Skinput Interface
Chris Harrison’s concept uses the body as a sort of echo chamber. Which is to say, when the user taps a particular part of their body, a sensor worn around the upper arm can tell if the tap-point was at a particular spot on the forearm or on one of the individual fingertips, by assessing the vibrations sent throughout the body by the tap.
Watch the video on youtube.
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Grasswork at the Aram Gallery
Grassworks are a series of experiments in self-assembly furniture – a range that is designed to be simple, space-saving and wholly sustainable.
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Wood, for Gärsnäs
77 year old Swedish designer Ake Axelsson exhibited «Wood» – an elegant lightweight chair he produced for Gärsnäs – at the Stockholm Furniture Fair 2010. The components are made with a traditional steaming technique that uses a minimal amount of wood.
Traditional technique, minimal amount of wood and all by a 77 year old designer – let’s ask the old hand!
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Kile Storage Furniture
by Yukari Hotta
Storage furniture with a simple form and a friendly assemble system which can be easily adopted by everyone. For assembling, the only fasteners are the wooden wedges which hold whole construction. No extra metal fasteners are used at all.
Yukari, word up!
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La Bolleur Mini Golf
Dutch design collective La Bolleur is taking their Mini Golf Club to Milan. This spring Zona Tortona will be host to the playground. Initially a creative and cultural meeting space, La Bolleur has in five short years become a multidisciplinary collective with a new location in the form of an abandoned farmhouse in the city center of Eindhoven.
La Bolleur Mini Golf Club,
Via Voghera 11, Milan
April 14th – 19th 2010
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Beyond Prototyping by Vandasye
The ongoing collection „Our New Apartment“ is a radical assemblage of prefabricated components and selective laser sintered Polyamide parts. The self-engineered Polyamide parts and the semi-finished materials enhance a clarity of purpose wholly dedicated to usage.
The Investigation of Selective Laser Sintering on ordinary objects should draw conclusions of the visual and technical qualities of this undeveloped material.
Don’t forget to check out their amazing selection of inspirational pictures at their website.
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