carboard crazy

its quite amazing what chris gilmour can do with cardboard and glue and time, check more out HERE

tricycle for mod tykes

nice design and use of clean materials

Fun can

Its a green house! Funny

Umbrella

Nice use of design.

wire animals

some fun wire animals all out of one piece (supposedly)

nike footware

Check out the new nike footware for the olympics. Good stuff. Especially gymnastics.

Due Date

If you missed it in class The Extentions project is due on April 23rd. We still have one assignment left in the semester that will be due at finals (its a fun one and you dont even have to get dirty or use an exacto, paper, clay, wire, or wood)

bike

I thought this bike was great it can transition into and from a rocking horse into a bike.

Plastic Bag Bear

I got so pumped about this. How great and fun, it is a bear made of plastic bags and when the exhaust vent blows it blows up the bear

wire shoes

Here are some of the detail shots of some of the 3D Design students work with wire.
I know the class is so smart and makes good work, its a shame they will never see this since they dont ever check the blog like they are suppose to.

Nice Urinal

Here is a good use of sheet steel in a public restroom. Made to look like folded paper these Urinals were designed by Casaidea check out their site HERE if you want

bloxes

Shaped cardboard that can build in any direction.

Check out the Bloxes HERE

Shoes

Here are a couple of my favs from the collection at the virtual shoe museum

Is it to soon to see something like this?

The virtual shoe museum CLICK HERE

Student Housing

Tietgen student housing in Copenhagen, Denmark. Designed by Lundgaard & Tranberg Architects.

Check out the rest HERE

New umbrella

so this is a interesting solution to rain. Check out everything about it HERE

the downfall
1) Folding it up or keeping in your backpack(or what ever you carry)
2) Cant use this like a cane
3) Cant sword fight with it
4) Cant see the rabid squirrels behind you.

you choose flatware

Choplery is made from 100% bamboo and allows for a choice while eating. This design forces the user to make a decision and commit to their eating preference. Chopsticks or western ware.

Felt and Josh Jakus

The stop animation on this felt bag is worth checking out HERE
and he has well designed placemats


With this placemat, you will never lose those napkin rings again: a holder is cut right
out of the mat. Pop the attached ring out of the mat and interlock around the napkin, then tuck safely back in for
easy storage. Material: Black rubber is 100% recycled tires. Colored rubber is 30% post-industrial waste.

Lamp Girl

Marianne Maric and her awesome lamp girls at yatzer.

Check out some more images HERE
the link is also a great design blog you can play around at.

nice layout

Honey comb knit looks great...oh yeah its 650 bucks...Honey comb knit is not economical

Tea boat

add a little fun to tea.
first you take the tea bag out of the box. than unfold it...it becomes a little boat. than put it into the cup with hot water and let it swim around until the tea is ready

Amazing Bridge Eh?

Originally designed by Juan Batanero in 1972, the bridge was recently updated with
a red arch designed by French artist Daniel Buren.

cork screw

I call it a cork screw, they call it a wine ratchet. Check out all the colors HERE

Chairs of lobster

These "Lobster" Chairs are amazing eh? I am not a fan of lobster (thanks to John Amoss) but I would drool over these lobsters.

Kids Play

The good folks at ODA Design have come out with some cool kids stuff.
Check out this and their other non kid stuff HERE You gotta love when they put the gesture sketch in there.

Paper Good Kirsten Hassenfeld

look at these gorgeous mixed media sculptures made from intricate paper cut outs, pipe cleaners, artboard and more from brooklyn’s kirsten hassenfeld. i love the scale and the delicate nature of the materials she uses. to me these pieces are poking and pushing around their edges, preparing to break into something bigger, into excess or obsession, or both. See more HERE