Interior Design Sense

It has been the most fantastic journey to sift through the 300 shortlisted entries of the 2011 iF concept design awards. Yanko Design being the Official Media Partners, was privy to this exclusive list. I call it exclusive because this is the first time the entire lineup will be exhibited anywhere on this blogosphere. Generally the Winning One Hundred entries are showcased and that’s about it. Cheers to the designers & design schools for their encouragement. Here’s a look at the first batch of inspirational, innovative and intuitive designs.

Please note, full details will be updated later.

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A Bottle cap that transforms to a sharpener, giving discarded PET Cola bottles a new lease of life." rel="lightbox[set_70]">

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A modular cellphone that can be assembled according to your needs. " rel="lightbox[set_70]">

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The Lotus is an interactive lamp with motion sensors. " rel="lightbox[set_70]">

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An umbrella that doubles up as an extinguisher. " rel="lightbox[set_70]">

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A delicate porcelain stand for cake cutting." rel="lightbox[set_70]">

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This printer removes ink from the sheet of paper via laser so that it can be reused again.
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Detach is a portable hard disk that splits out as three USB Drives. " rel="lightbox[set_70]">

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The light switch design is such that when its on, its flush with the socket plate, and stands out only when off." rel="lightbox[set_70]">

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A camera that offers better grip while handling. " rel="lightbox[set_70]">

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A box package design that includes a plastic cutter." rel="lightbox[set_70]">

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The Finder finds keys and other lost items for you, using RFID technology." rel="lightbox[set_70]">

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The ring of a can redesigned to make it convenient to pull and open one. " rel="lightbox[set_70]">

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The plug is redesigned to make it easier for you to pull it out of the socket with one hand." rel="lightbox[set_70]">

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This is a rechargeable battery with a USB interface." rel="lightbox[set_70]">

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A special inclined bowl for the elderly with hand-motor problems." rel="lightbox[set_70]">

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Chomp is a toaster, sandwich maker and grill with an innovative pressing mechanism.
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A unique cup set where one begins to glow when the other is being used, even if they are cities apart!" rel="lightbox[set_70]">

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A plug socket design that integrates a phone stand." rel="lightbox[set_70]">

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This plug needs to be rotated to cut off the power, before pulling it out of the socket. " rel="lightbox[set_70]">

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This power strip is modular and goes from two pin to three pin, accommodating different sizes of plug-heads." rel="lightbox[set_70]">

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A design that is based on optical illusion of a speed bump to make driving safe." rel="lightbox[set_70]">

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Draw on the interface and watch plants grow out in the same pixelated pattern as your drawing on the Seed Germination Pad." rel="lightbox[set_70]">

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A safety curtain rope that ensures that it doesn't cause any accidental mishaps at home.
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Zipped up electrical wires that sit flat on the floors or walls and are un-obstructive. " rel="lightbox[set_70]">

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Tag Finder makes it easy to locate your bag at the airport concourse. " rel="lightbox[set_70]">

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A socket that cuts-off the power supply once its set timer goes off." rel="lightbox[set_70]">

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A bicycle locking system where the handles lock in, making it impossible to move the bike." rel="lightbox[set_70]">

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The Loewe Invisio is a new kind of TV, designed in perspective on the shift in media consumption habits and trends of the coming decade." rel="lightbox[set_70]">

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A professional camera for single video-journalists, making their jobs easy." rel="lightbox[set_70]">

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This electronic music score turns the pages automatically according to the performance progress." rel="lightbox[set_70]">

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A basin that collects water for recycling purposes." rel="lightbox[set_70]">

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An ulta-thin plug and socket re-design." rel="lightbox[set_70]">

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A night light that wanes off in intensity, designed especially for the children's room." rel="lightbox[set_70]">

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A safety illumination for passengers alighting a bus." rel="lightbox[set_70]">

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An elegant and easy-to-clean trash can with simple shape and less material. " rel="lightbox[set_70]">

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A plug system that helps you locate the exact plug that you need to disconnect from a power strip." rel="lightbox[set_70]">

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A bathtub with different levels to accomodate children or the elderly." rel="lightbox[set_70]">

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A snowboard with an OLED Signage on its flipside, to act as a caution sign. " rel="lightbox[set_70]">

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A clinical thermometer that reveals temperature by touching it to the forehead." rel="lightbox[set_70]">

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A public Umbrella Dryer." rel="lightbox[set_70]">

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A plug with an LED Display that lights up when the plugged-in appliance is in use." rel="lightbox[set_70]">

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A printer that erases a printed paper, and reuses the same." rel="lightbox[set_70]">

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A spring cover that encapsules two used batteries, to make them powerful enough as one. Even if it is for a limited period of use." rel="lightbox[set_70]">

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Paper cups designed as a tissue roll." rel="lightbox[set_70]">

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The inflatable Cocoon Tent for individual personal space!" rel="lightbox[set_70]">

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This plastic bottle is designed to help people who can use only one hand to open the plastic bottle cap." rel="lightbox[set_70]">

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A 2-in1 USB Memory Stick!" rel="lightbox[set_70]">

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A digital dictionary in Braille that assists a blind person to learn foreign languages. " rel="lightbox[set_70]">

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The blood collection bag is easily identifiable according to its blood-group: A, B or O" rel="lightbox[set_70]">

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A solar-powered device that becomes a night-light and an alarm clock." rel="lightbox[set_70]">

