There is something really cool about robot and maybe that is because of the influence of movies and pop culture which have always been fascinated by all things that are rooted in science fiction. While robots are no more science fiction and a part of reality, Croatian artist Robert Matysiak has designed these cool Robot Lamps using just plumbing supplies.

The lamps are nuiquely designed and come in many different shapes and sizes. Each of these robots that are made from pipes etc, come with bulbs and they make it look rather avant-garde. The plumbing hardware are rigid and quite unchangeable but the Croatian designer has made sure each Robot Lamp has a character of its own.

It is a great way to teach your children that robots were once a part of fictitious world and only now have they entered everyday lives. I would love to get these Robot Lamps myself, and it would really look good in your living room or anywhere else. In fact, if you are a video game fan, you would love these lamps as they would certainly set the ambience for playing video games based on science fiction plots.

Via: Design Boom

There is something really annoying about having to get up and check the time every time you are sleeping, lest you got late. It not only is physically troublesome but you would also be afraid that if you didn’t check the time, you would end up getting screwed at your appointments. Realising this problem Florian Schärfer has designed the Melted Clock which lets you grope around the bed in your sleepy state and get the time.

All you would need to do is, find the haptic, touch sensitive alarm clock which comes integrated with speakers and the controls would be integrated in your sheets. The clock would be embedded into your bed and thus you would just need to move your hands here and there to find it and like you are reading Braille, you would just get to know what the time is.

There is no information yet about the price and availability as it is still a concept. However, it would be amazing if some bedding company realizes this need and demand in the market and launches something cool as this. Moreover, your bed would look cool and chic and it would turn your bedroom into a post modern living space.

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Inesa Malafej and Arunas Sukarevicius from Lithuania must love music and have a great body. The designers must love their musk so much that they can’t stop listening to music while running or working out. They have lunched the cool Dancepants Kinetic Music Player which generates electricity when you run which is in turn used by the mp3 player.

So long as you are running, you will have the mp3 player playing. If you stop running you may end up not being able to listen to music. It is an amazing idea I must say. When you are in the park, you could jog for many minutes and listen to your favourite music all along. Just make sure you hear if someone is calling out your name from behind. The MP3 player can be easily kept in your pockets.

The kinetic energy is converted from your feet when you are running and that electricity helps you to listen to music. I somehow don’t get the idea of this product as the music would stop once you stop running. What if you had to stop for a minute to catch breath and would not like to the music to stop playing? I guess you need to carry an iPod as well. So much for going green!

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If you are the kind of person who is looking for a cool clock to keep you aware of the time during these cold and dark and gloomy months, you must perhaps think about buying this cool Chumby One alarm clock. To say that it is just an alarm clock would be an understatement as it is comes with more than 1200 applications which can be used when it is co0nnected to Internet.

The Chumby One alarm clock costs $100 and this is a big reduction in price when compared to the $200 original Chumby. Thanks to Wi-fi you can check your Twitter account, update your Facebook, and send email and do thousands of things. It even gives you the much needed weather report and snow fall warnings, just in case you plan to set out for a walk during the afternoon.

You could even connect it to an iPod Nano using the USB port. You could also connect to many radio stations such as Pandora and listen to music. While I could go on for pages about all the thousands of things it can do, let me cut it short and say that the Chumby One alarm clock does thousands of things thanks to Internet and 1200 applications specially designed for it. Go and get yours today!

The modern kitchen concept almost took all the color form our lives what with the plain white, cremes and the grays donning up our cooking areas as well as the rest of the home along with the monotone black. Well, RKS’ newest concept Seasons Cooktop Ventware is all set to revolutionise your kitchen with some stylish ware that will bring the much needed color back into your lives.

The concept involves a very stylish touch that features a modular ceramic face and filter which are roughly the size of dinner plates. Put them up anywhere in your kitchen and attract the zillion compliments that are sure to come your way for such out of the box thinking. All this happens without really burning a hole in your pocket.

The design is retractable and aims to add a hi-tech quotient too. This way the sense of the ‘modern’ remains intact without the fear of cluttering. Plus the modular design makes it very dishwasher friendly. It is easy to clean and maintain. So far, the Seasons Cooktop Ventware is just a concept but we see no reason why it should not be a reality soon.

