Peugeot Design Competition

Posted on February 4, 2007 Under Design

The results are in: Peugeot has announced the top 10 finalists of this year's Design Competition. This is the 4th year of the contest, and the challenge this year was to design a car that would PLEASE (Pleasurable to drive,…

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Unity Skis, Not Snowboards

Posted on February 3, 2007 Under Design

Unity is a company that, until now, only made snowboards. Their entrance into the ski industry is going to be big-- literally. Their new line just got pressed, and I had the chance to see some of the skis up…

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LELO: NEA Valentine Edition

Posted on January 31, 2007 Under Design

I know Valentines Day isn't for 2 more weeks, but I had to give you a timely heads-up on the new LELO NEA Black Pearl Valentine Edition ($129). LELO is a Swedish company that specializes in luxury, design-forward pleasure objects.…

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City Map Plates

Posted on January 30, 2007 Under Design

I'm a big fan of these City Map Plates created for the American Institute of Architects Convention in June of last year by Rios Clementi Hale Studios. From left to right, Cairo, two versions of Los Angeles, and Berlin. Each…

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Design a UniPo

Posted on January 30, 2007 Under Design

Ever wanted to design a UniPo? One of those cute little toys the guys over at UNKL have basically become world famous from? Now is your chance-- use there product template (download here), submit it via email or snail mail…

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Alice Wang: Peer Pressure

Posted on January 29, 2007 Under Design

We started quite the debate last June when we blogged about Alice Wang's Audio Sticks-- her personal vision of what the future for sellable-audio might hold, in this case she experimented with USB flash memory keys decorated in album art.…

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Tennis Ball Chair

Posted on January 25, 2007 Under Design

Reminiscent of the Fully Loaded Chair we saw back in February of last year (the chair made from more than 450 .12 guage shotgun shells)-- The Tennis Ball Chair is constructed with a chromed steel frame, the original cushions were…

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Television is Two-Faced

Posted on January 24, 2007 Under Design

The last time I was at Costco, I picked up the 60-roll pack of bathroom tissue, a 10 pound bag of trail mix, and 6 tubes of Crest Whitening. What I'm getting to here, is Costco is not the place…

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Sinclair Smith's Tool Belt

Posted on January 24, 2007 Under Design

Sinclair Scott Smith has taken quite the view of the tool industry with his Master's program project Capital Tool Co. The project adheres to Sinclair's academic specialization, which is to explore social representation in the field of industrial design. Capital…

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Tube Map Wallet

Posted on January 24, 2007 Under Design

The SuckUK Tubemap Wallet-- albeit way thicker than something I'd ever carry (I'm addicted to my MAKR wallet), is a pretty unique solution to subway navigation. The wallet, made of top-notch leather, serves as not only a place to store…

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