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Inspired by the archetype of the lamp tubular, this lamp is created without the lampshade and is meant to be unfinished." rel="lightbox[set_70]">

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A wireless modular audio system for ambulant, stationary music therapy.
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An electrically powered catering robot that moves thanks to the maglev sphere." rel="lightbox[set_70]">

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A printer that hangs on the walls." rel="lightbox[set_70]">

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To make monotone extension cable more interesting, how about making them look like Octopus arms!" rel="lightbox[set_70]">

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Digital Film delivers the analogue sense in pictures.
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A convenient stylus for ladies with long fingernails and for those who wear gloves.
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Solar Transformer is a new concept socket, which integrates solar panel into the window blinds." rel="lightbox[set_70]">

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A a folding multifunctional iron." rel="lightbox[set_70]">

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Here is a design that combines a USB Stick with a watch." rel="lightbox[set_70]">

 

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I have been reading message boards for people who suffer from visual impairments and one discussion topic I found was how difficult it is to use rulers. The problem, especially with centimetres and millimeters, is that while the numbers on a ruler can be made bigger, the unit of measurement is fixed, so reading millimeters if you have problems with your sight becomes difficult.

Check out the New Rule. The solution is to have bigger numbered, higher contrast measurement bars that a sliding pointer runs along, displaying the millimeter measurement as numbers on a wheel inside the sliders housing. An arm inside the slider rests against the track and clicks each time it passes over a tooth in the track giving tactile and audible feedback of each millimeter although the designer admits the track would need more teeth than the prototyped version shown here. The second innovation is one edge folds over on a hinge. This turns it into a calliper so that accurate measurements can be taken quickly and easily. This was intended to make it easier for someone with poor sight to measure marks on paper as well as objects.

Designer: Product Tank

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As the world moves away from petrol, we have to envisage what the effects will be across all motor vehicles. This concept sport Modenas bike uses biofuel, specifically palm oil to burn pavement. The design is inspired by cenderawasih, a type of bird of paradise. The resulting shape is aggressive yet fluid. It’s not my cup of tea but I know many rocket heads that would love to take this to the tracks.

Designer: Imran Othman

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Gorenje+ exclusive built-in appliances premiered at LivingKitchen 2011 featuring the unique iChef+ oven module with a large color display that makes cooking easier with a touchscreen interface. The interface lets you program exactly what it is you’re cooking. It’s designed to be simple but the brains behind the system is incredibly innovative. No cooking appliance has ever had an integrated computer this powerful. On sale in European markets this Spring.

Designer: Gorenje

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99% of the time we are very defensive about the designs we feature. We tend NOT TO highlight their flaws as long as we know there was effort, and c’mon no one is perfect! Having said that, the Box Cutter falls into the 1% category. It is a simple cargo box with an integrated cutter. The theory being you never find the paper cutter when you really need it, but hold on a second…

You can’t integrate sharp objects into packaging…it is against the LAW, especially in air-cargo! Essentially a very clever design is wasted! This is why we all need to look before we leap and think before we design!

Designers: Sangyong Park, Taehan Kim & Jaeyun Lee

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Special Teatime is a braille embossed thermos to aid the visually impaired in making the perfect cup of tea. The fancy art of brewing different kinds of blends is made easier with the help of a special infuser compartment that dips the teabag into the water and lifts it at the right timed interval. Here’s to a refershing cup of tea. Cheers!

Special Teatime is a 2010 Red Dot Concept Award winning entry.

Designer: Halim Lee

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This bike comes in red, white, or black, like any good motorcycle should. Its description is presented to us as a mostly poetic sort of situation, naming “Style&Skills” as a main point, noting soft lines around a technological core, saying that this motorcycle concept, the Ducati Spite, has two souls. One of the souls is extreme simplicity, they say, and the other, a full detailed concept. Like the black and white of the wheels.

There’s several ways you can ride the Spite, a couple of them being City and Sport, both of these thanks to its variable suspension. This bike they say shall get both the extremeness of a one-sit bike, and the comfort of a city maxi scooter. Urban and freestyle, extreme every day.

Designer: Lorenzo André Spreafico & Simone Campestre

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Separating rubbish is time consuming and nobody likes to do it. A micro-level system to make the job easy is the Trash Classification Bin. The bin-in-bin is used to put in all your organic waste  while the bigger bin holds inorganic stuff. A very non-messy and quick way to do your bit. I’ll take one for my office, please.

Designer: Hu Xinyuan

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In case my title wasn’t obvious enough, this is the Ant Table by Oliver Nikolic – a modern take on a coffee table that emphasizes simplicity and functionality by using simple materials; wood and glass. Two tabletops at different levels are connected with gently curved legs. Look closely and you may see how it got its name. It’s an ideal compliment to any contemporary living space and every aspect of the design expresses a simplicity that gives it a timless qualitty.

Designer: Oliver Nikolic

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This is no run-of-the-mill Mercedes. This is a design exercise that pays homage to Mercedes-Benz’s racing history. The streamlined body is supposed to evoke airplanes, speed and movement. I love looking at exploratory sketches because you can get a feel on what designer Peter Vardai was thinking. As he evolved each shape, the decision to “TRON” out the design seemed like a good idea. Audi just released an official concept so why not Mercedes too?

Idea and Design: Peter Vardai
Final Renders: Tamas Fodor

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