“Satellite navigation (SatNav) is a lot older than previously thought. In fact, it’s even decades older than man-made satellites themselves. This fantastic contraption, called the ‘Routefinder’, showed 1920s drivers in the UK the roads they were travelling down, gave them the mileage covered and told them to stop when they came at journey’s end.
The technology [...]
Archive for the ‘Industrial design’ Category
Naoto Fukasawa + juice
Posted in Industrial design, tagged banana, Industrial design, japan, juice, packaging, strawberry on July 28, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
“I imagined that if the surface of the package imitated the colour and texture of the fruit skin, then the object would reproduce the feeling of the real skin” – Naoto Fukasawa
Mike Meiré + Street Food
Posted in Industrial design, Sociology, tagged argentina, design, street food, vietnam, vitra on June 16, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Fredrikson Stallard
Posted in Industrial design, Interior design, tagged crystal, fredrikson stallard, furniture on May 4, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
John Truex + Hackenbroich
Posted in Industrial design, Interior design, tagged furniture, Hackenbroich, Industrial design, Interior design, John Truex, lighting, shelves on April 17, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Source: Design Boom, Dezeen
To Go
Posted in Industrial design, tagged Asia, UK on March 9, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
I’ve been a staunch supporter of reusable coffee cups for years and have a shocking collection of travel mugs ranging from functional stainless steel 20oz to purely attractive transparent Perspex 8oz. As much as I love them, the dimensions are simply too cumbersome to carry on a regular basis, and I have used too many [...]
Table setting
Posted in Industrial design, Interior design, tagged Brussels, Europe, Italy, Netherlands on January 7, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
For years, I’ve been amassing a table service of ceramic dishes with Century Gothic curves, each painted in contrasting colours to mix and match. This year, Seletti has thrown me for a loop with witty and beautiful pieces and a clean white aesthetic. I’m particularly keen on their white patent leather tablecloth that takes me [...]
Tea time
Posted in Industrial design, Interior design, tagged UK, USA on January 7, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Iain Jones‘ snap-together tea set with saucer, spoon and doily would pair wonderfully with Audrey Russel and John Truex’s breeze block sugar cubes. A make-work project for someone with my affinity for builder’s tea.
Source: Cube Me, Iain Jones
Milk money
Posted in Commercial design, Industrial design, tagged Canada, France, Russia on December 27, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Source: Design Museum Shop, Hattomonkey, Lovely Package, Visual Advice
Pinxo
Posted in Industrial design, tagged Europe on December 27, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Ferran Lajara’s Pinxo clip fits my ideals for design: thoughtful, classic, well-finished and simpler than its intended use.
Source: Moco Loco
