Lamp Uses Packaging As Design
Monday, den 18. August 2008Designer David Gardener’s new lamp is packaged in itself in a sense, using its paper pulp body and shade as packing material. The power cord, switch and lightbulb are packed within the hollow interior, and once assembled becomes a working table lamp.
“The Packaging lamp was first inspired from my observations of how much packaging material [...]
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Material Versus Product Lifecycles
Monday, den 18. August 2008Landfills are crowded with broken, failed products designed to either have a short shelf-life, or simply not well-designed at all. Unfortunately, the raw materials used to make these products typically aren’t as poorly made, usually having a much longer lifecycle than the product they help to make. One example is the $5 umbrella us New [...]
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The ICON: Cool After It Was Cool
Monday, den 18. August 2008It is some dark days for the SUV. People in the US just aren’t buying them in 2008, even used ones. Although desperate sellers might want to send theirs over to China. Remember back in the late 90’s buying an SUV was a way to rebel against the bland minivan that everyone bought when they [...]
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