TrendCentral: MorningPics links directly to Instagram to send users a daily pictorial blast from the past. Drawing from Instagram’s photo archive, which has built up impressively over its mere seven-month existence, MorningPics delivers a photo each morning directly to a user’s inbox. Each randomly chosen photo, plus related comments and likes, is meant to recall a memory or moment that […]
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Pikimal, a Fact-based Search Engine
Pikimal’s mission is to help consumers make the best buying decisions. From data that is scattered, vast, and technocratic, Pikimal gathers it all in one place behind an intuitive interface aimed for use by everyday shoppers. Pikimal helps users choose amongst brands and types of products, allowing users find the product that best suits individual needs and preferences. Through Pikimal’s […]
Geometry in Play
Shoeboxdwelling: The 3:1 table is a cool creation by Chicago based studio TJOKEEFE. Their signature is in playing with geometry and distilling an object down to its essential parts. Powerful form and efficiency is what TJ O’Keefe, the founder of the studio, strives to achieve. This table, for example, is a clever geometric set of nesting tables, each of which […]
Roller Shaper
The Roller Shaper is a new generation health and fitness system that trains, tones and shapes the body, by aiding lymphatic drainage, without the need for vigorous exercise. Lymphatic drainage massage by Roll Shaper boosts the flow of lymph around your body. Lymphatic drainage massage boosts the flow of lymph around your body, refreshing your immune system and flushing out […]
Cloud Lamp
Cloud Lamp: This children’s lamp made me smile. Created by Chinese designer Zhao Liping, it comes in floor and pendant versions. The floor one has a pull shaped as a rain drop. How cute is that! The lamp only exists as a concept. It is made from white matte PVC, other materials are being considered. Cannot wait to see this […]
Genius Crowds: Let’s create great products together!
Genius Crowds, a crowdsourcing platform for product development that allows consumers to brainstorm product ideas on a monthly basis on topics ranging from Bicycling (this month) to Home Organization to Pet Products. Participant voting leads to a set of crowd favorites, and those are then subjected to review by Genius Crowds’ own panel of experts. Concepts deemed most likely to […]
Electric Charging Points on Vending Machines
TrendBlog: In Japan we are used to seeing a venidng machine on every corner. Using this availability a consortium of ten Japanese companies announced that they would team together to install 10,000 plus electric chargers at vending machine sites by the end of the year. The move comes along with Toyota’s partnership with convenience store chain FamilyMart to install charging […]
Tape Hooks
Tape Hooks Dezeen: Japanese designers Torafu Architects have designed a set of paper hooks that like curled pieces of adhesive tape. Each hook has been created by soaking the paper, curling it, then allowing it to dry in position. The Tapehooks are available in different sets of colours. Tapehook by Torafu Architects [Dezeen]
Masculine Candles
Springwise: It’s not every day that we come across a entrepreneur as precocious as Hart Main. This 13 year old from Ohio has launched his own range of “manly” smelling candles. Designed for those who, like himself, harbor a strong dislike for the “girly” scents given off by other candles — such as those once sold by his sister — […]
Colour Therapy for Pregnant Mums
Taking functional maternity activewear to the next level, Me2Roo introduces its debut collection of effortlessly chic and stylish clothing designed to transition and embrace the body through all stages of pregnancy. Created to make expectant mothers feel good about themselves through “color therapy,” the collection includes an assortment of flattering bottoms and vibrant athletic tops, complemented with layering pieces that […]