It addresses the need for adjustable private spaces within open offices. It helps create flexible partitions without disturbing the aesthetics of the surroundings. Eclipse Office Partition System that has been the result of work by Australian designer Marcus Ward Curran, is a modular workplace that can not only evolve and adapt to the needs of privacy and interaction change during the course of the day.

It takes into account the current office needs of desks, spot furniture, and distributed possession of furniture. Its four main components are, the hot desk, pattern table, table partition and full size partition. Every one of its components, when used along with others, can deceptively allow a space to get divided into a meeting area, a private space or a breakout zone. The components are movable and flexible, which is what gives the offices their much needed freedom of layout while letting privacy thrive within an open office space.

Despite its techno look, the product has adhered to eco-sense principles of respect to the environment. Materials that have gone into making the product are eco-friendly materials and allow design for disintegration and recycling.
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Unlike the popular belief, recycling can be a whole bagful of fun. In fact, lately we have come across several examples of recycling that burst the bubble of the aforementioned myth. Take the case of classic Vespa scooters for example. We have witnessed how the scraps of old autombiles have been used to contribute majorly to a green lifestyle. In fact, recycled bike furniture as well as the reuse of aircraft parts to make real stylish chairs and tables have all been greatly appreciated.

Well, this furniture range just got wider with the vintage Vespa scooters adding their own special charm. The Spanish design studio, Bel & Bel has taken up the task of converting the discarded Vespa scooters and into real cool office furniture.

That is not all. The design team has lent the handmade upholstered chairs a whole range of colors to gel with your office decor. Apart from the chairs, one can also get these unqiue scultpure models that let’s say combine the scooter handle and lower body of a mannequin. It does sound a bit crazy but it sure looks quirky and good.

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What is interesting is that this scooter, bicycle or downhill wheeler can be packed into your backpack for your trek uphill or journey elsewhere. Is that not a better choice to a really tough bet on bicycling uphill? Considering it works only on downslopes, when you reach a plain while downhill you may need to fold it back into your backpack, and for the smoother terrain, you can kneel when you ride down.

The bike is custom-made for rough terrains, has an aluminium frame, full suspension, triple-hardened tubes, adjustable air shocks and disc brakes. With this, you can store your other things in the backpack too.

The bicycle comes at € 1,499 or around $2,300. It is certainly a worth-buy thing in case you are an avid traveler with a penchant for downhill rides.
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Come winter and all homes will be glowing with the familiar glow of the warm, cosy hearths in their living rooms. Now the deal is, which of these fireplaces will dare to be different from the rest vis-a-vis the design, functioning or even the eco-friendliness! Well, that’s a toughie. While you figure the big mystery, let us present to you the world’s first and only spherical wall-mounted fireplace. Called Cupola, this one comes from the same fellas at Vauni who earned kudos for the ‘Globe’ fireplace.

Back to Cupola, this beauty can be mounted on the wall just like a flat-screen TV. Not just flaunting a unique shape, this one displays a very superior technology too. The adjustable bio-ethanol burner lets you enjoy a very vent-less routine of hassle-free and safe flames.

A valuable addition to your modern decor, the fireplace looks nothing short of a stunning sculpture thanks to its dynamic and out-of-the-box design. Lightweight aluminum has been used to make Cupola, which is available in shades of white and black both with a matte finish. The price tag reads $2,735.

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EV-Cub electric motorcycle is one of them, besides EVE-neo electric scooter and its already announced PCX global scooter. The motorcycle offers more stability and traction than its rear-wheel cousins, as touted. It could be a lot more easier to learn too, for riders who are just beginning to get their ropes in driving.

The 2WD bike EV-Cub can ferry riders around on its retro-styled frame early 2010. Of late, big names other than Honda, like Yamaha, Ohlins, Christini and KTM have also been working on 2WD (two-wheel drive) motorcycles.
Honda however is all ready to commercialize a 2WD motorcycle, or at least an electric one. EV-Cub has features like the car2car, car2driver communication tool and also has electric motors in front and rear wheels.

Traction advantages of vehicles like EV-Cub are primarily on loose surfaces and wet roads. This one is also slimmer than a normal motorbike. It may be to make optimum use of its lower power.

