10/12/12
Herramientas.
Samples of product designs from Studioclues.com
Animation of the Black and Decker multi tool in Bunkspeed Move.
Animation of Porter Cable jigsaw in Bunkspeed Move.
Black and Decker drill animated in Bunkspeed Move
vía: http://www.coroflot.com/murratw/Product-animations#s=4&p=3
Monopatín de carga.
This cargo scooter is a human-powered vehicle for people who need to carry their belongings for short trips. Made of Baltic birch plywood, aluminum and steel, they are very strong dependable products, offered in a range of plain or painted finishes. Also our patent pending steering system has been extensively tested to be strong, lightweight, and most importantly stable with a tight turning radius. They can be used by kids and adults for outdoor activities like grocery shopping or strolls in the park. Also, they are fantastic for commercial uses in warehouses or for local delivery services. The possibilities are endless. The best part - is that they’re FUN. Try one out, and you’ll immediately feel like a child again, racing around your neighborhood on skateboards or tricycles, with the wind in your hair and a big smile on your face.
The Perfect Steering System – Our scooter’s advantage starts with our patent pending steering system, which allows you to ride behind the cargo box and keep an eye on your valuable belongings. It’s great for quick access to your things and for making frequent stops & deliveries. Plus, our steering system has been extensively tested to be strong, lightweight, and most importantly stable with a tight turning radius. With our scooter’s steering system, you’ll be able to coast through crowded sidewalks with ease which is impossible when using bulky cargo bicycles or bikes trailers.
Transport your belongings around the city!
Pacific Blue Scooter, $650 on www.nimblescooters.com
Pepper Shake, $650 on www.nimblescooters.com
Our scooters come with the finest American-made industrial wheels on the market. Each wheel is designed with both hard and soft elastomer materials in it’s tread. Which means, they roll easily and are extremely durable. While at the same time, they’re quiet, protect floors, and have a cushioned ride. Plus, the non-marking treads are permanently bonded to a durable polyolefin wheel core with a load capacity of 375 lbs. So, these wheels will keep you rolling for years and you’ll never worry about getting a flat tire again. www.nimblescooters.com
Cruising down Lombard Street, San Francisco.
Below the Bay Bridge in San Francisco, California.
Cruising down the Shoreline in Long Beach, California on a Sunday afternoon.
Use NIMBLE for your business! Here we are coming out with a Gallia NIMBLE Scooter to help out Gallia Parisian Beer in Paris transport their beer during events and in their warehouse! http://galliaparis.com/en/
...and you can ride around with your kids!
vía: http://www.coroflot.com/alixarmour/NIMBLE-Cargo-Scooters#p=28
Luces de bicicleta.
Images and text courtesy of Sparse
With just a few days left in the Kickstarter campaign, Colin Owen, Jerome Daksiewicz and Remy Labesque's Sparse bicycle light has readily surpassed its funding goal by 30%. The product certainly merits the support of urban cyclists the world over: the clever anti-theft mechanism and sleek aesthetic mark welcome innovations in the densely-packed bicycle light category, a practical safety device in a stylish package. While we do hope to spread the word about the crowdfunding campaign in this eleventh hour, we were also curious about where they're going from here. Sparse obliged with a short history of the company.
Rage. Questions. Biking.
We sat down two years ago to work on some unspecified "bicycle project." After the requisite round of takeout and beer, we brought out the sketches. The first drawing on the table depicted a samurai sword tucked in a handlebar. The second was some sort of bomb that would release spiders, nerve gas or something even worse, locked and loaded inside a seatpost. We laughed. The designer didn't. He was angry.
Remy had just had his second Brooks saddle stolen. Brooks, for the uninitiated, are nice: real English leather crafted by tweedy elves or Mr. Brooks' great great grandson or something (check the mythology here). More importantly, the leather span of the saddle breaks in to your body—and your body, very sensitive parts of your body, to it. Poor Remy. He had logged the hours and miles and probably no small amount of salve. He had the perfect saddles (for him). Now that effort was for naught. He didn't have the object. The earned comfort was forever gone. Could he even start over after such a tragedy?
Once the initial teasing subsided, the real discussion began. What's the difference between the long weekend rides and our daily grind to and from work and around the city? What parts of that urban commute are really frustrating? What's out there that is just excellent for this urban routine? Why is it good? What objects associated with urban biking grow in value and emotional connection? Why? Why is all of the functional safety stuff so ugly? Why is every high-end bike product optimized for efficiency in racing? Who is it that's riding? What are the opportunities here?
