Designed by Inigo Manglano-Ovalle.
Kinda looks like the floating mountains from Avatar, dontcha think? Peek after the break for another look.
[Via KanyeBlog]
Category Archives: Design
Watch the ultimate fireworks show celebrate the grand opening of the Burj Dubai
The world’s tallest man-made structure is finally open for business. The Burj Dubai skyscraper stands at 2,717 feet tall in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. Having followed its construction cycle, it’s time to finally celebrate its completion with the most intricate fireworks display. Also make sure to peek after the break to see a beautiful time lapse of the Dubai skyline.
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LED Shower provides a therapeutic bathing session
LED shower heads by Visentin can be mounted on your ceiling, allowing for an open shower experience in the middle of your living room.
Specializing in health and wellbeing, the Italian bathroom design company created these luxury shower heads to bathe you in a rainbow of therapeutic colored LED light. Hot hues include rejuvenating orange, renewing white, relaxing blue, healing pink or refreshing green, each with its own therapeutic qualities to transform your shower into a daily home-spa experience.
Glass house has its pluses and minuses
Glass concept home. Designed by Santambrogiomilano.
This home constructed from “extraclear” glass is a very modern beautiful residence that would make me feel relaxed and worried at the same time. On one hand a completely transparent home can provide for a great viewing of the night’s starry sky; on the other, I would constantly be worried about breaking a piece of glass that could potentially shatter the entire structure into pieces. Any way you look at it, this is one fine design by architectural group, Santambrogiomilano.
[Via ApartmentTherapy; Gizmodo]
Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG wins the ‘iF product design award 2010’
This year the gorgeous Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG will be handed one of the most prestrigious design awards, the “iF product design award.” The 24-member jury chose 778 entries from around 2500 candidates in 16 categories. The SLS AMG took the top crown in the “Transportation Design” category. Prof. Gorden Wagener, Head of Design at Mercedes-Benz: “This sought-after award for the new SLS AMG is a great honour for us. It also reflects the extremely positive feedback on the design of the SLS that we have been receiving since the September world premiere at the International Motor Show (IAA) in Frankfurt/Main.” The SLS AMG is the first Mercedes vehicle to be built in-house by AMG. It’s expected to ship in Europe mid-2010 and later in the US for less than $200,000. Additional shots after the break.
[Via KanyeBlog; InfiBeam; Wiki]
New logos for Nick & AOL
I reported back in late July that Nickelodeon’s “splat” logo was about to undergo a transformation, and now it’s time to follow up. After much deliberation, the creative team at Nick decided go with what you see above (right). Obviously the focal point of the new logo is the stretched “i” that resembles a kid. Cyma Zarghami, president of Nick and MTV Networks’ Kids and Family Group: “We wanted to clean it [the logo] up and allow Nick to be the stamp on all of these channels. In asking ourselves if everything could live under the splat, we decided that the splat was dated. It just couldn’t be done in a streamlined way.” To celebrate Nick’s 30th anniversary, the new logo was unveiled this past fall and is now in full force. Rest in peace, splat; you will never be forgotten. Peek after the break for all the new streamlined Nick logos including those for Nick Jr., TeenNick, NickToons, and Nick@Nite.
From “AOL” to “Aol.” America Online has gone through its paces over the years. First it was everyone’s portal to the Internet during the dial-up days. Then they merged with Time Warner and became the butt of many jokes since it lost its dominance due to high speed Internet the introduction of the sole Internet browser as the main portal to the other side. On December 10, AOL detached itself from Time Warner, thus ending a short-lived and unsuccessful merger, and decided to enter the next decade with a whole new identity. Tim Armstrong, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of AOL: “Our new identity is uniquely dynamic. Our business is focused on creating world-class experiences for consumers and AOL is centered on creative and talented people — employees, partners, and advertisers. We have a clear strategy that we are passionate about and we plan on standing behind the AOL brand as we take the company into the next decade.” Sure AOL lost its steam as computer users began to realize they didn’t need it any longer as a source for email and browsing; but it is still relevant today. AOL owns a bunch of content and their plan for the next decade is to push this content harder. Besides maintaining the unpopular AOL software, they also continually update AOL Instant Messenger (still used by many as a communication service) and they own popular blogs like Engadget and TMZ. As a reinvigorated content-driven organization free from the shackles of Time Warner, Aol. enters 2010 with fresh vision and slightly different logo for a new generation.