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The slight chill in the air is an indication for us mortals that winter is just around the corner. So, it is the perfect time for you to gear yourself up with the newest fashion line of warm clothes as well as electronic products that will keep you cosy. We stumbled across one such gadget which is more useful than the many indoor fireplaces available in the markets today because this one’s meant for the outdoors. Called UFO, this fireplace seamlessly blends in tradition with vision that is truly refined to meet the modern taste.

The brainchild of Ora Ito, the UFO is fully safe. It makes use of a natural plant alcohol that helps reduce the carbon residue, vapors as well as smoke and dust which are like the four pillars of a traditional outdoor fireplace. Plus, UFO is more easy to use.

A Ductal (mineral stone) finsing has been giving to this very sophisticated piece of fireplace art that comes carrying a price tag of $2,196. You can find it under the brand Climart, which apparently is also housing Gallé-O, an identical sister of UFO’s.

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Lamu Industries is turning out to be a name to reckon with for those who seek nothing but pure aesthetic pleasure in their furniture. This company has several hand-crafted solid wood armories, beds, chairs and consoles as well as many types of tables including coffe, library and dining tables to its credit. And these are hand-carved by local craftsmen who live on the East African island of Lamu.

The indigenous ‘mbambakofi’ hardwood (and no veneers) is used to make these spectacular pieces for your home decor. And please note that the cutting down of mbamakofi trees us regulated by the Kenyan Goverment. There is a strict rule that for each tree cut, two new ones are planted on the island.

Since no veneer is used in the furniture sold by Lamu Industries, the units continue to absord elements of its environment. So, in a dry areas, the wood will shrink while in a humid one, it will expans. With the passage of time, some cracks might also appear, but they only add more character to the wood. We are completely blown away by these spectacular works of natural art. Made to order pieces are also available. The retail price range starts at $3,000 and goes as high as $11,000.

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A lot has been down to help break down a cycle so much you can fold it into a box. Designs to make them more compact only got more smarter over years. A new folding bike concept by Victor Aleman is one such innovation that adds the smart tag a little more firmly to it.

Optimum use of available urban space, efficiency to stay as compact as possible, were what made the designer work on such a concept.

The bicycle’s wheel has six modules, each with double pivot in their joints. This lets the wheel to get folded and turn smaller. Aleman says the double triangle structure is composed by expandable modules. Each module collapses to a smaller dimension and then these modules align by the rotation of the axis in the joint of the structure. The structure has special parts that fold into the form of an X that aligns all the modules to their position. The bicycle thereby becomes a bundle in the end.

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The firms displayed a real size model of the 125 sq ft wide vessel in Ancona, Italy, recently.

Its width is two thirds its length of 190 ft. So it looks like a yacht chipped off on its latter half.

Its back has a 30 metre beach! Naval architect Mauro Sculii feels its strange dimensions give it stability. WHY is built on three decks, has a swimming pool on the bow, and a helipad.

A salon with a cinema, a music room, a library and a dining room that opens on to the sea apart, its owner will have a 200-square-metre suite covering all of third floor and a private terrace. It can house 12 guests in five suites, 20 member crew, has three large sky lights and 300 square metres of windows.

For the eco-conscious, it will also have a low consumption LED lighting system and solar panels on its roof and sides to cut fuel, and an in-built waste management system.

Hermes has previously helped design a luxury helicopter and a collection of smart cars.
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Snow riding is something every urban creature sweating away between high-rises dreams of. The thought of having to push through the vagaries of nature with all body force and those bumpy rides is however not so welcoming. How about having a snow car that does not push you up and down the ice snow slopes alone, but does that more functional role of transporting you? i-Scoob serves that purpose.

A luxury vehicle, snowmobile is meant for two people, has a hybrid internal combustion engine and has also a joystick to make way through the snow.

The vehicle’s engine can be charged with an electricity socket, fold out solar panels and batteries that can be tucked away in its storage – a blessing for unusual terrains! You do not quite have to get wet in the snow to enjoy the thrills though. The snowmobile’s body looks dashing and so does its techno design and is particularly designed for the arctic ice terrains.

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