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Sep 02

Micro Grill

Posted in: Grill, micro, microwave, Richard Park

Micro is a portable microwave that doubles up as a grill as well. Hectic lifestyles, unhealthy eating habits and laziness has forced us to rethink how we use our kitchen appliances. A grill on the go is understandable, but have a portable microwave is a good innovation. At least we can have hot meals in the office while buried in work!

Designer: Richard Park

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Aug 30

Workout For A Clean Home

Posted in: Natalia Aguado, Orbita

Orbita is an appliance that uses the energy created by body movement as energy source of the appliance. This gives you the liberty to spend more time on tasks that your enjoy rather than cleaning up the house. Although its not explained how, but the system syncs in such a way that while sweat it out in a workout, the energy expended by you can be used to do some cleaning by Orbita.

An interesting concept and is the 2013 Electrolux Design Lab semifinalist.

Designer: Natalia Aguado

Aug 26

Fridge of the Future

Posted in: Refrigerator

Chances are, your upright refrigerator has more than a few items long overdue to be theown out. It’s in part due to our increasingly hectic schedules, but also because the design isn’t conducive to food organization and management. Future Connect refrigeration ditches the large fridge/freezer combo for a modular system of refrigerating units that compartmentalize meals in trays that can also be used for cooking. Each unit also informs the user when items are approaching expiration. Check the vid for more!

Designer: Yujie Peng

Future Connect from vivian on Vimeo.

Aug 22

Robotic Clean

Posted in: Adrian Perez Zapata, Mab

The one place I’d like to see robots do their thing is in the domestic space. The Mab is a concept in this direction and looks at giving home space a robotic clean look. Essentially it is an automated cleaning system consisting of hundreds of flying mini-robots which will clean all surfaces. Mab scans and custom cleans an area according to its requirements.

Although they look like little aliens invading your home, however the future is such a zone that you never know; these kinda bots could be the norm!

Mab is a 2013 Electrolux Design Lab semifinalist.

Designer: Adrian Perez Zapata

Aug 20

Eating Better With The Hub

Posted in: Francisco Barboza Grasa, Kitchen Hub

Talk about futuristic appliances then the Kitchen Hub comes across as the top contender for the ‘ear better and reduce waste’ category winner. The device designed to work along with a food stock app that controls info regarding the ingredients you have at home and how you use it. The device even stores individual diets of the family, has a stock of recipes and a shopping assistance function. All I know is that to stay fit, you need to eat healthy, so bring this on!

Kitchen Hub is a 2013 Electrolux Design Lab semifinalist.

Designer: Francisco Barboza Grasa

Aug 12

Sweet Noise

Posted in: Converter, Jiawei Huang, Music Yue

Can noise ever be sweet? Yes, only if it’s routed through the Music Yue – noise converter device. The idea behind this project is to transform everyday noise pollution to something more soothing. Imagine living near the railway tracks or on a busy street and having to live with those track noises and blaring horns! The Music Yue simply detects a recurring rhythm and transforms it into a pleasing tune. Imginative and something we urbanites could do with!

Music Yue is a 2013 Electrolux Design Lab semi finalist.

Designer: Jiawei Huang

Aug 09

How Toxic Are You?

Posted in: Electrolux Nutrima, Indicator, Janne Palovuori, Nutrima, scale, Toxic

With the current GMO outcry, it is important that we ensure that what we are eating is nutritious and not the opposite. Nurtima is a kitchen scale that calculates the nutritional values, possible toxins and freshness of your food and ingredients. The scale combines piezoelectricity with smart and flexible technologies, and is charged by bending repeatedly. This action creates enough electric charge for the scale to operate for the duration required.

The scale along with weight, analyzes the food’s or ingredient’s weight, basic nutritional information (energy, protein, carbohydrates and fat content), freshness level, and cautions the user of high levels of the most common toxins, such as mercury.
It can also be used as a traditional kitchen scale when measuring ingredients in a bowl.

Nutrima is a 2013 Electrolux Design Lab semi-finalist.

Designer: Janne Palovuori

Toxic Style

Aug 05

Drinkable Sea Water

Posted in: Byungsoo Kim, Desalinating, Kangkyung Lee, Minji Kim, Puri, Younsun Kim

Before you scream ‘absurd’, let me tell you that I am talking about Puri – a sea water desalinating bottle. There are several ways to remove saline from sea water, for example evaporation, vapor-pressure, and ion-exchange membrane method but all of them are not practical for use on a life raft or rescue boat and require big equipments. The Puri on the other hand is a slim portable bottle that works with a pumping action. Take a look at its video below.

Puri is a 2013 IDEA Design Awards entry.

Designers: Younsun Kim, Kangkyung Lee, Byungsoo Kim and Minji Kim

Jul 25

No More Pesticide Food

Posted in: balls, ECO Washing Ball, Sterilizing, Yeonjin Jo

ECO Washing Balls are sensor driven balls that move in the bowl of water, ridding your fruits and vegetables from harmful pesticides. I am all in support of this kind of innovation; just two days ago I read a news report about some school children that succumbed to pesticide-laced food. Simple dishwashing and running water are not enough, either we stop using these harmful chemicals of get the industry to come out with such innovations. What do you say?

The Washing Ball uses electrolysis technology, which does the sterilization safe and perfect.

Designer: Yeonjin Jo

Jul 23

Clever Kitchen Tray

Posted in: Ryan Jongwoo Choi, Smart Tray

The Smart Tray offers a lifestyle solution to those who live in cramped apartments and could do with fewer dishes in the kitchen. Aimed at the next-gen who prefers eating in front of the television, this kitchen appliance facilitates a more positive attitude towards housekeeping. The smart materials used in the tray allow it to be transformed into various dishes and are easy to clean at the end of a meal.

Designer: Ryan Jongwoo Choi