2008年8月7日星期四

David Kelley: The future of design is human-centered

Low-key and thoughtful, IDEO founder David Kelley seems the antithesis of the "design star" -- and indeed, he says that product design, within the past two decades, has become much less about the design and more about the user who'll be experiencing it. In this classic 2002 talk, he shares some video of products coming out of IDEO, including Prada's famous high-tech dressing rooms, "Dilbert's ultimate cubicle," and a gotta-have-it gadget called Spyfish. He finishes by discussing a project he's passionate about: ApproTEC -- now called KickStart -- offering designs that give Kenyans the means to end poverty.

After watch the video,

Good Design: Eva Solo Bin




















Eva Solo Bin
Designer: Tong
Manufacturer:Eva Denmark

Eva Solo Bin saw all the gold, silver and bronze medal winners from this year's International Design Excellence Awards.


Awards and distinctions:

Formland Design Award 2006

Baden-Wurttemberg Int.Design Award 2007

IF Design Award 2007

Red Dot “Best of the Best” 2007

DesignPlus 2007

Designprels “Gold Winner” 2008 Germany



Eva Solo Bin was made of stainless steel. Key to design is the lid, which is flat but likes a bowl inside. The lid on this waste bin balances as gracefully as a tightrope walker on the edge of the bin. You can open the lid from all sides by gently lifting the edge, after which it remains open by itself. All the lid then needs is a little push to close it.

The bin is available in three sizes: large, for use in a kitchen, medium, for office use and small, for bathrooms.

Material: Stainless steel and rubber

Formland Design Award 2006

Size: H 53 cm, 27 Litre

Delivery Time: 1 - 3 Working Days


------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
http://images.businessweek.com/ss/08/07/0717_idea_winners/84.htm?chan=search
http://www.toolsdesign.com/living_frameset.html
http://reubenmiller.typepad.com/my_weblog/2008/07/eva-solo-bin.html
http://www.panik-design.com/acatalog/Eva_Solo_-_Tools_-_Waste_Bin_27_Litre.html
http://www.evasolo.dk/products-bin.html

2008年8月4日星期一