toy box

Onitsuka Tiger

koiklub's latest artwork for onitsuka tiger, a three-dimensional version of a koi morphing into a sports shoe inside a metallic briefcase.

via Designboom

nano/shuffle case speaker kit

Very smart design. More reason to keep your beautiful apple packaging.

via: core 77

Sac A faire

Sac A faire, DIY bag made of Tyvek (FedEx envelop material.) You choose a pattern, cut it out. Voila! You have a very special bag. It's made in Austria. On market for around $33. Love to get one for toybox collection.
via: Better Living Through Design

candle holder or fruit bowl?

Turning this dish gives it another function, on one side it is a candle holder, on the other it functions as a bowl. Multi-functionality is a reoccurring aspect in the work of Dutch designer Willem Noyons.

via: the style files

accd Produc Design Final: Bird House

This week is Art Center's week 14. (final week of semester) We thought it would be nice to share snapshots from different presentations throughout the week. This one is from Product Design 1 taught by Norm Schureman and Laura Dye. Assignment was to design a bird house/feeder. Some really clever ideas and also very elaborative presentation.

Neuer Ordner

We think that there is something really interesting about the blurred boundary of digital and real world. The icon of folders was used on digital world to help people understand the concept of a place where you can store a collection of files into one place... now it's making it back to the real world as Neuer Ordner but in a very iconic way in front of blue window screen!! With trash bin underneath.

Material: powder-coated steel
Designer: Kathrin Lang & Wolfgang Rößler wir-gestalten.com
Made by Haseform.de
Made in Germany

Found on Designspotter

toy box new item: Jan Vonborstel

We have new items in toy box. Jan Vonborstel's ceramic cups with felt cover. Felt cover fit just right so the outside of the cup becomes one surface with different materials. Very beautiful. You can see his work at www.janvonborstel.com. We love his "Jan buys stuff" photo series on his website.

LaptopSticks in action!!!

Deb asked us if we have pictures of LaptopSticks in action!! So here they are! (It is little difficult to see LaptopSticks when it is used since it is covered by the laptop.) It accommodates 12', 15' and 17'.

LaptopSticks

Our friend, Daisuke Yamaguchi designed a very cool LaptopSticks ($10/stick). This small device helps the bottom of your laptop to be tilted upward to reduce the strain on your neck and also keeps your laptop cooler with air space underneath it. it's compact enough to carry around in a laptop bag. It is made out of bamboo plywood and every inch of the material is used. (Sleeve to keep the LaptopSticks together when it is carried is made out of the negative space of the stick itself...etc)

He is making more for holiday seasons and currently taking pre-orders. (laptopsticks@gmail.com)

Pock-it

Clever design by Pu Tai. Pock-it!
This could be life-saving in our busy schedule...