December Inspiration: Animal Farm

Having some unused glass bottles at home are sometimes bothering the eyes. But this lady, Nishi Chauhan, saw a lot more shapes from those kind of bottles around her household.

She turned the unused bottles became an 'animal farm', a collection of creatures which also function as lighting objects. Meet Peeves, Porky, Gerry, Flo, Humf, and Ellie!

source: nishichauhan.com

Exhibition: EAIOU

The student of Product Design Department at Itenas - Bandung is organizing an exhibition that shows all of the student's works from the very first year (basic class) to the final project class. You could find so many art works and products that was designed by the product design students at the exhibition. 

It was first held from June 11 to 15, but they have extend it until June 29. So for you who haven't been there, there's still plenty of time to go, just don't miss it!

>>  Department of Product Design  <<

National Institute of Technology (Itenas)

Jalan PKH Hasan Mustapa No.23

Bandung - Indonesia

Saving Your Small Space?

Are you living in a compact studio or a small apartment that you feel "shrinking" every time you put a new furniture in it? Small spaces need smart choices for their stuff. It's a little bit tricky, you know, choosing the right stuff for the room.

Now you might wanna see this cool products that designed for saving the small spaces..

It's a box that can carry all of the furniture you need for your small room, Casullo by Marcel Krings & Sebastian Mühlhäuser.

And this little cube box..

is a set of stools for your dinning room.

For beds and sofas, you would like this..

Now for the fun part..

This is a ping-pong table (or) door by Tobias Fränzel. If you live side-to-side next to your best friend, this could be a nice option for your connection door, hehee.. ;)

And who would know that you have a piano inside your table??

What would be better than some convertible furniture for your small space? Well, nothing I guess.. :)

(via Home Designing)

Wilde Gedachten

To all designers and design lovers, fashionista, bloggers, cyclist, business men and women, lecturer, students, everybody and you!!

Don't miss it.. The 2nd Product Design Award.. Be there and enjoy the show..!!
Looking forward to see you all there.. ^^

Incheon International Design Awards 2010

The theme was Green Life. And I was really amazed by the results. I mean like whoaaahh..!! There are lots of great designers out there..

Anyway, I'd like to introduce you my favorite..

name of design : c - water
design by : chao gao from china
designer's own words:
C-WATER is a device which produces freshwater. It evaporates sewage, salt water and other watery objects by the use of heat generated from sunlight. It is applicable to wetlands, beaches, boats, sewage and other places. It has a flexible pull-type design. Not only can it be used as the deflector of steam, but also it is space-saving and convenient for transporting. What’s more, it is beneficial to travelers to use when they are out. The aim of C-WATER is to advocate the value of creating highly environmental protection with low costs.

What I like about this product..
The concept! When I first read the competition information at my uni, most of my thought are how to change the environment, or using the solar energy for some gadget and things like that. But this is so much more amazing! Using the solar energy for getting a pure water is just awesome.. ^o^
One thing that make me wondered is, how long could it take to have a glass of water using this product?
But after all, it is awesome! :D

It's clean and simple.. The form, the color, the signs. Nothing complicated.

Well done..
Congrats for the winners..!!

Talk About Cycle

Designboom just held a competition called Seoul Cycle Design Competition 2010, in collaboration with Seoul Design Foundation. It's just ended with tons of great designs on the shortlisted entries. You can check them all here.

And here is the winner..

design by : nils sveje + Design: Inoda Sveje design studio + Technology: IPU Produktudvikling from Italy

designer's own words:
Bike 2.0 the next generation bicycle, will give you more fun with energy boosts when you are cruising around. It makes you daily ride more comfortable with energy leveling and the stepless gearbox. You can even add the seat-tube battery and get there faster. Bike 2.0 has a generator and wires instead of a chain, so you will never get oily pants or fingers from the chain again. The two wireless control-units will control any aspect of your ride. You can easily control all this with the two wireless rings on the handlebar.



Hooow wooaaaww..!!
You know, I think I don't have any more words to say.. They have explained everything.. But I'd like to say that I love how they keep made it simple with the shapes and colors.

Simple can be fun too..!! ^_^

bike it..!! ^o^

It's been a phenomenon recently, in all over the world - and with no exception, here in Bandung.. Meet the 'fixed gear'.. or call them 'fixie' if you like.. I like to call fixie as 'bike that belongs only for you', heheee.. isn't it great??! hahaaa.. no no no, just call it fixie, it's easier to say anyway.. :P

Well, I won't explain many thing about fixie right now, since I planned to make another blog to talk about bike (and might be with a little fashion and style on it..) hehee.. Wish me luck and wait for the link soon..!! ;)
Hope I could finish my first post for the blog this weekend..

Anyway, here in Product Design Itenas, we have quite a large workshop. With so many students and so different interest we have here, sometimes the workshop is fun to be seen. On a same time, some students could be working on their task.. while some doing experiment with resin, aluminum, or some other materials for making jewelry.. and some other could be working on their side job, or their own project, make some 'receh' (small amount of money) for 'jajan' (buy little things), hahaaa..

Well, this fixie-thing make so many of us doing a same thing on a same time.. Yup, we are making our own fixed gear..!! Many of us built up our own bike since couple months ago. Some like to have a city bike, while other want a racing, and some doing fixed gear..



Mine, was built up secretly by Sats.. Just met her last week, and I dooo love her a muchmuch!! ^o^ Hyaiiiyyy.. thank yooouuu..!! ^o^



Update-->> Here is the link to my other blog.. I try to capture every single cyclist with their own style-to-bike in my town.. Enjoy it..!! ;)