Design & Products Category
Kanpazar 80 Modern Contemporary Outdoor Light Author: zenon Jun 6,2008
We liked these light orbs, but have less positive feelings towards the conceptually-similar outdoor lamps above— instead of being ethereal and round, they’re shaped like the sort of tree that sometimes lines paths or a road. The lamp’s name is Kanpazar. It comes in 31 and 58-inch heights and is imported from Spain. If you fell over one of the short ones, it would probably hurt.
We suppose Kanpazar lamps might be useful if you got bored one year and decided that instead of decorating your Christmas tree with lights, you would just put up one big tree-shaped lamp. But since the lamps cost close to $900 each, we recommend sticking with a fake Christmas tree and lining your garden paths with something more environmentally friendly, like real trees.
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- Tags: Jon Santacoloma, Kanpazar, Lamp, Lighting, Y Lighting
New iPhone Author: zenon Jun 6,2008
This week Softbank announced their deal with Apple to finally bring the iPhone to the planet’s cell phone mecca, Japan. In the wake of the announcement plenty of naysayers have come out of the woodwork claiming Japanese consumers, who are supposedly accustomed to more advanced features, won’t flock to the device. But history and Japanese geek passion proves this notion to be false. The latest example comes from Japanese designer Isamu Sanada’s vision of what he calls the “iPhone 2.0.”
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- Tags: Apple, iPhone, Steve Jobs
LunaBlocks: Making Furniture out of Giant Lego Bricks Author: zenon Jun 6,2008
Lego as furniture? Dude, you’d need, like, a million bricks for that… unless the bricks were gigantic, of course. That’s the whole idea behind LunaBlocks — created by Thierry Nahon and Philippe Landecker of Lunatic Construction, the biggie bricks come in multiple colors and materials that are easily stacked together. Add a pane of glass or a pillow, and you’ve got fully functional furniture that looks straight out of Legoland!
LunaBlocks come in a number of types: your basic LunaBlock; LunaGlass, which are opaque and transparent blocks; LunaSoft, blocks made of durable polypropylene meant for kids; LunaLight, pillow-like material that’s used to create comfortable seating; and LunaMetal, blocks cast in steel.
