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Ilmari Tapiovaara (1914-1999) Ilmari Tapiovaara turut mengambil peran penting dalam perkembangan skandinavia dan dunia desain international pada abad 20. Setelah bekerja di Avar Aalto di London dan Le Corbusier di Paris, beliau mengangkat Eero Aarnio danYjro Kukkapuro sebagai asistennya. Fokusnya adalah meneliti tentang optimalisasi dari kursi multi fungsi, seperti The Domus Chair yang beliau ran cang untuk fasilitas duduk di asrama mahasiswa Domus di Helsinki yang memiliki fungsi sebagai kursi kantor, kursi makan dan kursi konferensi dengan sistem stacking. Sejak tahun 1951-1960, Ilmari Tapiovaara telah menerima tidak kurang dari 6 medali emas di The Triennale di Milan, rekor terbanyak dari desainer-desainer yang pernah menerima penghargaan tersebut. Karya-karyanya sekarang diproduksi oleh Artek yang memberikan kemungkinan karyanya untuk lebih mendunia. dikutip dari  http:// www.scandinavia-design.fr/ ilmari-tapiovaara_en.html

Telepon seluler sudah melebur menjadi jam sebagai alat penunjuk waktu. Sekarang beberapa perusahaan besar yang bergerak di bidang teknologi sedang memperhatikan pergelangan tangan Anda juga. Perusahaan seperti Apple, Nike dan Sony bersama lusinan perusahaan lain berharap untuk melekatkan sebuah alat dipergelangan tangan Anda. Hal ini benar-benar menjadi sebuah gangguan untuk jam tangan, dimana pada kondisi sebenarnya jam tangan tidak benar-benar di tangan seharian penuh. Walaupun dikatakan bahwa jam tangan ditemukan pada 1868 oleh pembuat jam tangan Swiss Patek Philippe, jam tangan tidak benar-benar dikenakan di tangan hingga sesudah perang dunia I. Sebelumnya, orang-orang membawa jam di kantung mereka atau menggunakan rantai. Pabrik-pabrik jam tangan bergumam tentang hal ini pada tahun 1900 an, apakah masuk akal untuk membawa jam tapi hanya untuk diletakan di kantong saja? IDEO berpikir tentang hal yang sama saat ini, tapi hal ini benar-benar konteks berbeda dengan mengantungi...

  Ketika iPhone 4S diluncurkan pada Oktober tahun lalu, di dalam sudah terpasang fitur yang belum sepenuhnya digunakan secara optimal oleh usernya. Fitur ini, adalah Bluetooth 4.0 atau juga yang dikenal sebagai Bluetooth dengan konsumsi energi rendah. Fitur ini juga dapat ditemukan dibeberapa produk Apple seperti iPad 3 dan MacBook Air. Berbeda dari versi Bluetooth yang sebelumnya, fitur ini memiliki beberapa keuntungan yang menjadikan fitur ini ideal bagi beberapa aplikasi: Konsumsi energi yang benar-benar rendah. Seberapa rendah? Bluetooth 4.0 mengkonsumsi setengah energi ketika sedang aktif dan 1/100 ketika posisi stand by. Proses penggabungan pada aplikasi yang mudah dan cepat sekitar 0.1 detik bukan 2 detik. Hanya cukup menekan tombol aplikasinya Anda sudah bisa menggunakannnya. Ketika sudah terhubung, perangkat Bluetooth ini dapat "membangunkan" iPhone atau iPad hanya dengan menggunakan notifikasi pop up, bahkan fitur ini dapat digunakan ketika aplikasi ini di ba...

  With the philosophy of “Compliment without Compromise”, Black Design Associates designed Leica i9 Concept Camera for Apple iPhone4 . Leica i9 concept provides you the same brilliant Leica’s professional CMOS image sensor and lens except with special body design where you can embed your iPhone4 on it. It’s the only professional camera that features iPhone4 case. The main objective of this design was to create a camera system that inspires photographers to shoot and then share their photos and videos at anytime and anywhere. So, let’s shoot and share. Designer : Black Design Associates [Press Release] The Leica i9 Concept for iPhone4exhibits a new way to combine your camera and smart phone. EL SEGUNDO, CA, April 25th, 2011 – Black Design Associates, LLC announces the Leica i9 Concept Camera for Apple iPhone4. A better camera phone designed for photographers. The Leica i9 concept offers the unmatched brilliance of Leica’s professional CMOS image sensor and...

Based primarily on solar energy is the new PLUG community vehicle design – an integral part of the communication system between individuals who posses Peugeot and a transportation bought by would-be users. For caution’s sake, Plug features an electricity recharging station. Plug can be operated manually for personal mobility or through remote control. The exclusive auto-navigation system makes it possible to get information about the entire city’s present situation. Designer : Minchul Kim Besides serving as a mere transportation vehicle, Plug, controlled by solar plus electric energy is a new way of communication, which helps users share information effectively. Furthermore, Plug features artificial intelligence system that lets one to avail new information and get to know the same via user’s information. In addition to this, ‘Plug’ builds the record for the new community, by analyz...

Johnny Winter is an American blues guitarist and singer, for decades he has relied on his beloved Gibson Firebird guitar. This electric guitar concept is a combination of Gibson and Johnny Winter. Designer : Flavio Adriani   For anyone who has ever listened to the Gibson Firebird must remember the classic sound came from this spellbinding guitar. Flavio Adriani tried to redesign the shape of the heart which represents the love of Blues. The neck of this electric guitar has been designed with the same shape as the body contour. It features two humbucking pickups near the volume control.    

