Sure, you could pony up for a geeky/techy solar powered backpack, but does solar power get more stylish than these hot eco handbags from Noon Solar?!
The Chicago company’s new line has just been released, consisting of three amazingly stylish bags that can charge everything from your cell phone to iPod while you strut. (more…)
Ah, so the luxury of excess creates the poverty of perspective. Chris
This single line comment left on a blog succinctly captures the dismal situation around the design and development of products for the other 90%. Here the author, of the being commented on, says,
An African can learn design thinking and creative problem solving as well as anyone else. So why not teach design in developing countries? Then we can set up design consultants in Uganda who are local and have the design talent, and have them design for the East African market. What would an East African designed mobile phone look like? I don’t know. But I’d love to see one.
So why not teach design in developing countries indeed? (more…)
We love Pkolino’s line of children’s furniture for their bright use of color, durability, and creative ingenuity that makes little ones’ furniture appealing to tots and adults alike. The P’kolino Klick is no exception, combining workspace for your toddler with a clever puzzle-like design that provides storage space for all their art supplies. (more…)
Social Design Network Design21 announced their latest design competition this week; the challenge - to design the official logo for “Stories from the Field: The United Nations Documentary Film Festival”. (more…)
I am 41 and a half years old. When I finished my engineering degree and went to design school for the first time, there was no internet. I would write long letters, corresponding with frequent regularity with a variety of friends around the world. Today my blog serves some of this purpose, even as I write down the thoughts that come my way. I am able to capture and share my thoughts in a manner and form that did NOT exist when I first encountered the field of design. One that so captured my interest and attention that though I’ve tried to leave it many times - it has always had the power to drag me back to it.
Our world has changed around us. Have we? (more…)
The PUYO, an environmentally friendly concept car designed by Honda, is just as green as it is, well, cute. The concept vehicle is ultra-efficient, powered by hydrogen fuel cell technology, and a unique aesthetic to boot. The Honda PUYO will officially be unveiled at the Tokyo Motor Show at the end of the month.
Instead of covering your home’s walls with reams of tacky newly manufactured wallpaper, check out this cute alternative: repurposed decorating materials that gain new life as a patterned menagerie of elephants, giraffes, crocodiles, ostriches, monkeys, rhinos and lions! Dutch designer Inke Heiland has created an ‘old-as-new’ way for eco-nest builders to cultivate their inner habitat. INKE recycled wallpaper kits are made from one-of-kind vintage wallpapers that are cut into wildlife silhouettes and leaf-adorned trees ready to be assembled on your wall. (more…)
Kvadrat’s modular North Tiles combine an ingenious folding system with eco-friendly textiles to create a stunning interior element limited only by imagination. Flexible and easily reconfigured, North Tiles define space with sensuality and warmth, brought to life with materials and high standards of the indelibly green Danish company and the talent of French design brothers extraordinaire Ronan and Erwan Bouroullec.
The system, with tiles available in over 100 colors, offers infinite form possibilities, both geometric and organic. Modules can create walls, hallways, egress or canopies. In addition to their captivating visual and structural qualities, North Tiles provide soundproofing to the spaces they create and uphold Kvadrat’s environmental philosophy. (more…)
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