o house

Family house h in Kyoto, Japan, created by Hideyuki Nakayama (previously presented here) for Eizo Okada, editor of influential Tokyo-based design blog dezain.net
The narrow two-storey design features a fully glazed street facade that puts on display the activity of the house.
In order to create privacy while controlling the amount of natural daylight entering the interior, textile designer Akane Moriyama has custom-made a single curtain that hangs from floor to ceiling. During the evening, the slight translucency of the fabric allows the house to glow from inside out.
Check a similar project here.
More details and pics here and here.

ZEROcopter

ZERO helicopter designed as a personal urban transport by Héctor Del Amo.
Found here.

Keep it ASS: Abstract, Simple and Subtle

Making good use of anthropomorphism isn’t easy. As you’ve probably already noticed, people may dislike products purely because of their anthropomorphic elements. One way to reduce this risk is to downplay the anthropomorphic qualities: keep it as simple, subtle and abstract as possible. When the implementation is so subtle that most people won’t consciously notice it, they are less likely to be annoyed, while the product can still achieve the desired effect. Abstraction reduces the chance of directly evoking negative emotions, while preserving the positive associations.
The Senseo coffee maker, above, was designed to resemble a butler bowing down to serve a hot cup of java. The anthropomorphic form is not obvious, but it still succeeds in evoking the pleasant sensation of being served.

From the 11 part series The Golden Rules of Anthropomorphism and Product Design by Next Nature. The series is examining how designers can better integrate human-like forms or behavior into their work.

moto undone

“Invisible” motorcycle designed by Joey Ruite, equipped with mirrored body that blends into the environment. It is powered by electric motor and has a range of 90 miles. The reflective exterior almost disappears and the rider silently floats along the streets.
Found here.

fishscape

Fishscape is a handmade fishbowl designed by Aruliden for Gaia and Gino with an interior shaped like a mountain range.
Found here.

throwable / panoramic

The “Throwable Panoramic Ball Camera,” is designed by Jonas Pfeil as part of his thesis project at the Technical University of Berlin.
It creates spherical panoramas after being thrown into the air.

Found here.
Link to video.

treble

Treble is a LED chandelier designed by  Jason Krugman in collaboration with Sam Baron for Fabrica, United Colors of Benetton’s Communications Research Center in Treviso, Italy.
It is comprised of more than 3000 hand-soldered sharp-focus LEDs, and it appears to change in brightness when viewed from different angles.
Found here.

low res

Pixelled clothes by experimental Japanese designer Kunihiko Morinaga, photographed in his brand showroom in Harajuku, Tokyo, where the low res style has been applied to the furniture and decorations as well.
Found here.

girls only

Luxy is a women’s motorcycle helmet designed for Vespa by Daniel Don Chang.
Found here.

Knock loud, I’m home

OSTRICH is a portable pillow designed by kawamura-ganjavian. It offers a micro environment in which to take a warm and comfortable power nap at ease.

♥

Cuore by 22 y.o. designer Liviana Osti is a pair of glass carafes shaping a human heart when joined together.
Found here.

When I grow up I’m gonna be a deer hunter

Deer Hunter Redux ring by designer Duann Scott from the series “Bits to Atoms“, a range of bespoke 3D printed jewelry for men.

u.f.o & evomobil

Ora-Ïto has cre­at­ed two hybrid cars: The “UFO” & the “Evo­­mo­­bil”, both in­­spired by the icon­ic ‘DS’ and ‘Traction Avant’ cars from Cit­roën.
Found here.

BERNHARD | BURKARD

How come no one thought of this before? Bernhard Bukard’s Curt Deck Chair: To achive best stability, it needs to be leaned against walls or rails in a flat angle. The anti-slip coated stand provides safe grip on every surface.
Found here.

Αίολος

Watch by French designer Julien Moise named ‘Eole’ after the Greek God of Wind Aeolus.
The watch runs on batteries but the screen works on wind energy. You have to blow into the red-colored rotor blades to see the time. The blades generate just enough electricity to activate the screen for a short time.
Found here. Link to video.

I find your lack of faith disturbing

Hairdryer inspired by Darth Vader, designed by Tembolat Gugkaev. Appreciate it here.
Check out more Darth Vader’s quotes, here.
Found here.