Ok, here is a design that clearly has the Apple hangover. I know Mac World Expo is round the bend, but when experienced designers like Li Jianye take this Apple route for no apparent reason, I get hyper! This shelf does nothing spectacular except hold your current playing &favorite CDs, in the coverflow style as seen in the iPod Touch Ads. I wonder how many will fall for this bait? 
Seungyoub Oh and I have one thing in common we both are bad losers when it comes to Tetris. The story goes this ways, Oh considered himself to be a King at the game till one Christmas his cousin waltzed in and dethroned him. Embarrassed and defeated, I have a feeling the event left an indelible mark on his young mind that it prompted him to recreate the game in this eloquent manner. Besides the Tetris factor the human side to the Tetrish makes it more appealing. For his sake (and mine), I would love to add this crockery to my collection! 
British designer Stuart floored me with his earnest designs, which prompted me to urge him for an interview. His Sony Retro Hifi and EnergyMate are easy going designs that are practical and contemporary. Let's hear (or rather read) his side of the story.
Who is Stuart...where did his roots begin?
I grew up in a village south of the Lake District in North-West England. I was always interested in design and problem solving from a young age. I loved to draw things and then build them with Lego. Through school I always loved Design and Technology class, and became particularly interested in product design. Before University I took a gap year to travel Europe. This really opened my eyes to other cultures and ways of life and proved to be really inspiring. After returning from travelling I moved to Birmingham to attend Aston University. Aston offered the perfect product design course for me. It was engineering based rather than art based, meaning it was a very practical course with focus on function as well as form. I really enjoyed university life, particularly the social aspect and working with like-minded people. After University I was invited to attend the New Designers exhibition in London, and now hope to pursue a career in design.
While the Esc Clock will not let you be late, the Pause chair gives you the appropriate break to sit down and stretch your legs a little. An apt seating option, the chair comes in customized keys like Home, del, Esc Cancel, etc. Available at Mixco, the chairs looks to made from molded plastic with high gloss paint finish. The cat on top of the Pause just goes on to tell you how sexy/geeky you can feel, sitting on it! 
English tea and the frills attached to it are long forgotten in the modern fast paced world. Attune to the current trends, modernized kettles that let you catch your cuppa on the go are more practical and advisable. The Polaris Futurka fits the bill as a stylish and mod kettle. The one and a half liter jug uses open heating element to boil the water. Both Andrey Vostrikov and Nikolay Vorotnikov have used their talents on designing this piece. I like in black though. 
If you think you have seen this before, then you are not quite off the mark, because the Minu Tuner is the minute edition of Time tuner. Using the same styling and base model, the Minu Tuner adds a dash of color and is more digitalized than the previous presentation. It is based on the linear flow of time and features an LED screen, line indicator for minutes plus big numbers for hours. The color options include red, yellow, blue, orange or green and the dimensions are 340x65x65mm. Designed by Mehmet Gozetlik it is being developed by Antrepo Design Industry. 
The T806 is the Kissing Octopus Couple Flash Drive from A-Data Technology. It has recently snapped the iF 2009 design award and rightly so. A refreshingly cute concept that adds a dash of humor to an otherwise hectic day, the drive comes in 2,4 and 8GB capacities. Kiss and make up with the octopus, else the monster crash will get you! 
The Tree Lighting Rack features a bionicle inspired shape and has been created as a multipurpose lighting rack. Made from a single piece of rotational molded plastic and LED lights, the tree is an apt rack plus lighting solution for most homes. It's classic simplicity of design reflects its sophisticated styling of Esteban + Moreno design. 
Our fav designer Mac Funamizu is back with his year-end project…one that simply amazes us with its ambitious concept. The phone comprises of two parts the top transparent screen swivels to open and the bottom touchscreen display hosts all the function keys. Lupa is loupe in Spanish and Mac says that he found it fun to design a mobile phone based on a certain concept. There are navigation keys on the rotating click wheel very akin to the iPod, although not completely the identical. I think Mac is in love with the transparent screen concept, which can be seen in many of his designs. 
To kill boredom in grade school I remember making colorful paper fans and distributing it amongst friends. A stark reminder of those carefree days is this Fan Clock by Stanislav Katz. As the clock ticks by, the arms spread open a ruby red fan, which depicts the hour and the minutes. Going well with contemporary interiors, the clock stands a good chance of making its mark this festive season.
If this kind of a lappie does go into production, I'm sure many gamers will ditch their regulars and go for this collapsible gaming laptop concept. Called the Prime Gaming Laptop and designed by Kyle Cherry, it's a goldmine as far as I'm concerned. It features three collapsible screens that offer a wide viewing panel. When open, it has a 32:10 aspect for better in game visibility. It closes to the size of a 13" notebook and opens to a supper wide aspect 26" notebook. The main screen is a 10" concealed OLED screen with 16:10 aspect. Both the left and the right screens are Aux OLED screens with 8:10 aspect. 
Adding the wow-factor to a BMW concept is not all that easy. However going by this LO Rider Bike concept, which was introduced at the EICMA Show in Milan, looks like the designers put in the extra effort to dish out this sexy, gorgeous bike. A hot hunk cruising on this beauty is something that fantasies are made of! The design features boxer engine, twin wavy disc brakes, two projector-style headlamps, and single-sided swingarm. Putting the technicalities aside, I suggest you feast on the hot-pics put after the break. 
Here is the deal, you want to decorate your house, and you want to hire the best decorator but budget restrictions bar you from doing so. You also want to use the best materials for the décor but you don't know where to begin or what are the products and range available. Bridging the gap between you, the decorating company the building materials market is the Easy U platform. This is a unique tablet and server combo that provides a digital platform for home décor. It uses Wi-Max, 3G hybrid network and Cloud Computing to form a systematic platform that helps you in lanning the interiors of the house. 
When you pick up a branded media player, any one is the same as the rest of the assembly line. The only choice you get in the particular model is that of the colors. Pebbles is a media player concept that tries to individualize each player by making no two players look the same. The internal components are the same, but like the stone, the external appearance is different. This way you get a characteristically different player that is your own, which no one can share. The idea is to delve technology to such advance stages that manufacturing such individual players is economically viable.
It's the season of indulgence and hopefully all your binging won't affect your hips (or stomach). Add another sinful delight to your list this Christmas as I present to you the Jakob Wagner Personalized Chocolate Fondue Dish. The cup is divided into two parts, in the lower part place a tea-light and on the upper part pour in some delicious liquid chocolate. The tea-light keeps the chocolate warm without burning it, allowing you to enjoy some guilty pleasure of chocolate dipped strawberry and kiwi! Mmmmm, yummy! 
