Love+Coffee+Bike = VELOpresso

Dear Readers!

I will tell You a story… it’s not about some fancy princesses or ugly dragons.  Not this time.

This story will be about coffe. Yes Coffee! And it will be really simple: Finnish and British designers Lasse Oiva and Amos Field Reid from London Royal College of Art met and got an idea. They both love coffee like almost everybody, and they both love bikes… Brainstorming ……and then…..

BOOM!!!!

This is how Velopresso was created!

Combination of two passions!

 

You don’t need  a lot – it’s an espresso mobil bar – powered by human muscles.

No electricity or gasoline, therefore ecological at the same time! You just need 5 seconds of cycling and BOOM! You have a decent double espresso. Give them 10 more and you will have 2 !

Perfect solution for festivals, picnics or other outdoor activities but also for normal citylife.

Field Reid and Oiva are currently building the team that will take Velopresso from prototype through to production and sales. The UK-manufactured production model will be available for pre-order in early summer 2013.

 

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Finalist SustainRCA Award, 2012

 Pininfarina Design Contest, 2012 (2nd prize)

 Deutsche Bank Award in Design, 2012 (winners)

 Finnish Cultural Foundation (grant award), 2012

www.velopresso.cc

Justyna T. / Boris H.

This lamp is ALIVE!

Do you also believe that every objects have a life?

If you do, this article is for you. It’s gonna be a lot of wax but don’t be scared! It’s not gonna hurt.

Once again we gonna see Merye Kahraman’s design and we’re gonna need to stop because I think that all of us know that she is good.

So this time – REVITALIZER!

The Wax Lamp recreates itself over time, allowing for the owner to re-use it and observe the growing-old, dying and rebirth cycle of the lamp. A little bit like the phoenix myth.

This lamp is obviously for patient people…

The high voltage bulb inside the lamp melts the wax slowly and after all the wax melts down into the cup, the heat resistance inside the core helps the wax to create a new mould.

Once the wax cools down and takes its shape, the user can take it out and replace it into the top part of the lamp. This way you can take part in the process of giving a new life to the wax.

The soft lampshade that “revitalizer” gives out and the various shapes it forms while melting, create surprise and a feeling of relaxation.

What can you also want from a lamp?

oh yes if you want more…. there is REVITALIZER 2 !

http://www.mervekahraman.com/

by Justyna Turek // Boris H.

Pillow fight!

It is always a good decision to appreciate a funny design. We don’t like boring design. We don’t like it and we don’t want it. What do we want?

ombrenelcielo wants great ideas!
ombrenelcielo want ridiculous solutions!

ombrenelcielo wants to have a ceramic pillow sink!

Let’s face it. MYLLEV looks amazing.

MYLLEV – washbasin is designed for individuals seeking originality and their own relationship to the washbasin. The concept of this pillow-shaped basin evokes the idea of having a washbasin in the bedroom. It suits classic interiors but also extremely modern spaces. The lightness of MYLLEV is so surprising, just like the real pillow. But we don’t suggest to have a pillow fight with it.

I admit it, Czech designers are amazing. Go for it guys!

Who are they?

LLEV design studio was founded in 2004 by two graduates from the Academy of Arts, Architecture and Design in Prague, Eva Polachová and Marcel Mochal.

The Mission of LLEV sound, create vital pragmatic objects for everyday use within a sensitive society. Designs of LLEV usually contain hidden meanings. Objects should have their own story.

Justyna Turek&Boris Hodonou