Maxim Velčovský’s Little Joseph Candle Holder: From the House of Wax

Tags: Candle Holder, Little Joseph, Maxim Velčovský, prague designblok

Candle holders usually come in boring and uncreative shapes, usually as a brass stick or a little cup with a handle. They may be practical but do nothing for the decor of your home or to show off your personality.

If you think you would not have been out of place living with the Adam’s Family, then this is the perfect candle holder for you.  Maxim Velčovský’s Little Joseph candle stick holder is a ceramic holder cast from the head of a toy doll. As if the idea of a candle dripping wax onto the blank face of a doll wasn’t Goth enough, Velčovský has come out with an exclusive edition of the Little Joseph candle holders. The new edition of Little Joseph, which features at Prague DesignBlok 2008,  has twisted features like dolls were made of wax that has melted giving their faces a tormented expression, straight out of a horror story.

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BeHive by Extremis: Camp with Friends in Style

Tags: BeHive, dirk wynants, Extremis, Furniture, Lounge Chair

Old habits die hard and the desire for a no-holds-barred fun night with your friends in a tent still remains a most appealing idea. A tent-like setting with friends gathered around creates such a cosy environment, but managing to do this with élan is nearly impossible.

Dirk Wynants manages to accomplish this task for Extremis with a simplistic creation called the BeHive. Much like bees socialising in the home environment of a hive, the BeHive creates a setting for about a dozen people. The BeHive includes within its centre a Corral table lit both from below and above and surrounding this are low-lying lounge chairs that comfortable acquire the shape of your body as you sit on or lie across it. Enslaving everyone within the pleasing tomb is the curtain cover that can be pulled aside for some air or as entrance points.

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Focus Design’s SBU: Self-Balancing Electric Unicycle

Tags: Electric Unicycle, Focus Design’s SBU, unicycle, vehicle

If cycling around on your brand new double-wheeled cycle is still a bore and unfashionable for you, then get your eyes on this unicycle. It would surely excite things up.

Focus Design’s SBU is a self-balancing unicycle that looks good and is much easier than a bicycle to ride. The best part of the cycle is that it does not need to be pedalled, having only footrests. The speed of the unicycle is controlled by whole body movements- leaning forwards to accelerate and backwards to reduce the speed or brake to a stop.  The balancing of the unicycle is accomplished via its advanced electronics.

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Nomad-Cook: Cook Anytime, Anyplace!

Tags: appliance, cooking top, Kitchen, Nomad-Cook

Life is fast and Davies might have wanted us to stop and stare but none of us truly have the time for that luxury any more. Things have to be accomplished instantaneously and they have to be done wherever we are standing at that moment.

The Nomad-Cook is a cooking unit imbibed with a Pyrolave glazed lava stone surface. The lava stone helps cook food in an amazingly short period of time through induction. The Nomad-Cook is completely mobile and easily portable so that it can be used at any desired place- on the terrace, in the backyard, in your bedroom! And you need not worry about cleaning this product because the Nomad-Cook is extremely easy to clean; just wiping off the surface with a piece of cloth is enough. This extremely stylish kitchen appliance is available in six colours and has come out with a new line for the year 2008.

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Stock Market: Charging Bull Stapler and Bear Staple Remover

Tags: Bear Staple Remover, Charging Bull Stapler, desk accessories, jac zagoory, Stock Market

When you hear people talking about the bulls and bears and you think they are discussing a wildlife reserve instead of the stock market, we know how out of touch you are with the market situation. So the idea of a bull sitting atop your desk would not get your pulse racing.

The Charging Bull Stapler has been designed by artist and metal sculptor Jac Zagoory and is a beautiful replica of a fiery bull ready to charge at someone in fury. But the only things this bull will show its anger on are your papers. The stapler is cast in pewter and will gnaw up a humongous hole in your wallet at the price of $165. If this feels too destructive to you, you can always opt to bring in some balance by adding to your desktop collection the Bear Staple Remover. The remover imitates a bear’s head with its jaws wide open. This pewter cast animal will cost you $75.

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Enigma Single Blade Ceiling Fan from Fanimation: Gorgeous!

