This unusual time, when the entire world has been subject to confinement due to the Covid-19 pandemic, has pushed some creative thinkers to devise innovative solutions to the problems we’ve been forced to face. One of those is the PLEX’EAT, a personal dining protection device conceived of by French designer and interior decorator Christophe Gernigon. Read more
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The Sarco Offers Suicide In 3D Printed Style.
Philip Nitschke, founder and director of Exit International, together with Industrial Designer Alexander Bannink have come up with the Sarco, a stylish Euthanasia pod. The high-tech sarcophagus provides peaceful conditions under which one can elect to end their own life without assistance. Read more
Dadbag Fanny Pack Let’s You Strap On A Beer Belly
Rijksmuseum 2017 International Design Contest Winners: The Top 10
The 2017 Rijksmuseum International Design Contest invited the public to draw inspiration from pieces in the museum’s permanent collection and use them to create their own artwork. The Winning entry and top nine submissions were chosen by an International panel of experts. Read more
Lexus Debuts Sport Yacht Concept [25 photos]
Lexus has unveiled a new sport yacht concept, a one-off project that expresses how the Lexus design philosophies and brand lifestyle might be introduced to a sea-faring product. Read more
If Casa Brutale by OPA Is The Home Of The Future, Bring It On. [25 Pics]
Embedded into a cliff in Rhodes, overlooking the Aegean Sea, Casa Brutale by OPA [Open Platform Architecture], is an extraordinary home design concept of wood, glass and concrete – complete with a rooftop swimming pool. Read more
Artist Designs 12 Shoes For 12 Lovers
You know that great old song 88 Lines About 44 Women by The Nails? Now imagine that, only instead of lines, it’s shoes. And instead of 88 women, it’s a dozen ex-lovers. Now, you’ve got the idea behind 12 Shoes For 12 Lovers, a fashionably amusing project by Sebastian Errazuriz. Read more
Swanky New Aura Water Pipe Gets Honored For Design
The sleek-looking patent pending Aura Water Pipe designed by Mauricio Romano along with his team: Tai Geng, Paul Kalousek and Jordan Steranka was a runner up in the Consumer Products category of this year’s Core 77 Design Awards. Read more