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Debt salt and pepper shakers comment on personal economic crises
Asmita Prasad: The state of the world economy has been shaky since the global recession in 2008, leaving many people jobless and many were even forced out of their homes due to mortgage woes. Consumerist as we are, the economic crisis appears to be heightened...
‘Wooden Foliage’ recreates natural playfulness of dried foliage for the indoors
Asmita Prasad: Designer Rooshad Shroff from Mumbai-based Rooshad Shroff Architecture + Design and designer Jwalant Mahadevwala from Ahmedabad-based AndBlack Design Studio collaborated to create the Wooden Foliage project. Based in Ahmedabad, India, the...
Stéphanie Van Zwam’s Airborne Collection makes jewelry interactive
Asmita Prasad: The Airborne collection by Central Saint Martins graduate Stéphanie Van Zwam investigates the possibility of the use of air in the creation of jewelry that stimulates the physical senses as well as the viewer’s imagination. The collection...
Computer-controlled sun-screen systems – big hit for natural cooling in desert buildings
Debanjan Singha: Solar cells and other sustainable sources of energies are widely used as efficient cooling and heating systems in buildings across the world, but two new 25-storied buildings in Abu-Dhabi have come up with a unique innovation to help...
Origami-inspired Viva Docking Speaker fits right into modern Asian decors
Asmita Prasad: Are you tired of picking up decor accessories made of bamboo and rattan to make your Asian-inspired décor appear more authentic? Then, you’re simply going to love this lovely new Viva Docking Speaker by designer Jang se-chan. Inspired...
Tentsile portable treehouse looks like a inverted pyramid
Asmita Prasad: You’d think a prerequisite to building a tree house would be having trees. But for the innovative designers of the 21st century, no challenge is to too big and a team of designers actually came up with a tree-less tree house in 2010....
Tangible Textural Interface, a shape changing stereo crafted using flexible fabric
Jaspreet Kaur Walia: Sound systems have gone through a variety of changes over the years and each change has been accepted with open arms all across the globe. Taking it a step further is designer Jo Eunhee, who has come with a sound system that will...
Touch Skin Watch reinterprets the classic analog watch design for the new millennium
Asmita Prasad: No matter how tech-intensive a digital watch is, nothing can quite ever mimic the simplicity and intuitive minimalism of the classic analog watch. Since the interface of the analog watch has almost become embedded within the cultural consciousness,...
Stack furnitures
Christina Pinto: Functionality, design and comfort are usually the parameters for people’s choice of furniture. Alternatively, artistic merit is another preference for those art-minded people who want to acquire beautiful pieces to encourage designers,...
