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.

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Again a new concept but this time wishing it to turn reality can be put you on toss. Called The WaSnake shelf, it is a revolutionary concept by designer Jean Louis Frechin. The shelf is anticipated to not only accommodate stuff but display your SMS and news after picking them from RSS feeds. Structured using wood and elastomeric, the shelf is flexible enough to be instated in any given geography.

With such a flexible configuration, it would surely be welcomed to feature the necessary details viz. addresses, phone number at home. But likewise any other product, it has its own grays attached. The concept highlighting text via cluster of colored LEDs and optical threads would be displayed at the International Milan furniture show.

Connected to the computer, this system serves as an interface for selecting and creating information and also serves as a medium for direct physical contact, by which users choose various display protocols. But I choose to ignore the usage of this product but as the visual illustration of this artistic device can really screw up your life. I am not in a mood to let my naughty text messages being broadcasted to anyone and everyone. I wish this concept remains a concept.

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