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Realistic Fruit Juice Packages

I love this concept idea. Love it. I'm just going to show you a couple more ideas, and hope someone actually starts making these soon:

Posted Apr 10 2009, 04:03 PM by Alex Zalben with | with no comments

Filed under: concepts, Food and Drink, fruits, juice box

Coffee Makers of The Future

Earlier today, Steph told you how to get the perfect cup of coffee. The natural follow-up question is, how to make it?

I may not have the answer to that, but I do have a line-up of fantastic looking coffee maker... Concepts, I guess? Anyway, one is above, the even crazier looking rest are below:

Posted Mar 16 2009, 12:29 PM by Alex Zalben with | with no comments

Filed under: gadgets, concepts, Food and Drink, coffee makers

Can I admit something here? I hate decorative soaps. I have a gallon-sized plastic Ziplock bag in my bathroom that serves as a decorative soaps graveyard, where those waxy, over-scented bars go to die. What exactly do you do with decorative soaps? You can't shower with them (I learned this the hard way after running out of normal soap and desperately breaking into a package of French soaps shaped like those men in bowler hats from Magritte's paintings). You can't put them in a soap dish next to the sink (thus tricking your unsuspecting house guests into a fate similar to the afore-mentiond showering experience). So what exactly is their purpose?

Well, German designer Andreas Kraeftner might have finally changed my mind about decorative soaps with his Ghetto Basics decorative soap design:

Posted Jan 12 2009, 04:40 PM by Laureen Mahler with | with 1 comment(s)

Filed under: bathroom, concepts, soap

Concept: Save My Spot, Please?

This concept design sheds some much-needed light on the losing-your-place issue:

Posted Jan 08 2009, 04:19 PM by Steph Auteri with | with 1 comment(s)

Filed under: concepts, concept, design concept, lamp, bookmark, concept design

Apple Introduces The iCondom

OMG you guys... Steve Jobs totally went on stage at the new Mac event, whipped out his wang, and demoed the new iCondom!!! Check it out:

Posted Jan 08 2009, 01:25 PM by Alex Zalben with | with no comments

Filed under: Apple, concepts, condoms

Concept: Dropping Five Pounds Instantly

Want to drop five pounds instantly?

Posted Jan 07 2009, 04:09 PM by Steph Auteri with | with no comments

Filed under: concepts, scales, toilet, concept, scale

This Year Is a Mess

Six days in, and this year is already a total mess we're going to have to clean up on a daily basis. Good thing there's this:

Posted Jan 06 2009, 06:00 PM by Alex Zalben with | with no comments

Filed under: concepts, calendars, napkins

Farewelll To The Flesh Remote

Is this the grossest concept for a gadget we've ever seen? Answer: Yes, probably, and here's why:

Posted Jan 02 2009, 11:01 AM by Alex Zalben with | with 3 comment(s)

Filed under: gadgets, concepts, remotes

There Is No Spoon

Actually, there are two spoons:

Posted Dec 30 2008, 05:16 PM by Alex Zalben with | with no comments

Filed under: concepts, spoons

Kiss of the Octopus

I'll be honest with you: I don't even remotely get this device, though it's very, very intriguing, for no reason I can pinpoint. It's very cute looking though, and here's what it does:

Posted Dec 30 2008, 10:23 AM by Alex Zalben with | with no comments

Filed under: gadgets, concepts, USB, flash drives, octopus

We're Obsessed With Spills

My only guess is that we're always sloppy drunk here, and need excuses to plaster our apartment with items that make it look how we do. Regardless, these stools and chairs by Dutch designer Anna Ter Haar are kind of gross, and beautiful at the same time. My favorite one is above, but the rest are well worth checking out:

Posted Dec 23 2008, 10:26 AM by Alex Zalben with | with no comments

Filed under: concepts, chairs, stools, paint, spills

Meanest Concept Design EVER

This fork with pink tips may seem like a way to color up your cutlery, but it's actually the meanest concept design ever, no joke. Explanation, from the mean, mean designer:

Posted Dec 12 2008, 02:02 PM by Alex Zalben with | with no comments

Filed under: concepts, cutlery, ocd, disorders

Concept: Tea Bag Coffin

Designer Jonas Trampedach asks of us: "Where do teabags go to die?"

