Garbage Collector Unit For The City

Garbage is dirty stuff, but things related to it can also be beautifully designed. Take a look at this Garbage Collector Unit concept. It’s been designed specially to collect garbage in the city with its light materials such as carbon fiber and molded polypropylene. The robotic arms provide the user an easy way to lift it without having to bend down. Hopefully it will stay looking this great after being used several times.

Design By Dofft

Teepee : A Modern Cat House Made Of Cardboard

Do you notice that cats are very much attracted to cardboard boxes? Well, according to this designer, cats are attracted to cardboard because it absorbs odors very quickly, including cat’s, just like feline pheromones. It makes them feel familiar with their environment, therefore, cats can feel calmer and relax. Teepee is a cat house made of cardboard. A perfect spot to hide and sleep comfortably. You might want to consider Teepee for a Christmas gift to your furry friends.

Design By Dofft

Hand Umbrella : Hammer a Nail Without Banging Your Fingers

Hand Umbrella acts as nail holder to prevent you from banging you fingers when hammering a nail. The U-shaped product incorporates a slit lined with flexible silicone, into which nails of various sizes can be slotted. The red ring in the center indicates the position where the nail should be placed. This product has been designed for the elderly people to prevent the injury from accidentally hammered fingers. It’s a user friendly product that brings safety to the job of hammering nails.

Design of Boonghand Lock Lighter by Burak Kaynak and Emir Rifat Isik

A lighter with lock, hm…that sounds pretty weird. Before you say bad things about this design, think about our bad habit when we tend to put small stuff back in our pocket even if they aren’t ours. Our friends do this too. Boonghand is the first mechanical combination lock lighter that saves your lighter from the lighter “thieves”. This way, no one can use the lighter unless they know the security code.

Step 1: Set the dials to the correct combination and pull up the shackle.

Step 2: Turn the shackle 180 degrees, and push shackle in.

Step 3: Use the lighter. Go back, and push shackle in and turn one or more dials, the shackle should lock.

Step 4: Leave your lighter on the table safely! Nobody can use it!

Roll Up : Foldable Induction Cooktop by Goran Bjelajac

Our traditional cooktops have been designed with induction coils in close proximity to electronic circuits that required good isolation layer between them. The result is compact but thick product. “Roll Up” separates those two components to enable the heating part of the cooktop to be very thin. The induction coils have been designed in smaller form to enable the heating partcan be folded. See the hard drive like case here? That is where all the electronic circuitsare placed. Those great features enable the portability of Roll Up. Since this cooktop’sheating part is portable, it doesn’t require a lot of space to place it on. It featurespressure sensors that can detect where you place a pot on the heating surface, this way, only the induction coils below the pot are activated.

Cup Designs

Hot Cup Design from Vivek Sasindran

Hot Cup is a concept coffee cup along with a beautiful and functional stand that will keep your tea of coffee hot for a longer period of time that will allow you to enjoy your hot tea while working at office or talking in phone. There is a heating mechanism on top of the round flat of the stand that will heat up the coffee cup slightly when placed on it. Also, the bottom of the cup is a conductor, which is able to transfer heat to its content, keeping it hot as long as you keep it there. The cup includes an LED that will confirm power supply. Moreover, the entire arrangement will surely enhance your desk’s décor.

Home Appliances Designs

Tea4Two : Portable Electric Tea Kettle for 2 Persons At A Time

Tea4Two is a portable concept electric tea kettle that can prepare tea for two persons at a time, one with its inner container and the cap of the kettle will act as a tea holder for another person. The simple and nice looking kettle offers great user friendly operating with only one functional power button that will switch on the kettle and will be switched off automatically once the tea is ready. The glossy body is made of highly durable and heat resistant plastic that can easily be cleaned with wet cloths.

Portable Vacuum Cleaner Design by Max Germano

The portable vacuum cleaner is an innovative concept of a wireless, compact and easy to carry vacuum cleaner that features an ergonomic handle and a built-in charger. The main inspiration of creating this product was to create an emotional link among people in a stylish and pioneering manner. This lightweight gadget is an ideal small cleaning solution for both in the car and at home. Users of particular color enthusiasm can opt for a Portable Vacuum Cleaner from four different colors available as per their desire, combining in various environments. This gadget will definitely reflect your taste with its excellent, unique and functional design, while providing great handiness for cleaning.

Riviera Ecologic Idro-Pellet-Stove by Daniele Gualeni

Riviera is a Pellet Stove with an appearance of traditional wood burning stoves, but is safer, cleaner and more convenient to use. Riviera utilizes powerful microprocessor controls that can effectively heat a two to three bedroom home on its own, while ensuring less air pollution. Its thermal output can be adjusted from 3.5 to 17 Kw and the 35 kilos of hopper capacity and extraordinary 95% efficiency level has made it able to take care of both household hot water and running the radiators. The stove is dressed in majolica panels with precious old Venetian décor and is available in four different colors. Two different finishes on its black cast iron frame have given it an elegant appearance and allows the user to place it comfortably in either a fashionable or a more traditional setting.