Electrolux competition winner has got some serious balls
The Electrolux Design Lab is a global competition whose “challenge is to create a concept that is relevant to the time and raises questions about what design will be like in the future” (source: Electrolux). As such, the competition would…
A new way to cook? A new kind of sex toy? You decide!
Do you know what’s antiquated? Cooking over a burner. Seriously, what kind of caveman still holds a pot or pan over a source of heat, hoping that it heats up, and cooks its contents? This is the year 2012. This…
Relax, this is way better than a chair
It can be a hard criticism to declare a designer’s product to be a solution looking for a problem, but the leaning rocker is just that. Fortunately this will be brief; there’s not much to the product (or idea) and…
Apparently, “stirring” equals “cooking”
We haven’t had a good Electrolux Design Lab competition concept on here in a couple weeks. So here’s a look at one of the top 10 finalists: Easystir. Designed by Lisa Frodadottir Låstad, this device sits in your pot or pan,…
Why won’t my suitcase leave me alone?!?
Is anyone ever really relaxed when they’re rushing to an airport terminal to catch a flight? It’s one of the most stressful situations there is in the modern world. Most likely [if you live in the US], you’ve spent what…
Touchscreens in cars? This can only end badly.
A few months ago, I was pulled over for “texting” while driving. Fortunately, I was given only a warning. But that warning was given by the most pissed off cop I’ve ever encountered. I was driving down Bethel Road, passing…
Let’s just make up technology!
When I was a wee industrial design student, I remember classmates coming to me, asking if some idea they had in mind would be feasible. Why did they ask me? Because I already had a degree in physics, and had…
