Posted in Luxury on 20 November 2009
I had never wanted a car that looked ordinary and dull. I always wanted something that was out of the ordinary and something that stood out from the rest. At the same, I am very particular about cars that save energy and that which are not gulping down gallons of crude oil.
If this is how you think as well, you might like the concept BMW Lovos (Lifestyle of Voluntary Simplicity) which has been the work of BMW and Anne Forschner, a student at the German Pforzheim University. The concept comes with scale shaped solar panels that make your car look like a futuristic dinosaur and also see all the reflective solar light and convert that into energy.
Posted in Luxury on 20 November 2009
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.
Posted in Luxury on 17 November 2009
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.
Posted in Luxury on 16 November 2009
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.
Posted in Automobile, Designer, Outdoor, Products on 16 November 2009
The rider is somewhat a cross between a skateboard and a bicycle. Yet, it is so efficient it could eliminate the need for use of bikes and four-wheelers for short distance travel. The deceptively simple looking cool pulley vehicle allows a person to ride on its board or disconnect the board and be pulled while the person is on skates, skateboard, etc.
Its engine can gain a speed up to 12 miles per hour and it provides an hour of runtime per charge. To charge the pulley vehicle, you need to remove the battery from the base and plug it into a wall outlet.
Posted in Luxury on 15 November 2009
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.
Posted in Luxury on 15 November 2009
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.
Posted in Luxury on 15 November 2009
Jason Stillman is one of those sculptors who take sculpting to a new level. While many of his works are already on display at many places, he has designed an amazing Kinetic Steel Sculpture titled “The Evolution of Flora”. It is right now installed at Performance Arts Center in downtown Colorado Springs and would be available for purchase for $17,000. This large steel fabricated sculpture stands 10-11 feet tall and measures 5-6 feet in width.
It comes with multiple moving parts and the flowers and the leaves flutter in breeze. Using a stain lacquer called Permalac, it can be used as an indoor or an outdoor sculpture. Just two coatings of this amazing lacquer are enough to withstand even extreme weather conditions for about 10 years. The Evolution of Flora allows the viewer and art enthusiast to appreciate the evolution of plants and flowers which are largely ignored by people.
Posted in Luxury on 15 November 2009
Daggers were usually used by princes in the Orient where there was always a threat to one’s life. Daggers were also used by peasants, the poor and the bandits. However, the royals carried daggers that were studded with diamonds and that which were made of gold and platinum.
While most of these royal weapons are now kept in museums across the world, you might feel the need to protect your life too, in a medieval and ancient way and scare the crap outta people who might annoy you, albeit in a luxurious way. Here is what could be one of the most expensive daggers ever made. The Guardian Angel is an amazing dagger that costs a whopping $36,000.This folding dagger is made of silver, stainless steel and titanium.
Posted in Luxury on 14 November 2009
People have always been fascinated by insects much as they hate them. Most of us dread the thought of walking into a hornet’s nest or even the slightest presence of a mosquito can rustle up our primeval fear of insects which is quite evolutionary in nature. Chinookhugs at Etsy has designed some amazing insect inspired jewelry which are made from solid 18 carat gold and brilliant diamonds.
These insect jewellery are reminiscent of art movements such as art nouveau, retro and are quite steampunk and gothic in nature. The 18 carat Gold moth comes with 8 diamonds and very old amber from the prehistoric times, which makes the jewellery far more attractive than regular and boring jewellery you might find in ritzy places like Paris or London. Platinum Beetles, Gold Insects, moths etc are made of rubies, diamonds, blue diamonds and sapphires.
