘raindrop’ below a rippling plastic reflector. The brilliance of Daniel’s light is in the rippling shape; by spreading the otherwise harsh reflection out over three concentric circles, the glare and shadows are softened and become pleasing to the eye.
Designer: Daniel Becker
(Via Yanko Design.)
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