Well, mine usually goes straight into the trash or, when I'm out, it attempts to balance on the edge of my saucer, inevitably leaking all over the damn place.

Which is why I sorta like Trampedach's design-y solution:

Posted Nov 21 2008, 11:10 AM by Steph Auteri with | with 1 comment(s)

Filed under: kitchen, design, concepts, tea, design concept, tea bags

Urban Seat

Juan Pablo Sammartino is the designer of this lovely "Urban Seat" concept, which would incorporate plants directly into park benches. This would be great for the new public walking area in Midtown, no? More pictures follow:

Posted Nov 21 2008, 09:33 AM by Alex Zalben with | with no comments

Filed under: concepts, benches, urban planning

Equations: Vacuum Mouse

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Posted Nov 13 2008, 12:34 PM by Alex Zalben with | with no comments

Filed under: gadgets, concepts, USB, mouse, vacuum

Every Coat Hook Will Be Illuminated

Not necessarily the most efficient use of energy, but this concept is a super cool way to get lighting in yoru front hallway (assuming, of course, that you have a front hallway):

Posted Nov 07 2008, 03:01 PM by Alex Zalben with | with no comments

Filed under: lighting, concepts, foyer, coats

What Is She Hiding?

I think this lady is hiding something, I just can't tell what it is. Oh, here we go:

Posted Nov 07 2008, 01:29 PM by Alex Zalben with | with no comments

Filed under: gadgets, concepts, USB, flash drives

How Flat Stanley Gets His Light

You may be familiar with Flat Stanley, the guy who travels around the world teaching kids about how big our globe is. Well, ever wonder how he gets his light? Easy:

Posted Nov 06 2008, 01:37 PM by Alex Zalben with | with no comments

Filed under: lighting, concepts, lightbulbs

Quick Tip of the Day: Make This Pasta Box Concept a Reality

spaghetti

Not that I have anything against leftovers, but I find it frustrating that boxes of pasta are always sized out for 10 people rather than two.

And whenever I do up a pasta-related recipe, I don't bother measuring out the proper amount of noodles; I just dump the whole box into the boiling pot of water. I mean, where am I going to store an already-opened, partially-used box of pasta?

When are packaging companies going to get smart?

Posted Nov 03 2008, 08:27 AM by Steph Auteri with | with 1 comment(s)

Filed under: Quick tip, storage, design, concepts, design concept, measure, pasta

Do Robots Mow With Electric Sheep?

It's a lawn mower shaped like a sheep, that runs itself, and sings. Don't believe me? Here's the proof:

Posted Oct 30 2008, 10:04 AM by Alex Zalben with | with no comments

Filed under: gadgets, concepts, home, mowers, lawn, sheep

Another Bright Idea

lightbulbs.

Earlier this week, I posted about a pretty bright idea, done up by a pretty bright designer. Bright ideas abound and, two days later, Alex introduced us to the equally fabulous work of Samulnoli. The design he didn't mention?

Posted Oct 24 2008, 02:04 PM by Steph Auteri with | with no comments

Filed under: design, lighting, concepts

Guess What This Kitchen Product Is...

I gave you a big hint by telling you it's a kitchen product. Now, can you figure out what it is?

Posted Oct 23 2008, 12:33 PM by Alex Zalben with | with 2 comment(s)

Filed under: Toasters, kitchen, concepts

Defense Against the Dark Tables

One day, the tables will rise up against us, their mobile masters. When they do, we'll be ready:

Posted Oct 23 2008, 11:00 AM by Alex Zalben with | with no comments

Filed under: concepts, weapons, Tables

This Teacup Has a Secret

This teacup has a secret. Can you guess what it is? And no, it's not that it's smaller than a CD:

Posted Oct 23 2008, 09:35 AM by Alex Zalben with | with no comments

Filed under: concepts, Music, CDs, teacups, tea

The iBangle

No, you didn't miss the latest release from Apple. This concept is designer Gopinath Prasana's vision of a future iPod. Check out more pictures after the jump for an up-close look at how it would work:

Posted Oct 22 2008, 05:32 PM by Diana Vilibert with | with no comments

Filed under: concepts, Jewelry, iPod