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The Can-Am Spyder trike gets a lot of eye rolls from motorcyclists like myself for one simple reason: it combines all the downsides of riding a motorcycle with all the downsides of driving a car! Us gearheads are willing to expose ourselves to the elements and risk not having a protective shell because we can zip past traffic and lay down through twisty roads. The Can-Am… well, it can’t.

However… designer John Mark Vicente’s Can-Am Super Spyder concept addresses the regular Spyder’s major setback of being too wide to turn sharply or navigate through traffic. The Super Spyder’s front wheel sections are able to extend and retract, adapting its overall stance to accommodate varying driving conditions. Ready to lane split? With the easy press of a button riders can assume a slimmer position to squeeze through tight car corridors. Need better traction? Extend the wheels out for greater grip!

Designer: John Mark Vicente

I imagine having a baby born prematurely can be a very perplexing thing. While the child stays under medical care for large portions of time, it only bodes well for the child to spend a good amount of time with its parents. The Neobirth incubator not only provides a medically safe haven for the infant, its design also allows the child and parent to interact (even though remotely) and spend quality time together. The Incubator comes mounted on a hydraulic piston that allows the incubation chamber to be lowered or raised so that mom, dad, and baby are on the same level.

The Neobirth obviously is a medical device first, and makes arrangements for all procedures and peripherals. The overhead lamp not only can be used as an observation light, but as a phototherapy lamp too (used to prevent Jaundice in newborns). A swiveling Touchscreen LCD display hovers over the incubation chamber displaying relevant information. The Incubation chamber also makes drawer space for storing medical instruments or documents. The entire Incubator unit is also mounted on caster wheels, so the baby can be moved from one location to another, cradle and all!

Designer: Parin Sanghvi

As useful as multi-tap power extensions might be, they will inevitably leave your wires a mess and your aesthetic a total wreck! The Arrangement PEA offers one simple solution for tidying up cables directly on the unit.

While the base is made from hard plastic, the cap covers are made with a malleable silicon material that can be easily flipped and inverted. To use the Arrangement PEA, simply flip the cover upwards to expose a spool – then, wind the wire around the spool before flipping the cover back into its original state. The wires will be hidden and kept clear of the surrounding area!

Arrangement PEA is a 2015 Red Dot Award winner.

Designers: Prof. Baek Junghoon, Prof. Lim Min Taek, Kim Mina, Hwang Ki-nam, Choi Su-im, Yang Seung-hyeon

Amy Genser travaille le papier d’une manière obsessionnelle et depuis la fin de ses études d’art, elle en explore la souplesse et le potentiel dans ses oeuvres. La nature est son inépuisable source d’inspiration et ses créations sont souvent comparées à des barrières de corail fantaisistes. Ci-dessous une sélection de ses travaux de 2016.

Le photographe américain Jay L. Clendenin a couvert les Jeux Olympiques de Rio pour le LA Times. Il a notamment photographié les athlètes en noir et blanc avec une technique devenue rare. Il a choisi d’utiliser une chambre photographique de format 20 x 25 centimètres, offrant un grain artistique et hors du temps à ses clichés.