German eco-social design student Manuel Immler has recently completed an electricity-free kitchen appliance prototype that features a hand-powered crank drive. Dubbed Pino, the simple yet effective kitchen appliance is designed to enable electricity-free, human-powered kitchen tasks, such as whisking, beating, mixing and grinding. The masters project was inspired by Immler’s desire to create a sustainable and responsible design that helps […]
Electricity Free Kitchen Appliance
Movable Container Market
Shipping containers aren’t always a good fit for architecture projects, but with stackt, by LGA Architectural Partners, their use actually makes a lot of sense. The Toronto market’s container-based modular design means it can be dismantled and moved with relative ease when needed. The project is located on a 2.4-acre (0.9-hectare) site in Toronto’s Bathurst and Front Streets area that’s […]
Plastic Alternative From Spider Silk & Wood
It can be difficult, combining strength (the ability to withstand force without permanently deforming) and toughness (withstanding force without fracturing) in one material. A new substance is claimed to do so, however, by mixing wood fibers with spider silk. In order to make the experimental new material, scientists at Finland’s Aalto University and VTT Technical Research Centre started with ordinary […]
One Point Five
Bicycles can be awkward to store and to carry on public transit, which is part of the reason that Japanese company Outre developed its bizarre new One Point Five. It features what could be considered one and a half wheels … hence the name. First of all, it seems pretty likely that the designers of the One Point Five have […]
3 Essential Time Management Tips for Law Firms
Managing a law firm can be a challenging process, especially when you’re dealing with a large workload of clients and cases. As any experienced attorney will tell you, the legal profession comes with plenty of deadlines and responsibilities, and for the sake of maximizing profits and productivity, it’s very easy to become overwhelmed with an excessive amount of work. In […]
Polaroid Lab
Though Polaroid still makes instant-print cameras, most people these days capture memories using a smartphone. The Impossible Instant Lab from 2012 was devised to turn phone images into physical prints. The Impossible Project bought Polaroid in 2017 and the company has now announced a more polished official version of the instant printer. Using the Polaroid Lab looks to be very […]
Psychedelic Installation Highlights Environmental Issues
The call for environmental awareness and action has been given a new voice in a visually stunning art installation that just opened its doors in New York City. Entitled Arcadia Earth, the temporary art exhibition immerses guests in a multi-sensory journey spotlighting pressing ecological issues — such as overfishing, plastic pollution, food waste, deforestation and climate change — with vivid […]
Natural, Cruelty Free & Affordable Skincare
As self care continues to rise in popularity and importance, it is increasingly easy to get your hands on high-quality skincare. But the kicker is finding products that work without breaking the bank or relying on nasty chemicals and fillers. Bliss, a long-standing skincare and spa company, has been making natural, cruelty-free offerings for years, so we decided to test […]
Computer System Tracks Workouts
Many people already use wearables such as smartwatches to count their repetitions while exercising. Researchers at Carnegie Mellon University have developed what could be a better alternative, however, in the form of a user-monitoring computer vision system. The problem with wearable devices is that while they’re able to identify exercise-associated movements of the body part upon which they’re being worn, […]
Write In Any Colour
It may not be quite up there with manned deep-space travel or flying cars, but the quest for a pen that can write in virtually any color is one that has been with us for a while. A group of Polish entrepreneurs now claim to have developed just such a device, in the form of the Artera. The whole any-color […]