This new body design by Manuel Prada takes inspiration from ancient telescopic instruments, a commentary on searching for the right picture - that perfect frame. All the mechanics fit inside a barrel optimizing it for one-handed operated. This makes it easier to hold steady removing the need for optical stabilization and even tripods.
The best optical quality comes from the least amount of moving parts and this one looks like it has a boatload with all those rings. Part of being an SLR is being able to adapt or create your environment by the use of interchangeable lenses - characteristics this design seems to forgo. Lastly the flash ring around the lens barrel may in theory create even lighting but having a flash that close to the iris only serves to distort the image.
It’s an interesting design that could be fruitful provided the right technologies come along to overcome its shortcomings but until then, SLR’s aren’t going to change in form for a long time.
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- Tags: Design, Focus, Lens, Manuel Prada, Photography, SLR Camera, Telecopic
The Nekton Stools by Zaha Hadid for Established & Sons
11 May 2008 Author: zenon In: Design & Products
The Nekton (set of four) stools is the latest design masterpiece created by Zaha Hadid for Established & Sons.
Launched at the Milan Furniture Fair in April 2007 the Nekton stools are the latest manifest of the now-famous Zaha Hadid aesthetic, being both curvaceous and tactile. They can be scattered and used individually or combined in clusters as a whole seating system that can be customised to suit any space. “The Nekton stools can constantly be adapted and changed to accommodate any seating need by expanding both the interlocked and individual pieces.” Zaha Hadid
Established & Sons have collaborated with Zaha Hadid since its inception in 2005. Having exhibited the Limited Edition version of The Aqua Table at the Milan Furniture Fair, 2005 they launched the production version of the Aqua Table at London Design Week in 2005, this can be seen below in two of its different finishes.
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- Tags: Chair, Design, Established & Sons, Nekton, Stools, Zaha Hadid
Sakura Adachi designed specialCave bookcase for urban people.
In urban life, there seems to be a common understanding that people tend to consciously or subconsciously become wary of strangers surrounding them. They are always balancing a certain level of privacy with others. A bookcase CAVE provides a private reading space within its form. As a seat height is just above the floor, CAVE gives a feeling of hiding from others standing around it. Books can be stored on both sides. Therefore, CAVE can also functions as a partition of a room.
In addition, there is an intention to cast your minds back to a typical scene in your childhood, which is hiding under a table and listening in to your parents conversation. CAVE_kids for children and CAVE_pets for domestic animals also available.
