A Minimalist approach to bringing light to our lives.

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8AM is a task lamp constructed simply of braided electric wire.
The flexible
wire, once passed thru an aluminum clamp, undergoes a “change of state,”
elegantly transforming into the structural body of the lamp itself. Following
the simple construction method, the 8AM task lamp is also powered on/off in an
elegant manner.
By touching the aluminum clamp, the user is able to trigger
the ever-increasing levels of light output. This simple system consisting of a
wire and a clamp, can take on various forms to fill the home, office, or lobby
with a pleasant wash of light.

Released as a concept at Salone del Mobile 2007, 8AM has received much
attention and garnered rave reviews from the public and professional lighting
industry.

Luminous Watch

clipped from http://www.designspotter.com/

DD101 Pixel

DD101 is a collaborate product of o.d.m. and UK’s Pelikon. The new luminous
watch took advantage of luminescence plate’s great flexibility, inlaying it into
an oversize bangle. The design is indeed so in vogue that it won the Good Design
Award and iF Design Award China before its launching. A more updated news for
DD101 is the further achievement in winning another design award, Germany’s
Reddot Award! Now this chic & trendy model is catching up to DD99’s stunning
achievement of winning 4 design awards!! A great moral boost for o.d.m.
indeed!!

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Dual Functional Divider

clipped from http://www.stlloftstyle.com/modern-furniture/

Dual Use Divider

Multi-usage piece of furniture that anyone can use as a screen in the middle of
a room to separate places, and at the same time it could be used as space for
storage if you turn some of the individual shelves. If you don’t want it to be
in the middle of the room you can just push it to the side and close it in order
to work as a decorating piece or with some open shelves as storage.

Floating Free Bed

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Floating Free Bed

This innovative bed design comes from German mathematician and designer Max Longin. The Float bed is suspended from a ground-based structure made of wood with metal hardware. This bed was also designed to be easily assembled and transported. -source

Magnetic Levitating Bed

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-Magnetic Levitating Bed

This amazing bed is held up 40cm by a permanent magnetic force due to elements in the floor as well as in the object. Thin steel cables assure it's position and the smart use of steel plates and air make the object userfriendly by strongly decreasing the magnetic force where it's not neccesary. Different possible uses such as a bed, sofa, Japanese dining table, display for objects or as a base for a floating pavilion can be used of since the bed can carry a load of 900kg.-source

Floating Furnitures

Hmmm, where did all the space go in the living room? I thought I have a big living room. Have this thought cross your mind when you look at your furnished living room?

Well, furniture can take a lot of space, especially furnitures with big footprint. My solution: Floating Furnitures (FF).

FF not only makes the room look bigger but they can make it look more stylish as well. Watch some examples in the slide show.

Small footprint furniture (FF) is going to be a future trend.

If you come across some FF, feel free to send me the link.

Foating Furnitures & Fixtures

Wood Chest to Full Length Bed

Wood Chest to Full Length Bed

clipped from cgi.ebay.com Put a bed in any room—just hide it inside this clever chest. A great substitution for those expensive Murphy beds. FREE SHIPPING The Fu-Chest™, a unique piece of furniture that opens to a full-length bed, is an attractive wood chest with a small footprint. This Fu-Chest™ is a full bed and is shipped direct to you with mattress The elegantly designed Fu-Chest™ converts with ease from a faux chest of drawers to a full-length futon bed. Its small footprint, classic design and clever functionality make consummate use of space. When closed, the Fu-Chest conceals and protects the bedding in an attractive chest with practical tabletop surface and well-appointed hardware. When opened, the Fu-Chest provides a full size sleeping comfort complete with headboard. After use, simply fold up the Fu-Chest and lock the side draw catches. Sporting an upscale look in futon furniture, the versatile Fu-Chest collection fits into any décor.

Colloid / Gel

One of the medium of choice now and in the near future is colloid or Gel. Why Gel?

One of its properties is elasticity. As we can see in a jelly dessert.

Another important property of gel is it's relation to heat. But there will be more discoveries on why colloid or gel is a better medium. And therefore more application using gel.

Some Properties of Gel:

1. Elasticity, if the surface of a gel is displaced slightly, it springs back to its original position.

2. Many gels and colloids are thixotropic materials, exhibiting a stable form at rest but becoming fluid when agitated.

3.By replacing the liquid with gas it is possible to prepare aerogels, materials with exceptional properties including very low density, high specific surface areas, and excellent thermal insulation properties.

4. Controlled release of drugs.

5. Can be mixed with compounds to create hybrid, thus even more useful applications.

Do you agree that gel will be a medium of choice? Add to the property list.

Gel Battery

clipped from http://www.answers.com/topic/gel-battery A gel battery is a rechargeable valve regulated lead-acid battery with a gelified electrolyte. Unlike a traditional wet-cell lead-acid battery, these batteries do not need to be kept upright (though they cannot be charged inverted). In addition, gel batteries virtually eliminate the electrolyte evaporation, spillage (and subsequent corrosion issues) common to the wet-cell battery, and boast greater resistance to extreme temperatures, shock, and vibration. As a result, they are primarily used in automobiles, boats, aircraft, and other motorized vehicles.

Square Containers

There will be more square containers, especially food containers. Square packaging containers can store more and save storage space. Lack of space is the final frontier.