Tags: Enigma, fan, Fanimation, Single blade ceiling Fan

In this age of in-wall concealed air conditioning systems, a ceiling fan is a mere prop intended to beautify a room, much like a wall painting, rather than to serve any real purpose. It seemed that designers had also run out of ideas to make a fan a more desirable installation, and along comes an enigma.

The Enigma is a single blade fan from Fanimation that goes beyond all expectations one could have of a ceiling fan. The design of the fan is strangely beautiful and hypnotic, with its curved solo blade appearing to slash through the air in all fury to prove its worthiness next to the traditional triple-bladed fans. Enigma is also available in two models- with a light enclosed within its centre or without. You can choose to buy the Enigma in different colours: opt for the subtly sleek steel-gray finish or the magnificently colourful melange.

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Remington Hair Dryer Design Moisturizes hair Too

Tags: hair Care, Hair Dryer, Home Appliances, lifestyle, Moisturizer, Remington Shine Therapy dryer

Here is a design that would appeal to everyone who wants to take care of their hair. The Remington Shine Therapy Dryer will give you what you need, healthier and shinier hair. The Remington Shine Therapy dryer was a 2008 IDEA award finalist and was designed by Michael Nickel of Spectrum Brand Inc.

This is a revolutionary hair dryer that applies user-controlled vitamin moistening mist into the hair while drying. All you need to do is hold the button and let the air blow on your hair. It is also a salon pro level tool and comes with 2 power settings and 3 heat levels. The design is meant for women and predictably has a feminine design.

The moisturizers come in replaceable cartri9dges and contain vitamin E and Avocado. This has a modern design and comes with a directional attachment. It can be balanced easily and the dryer costs $40 to $50.

Via: YankoDesign

Tivoli Audio Networks: the Ideal Radio

Tags: internet broadcasting, Radio, tivoli, Tivoli Audio Networks, Tom DeVesto

Radios have gone almost completely out of style. After all, with your iPods and mp3 enabled mobile phones, who needs a bulky radio when you have music at your fingertips? Tom DeVesto, CEO at Tivoli Audio, brings radios back with a bang.

The Tivoli Audio NetWorks radio is the product of a brainstorming session by DeVesto and his team of engineers while on the search to create the ideal radio. NetWorks radio works by picking up broadcasts from any radio station via Internet broadcasting. It can also access your PC to play music stored on your system through a wireless or Ethernet connection. It can even be connected to a stereo-speaker, CD player or sub-woofer but this is not required since it emits sound on its own.

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Alchemy Vermeil Ink Pen: Double Nibbed for Bigger Impact

Tags: Alchemy Vermeil, Double Nibbed, Ink Pen, pen, writing

They say that the difference between War and Love is that War kills with swords what Love could kill with words. Perhaps you would argue that swords are still more dangerous because there are double-edged swords and no double-nibbed pens. But are you absolutely sure of that?

Prepare yourself for the war of the worlds because the Alchemy Vermeil ink pen with working nibs at both ends of the pen is here. This limited edition pen is beautifully crafted and capped in 18 carat gold at one end and sterling silver capped on the other. With a red body, the use of gold and silver are meant to underline the significance of Alchemy. The pen also allows you to write in two different colours but this must mean you would need to refill the ink holder quite often because it would be smaller than in that of a normal ink pen.

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Le Clochard: Cardboard Bedding by SNURK to Help the Homeless

Tags: Cardboard Bedding, Homeless, housing project, Le Clochard, snurk

Sleeping under cardboard boxes during the chill of the night on a wet and quiet side street can be a chilling experience. Most of us would never have experienced this, and would have no idea how difficult it is to still the cold from creeping into the bones and reminding you every second that Death is just a step away.
SNURK has taken a step towards helping homeless people who have experienced this numbing fear, and continue to experience it night after night. In an attempt to increase more awareness about the homeless and receive some funding to help get the homeless off the streets, SNURK has designed a cotton bedding set that looks like cardboard boxes. Named Le Clochard, the income generated from selling this product would help SNURK set up several housing projects to help youngsters on the street find work or education.

Sleeping under Le Clochard may make you look like you are homeless, but you are still going to be snugly warm and comfortable. Like their tagline says, you can buy Le Clochard from SNURK so that a homeless person doesn’t have to freeze to death sleeping under a cardboard box.

Via: DesignZen