There’s something very interesting and modern about these partially handblown lights. I can’t pinpoint what it is that I like about them, perhaps it’s the organic shape or the interesting contrast of lamp flowing into itself…regardless, I want! Though the phallic-ness could get a bit disturbing after a while.. via DesignWithinReach
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DWR: lighting
Posted by Tiffany Wan on July 2, 2010
http://tiffanywan.com/blog/2010/07/dwr-lighting/
mittens
I know it’s the middle of summer and the last thing on our mind is cold hands, but these “ordinary mittens” are adorable and thoughtful! I’m not sure who makes them, but I love them! No worries about loosing your kids’ mittens and encourage them to hold your hand while crossing the street… simple and [...]
Posted by Tiffany Wan on July 1, 2010
http://tiffanywan.com/blog/2010/07/mittens/
Shanghai Tang
If you don’t know about Shanghai Tang, (in addition to the Chinese translation of Shanghai’s Bund), it’s a high-end fashion brand that uses traditional Chinese design to influence it’s lifestyle and fashion products. Shanghai Tang is the first luxury brand emerging from China. Its design mission is to revitalise Chinese innovation and to interweave it with [...]
Posted by Tiffany Wan on June 24, 2010
http://tiffanywan.com/blog/2010/06/shanghai-tang/
melting LED lightbulbs
A subtle and poetic reminder of energy waste… (looks a bit like melting ice-cream too!.. maybe I’m just always thinking about food.) Each time you’d switch these melting LED bulb lamps on, you’d be reminded of the unnecessary energy being wasted, killing our fine world. Keita Ogawa’s concept isn’t available to buy yet, but is [...]
Posted by Tiffany Wan on June 17, 2010
http://tiffanywan.com/blog/2010/06/melting-led-lightbulbs/
anywhere: a travel guide
Magda Lipka Falck’s project, for the 2010 degree exhibition of Stockholm’s art and design school Konstfack, examines the idea of travel books. Titled ”Anywhere—A Travel Guide” Falck allows for journeys of all sorts: across the globe, around the block, or within ourselves. Free of acknowledging any specific place she has “created a travel guide that is situated somewhere in [...]
Posted by Tiffany Wan on June 6, 2010
http://tiffanywan.com/blog/2010/06/anywhere-a-travel-guide/
Scooter Armor
Marc Graells, inspired by animals with natural defenses like an armadillo, proposes a new type of protection and anti-theft alarm for the scooter: Protect 486. Protect 486 is an anti-theft armor with burglar alarm, and also protecting your scooter from sunshine and rainwater. It would certainly be an interesting site to see multiples of these [...]
Posted by Tiffany Wan on June 3, 2010
http://tiffanywan.com/blog/2010/06/scooter-armor/
Yves Behar’s FuseProject: free eyeglasses
Mexican government sponsored program “See Better to Learn Better” partnered with FuseProject to develop a line of free eyeglasses, Collección Escolar 2010, especially for students aged 6-18. The glasses are customizable, fashionable, and nearly unbreakable with seven different colors, five shapes to choose from, and three different sizes. Lovely! Well reported at Core77, FastCompany, and Good
Posted by Tiffany Wan on May 25, 2010
http://tiffanywan.com/blog/2010/05/yves-behars-fuseproject-free-eyeglasses/
‘IronMan2′ costume is 3D printed
All along I’m sure we all assumed that the costume for IronMan2 was a result of amazing costume design or CGI (Computer Generated Imagery), but the IronMan2 costume is evidence that shows just how far along technology and 3D printing has come. That’s right. The IronMan2 costume is a rapid 3D prototype, easily replicated and [...]
Posted by Tiffany Wan on May 22, 2010
http://tiffanywan.com/blog/2010/05/ironman2-costume-is-3d-printed/