Design
Nick Jeeves / Public
Nick Jeeves of Public sent us in these fantastic images. He says, “I thought you might like to see my Xmas cards for this year. In 2007 we decided that we’d avoid waste by only ever re-using found materials for our Christmas cards. This year we collected and pressed a variety of autumn leaves, which were then individually stamped and numbered.” Awesome!
Industrial Design
Scotia / Copenhagen Climate Conference
Sometimes design is just downright clever and drop dead gorgeous, like this. Here are a few shots of brand-new solar street light that actually generates more power than it needs.
Scotia has put its solar-powered outdoor lighting columns under the scrutiny of some of the world’s leading environmentalists at the Copenhagen Climate Conference, to demonstrate the feasibility of emissions-free lighting even at northern latitudes. The project was conceived to support the Bella Center in its efforts to reduce its carbon footprint in the run up to the UN climate conference, held in Copenhagen December 2009. The goal was to provide Scandinavia’s largest conference centre with an attractive, well-lit outdoor environment – but without contributing any carbon emissions.
Product Design
Squid London
It was my wife who showed me the site of Squid London, and in particular their reactive umbrellas. Check them out, they’re pretty cool!
Product Design
David Graas
On a daily mooch around the internet I came across the work of David Graas, a Dutch product designer with one sweet portfolio of innovative work.
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