Water Slippers
When you put the words kids, bath, and entertainment together, the image of a rubber ducky might come up. That’s the inspiration behind the Vak-Vak….
February, 2008
Is That. . . Wood?
It seems the word “tech” is synonymous with cold and stark. Metals, plastics, glass – they all evoke an ideal that some of us don’t…
Help Is On The Way
In 2006, Johnson and Johnson turned to Harry Allen & Associates to re-design the First Aid Kit. Although it is one of Johnson and Johnson’s…
Senior Screen Saver
The elderly often get things wrong, from parking a car to Murder She Wrote. However, we do love them so and want to keep them…
Design Digest Vol.4
Stackable chair by Four Chair Love ceramic pieces by Stephanie DeArmond Stingray rocking chair by Thomas Pedersen Human powered car by Charles Greenwood RayTree bus…
Sort and Separate
Lets face it. We all should be recycling. What used to be simple; “metal goes here, paper goes there, and plastic goes in over there,”…
Cookie Concept
Naysayers beware because this cookie is just a concept. Sorry! For the rest of us, let me tell you about Xofff. Quite simply it’s a…
RetroVision
Everything old is new again, especially when it comes to these very retro inspired sunglasses. Where normally tinted UV blocking lenses would cut the glare…
63.02° of Separation
Japanese architects never cease to amaze me. They are constantly given the challenge of turning a very limited space into something functional and appealing at…
Be Creative. Interior Design Competition
The Phoenix Contemporary Design Fair (PCDF) and kontakt magazine invite independent furniture designers to submit original furniture designs for a design competition. Conceived as a…
Training Wheels For Your Drill
People who aren’t familiar with power drills may now have a chance to give it a go, provided they’re not embarrassed to be seen using…
Kinetic Cell Phone
The Atlas Kinetic Cell Phone concept focuses on greener technologies without sacrificing design. It’s all made of aluminum and glass. The central sapphire glass reveals…