Masonic Dial
25/12/2012
1950’s eccentric Masonic Dial Watch by Girard-Perregau.
Found here.
Category: objects
the day after you die
21/12/2012
3 coffins by New York City-based artist Olaf Breuning (previously presented here) created with the help of specialized carpenters from Ghana.
Colorful fantasy coffins, which are as much sculptures as caskets, are a traditional feature of Ghanaian funeral culture.
Found here.
a gift to be treasured
20/12/2012
Nothing is a gift to be treasured. It is guaranteed to do absolutely nothing, all of the time.
Get a Gift of Nothing, a present perfect for any occasion.
Nothing for Christmas, Birthday or Valentine’s Day (not recommended if you want to continue with the relationship), Nothing is the ideal gift.
Found here. Order here.
WAW velomobiles / Fietser.be
12/12/2012
The WAW is the “Ferrari” of tricycles, originally developed for human-powered vehicle races and the fastest velomobiles available on the market. The new eWAW adapted for daily use by Fietser.be offers an alternative sustainable transportation as a sportif electric bicycle for longer trips.
The eWAW has an aerodynamic full body helmet for safety and complete weather protection, a 250W electric motor to give a person -w/average fitness level- the power output of an athlete and precise steering even on sharp corners.
Find why the eWAW is 80 times more efficient than an electric car and much more @ low tech mag
ELF velomobiles / Organic Transit
12/12/2012
A more conventional three-wheeled velomobile, made with 45% recycled aluminum, electrically assisted by a 480w lithum battery and built in 60w solar panels, storage compartment, created by Organic Transit, a Durham, North Carolina-based company.
via wired
Get your hands on some Bauballs this Christmas
10/12/2012
Cancer charity Orchid have teamed up with creative agency Fallon to release a Christmas tree bauble in the guise of a pair of shiny red testicles. As well as raising funds for new research, it is also hoped the decoration will remind men to check themselves for possible signs of testicular cancer.
Order here. Found here.
the C-1
07/12/2012
An electric motorcycle encased in a metal shell, steering wheel, foot pedals and two big gyroscopes under the floor to keep it from tipping over, even when a car hits it from the side!
The C-1’s top speed is 120 miles per hour (193 km/h) and it can travel 200 miles on a full charge. Designed by Daniel Kim, the self-balancing motorcycle will be delivered in the United States by Lit Motors. Each motorcycle will cost $24,000 for the first production run of 1,000 in 2014.
via New York Times
Pinokio
05/12/2012
Pinokio is a lamp with the ability to be aware of its environment, especially people, inspired by the Pixar lamp.and the famous Anglepoise lamp by George Carwardin.
The components include a hacked webcam, microphone, mechanical iris, 2 servos and halogen globe embedded into a tiny cavity at the back of the lamp shade.
A project on the expressive and behavioural potentials of robotic computing from industrial design students Shanshan Zhou, Adam Ben-Dror and Joss Doggett.
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