Laser cookery: the very term grants all gourmets and gourmands a remarkable reverie of high-end technology, where futuristic lasers emanate from kitchen appliances to concoct a plethora of gastronomic wonders. In reality, the scope is actually more than just whipping up delicacies in a pioneering way. Conceptualized and contrived by Kentaro Fukuchi and …
Want to showcase your well read nature to your snobbish neighbor, and yet short of cash supply to buy a brand new bookshelf? Well, there is always a low cost DIY side to almost every furniture item. Learning how to build a bookshelf yourself is a fun endeavor by itself. …
Skylights are in many ways your natural gateway to energy efficient lighting. Moreover, beyond the scope of just saving energy, skylights also provide that much needed volume (and visual) enhancing ambiance to your dark and dank room. In view of all of these advantages, one might think of installing a …
Over the space of few months, we have seen quite a few interesting designs including chair conceptions crafted from shotgun bullets or even personalized shelters mimicking female womb. However, this time we come across the ‘Makom’, a ceramic bowl whose form is fascinatingly influenced by the topographical bearing of a steep landscape.
The culinary side of Christmas is about the vast range of confectioneries, starting from mouth watering pastries to sumptuous cakes. However, the gingerbread has carved out its own eminence in this grandiose field of baked dishes, partly helped by the 19th century fairy tale of The Gingerbread Man. Now, beyond fairy tales and …
Those with a penchant for LED lighting would know something about the much talked about GaN-on-Si technology. Short for ‘gallium nitride on silicon’, the global LED industry is gradually moving towards this substrate-based lighting mechanism due its comparative cheapness and energy efficiency. Moving along this righteous trend, electronic giant Toshiba has …
When it comes to the realm of furniture design, new conceptions crop up every day, with commercialism as the general criteria. However, as aficionados we must acknowledge that refurbished designs are still rare, and thus have their very own essence of both charm and innovation. In this regard, we have …
Okay, it is high time for this week’s weird conception, and the award goes to none other than the ‘No Flush Toilet’ mug! Dutifully mimicking a modern day commode, this coffee mug is certainly not for the overtly finicky. In fact, we would rather say that this offbeat contraption is …
We all know about the (sometimes unfair) association of the Japanese to state-of-the-art toilet mechanisms. However, this time it seems the stereotyping has some deep rooted credentials after all, as we have come across the high-tech SATIS model toilet from Inax which allows you control it via smartphones. And, if you thought …
Water saving mechanisms are always technologically commendable given the scarcity of water resources faced by people in many parts of our modern world. However, when such conceptions have that dash of practicality infused in them, the mechanisms also score high on the conscientious side of affairs. In this regard, the cloth …