We think about this stuff. A lot. We live it. We all ride daily. We do our homework.* We spend days and nights toiling in our cave attempting to develop through design ways to make daily riding more joyful and removing the barriers for those who might be tempted to ride. We think bikes make for better cities. We think better design can help increase the quantity, quality and safety of daily riding.
That conversation has since grown into a full-fledged company, Sparse. We are a San Francisco-based bike accessory (and soon apparel) startup. The team is steeped in design and riding. Our first public moment is a Kickstarter campaign, coming to a close this Saturday night.
Check out the lights.
*We do traditional research, check for trends, read journals, cross-reference facts etc... We also stop once in a while and take a day to fully capture the activities, individuals, and contexts for the activities in which we're most concerned.
Most recently we gathered half a dozen designer-cyclists and set them loose for a scripted day of documentation. The marching orders were to capture: Bike Tragedies, Commuter Heroes, User-Modifications, Wear-points. We'll be posting a collection of these on our site soon but here are a few. While you're out, keep your eyes open and let us know what you find via Twitter, @sparse #biketragedy or #bikehack.
The not-so-quick release
Vibration-damping and stem warming
Integrated seat lock-light
Seat lock and cushion
Another fixed tail light


The dashboard
The totem pole
Quick release handlebar?
For more from Sparse, check out their website, as well as Colin's opinion piece on the future of alternative transportation.
#BiketragedySoporte de guitarra.
With its compact size, portability, durable construction, and weighing in at a little more than the average guitar cable, the D&A GIGSTAND Acoustic is one of the coolest innovations developed in guitar stands. The sleek design holds most acoustic guitars, collapses in two simple steps and can be carried in a gig bag or even in the back pocket of your jeans. Perfect when on the road or off, it unfolds in seconds for easy access.
El último gran sillón-
mcchesney architects: out of the strong came forth sweetness from designboom on Vimeo.
La limaron, pero que lindo queda.
7/12/12
Reinterpretar el banquito.
first image
'loop' chair by pili wu is made in beech wood and resin coated,
'loop' is available in red glossy, red mat, black mat, white semi glossy and natural
young taiwanese designer pili wu has added a loop armrest, a characteristic of the historical ming chair, to a simple chinese plastic stool.
his 'loop chair' which comes in plastic, as well as a limited edition lacquered wood version of 99 pieces. both pieces were presented
during beijing design week 2012 - 'plastic classic loop chair' was displayed within the 'TRANS-design' exhibition
(located right next to designboom's pop-up gallery in dashilar), and the lacquered limited number in coachangdi in the exposition
'radical materiality'.
the classic ming-style chair is a symbol of social status and taste in asia.
‘in taiwan, plastic stools are very popular, seen on streets, alleys, and by street food stalls or ban dou (traditional taiwanese outdoor banquet,
seen at weddings or celebrations). plastic chairs and stools have been present for a very long time, yet interestingly nobody knows about its inventors.
their simple structure and fast production has enabled their popularity, and has turned them into classic pieces.
similarly, the 'loop' chair aims to become a new classic of traditional chinese furniture.
its elegant and reliable structure represents a certain social status and position.
'loop' is a chair that has two personalities in one body.’
says pili wu.
artisan tian-chang jian hand-lacquered the resulting chairs with 20 layers of natural lacquer, thus creating the well-known chinese
lacquer ombré effect.
the 'lacquered loop chair' has been produced in collaboration with HAN gallery in taipei and ilivetomorrow in hong kong.
lacquering the wood limited edition with a red ombré effect
the exhibition ‘TRANS-design’: 'radical materiality' curated by nicola borg-pisani and ilivetomorrow from hong kong,
proposed an exploration of radical attitudes in design with a selection of seductive and ironic objects developed by designers
from all around the world such as china, japan, taiwan, germany, france, spain, portugal, canada, netherland, italy, poland, USA, etc.
La silla expanding.
me gustan mucho estos proyectos tipo hágalo usted mismo, porque al fin y al cabo creo que por ahora de eso viviremos nosotros, los que estudiamos ahorita. Así que acá está la posta de volver a trabajar con la manos.
Una especie de segway.
La posición de manejo me sigue pareciendo extraña, como con el segway, me suena que agarras un pozo y salis volando. Está bien que en algunos lugares no hay pozos pero prefiero la seguridad de las ruedas de una bici. Pero bueno opinen que les parece.
4/12/12
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