Most realistic DeLorean is up for grabs on eBay
I’m sure you are all familiar with the DeLorean of Back to the Future fame. BTTF enthusiast Gary Weaver has built the most realistic recreation of the time-machine car with a 1981 DeLorean DMC-12. Six years of research results in what you see in the gallery below. (Fun fact: The location where this photo shoot was taken place is at the Gamble House in Pasadena, the very house that served as Doc Brown’s residence.)
- Built on a beautiful, super-clean, stock 1981 5-speed DMC-12 with over $16,000 of mechanical work and upgrades performed at DMC California in September of 2008. Approx. 78K miles on vehicle.
- Programmable time circuits which function just like those in the film.
- Functioning digital speedometer on the dashboard (reads actual vehicle speed).
- Main Time Circuit switch functions just like in the film, with all sound effects.
- All interior indicators and switches light up, just like in the film.
- Sound effects upon door opening.
- Screen-accurate “OUTATIME” metal-stamped license plate with 1986 registration tag.
- Eagle Goodyear GT tires, as seen in the film (not pictured).
It’s up for grabs on eBay right now. You can “buy it now” for 90K; or the current bid stands at $60, 301.03 (there’s been ten bids placed on it). The auction ends in about two hours!
Fireplace + HDTV integration
Helex’s “I-Vision” integrates the two main focal points of your living room–a fireplace and a flat-screen television. The HDTV is covered with a glass panel and completely disappears above the gas-powered fireplace when it’s turned off. This fireplace-HDTV hybrid holds a modern, sleek look that can turn any ordinary living room into a technological marvel. And now it’s on my list of things to install into my future home. Additional shot after the break.
That’s right, you’re drinking “milk”
Glass Of Milk LED Night Light. Designed by Andrew Liszewski.
Liszewski created these white LED-infused acrylic drinking glasses to serve not only as cups but also as night lights. The way I see it, he’s got it all wrong. The real purpose of these glasses is to camouflage with “milk” that alcoholic beverage you are forced to sneak around the house.
This is not the Apple tablet, but I sure wish it was (will be?)
This is a mock up of what shopping at an Ikea store with an Apple tablet could potentially be like. And man is it slick. The experience is smooth, quick, and intuitive, just like we have come to learn on the iPhone. In fact, this device looks like a super-sized iPhone, and that is exactly what I expect the oft-rumored tablet to be. Jobs, we are waiting…
[Via Gizmodo]
Concept: The Rambler Socket
The Rambler Socket. Designed by Meysam Movahedi.
The Rambler Socket is one of those concept ideas you see and think “Oh, I should have thought of that!” Basically is an extension cord built into a standard wall outlet. The 1.5 meter long extension cord itself hides behind the wall and can be unfurled when needed with a slight tug. To access the extension cord, you simply pinch the sides of the outlet and it unravels right out of the wall. When your ready to store it away, you give it a gentle tug, which activates a spring mechanism, and it wraps itself back in an organized fashion. This really is the best and most efficient wall socket and should be installed in all places of stay immediately. It’s actually a concept I can see becoming a reality very soon.
[Via Gizmodo; YankoDesign]
The game of ping pong is about to change
If these Brodmann Blades catch on, you can bet that the game of ping pong will change dramatically. “By moving the front and back of the paddle away from each other and removing the grip altogether, the Blades are able to offer a glove-like fit, and promise a faster and more intuitive game, more spin on the ball, and superior control.” I’m going to have to try these paddles on for size before I make further commentary about them. Price at $100, we may have to rely on the hard-core amateurs to give ’em a spin. (Mind you, $100 buys you a set of two paddles, with four logo-adorned balls, terrycloth wristbands, and a zip-up carrying case.)