Hasta La Ideas

Of course there are the ever present cardboard trays. But this looks a lot smarter. However, there does not seem to exist much information as to who sells them or gives them away. The only thing we know is that they were apparently first(?) posted on a German blog or site, and that the pictures were picked up from there. Still, we like the idea, and if anyone out there knows more about this idea, we’ll be happy to hear from you. Link to the German site’s post after the jump.brbr

Le calzature Skins nascono da un’idea innovativa, quella di separare la scarpa in due parti intercambiabili: “bone”, una forma flessibile che avvolge il piede e “skin”, la superficie esterna della scarpa che, senza l’irrigidimento del componente interno, può essere facilmente appiattita. Le due parti sono vendute separatamente perché un bone della stessa taglia, può essere utilizzato per tutti i modelli di skin.
Mi incuriosisce la funzionalità nel lungo periodo di questo prodotto: non so se la “doppia pelle” presenta più vantaggi che svantaggi, ma non si può negare che si tratta di un prodotto concettualmente e tecnologicamente avanzato.
Studio Dror ha partecipato alla progettazione di Skins footwear su diversi livelli, dalla creazione dell’immagine coordinata e del packaging (molto bello), allo styling di bone.

ELMANCO è guest curator di Behance Network, l’articolo fa parte di una serie che promuove la collaborazione.
(more…)

Salt is one of the most useful spices for cooking. And for a long time essential for our ability to preserve foods for longer than a few days. Salted herring. Salted salmon. Salted meat. You name it. Without it long sea voyages would hardly have been possible, and the great discoveries possibly not discovered. Way back, salt nodes in rocks or mines were worth their weight in gold and an excellent trading commodity. Now, however, when salt is readily available, we tend to use too much. Hence this idea; the Kakujio. The Kakujio is a 2.5cc salt cube. Enough for cooking. Designed by the De Meyboom Lab in the Netherlands by Yasuhito Hirose and Ryohei Yoshiyuki it was featured in the Muji Awards 02. Also check out the Muji Awards 01, and the call for entries to Muji Awards 03.brbr

We know next to nothing about this invention, except that it apparently is called Wire Button, and that it was designed to help keep headphone cables and the likes in order. No word on availability or cost, but it does not look like it is going to cost an arm and a leg when (and it must) goes into production.brbr

This mini travel iron could mean the end of our crumpled travel life. It’s so small it looks like it could be stuffed in a pocket. Providing it has had the time to cool off, of course. It looks like it would fit into most any suitcase or bag waiting quietly to un-crumple any garment and make us more respectable looking in a jiffy. Oh, belay that. The size of the ironing surface may actually make the process of ironing a shirt a rather lengthy one. Wonder if the actual design of a travel iron really has to resemble a conventional iron. Could there be a more efficient form? USD 14:98.brbr