design insight: 55

Presidents Day highlight…your own lovable USB drive found at Gizmodo. Just what you need…a president in your pocket.

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If any of you have ever camped and concluded that there is room for improvement and efficiency…here is an idea that might help. From mycampkitchen.com.

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Great concept for small spaces…like a cottage. Wouldn’t it be cool to be sitting at the breakfast table with a few others at your retreat, and see these doors swing open and the occupant peal out? Pinerest.

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Double-bladed-chopper-salad-tosser-thing…by Truedeau.

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Real Simple magazine has some good ideas for re-purposed common items.

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Designboom…super simple bike lights that are held together magnetically by kibisi.

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Sherwinn-Williams newsletter Stir has an interesting article on questions that help you understand your client.

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Graphically stricking…this building found at archdaily, has a very excentric design story…one that I can’t follow but it does make for interesting photos. Designed by Aires Mateus.

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Design semantics: a giant camera house found at designboom and designed by mA-style.

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A nice alternative for backyard illumination…a nice balance between the old rice paper ball and bare lamps. The Zero light.

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Beautifully geometric glass house…you provide the Windex. Found at Homedit, located in the Netherlands and designed by Hans van Heeswijk Architects. There are some surprisingly nice spaces in this dwelling.

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Folded metal boxes…modular and stackable in landscape or portrait fashion. Designed by Henriette W. Leth and available for $100 each at Normann Copenhagen.

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Designboom is featuring this “child’s innovation center” located in Valencia. The interior (although photographed prior to occupation) seems a bit sterile. Designed in a collaborative fashion by M2 distribución.

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Designed to specifically hold a MacBook Pro and an iPad…this new bag is from San Fransisco’s Crumpler.

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Designboom has a nice story and video clips on Porsche‘s 50 year celebration of the iconic “911″. What is so wonderful is that given a choice, I don’t know which of the two above I would choose.

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Pet crash dummy…tested by the people at sleepypod for their pet carriers.

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Swivel chair & desk combo. The designer calls it #006 SideSeat by Studio Makkink & Bey. Available from Proof.

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The team at FLOR’s musing came across this…an alternative to a steep stairs…now fill your arms with a big bale of laundry and give it a go.

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Just think of the aftermarket created to address the popularity of the Apple products…this one is pretty cool. available in several different colors at urban prefer.

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And speaking of Apple…how timely…first photos of the iWatch they are working on. Found at Yanko Design.

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