You might have always desired for a private yet comfortable shady place on the beach where you could protect yourself from the searing heat, and also from the prying eyes of others. Eminent designer Kim Katinis has designed a cool Shading System specially targeted at the beach crowd. In fact, the product has been designed for the Greek National Furniture Design Competition.

The product even meets with the requirement that at least 50% of the material should be hard wood. The shading system really works well and is a great way to protect yourself from sun, rain, and other elements. It even gives you a “private” space in the otherwise crowded beach, while not cutting you off from the public. It even blends with the sandy environment and is fixed in the ground by four anchors.

 It faces all kinds of Mediterranean weather conditions and you really should get this if you are planning to go to the beach. The Shading System is made of tarpaulins and can also be customized according to the customer’s wish.

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One could see a number of designs at the Beach&Pool 2008/09 design competition. So much so that I just can’t believe at the number of cool designs one can come across in that place. There was this awesome hi-tech lounger called S3 by Design Institution which comes with 3 awesome positions to relax.

It comes with an automatic mechanism which follows the sun much like a sunflower does. If you think the sun is getting a little too much you could switch on the automatic waterdrop spray and you will feel all chilled and cool, if you fall asleep.

It even comes with a motorized roof so that you don’t literally bake under the sun. It eve comes with solar powered touchscreen LCD display, DVD player, speakers, USB slot and other such features. It is made of teak and aluminium and I just can’t wait to get the S3 to a beach on the French Riviera and relax!