I don’t think many people like the idea of playing around with stools to create designs; as a matter of fact where is the time to play around with a piece of furniture or in this case many pieces of furniture. Designer Tom Vaughan from London has designed a unique product named ‘Totem’ which is a collection of stools and its uniqueness lies in the fact that you can play around with them to get various kinds of designs. 
Is gardening one of your most favorite hobbies? Then this is something that will be of great significance to you. I’m referring to 'calla lily watering can’. It’s the brainchild of the very talented and artistic designer gerasimina Sarantopoulos from the UK and is one of the short listed entries from more than 4000 participants in the iida awards 2010 competition. It’s beautiful beyond words and hence ill let the pictures speak for them. I’ll pass on info that the pictures cant. Calla lily' is a watering can which is designed to collect rain water. Its shape is inspired by the upper part of calla lily flowers. 
Iceland's pylon design competition has been known to astonish the world with their creative overdoses and mind-boggling imagination. This year too the entry that’s created waves in the competition but unfortunately isn’t the winning entry is "Land of Giants" project. This project did emerge as a winner in 2010 Boston Society of Architects Unbuilt Architecture Award. The idea of the design competition was a new typology for Iceland's high voltage power lines and pylons. Their designer version of pylons transforms those humdrum pylons into larger-than-life pieces of art.
Impress and get impressed by the intelligent toilet seat by Pressalit. What makes this an intelligent toilet seat will probably be the first question on your mind. Its awesomeness lies in the fact that it closes automatically. The AutoClose toilet seat has an infrared presence detector sensor which waits for you to finish your business and shuts its mouth when you are done and gone. 
Normally you keep the toast on the plate but with ‘Toast it’ you keep the plate on the toast. Now let’s be a little clearer and not create an enigma here. ‘Toast it’ are basically coasters which are made of cork and they look more real than the real thing. Its going to give you that funny moment where you enjoy the surprised expressions of guests and relatives. The credit goes to designer Patricia Naves for whom this idea is inspired by everyday life. It’s as small in size as 10x10 cm and as cheap in price as $20. Let’s toast to ‘Toast it’!
Blending fashion and technology has given us many results which did not really affect, improve or influence our lives in any drastic way. But there are some cases like the ‘Subtle Subtitles’ where it has been a breakthrough of sorts. Subtle Subtitles helps adults with Ataxic Dysphonia also known as Dysarthria, to communicate. Subtle Subtitles Scarf is bought to life by Calum Pringle an Interactive Media Design student at Dundee University. This is a supportive and efficient product for anybody who has difficulties to converse clearly enough for others to comprehend. It works with a microphone inside the scarf that is connected to a laptop which sends the voice input to a website. 
Fashion technology is at it again. It’s back with a big bang its come with ‘Ping’ by its side. Ping is developed by Jennifer Darmour, is a socially networked garment that allows you to stay connected with your Facebook pals off-screen. So your dream of never signing out of Facebook may come true with this idea. Its possible to send messages and update status messages by just a simple action of wearing the hood and taking it off. 
After being impressed by the Alfredo coffee cup it’s now time to be bowled over by the fluency coffee table which till now is just a concept. Its unusually shaped and that’s what I love most about it. To me this table looks like a blown up version of the Alfredo Coffee Cup with a similar central hollow cavity and oval outer shape. 
I love my hot cup of coffee. It helps me snap out of slumber and get into action for a long day of work. And nothing like a piping hot cup of coffee on a winter evening; I can hold on to my cup for hours together. The Alfredo Coffee Cup is made with just that intention. It’s a cup with no handles so the only way to hold it is by hugging it. Sweet isn’t it? 
The toe mouse is one of the most considerate things to be made in recent times. It’s not exactly made yet it’s more of an idea yet but a great one at that. People with no arms can use this ergonomically well thought toe mouse to surf and work. The toe mouse is made especially for the disabled by the thoughtful and brilliant Liu Yi. The flip-flop shape also lends it a good grip and feasibility.
Here is a table with a twist. A twist that’s really needed if you like your table clutter-free and very organized. No paper spread, no phones or calculating devices. Someone somewhere must have read our minds. That someone is designer Shawn Bonkowski who has created the ‘message table’. It comes with an answering machine that is merged into the wooden table. 
Here is one super cool watch design concept that is easy to comprehend and bowls you over with uber-cool looks. Welcome the Zero Wrist Watch by designer Robert Dabi. Its cool quotient is very high as it doesn’t use numbers or hands to tell time but just 2 circles which move around.
Designer brand Quinze & Milan from Belgium have given the world a combination of what we call a backpack and a sofa in a manner you cannot resist. They created Built to Resi(s)t for backpack company Eastpak at the Salone Internazionale del Mobile in Milan from 13-18 April 2010. It comes dolled up with heavy fabric, handles as zips as seen in backpacks.
Some people believe that post-release offenses are high and these need to be prevented. I agree but the Vertical Prison idea takes it so seriously that it doesn’t allow the criminal to even stay on the ground. This project will be vertical prison in the sky, above the crime-prone land where inmates will have to work and live in a community that will contribute to the host city below. They will give back their due to the city by working. This idea is really swell also the inmates will leave a free life up in the air till the completion of their sentence.
When it gets really cold, any available option that solves the purpose to keep you warm is good enough. Rachael Burns from the UK has knitted her way to keeping herself warm and cozy with Mac's power brick. She knitted herself a snuggie, "Sockintosh", with a pouch for the power block and when the power block gets heated it helps to keep her feet warm.