Whistle Mask has been designed specifically for traffic police officers . Traffic police used to breathe in too much polluted air while directing the traffic. As the time passing by, it might cause some occupational disease of respiratory. Whistle Mask not only filter the polluted air, the electrical whistle also helps to solve the issue that the traffic police are unable to use the whistle when wearing a mask. Designer : Jurmol Yao

We’ve seen CapsulePot from Greenamic , it’s a cute mini capsulepot . Joseph Kwon version is a bit bigger compared to Greenamic version. I guess if you feel growing your plants using Greenamic CapsulePot is uncomfortable, you might want to take a look this product as alternative . The great thing about CapsulePot from Joseph Kwon, it has variety of colors to choose from, if you prefer, you can also pick the pot with transparent case. The capsule-shaped container has been designed to look minimalist and futuristic, a beautiful complement to any existing décor. Designer : Joseph Kwon

Kam Leang, an exclusive designer has come up with an innovative and beautiful Renkasa umbrella . After in depth research on the kind of raw materials used, its assembly, and distribution, Kam designed modern umbrella , called Renkasa. As with traditional umbrellas, it is impossible to recycle the same. In fact, there were some obvious reasons for a large number of umbrellas being thrown away in Tokyo. In order to overcome such situation, Kam has come up with an exclusive umbrella design . Designer : Kam Leang This umbrella is unlike the traditional ones. You can use them as long as you need and return the same to any vending machine . All you need to do is deposit few bucks using your smart card and avail the umbrella for rent whenever it rains. To talk about the materials used, renkasa is made entirely out of a single material, PET – Tokyo’s most recycled plastic. Besides being naturally waterproof, this umbrella design is adaptable to several forms. The usage of plastic ...

Do you love anything about alien and have an iphone 4? You should dress your mobile phone with Coolous Alien iPhone 4 Case . It features unique and changeable masks for endless fantasy of aliens, for you who believe in aliens, this should be the perfect case to symbolize your belief. Designers : Li Qing and Hu Dandan for Coolous   Alien case has been designed with unique hybrid structure. It has a hard PC case as the frame and a smooth silicone as a protector . The specially designed texturized surface provides excellent grip. All button protectors have been engineered for easy access and great tactile responses. Coolous Alien iPhone 4 Case offers multiple colors of silicone skins.   Tuvie has received “COOLOUS Alien iPhone 4 Case” design from our ‘ Submit A Design ‘ feature, where we welcome our readers to submit their design/concept for publication.

Inspired by the elegance of vintage bicycles that cruise the streets of Florence, Officine Firenze Milani creates beautifully-crafted wooden handlebars as the ultimate accent to any bike. The bars are made in Italy, using individually selected materials to produce the highest caliber wooden handlebars available. With a semi-gloss finish, the natural grain of each teak, mahogany, walnut and ash layer lends different personalities to each design. A bisection of aluminum provides structural reinforcement (and a nice industrial accent) without sacrificing comfort—although longer rides may require gloves. The Officine also hand-restores neglected bicycles using vintage components along with wooden handlebars and rims to create desirable one-of-a-kind transformations.

Deceptively simple looking, a single Karmi tea canister can take artisans over a year to complete. Manufacturer Syosen , based in Yamanaka (a region known as much for its traditional lacquerware, as for its natural thermal baths), crafts their products following a half-century-old lathing technique. Carving a perfectly-rounded cup or bowl involves precisely thinning the wood, followed by several rounds of lacquering (clear in this case) and extended drying times to ensure a bone-dry core. The technique leaves the natural beauty of the vertically-cut wood grain exposed, creating a muddled elongated effect. The extensive Yamanaka process came to rise during the Edo period along with the art of the tea ceremony thanks to the area's bohemian inhabitants (including the father of haiku Basho Matsuo), drawn there by the hot springs. The Syosen canister even takes its name from the Basho principle of haiku that mandates "only local." All this herita...

When it comes to the lightbulb we've been left with an egg shaped bulb since it's invention. More recently we are seeing the ice cream whip shape of compact fluorescents, but for the iconic symbol of an idea it lacks any innovation. Hulger is determined to change this. Taking advantage of the tubular characterisitc of the compact fluorescent, Hulger recently initiated the Plumen Project , which twists some imagination into the lightbulb. Proposing sculptural renditions, Hulger creates stylized configurations that you won't want to cover with a lampshade. Only in prototype stage, Hulger is currently looking to talk with manufacturers to push these sculptural bulbs into production. Visit the Plumen Project for   more info. via Dezeen Also on Cool Hunting: Hulger PIP Base , Hulger Bluetooth PIP Phone and Custom Hulgers .

Tapping Portugal as their next port of call, the newest in the MoMA Design Store 's Destination Series will highlight products from emerging and established designers. Launching in May 2010 with a limited run of a few months, the collection showcases over 100 products, many of which are available for the first time outside of Portugal. Many of the products use traditional materials, techniques and leverage eco design principles. CH recently got a sneak peak at the collection and we've highlighted a few favorites. For a look back at previous collections, check out Brazil , Seoul and Japan .      Cork Umbrella Pelcor offers an exciting new way to stay dry with their umbrella made from the bark of a cork oak tree. Lightweight but durable, the umbrella is environmentally-friendly and naturally waterproof. $165 La.Ga Bag Made of Tyvek, the La.Ga bag from designer Jorge Moita of Kru Kurva is paper thin yet can carry over 100 pounds and is designed to sit ...