Gesine Hackenbeg is a jewelry designer who takes china and various textile pieces to explore our personal relationship with jewelry.
Last Sunday, we walked into a group of “T-Rexes” and “Raptors”, in other words 7 League Boots. The first impression might remind you of Aimee Mullins‘ artificial legs but a closer look quickly shows that this is not about disability but rather about super-ability!
These sporty boots have been patented already since 2004 so big chance that you’ve seen more of these longlegs walking around. The aluminum framework aligns the legs along a fiberglass spring which provide it’s jumping power - the thick rubber feet supports the necessary grip for your first steps to daring stunts.
It’s great to see how new materials advance our personal mobility, just like technology does for Segway. From a sports perspective, these leg extensions look far more exciting than those transporter wheels right?
Three more action pics after the jump.
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- Tags: Framework, Innovation, Jump, Jumping, Segway, Step
“Early adopter” is often synonymous with “dork,” but sometimes a new iteration of a product promises such improved performance over its predecessor that you can’t resist it. The Nubrella is one such product we can get behind–or rather, inside.
The nearly-hands-free umbrella tries to resolve the trade-off between protection from the elements (when you hunch behind your umbrella like one of the Spartans behind his shield in 300) and trying to see who you’re about to bump into on a crowded sidewalk (lifting the umbrella high and getting wet).
The Nubrella rests on your shoulder and can be held in place with a finger, leaving your other hand free to…we were going to say “smoke a cigarette,” but perhaps filling your bubble with smoke isn’t such a great idea. Leaving your other hand free to use a cell phone, how’s that. In any case you can pick one up here for a mere $59.99.
Be sure to check out the video below of another innovative bumbershoot, Joo Youn Paek’s Polite Umbrella from ‘05, which tries to resolve the problem of “umbrella bobbing” in crowded areas.
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- Tags: City, Innovation, Rain, Umbrella
