Product Design

Dec 06 2007

Buckminster Fuller Dymaxion Car by David Goligorsky
Aesthetics, Design, Engineering, History of Design, Past Future, Product Design, patents
Core77 just posted a link to a great collection of information on the Buckminster Fuller-designed Dymaxion car.
Nov 28 2007

Hangerclip by David Goligorsky
Associative Thought, Pragmatism, Product Design
Neat cross between paperclips and clothes hangers to create a new practical object. (via Dustbowl)
Nov 28 2007

Bright Blind by David Goligorsky
Associative Thought, Experience Design, Product Design
Those electric tea lights have all but replaced the traditional tea light candles in restaraunts and I don't really mind. The electric ones give you the whole unadulterated experience while adding safety, reducing waste products, and eliminating the chance of the candle getting extinguished. Makoto Hirahara designed this lamp for Mongoose that just looks like horizontal blinds. You can mount them on any wall and you adjust the intensity of light by turning the rod, just like with blinds on an actual window. No, it's not the same as having a window... but I'm thinking "cubicle window" or ...
Nov 21 2007

Wagokoro-Ya by Christian Eager
Product Design
These will be right at home on the radiator this month: Take care, however, to not drop your cookies in.
Nov 21 2007

Cat Headboard Patent by David Goligorsky
Aesthetics, Misplaced Thoughts, Product Design, patents
Read the patent here.
Nov 19 2007

Ruminate over Dieter Rams by David Goligorsky
Apple, Design, GUI, History of Design, Product Design, Remix
While the previous Braun Design/Dieter Rams post is still warm: The 2007 iPhone calculator GUI "borrows" heavily from the 1977 design of the Braun ET44 and ET66 calculators (ET = elektronischer taschenrechner = electronic calculator.) (originally via oyayubizoku, nicest comparison image via domanske) Further examples of Apple mirroring the lines of Dieter Rams' designs include: Braun T3 Taschenradio (1958-1960) :: Apple iPod Braun LE1 Lautsprecher (1960) :: Apple iMac to a lesser extent, Braun T1000 (1960) :: Apple G5 (compiled at Flankenlauf)
Nov 16 2007

Midcentury Braun Design by David Goligorsky
Aesthetics, Art, Design, History of Design, Product Design
Braun was a powerhouse of modern design. They're celebrating "50 years of Design Innovation" right now, although the company was founded over 80 years ago... Perhaps they have decided that the Dieter Rams era defined the beginning of the company's innovation. Braun Audio 300
Nov 15 2007

The American Look by David Goligorsky
Aesthetics, Architecture, Art, Design, History of Design, Product Design
The Sedgwick Virtual Theater (the meta-Sedgwick Theater) has provided "The American Look." It's a 1958 tribute to the designers of America. (via Innovation Blog, the blog of design firm Herbst LaZar Bell)
Nov 13 2007

Wintertime is here by David Goligorsky
Aesthetics, Art, Design, Perceived Value, Product Design
Byung-seok You designed this wonderful ceramic plate that sits on a radiator and keeps things warm (and classy). via Dustbowl. It's low on the pragmatism scale... what if your radiator isn't running red hot all the time? The rate of radiated and convected heat loss is definitely going to outweigh the conductive heat gain through the radiator and ceramic plate. It's still attractive. For an attractive and marginally functional way to stay warm, try the hyper-expensive Droog "Heat Wave" by Joris Laarman. It's $11,952 and will take 8-10 weeks for delivery. It is made from concrete and ...
Nov 01 2007

Eames Lounge and Ottoman Assembly by David Goligorsky
Aesthetics, Art, Design, History of Design, Product Design
Great short film (link for iPhone/iPod Touch users) showing the manufacture of the Eames Lounge and Ottoman.

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