The Japanese have struck back, this time with the utterly wacky and yet potentially practical ‘two-in-one’ umbrella. Christened as the Niko-Ichi-Gasa, the ultimate umbrella combo sort of fuses two different specimens into a single contrivance. The end result is a very big umbrella that will surely cover your date during …
Solidwool is a unique, eco-friendly composite material, similar to fiberglass-reinforced plastic, made from coarse fleece of the upland UK sheep. Specially engineered using 60% wool and bio-resins obtained from the waste of wood pulp and bio-fuels industries, Solidwool is a stable, non-reactive and indeed, green alternative to fiberglass. What is …
South-Korean multinational electronics company LG has designed a highly functional vacuum cleaner to be used exclusively for dusting futons, duvets and mattresses. Although the build of the new Futon Punch Cleaner( model no. VH9201DSW) is somewhat unusual, it is packed with some really cool features, like : its powerful “dual …
It is very rare to find ergonomic and bucket in one sentence. That shouldn’t be the case, especially since conventional buckets relate to human-powered lifting and usage. Well, Home Depot have rectified the ambit with their Big Gripper bucket that fuses ‘geometry and ergonomics’. Envisaged as a 3.5 gallon bucket, …
We have had our fair share of covering numerous ‘advanced’ toilet designs, ranging from movable flush toilets to Bluetooth connecting toilets. However, this time around, three graduates from Central Saint Martins (CSM) college have gone for the structural evolution of the toilet, thus overhauling a 130 year-old design tradition. The …
With tablets and smartphones gaining their predominance in the electronic market, it is quite evident that these products are also acting as bantam multimedia devices for many of the consumers. However, it is their advantage of portability that works against us lazy people! Confused? Well, just imagine yourself trying to …
Many of the city dwelling Hungarians still live in medium-sized apartments, a legacy of the country’s Communist era from the mid-to-late 20th century. An interior effect of such relatively spacious apartments is that the kitchen and dining space are generally fused together to endow a more ‘collective’ space for both …
Two years ago, Kohler introduced their state-of-the-art $6,400 ‘Numi’ toilet mechanism with a shitload (sorry, slew) of features that included an automatic opening and closing lid, a self-cleaning bidet with adjustable controls for temperature and water pressure, an illuminated panel and even an integrated speaker system that connected to a …
