Tag: Design

This beautiful Topos Chair and Sunlounger were designed by Zaha Hadid Architects.

This Roulette Cart, by a Belgian company of the same name, is designed to make grocery shopping easier in urban environments. It was designed by Belgian industrial design firm Futurewave (though at press time it wasn't yet on their website). It's sized for the city, at 64.5 cm H × 34 cm W × 24.5 cm D (25.4" x 13.4" x 9.6"). The frame is powder-coated aluminum, and the bag is waterproof nylon. T

The beauty of sailboats is that they don't require power in order to move. However, modern-day sailboats have a host of onboard electronics that do require power: Navigation lights, radar, a VHF radio, a GPS unit, the navigation console, interior lighting. These are typically powered by batteries, which are charged by an auxiliary motor if the boat has one, or the boat can be plugged in at the dock.However, a Belgian startup called Phileole has invented an alternative: This Grain Blanc wind turbine. This can be bolted to the mast. Because of its vertical orientation, it can capture wind from any direction. And unlike having to fire up the

In design, the transitions between surfaces are everything. And in a perfect world, those surfaces are designed at the same time, giving the designer the luxury of thinking things through.Sometimes, however, things need to be retrofit. And then it's up to someone who may not have any design training at all to come up with a coping solution. What do you think of these four executions:1 2 3 4

This unusual object is the Aluminum Stool, by Rimowa and Vitra. The German luggage manufacturer and the Swiss design furniture company collaborated to create just 1,000 of these; and while the overall look is pure Rimowa, the piece is meant to be storage furniture, not luggage. "It is almost a typology of its own," says Christian Grosen, Vitra's Chief Design Officer. "While the cube format might not be so practical for a suitcase, it's ideal for sitting and storage."

The VARMBLIXT, Ikea's donut-shaped lamp, was designed three years ago by Rotterdam-based industrial designer Sabine Marcelis. Since then, it's been selling like hotcakes; the company says they sell one every five minutes.Now the design's gett

The Core77 Design Awards Built Environment category features human-made surroundings that provide the setting for people's activities. Spatial and physical structures, interiors, exhibitions, or installations, either permanent or temporary, for private, public, commercial, or industrial purposes. Examples include public installations, restaurant/hospitality interiors, office or medical interiors, set designs, retail displays, exhibition booths.Architectural designer Zhaoxiong Han understands that architecture's greatest power lies in its ability to shape human connection. "I'm most excited about the ability of architecture to shape how people relate to each other and to the places

We live in a strange time, where toys are sold to adults. It's as if we can't quite let go of our childhoods--even if we become successful enough to buy an expensive car. For those who experience separation anxiety from their rides, Chinese company Nikola Toys makes this Infinite Space Garage Car Key Hanger.

This delightfully bizarre Penguin Donkey was designed in 1939 by Viennese architect Egon Riss. It was commissioned by the then-new Penguin Books, a British publishing house that had been founded just four years earlier, and would be produced by British furniture company Isokon.The idea was that the piece would perfectly fit Penguin-sized paperbacks in its sides in several orientations, while the center channel would hold periodicals. The piece's name came from both its corporate sponsor and its ungainly shape.

This Momentum Calendar is "A physical manifestation of time," says German design firm Momentum Studio. "This concept explores the calendar as a daily haptic ritual rather than a passive display."