Many think cutlery design has reached its optimum level,certainly not Jinhyun Jeon a graduate from the Design Academy Eindhoven in the Netherlands.She deliberated on the relationship between food and five human senses. By changing the shape,texture and color of the stainless steel,silver and plastic utensils,Jeon has created a \"sensory cross-wiring\" that can even increase the appetite of the user. Her tools makes the user focus on each bite, feel the enriched textures or enhanced chewing sou...

Electree is made by combining the wireless charging NFC technology and eco friendly solar powered charger for cell phones and tablets. It contains an internal battery for storing the solar energy and continuously provides power to iPhone or any Android phone. The bonsai inspired tree has 27 twistable leaves that are equipped with 3.7 inch wide solar panels.

We have carried conventional and unconventional chair designs in the past. Here is a breathing chair that has no semblance with the conventional chair. The first look is a cube with rounded edges,however,the moment one sits,it turns into the most comfortable seat. The breathing chair is not just a sitting space but a great piece of furniture for the living area to enhance its looks. The chair is designed using high density foam made from environment friendly materials by Yu-Ying Wu. ...

Turbine designs both on land and off shore has seen new designs in the last decade.The endeavor of the designers is to reduce the bulk and facilitate ease in installation. A new design from the GE encompasses the use of architectural fabric instead of cast fiberglass.This technology will make turbines more efficient since the size of the blades can be reduced. The development is under way.

There is a great paucity of fresh water and more than a billion people world over do not get even few buckets of fresh water.In such a scenario rain water harvesting assumes utmost importance. Industrial designer Bernardo Bajana,has designed “AquaHarvest”.The AquaHarvest,is unlike the traditional design of rainwater harvesting barrels and is aesthetically shaped. The system uses modern and clean materials and can be placed outside.With it the collected water can be reused conveniently. T...

TSCHUS studio has come up with a series of brain training furniture,” The Lean on Me series”. The series aim at forcing the user to evaluate each interaction with the furniture.The conventional chairs are designed to dictate a predetermined direction and seating position,but the stool in picture forces the user to make a conscious decision about what direction and what position to sit. HangOver Shelf can be used to mark pages of a particular magazine while reading multiple magazines. The un...

David Trubridge has designed the Koura pendant Lamp made of Bamboo Polywood. The Name Koura is the name in Maori for the fresh water shrimps that live in rivers.

The Surly Moonlander is a funny looking bicycle in Surly’s new ultra fat tire series.It is successful in areas where other bikes dare not. Surly 4130 CroMoly has steel frame with 4.7 inch wide donut tires.At low air pressure,these tires grip everything from a bush dreaded wet roots,slimy rocks, treacherous sand and snow. A Shimano SLX front derailleur,Shimano Deore XT rear derailleur and Avid disc brakes come standard on the full kit. The Moonlander can be geared or assigned single speed. I...

Foot wear suitable to negotiate snow are difficult to find.Rain,sleet and snow confine people indoors. Solomon has launched Snowcross CS lightweight winter trail running shoe that are merely 8.5 ounces in weight. These are water resistant zippered gaiter and second skin material.The Snowcross CS also sports one pull laces,ankle pads to protect from the rocks and low lying tree branches.It has nine sweet carbide metal spikes embedded in the Mud & Snow non marking Contagrip® outsole to bite in...

Card playing is a serious business especially when playing with stake.Here are Stealth Playing Cards that are inspired by Stealth B-2 bomber jet aircraft. These high quality design cards with metallic engraved symbols of Diamonds,Hearts,Clubs and Spades.Each card in the deck contains a metallic foil stamp. Made with silk coated paper the stealth cards look awesome. So one is safe from peeping partners.