May 2011

Necessity is the mother of invention. The rising ocean level due to global warming has posed a grave threat to human establishments, especially in coastal areas. As a result, architects are busy evolving new home designs to increase human…

We have made our presence felt by touching everything in this world. It has made us think about the importance of our touch. Well, touch is everywhere, if you think about the simplest and fastest point of access into any gadget interface; the new…

Now this is what I say a perfect blend of emotions with technology. Here’s one of the beautiful concept of a digital flower vase named Flora by the Japanese designer Yoshiki Matsuyama. This concept holds the hi-tech method of sharing greetings and..

With the introduction of swanky laptops and tablets, desktop PC’s faced a major competition. The humble looking desktops had to be re-designed in an eye-appealing manner to woo consumers. Clubbing good-looks and the touch screen experience in one…

Coffee table or cocktail table, as it is fondly called, supports a lot of items while we relax on the sofa placed in front of it. But a table should be practical and not just a beautiful piece placed in the room. Clubbing both practicality and beauty.

Trash can is one reason that keeps our surroundings clean. But normally we throw all kinds of waste in one can; this poses a trouble while filtering different kinds of garbage. A team of nine members has designed Residuário para Eventos (Residuary…

At the first instance, it may seem like a futuristic rendition of one of the facades of The Stonehenge, albeit with a hole. But in reality, it is a monolithic lighting fixture with the conspicuous hole as a clear allusion to the works of 20th century.

Working in a kitchen typically requires a user to stand for a long period of time. This may pose a lot of trouble for those who are either handicapped or old. Marta Rudyk has designed the Transgenerational Kitchen for people who cannot bend much or…

Imagine life without a fridge! Storing food, so that it remains consumable, will become such a problem. But with living spaces getting smaller, keeping a refrigerator will eat up the space even further. Chinese designer Zhang Wei has designed a…

One of the lead designers of the Cadillac Converj concept and a graduate of the Royal College of Arts, Ben Walsh has unveiled yet another masterpiece with his mind boggling new design. Before you even start looking for the wheels, it’s not a car….