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Heart Calculator
Did you know that the average human heart pumps over 1,000 gallons of blood per day? Or that your blood travels over 10,000 miles per day? Your heart is an amazing organ – find out just how amazing with our Heart Calculator.
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Hermes X Cross Training Shoe by Omer Sagiv
Hermes Auto Feet
The Hermes X is designed to be cross training shoes that will last you for a very long time. Its been conceptualized with body made out of Kevlar and the sole made out of natural and synthetic rubber. Although Kevlar has many applications ranging from bicycle tires and racing sails to body armor because of its high tensile strength-to-weight ratio, it’s the first time I’m hearing of it being considered for shoes. Moving on, the inner part is single unit injected foam, which can be replaced if necessary. Needless to say, Omer turned to the auto industry for his inspiration!
Vinyl Record Clocks of Many Shapes
Now, before I begin explaining what’s going on here, I’ve got to say that this ISN’T the first time I’ve seen someone apply the clock idea to a vinyl record. But- but! This is the first time I’ve seen someone do it so masterfully. These clocks are laser-cut to shapes that are fantabulous, wild, and weird. There’s a gun, a bird, a coffee pot, whatever you desire. Now think about that, that’s three ideas smashed into one – clock, music platter, and a die roll of a third ingredient.
In addition to the enticing nature these clocks already present, let me throw another tasty carrot into your soup: perfect uniqueness. Each one of these records is cut to a pattern that can be reproduced, right? That’s not the unique part. What is unique is both the rotation the plate is at when it’s under the laser, yes, and then the limited nature of the plate itself. Every record you put your hands on is limited edition. Did you know that?
Take a peek! If you’ll look close up with your eyeballs at the rim around the sticker center of the vinyl, you’ll see an etched set of numbers and/or letters, along with a mark or initials. This is the mark of the inspector! Each and every record you put your hands on is inspected by a unique inspector for quality assurance. This inspection process has always lent itself to high quality records of course, but along the way, has also added a rare value to each piece of music history. And now- time history!
*”plate” is another word for “record”, this comes from the idea that the record resembles a plate that you’d put your food on and eat off of.
Sealing With A Hinge
So far you have been sealing your cartons with either duct tape or normal transparent scotch tape. If you were to have the option of the X-tape, I’m sure you would have used it. Design is not always about problem solving or functionality. Sometimes elements of surprise, like this optical illusion “hinge” tape gives creativity the fun-edge that it requires. Mr Lee & Mr Park, how about sealing it with a kiss next time?
Fruity Water Gate
This project is completely apolitical. It IS literally a gate of water. This project goes by the name of “Water Shade” and keeps a shield of H2O around the fruit it is sworn to protect. It’s both a dish and a cover, working with water to keep freshness in and everything larger than Oxygen OUT! Designer Yitu Wang doesn’t want to keep you from your delicious apples though, so there’s a built in detector that sees your hand in approach, and thus is does desist.
Moisture is locked in. Freshness is locked in. Flies are locked out. Dust is locked out. And when you come up and decide you’d love to have a strawberry, as soon as your hand gets near, the streams in that area stop. You’ll remain dry. How very keen!
Designer: Yitu Wang
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