Design candy: Beautiful sinks, concept cellphones
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Taking inspiration more directly from Nature (and thumbing its nose at the myth of the manifest Coriolis effect) is the Ammonite Sink, named after the extinct marine animals that have left such bewitching fossils for us along the shorelines of the world. It is again fashioned from concrete to a variety of widths, and will give you hours of fun chasing dropped bars of soap out of its depths. At Urbanist, 16 Sweet Modern Sink and Wash Basin Designs. One's an aquarium, another a toilet with a sink on top of the tank.
Best concept phones of 2008 at Cell Phone Beat. Concept Phones are great, as they give you an idea about what designers can do with their skills. Unfortunately, we hardly see any of them going into production. The one above is made of maple: Maple wooden phone is just wood until you touch it!. A block of wood, a roaring fireplace, a sizzling phone... |
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