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Swedish designer Henrik Amberla is known for many things and most importantly it is his Milky Way alarm clock that walks away with all the trophies. Thanks to the turning motion, it triggers a snooze function and the other way around makes it turn on the alarm function or set the time.

It comes with an extremely smooth and sleek look and when you wonder why it has been named the Milky Way, the design makes it pretty apparent. It reflects the duality of life and also of the day. The day beginning to change into a night and the night turning into day is reflective of the way the Milky Way behaves too. With a design that mimics the Milky Way, you can even use the Milky Way Alarm Clock to encourage your space voyage dreams that may take you far beyond our solar system.

There is no information about the price or availability but I must say it is a pretty cool design and when it is available a lot of people would love to buy it. I am wondering if it should also come in other colours apart from the eponymous milky colour. It would be interesting to see a black Milky Way alarm clock. Wouldn’t it be?

Via: The Design Blog

Sometimes you might have gotten tired of cooking in the same old boring cooking pots which get old and rusty after sometime. If you are the kind of person who cannot stand anything that is old and boring, you might as well buy a number of cooking pots just to keep the monotony away.

However, this not only increases the clutter in your kitchen but also takes up a lot of space. What you would need is this cool and fantastic Coral Cooking Pot. The Coral Cooking Pot comes with floral designs which are reminiscent of the 80s. All the would-be Giadas can use the visual indicator of hot the pot is and thanks to which one can either reduce or increase the heat. It comes with thermochromatic spots which look like floral designs.

I am sure if there is no colour left and everything turns red, that means you have burned not just your food, but also the Coral Cooking pot! Take a look at this wonderful video to understand who the magical pot works, and I am sure you would love to get one for yourself. It is a cool product that is a must-have in every kitchen. There is no information about its price or availability.

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Design Boom organized the Green Life Competition in Incheon, Korea in collaboration with 3709 designers from 96 different countries. While there were several cool designs in the competition list, one that caught our fancy and also the one that received about 1171 votes was the “Shelf” designed by Leon Zhu from China.

The Shelf is a device that can be attached to the back of the car and when your car is parked or when there is a lot of sunlight, you could cover your car and protect it from harsh sunlight. Moreover, the Shelf converts the solar energy into usable electricity that can be used to power the Air Conditioner in your car. It can also be used as a rear wing so that you get a lot of stability while driving at breakneck speeds.

It can also provide energy for other devices such as tail light and electronic equipment. I would have loved to get it for myself, but unfortunately it might not be available in the markets as it is not released to the retail market. Thanks to the solar cell board, it is one of the greenest devices around. Just keep your eyes open for a device like this.

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The Emotion Lab are a group of designers from 3 different continents and 3 different countries: from Mexico, Spain and Australia. They design concepts that seek to provoke emotions and that which are influenced by diverse cultures around the world. Such a stand always commits to the relevance of the design and that is perhaps what makes them really cool.

Their latest offering is the Room Cone which is part of their Inside Urban Collection. It is inspired by the witches’ hats, which communicate with [people around them. These “witches’ hats” tell people to move away, to not step somewhere and to be careful. Sweating with urban energy, the Room Cone can be used an ambient light source and can be installed outdoors or indoors.

It works even in windy conditions and you could use it to hold parties around it. It looks good in the garden, if you asked me and you could talk about how you managed to not step into the manhole thanks to one of those good ol’ Witch Hats. I would say, get one of these if they are available commercially. They look really chic!

Most people use cellphones just for receiving and making calls. It is quite common to see people getting flustered with all the unwanted features which could actually be enjoyed better on the laptop or with a camera. The 31337 (Elite) Net Phone has thus been designed by Shane Crozier and it brings the social networking lifestyle to the real life.

Cutting down on many unwanted features such as camera, speakerphone, music, video and internet functionality, the 31337 adds contacts by linking to sites such as Facebook and Twitter. It takes all the data from there and comes with 2 minimal buttons and 2 dial interface. It also comes with a scrolling interface. Now all I would want in this is texting facility as most people use cellphones to send SMS.

While it is great to see a gadget that comes with minimal features, it would be great to see something that does not strip a gadget off some of the most important features. For example, a cellphone is most importantly used to send text messages. Internet and camera on a cellphone aren’t bad ideas either. Hence, I would say this gadget looks amazing but lacks most features I would want on a cellphone.