Food delivery containers are usually made of paper, plastic or foam. They’re quick to make, cheap to produce and provide very little incentive to reuse. The Eco Bowls are designed to quick assemble down into separate components to be easier for disposal. They also happen to look good enough to keep and reuse so my question is, why wouldn’t you?
Designer : Jongduck Park
Via: Yanko Design
Dassault Systèmes, one of the world leaders in 3D and PLM (Product Lifecycle Management) solutions has been a pioneer in the 3D software market since 1981. Earlier in February 2011, Dassault Systèmes started a design challenge in partnership with AutoDesign & Styling magazine where participants under age 35 were asked to design an innovative and environment friendly taxi for the future Prague. A total of 80 designers from 23 countries have participated the competition and the winners have been declared recently among the top 23 designs considering mainly the simplicity, uniqueness, aesthetic quality, consumer modesty and connection with Prague by board of 7 juries consisting of industry leading designers. The prize of the Dassault Systèmes Design Challenge competition was 1st prize € 1,000, 2nd prize € 500 and 3rd prize € 300.
The first place has been secured by Diego GarcÃa and the name of his taxi concept was ‘Visitor’. This electric taxi ensures that the tourists of Prague will not miss a single attraction of the city while riding on it. It offers maximum space for the passengers and contains large windows and a basic simple shape along with interesting color combination.
‘Cell-e’, designed by Josef LudvÃk Böhm was the runner-up taxi concept that utilizes the most of it’s interior space by offering up to 6 passengers enough space to enjoy their ride. Besides, this electric taxi is powered by batteries that gets charged through the solar panel placed on the roof and can also be converted into a cargo. The dark glass construction of the taxi gives it a shape of a funny simple box that features free parts to be used as a communication tool for projecting advertisements.
Via: Tuvie
RKS Design developed Aura the new bottle by KOR Water. Aura Hydration Vessel design is simple ergonomic and futuristic, it features a spoiler handle and a hygienic “Perfect Spout†one of KOR Water innovations. The Vessel is made with Eastman Tritan and polypropylene and comes in four colors. Aura is the most economic Hydration Vessel produced by KOR available for 14.95 dollars each.
From KOR: “We love a design challenge. That’s why we decided to create a vessel that exceeded our standards for style and performance, while also offering great value. Its inviting twist-off cap shields the mouthpiece from germs and dirt. Its sleek, tapered profile is pleasing. And its Perfect Spoutâ„¢ is a delight to drink from.â€
This Origami chairs designed by Flux, are stackable and foldable chairs convenient for any need. Made with plastic composites, the chairs come in several colors and weight only 10 pounds; the price is about 200 dollars each.
From the designer Dave Hakkens:
“Dustball is a robot vacuum cleaner concept designed for public spaces. There are a lot of robot vacuum cleaners on the market but all designed for households. However they are fragile and not made to go over any cables, thresholds etc. This one had to be strong, industrial and flexible. However I did not want to give it an industrial/robot appearance.
Inspired by a hamsterball I came up with dustball. Usually there is no interaction with a robot vacuum. I created a little friend just rolling around and which you could push or kick in a direction to clean. It’s has no trouble with cables or anything like that, it’s strong, and when it rolls before your feet you just kick it out of the way.â€
Saat55 Watch by designer Fatih Baltas draws inspiration from nature which aims to bring a soft feeling when being used with its compact organic form. Colored hi-poly lines on the Saat55 help to understand forms and surfaces.
Solaris is a pure blessing for claustrophobic souls who would bargain anything for fresh open air. The magic sun shade fitted with solar panels harnesses the sun’s energy to keep your entire gadgetry juiced to the full anywhere anytime. The designer has planned the shade mindful of a highly connected information age that thrives on free internet services.
So all you need would be an energy point, wireless connection and of course the sun shade so that you can function leisurely from even outside the office premises. What amuses one most is the fact that you can do away with all the long traveling distances besides contributing to a greener planet with fewer CO2 emissions and fuel consumption.
A design contribution toward sustainable and a more socially inclusive city landscape, the tastefully designed Solaris has been chosen as one of the finalists in the International Design Competition “Feel the Planet Earth.â€
Via The Design Blog