Do you simply love the game of badminton and spend every free hour of yours out on a court with a racquet in your hand waiting to serve that shuttle-cock up in the air? Here’s a piece of furniture you’ll drool all over! A shuttle-cock stool! A perfect piece for a club-house where a bunch of badminton-lovers meet every Sunday, the shuttle-cock stool is a novelty indeed. Now we trust you wouldn’t try tossing this one in the air. Also, it comes in a range of colors to suit your aesthetic eye. Sitting on a rounded-top stool does seem a bit uncomfortable though. We’re too used to flat cushioned surfaces!

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Well you don’t need to carry a USB device around every now and then, especially if you’ve got a watch like this one, designed by James Lucas. Besides just being a time-keeping device that makes sure you’re never late, this watch stores all your data for you too! Push a button and the USB connection pops out, ready to be plugged in to your computer and help transfer some data! Also, the Trans wristwatch looks beautiful too, with a wood-like finish that’s sure to have folks looking at your wrist, turn back for a closer look.

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So, you can’t find a pair of laptop speakers that suit your taste. Well, here’s a design for laptop speakers that you can shape! Designed by Anine Kirsten, the Creature speakers are versatile and interactive, shaping up to suit your preferences and functioning according. Stretchable, the speakers can be pulled out, compressed, twisted to suit your needs. Oh, and it sports a range of colors too for you to pick from. The shapeable speaker arm is actually an equalizer. Also, the drivers set at a 70 degree angle allows for maximum sound distribution. The buttons on the body are for basic volume controls.

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Now all we’ve known loud speakers to do is play our music aloud, real loud. No one gave a damn of giving them any sort of design before. Tokyo based studio, Nendo however thought otherwise. The guys there collaborated with a traditional Japanese potter and came up with this, a ceramic speaker. This square 1mm thick loudspeaker is decorated with some pretty eye-catching and fascinating intricate patterns. Complete with high-tech industrial ceramics and beautiful traditional craftsmanship, the speaker by Nendo had its beautification done by Kanazawa based potter Mitsuke Masagasu.

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A decade ago, people dreamed of cars of the future flying across the skies, probably taking the whole concept from The Jetsons. Well, cars aren’t taking to the skies, at least for now. We came across something a lot cooler than a flying car, a design for a future Nissan, christened the Torii. Designed by Jorge Andres Pinilla Fonseca, the Nissan Torii has now wheels. What it does use instead are spheres, equipped with lithium-ion batteries and GPS. A great family vehicle that would suit the roads by the year 2030, the Torii looks futuristic and could be the ideal mode for future transportation.

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Typewriters are history. No-one really cares too much about them these days. You’ll come across these ancient modes of typing out documents in your attic, your grandpa’s room, or probably the museum. Giving a typewriter a new life, designer Chris Dimino turned one into a waffle iron! Known as the Corona-Matic, this one makes typewriter shaped waffles, to add a bit of nostalgia to your breakfast. Rest assured, your fingers will tingle in anticipation, waiting to type out a document, as you go pick up one of those butter topped waffles that you’ve had served for your breakfast!

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At first, we were really fooled into thinking this one to be a simple band-aid. Well, it’s a lot more than a sticky medicinal strip. The Skinny Player is a fully loaded portable mp3 player that you can stick on just anywhere and play your favorite tracks. Designed by Chih-Wei Wang & Shou-His Fu, you can stick this on to your body without the need to slip it into your pocket. A hands free music player has never been better than this one. When you’re done using it, simply peel it off and keep it for your next use. And in case it gets soiled, just use a wet cloth to wipe it clean!

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Here’s what you get when Spiers + Major set out to light up a staircase. Invited to light up the Usher Hall, Edinburgh, Scotland’s top historic art venue, Spiers + Major were faced with the challenge of lighting up the spiral staircase as well. And they did it well! By concealing all the wiring and electrical equipment for the lighting, the architectural integrity of the building has been kept intact. Taken that the spiral staircase has cylindrical, concrete walls, concealing all the lighting was somewhat of a task. Also, a 13.8m chandelier was used using lengths of fluorescent tubes encased within double acrylic cylinders.

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Coffins are a person’s final resting place. And sure enough, they’re designed to be comfortable, or at least we think they are. We’ve never been in one before. Well, if you’re one of those who plan their own funeral arrangements before hand, here’s something to consider, Diamant Coffins. By Jacob Jensen Designs and coffin makers Tommerup Kister, these coffins will make sure you go down in style. Shaped like a diamond, the coffin boasts an organic cotton interior and is made from Nordic birch plywood. Also, urns designed on similar lines for those who prefer the quicker way to disintegrating back into nature, cremation, are part of the Diamant line.

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One thing’s for sure. A few decades down the line, Warsaw’s metro cars will not be seen rotting away in a landfill. The sparking and shiny new metro cars to be introduced in the Polish capital city, Warsaw are designed to be 98% recyclable. By BMW Group and Siemens, the Inspiro subway cars boast extra-wide entrances, large electronic displays for system maps, better lighting, and spacious interiors. The subway cars also show of their green characteristics with the handlebars, shaped like tree branches. Using aluminum weight-optimized chassis with significantly lesser energy consumption, the Inspiro metro cars will make traveling across the city of Warsaw a lot more comfortable.

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Ever faced the dilemma of trying to stuff your bicycle in the trunk of your car while going out into the outdoors? Well, you don’t need to groan in frustration and hike that bike of yours on the roof carrier. Simply switch to the foldable Urban Bike designed by Yarel Yair. Now, we’ve seen foldable bikes before. Most of these bikes just fold in their handles, tuck in the pedals and the front wheel, and equip a fold-down seat. The Urban Bike is as compact as a folding bike can get! It neatly tucks both the wheels, one inside the other. Pulling them out, the bike uses a touchpad to steer. So, no pedals and human energy involved over here.

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Penguin: Audio Shelf is an apt product for audio lovers who like to read information as well as listen along with it. Archie Nicoll in his second year project developed Penguin Audio Shelf which has an integrated book storage for easy access to literature. Ipods and MP3 players can be docked and the shelf has sufficient place for the Battery and Amplifier. The prominent position of the main shell will help with the acoustics of the product, while the vacant shell acts as a speaker area.

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INVENT ARIAS CrEaCiOnEs QuE FuNCiOnAn from Argentina has designed this amazing folding bike. I call it amazing because it takes only a second to fold BICASE ZAMBA 2X2 into a suitcase. Zamba can be quickly folded and is easily portable from one place to another.

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One needs to be in Amsterdam to witness this breathtaking ‘water villa omval' designed by dutch +31 architects. The Villa is equipped with two large floors a roof terrace which is developed by lowering the bedroom half a story and hence allows a logical transition from the ground floor to the basement. A large void has been made so that there is day light in the basement. There is also a fireplace in the living room to make use of the lost space in the split-level.

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The future of Peugeot seems bright if they do use designs like these. This little contraption at first reminded us of the time machine from H. G. Wells’ classic. Presented at the Peugeot Concours Design” in 2006, this one’s based on the gyroscope technology and runs on two wheels. The wheels are attached to an asymmetrical axle permits them to change their relative centers with the cabin for greater maneuverability. With a front entrance that allows users to get and out easily and individually motorized wheels, this one could be the ideal means of transportation for urban areas in the future, taken that it can rotate around on the spot, making parking easier.

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