Hydrogen-Powered Mercedes Roadster
Someone at Mercedes-Benz is either truly inspired or clearly suffering from dementia. What better way to showcase the future of hydrogen-electric fuel cell technology than with this stunning roadster concept. For nearly a year, 150 “trainees and dual education system students worked on the overall concept, development, assembly, and completion of the F-CELL Roadster.” Basically a bunch of design students were brought on by Daimler to “demonstrate how the topic of sustainable mobility has become an integral part of our vocational training…” The result is not only a throw back to the Benz Patent Motor Car from 1886, but a leap forward with integrated next-gen technologies like a drive-by-wire joystick replacing the traditional steering wheel and an emission free fuel cell system. Handle-bar mustache and goggles sold separately.
Via & more: Yanko Design
Crinolina by Susanne Philippson from Pallucco
Crinolina plays with the expressive abstraction of the hooped skirt fashion from centuries long passed – eventually translated into a unique and modern lighting design by Susanne Philippson. The characteristic of the lamp is its outer lampshade which plays with carefully balanced open and closed surfaces. Viewed from various angles the outer shade shows both symmetric and almost deconstructivist asymmetric appearance. Crinolina is made from textile covered PVC and Epoxy Powdercoated steel and comes in a variation of three colors ( antracite, white and a deep purple) always in combination with a golden reflective foil for a warm and ambient light. The lamps will be available with both Halogen and energy saving bulbs .
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6×11 Alpine hut by OFIS Architects
The hut is situated in a small Alpine village, part of Triglav national park in Slovenia, with very strict rules of construction and architectural design. The client bought the site together with existing construction permit for the generic project. Demand was not to change construction permit but change the elements of the house to suit his family, sustainable factor and open the windows toward the views.
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Clickable Colors by Antrepo
Antrepo asks the question: What is the colour of the Internet? Not an easy question to answer, is it? First, the company had to determine how many websites exist. According to a Netcraft index, in August 2008 there were 176,748,506 and 224,749,695 as of March 2009. Then it was a matter of determining the top sites. Top list information for the categories of design, game and global is from the Alexa Web Information Service. Blog top list information is from Technorati. Finally, an analysis of the palette was made and the results presented in poster format.
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Gospel by Studio Job
Belgian designers Studio Job will present a new bible-inspired collection in Milan next month called The Gospel. The collection features sculptures depicting biblical scenes and a rusty cast-iron dinner service. The Gospel is at Chiostri di San Simpliciano, Via dei Cavalieri del Santo Sepolcro 3, 20121 Milan, Italy from 22-27 April 2009. Opening times: 19.00-22.00 on 22 April; 10.00-2100 from 23-27 April.
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Corallo by Studio Lagranja from Pallucco
Corallo is a fluorescent light source family lamp, composed by floor and hanging versions. Many modular elements, done by injection moulded polycarbonate, that remind a see coral branch. “ We wanted to project a lamp that was articulated and rich at the same time, starting from a simple module, that repeating itself, grows just like natural structures, from simplicity to complexity” Studio Lagranja
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Aktipis Flowershop by Point Supreme Architects
Athens studio Point Supreme Architects have designed an interior for a florist in Patras, Greece. The shop is furnished with 14 tables clad in white tiles, which occupy the centre of the shop and allow for changing displays. The walls are decorated with jungle imagery, while painted birds adorn electrical fixtures and plastic lizards rest on the tables.
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Regenesi Fruit Bag by Setzu and Shinobu Ito
Regenesi‘s mandate is to use only post-consumer materials treated with original processing techniques that allow for the same quality standards associated with virgin raw materials. Regenesi’s products hail from a range of designers such as Denis Santachiara, Matali Crasset, Setsu and Shinobu Ito, Giulio Iacchetti and Marco Ferreri, and products include elegant plates made out of 100 cans or a wastepaper basket made from regenerated leather. Shown above is the Fruit Bag by Setsu and Shinobu Ito. Regenesi will be exhibiting at FuoriSalone in Milan next month.
Via & more: Moco Loco
Collection One by hundredstensunits
Young Coventry designers hundredstensunits have designed their first collection of furniture and products. The studio was established by Matt Bassett, David Horan and Tom Nelson following their graduation in June last year.
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Itay Ohaly: Interlock
Israeli designer Itay Ohaly has sent us images of his latest work ‘Interlock’, that he created made from an acrylic sheet and wood. The project examines the possibilities and potential embodied in connection between mold and raw material, using thermoplastic board processing.
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