Ora-Ïto's Nikeames

French designer Ora-Ïto has developed a conceptual trainer with curved veneer sections to reference the work of Modernist furniture designers Charles and Ray Eames. Ora-Ïto pays tribute to the late American couple with the Nikeames shoe design, which he imagines could be produced by sports brand Nike.

It's an an homage to Charles and Ray Eames' Lounge chair – the most famous one with the wooden shell. The idea was to make a Nike Eames, like the Nike Air but playing with the Eames, translating the language and the forms and the aesthetic of the Eames armchair into a trainer.

Woof Woof Lamp by Maxim Maximov

Saint-Petersburg based designer Maxim Maximov describes his table lamp Woof Woof as a handy solution for people who want to have a dog, but can't afford. Emotional product design in action

House in Balsthal

Pascal Flammer created this timber house in Balsthal. There are two principal floors; one set 75 cm below the earth, one 1.50 m above. The ground floor consists of one single family room with a noticeably low horizontal ceiling. In this space there is a physical connection with the nature outside the continuous windows.

Scribble Pen

Merely 10 years ago I spotted a CMYK-Marker concept created by a local designer for some exhibition. Following the quotes that good ideas always come to life and one product is worth than a 100 of concepts we went over Scribble pen that lets you draw in 16 million colours, and they all had been gone through the successful Kickstarter startup but will be available for pre-order very soon.

HB Lamp by Michael and George

The HB Lamp is the debut product from Michael & George and the first in our Stationery Object range. A made to order design piece that aims to elicit a smile and illuminate your room.

Toyota FT-1 Graphite Concept

Another breathtaking Toyota concept has emerged, with an upscale “Graphite” interpretation of the previously seen FT-1 Concept sports car. Developed by Calty Design Research, the exterior channels Toyota’s impeccable sports coupe legacy from classics like the 2000GT, Celica, Supra, MR2 and Scion FR-2. Via Highsnobiety

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uuXFyCHp59w

Bike Lift&Carry by Alexander Mukomelov

Award-winning (5 RedDot Awards, 10 Design&Design) designer Alexander Mukomelov released his latest product concept for daily bicycle commuters - Bike Lift & Carry is the compact seat post mounted device stores a retractable belt, that, when pulled out, attaches securely to the handlebar. When done carrying, buttons positioned on the sides of the gadget activate the automatic folding of the belt. To get your personal holder you can support and bake the project on Kickstarter and send it as a Christmas gift for someone you care.

Bus Stop.. Literally

“BUS” is a permanent art project supported by Creative Alliance and Southeast Community Development Corporation as part of the TRANSIT initiative, Creative Placemaking with Europe in Baltimore. The sculpture was created by Spanish artist collective mmmm… — it stands 14 feet tall and seven feet wide, and is made with wood and steel that would be able to accommodate two to four people within each letter. via

Interactive Fashion by The Unseen

"The air is made up of many different components that are products of our environment, including pollution, moisture, and more. London-based artist Lauren Bowker and her material exploration studio THE UNSEEN have developed a form of ink that’s reactive to the different fluctuations in the wind as well as our own body. It’s demonstrated in a couture capsule collection entitled Air, which was designed for Swarovski and presented during London’s Fashion Week 2014." via

http://vimeo.com/87674795

Urban City Bike

Levis Commuter recently teamed up with independent creative catalyst Oregon Manifest to present the "Bike Design Project" – a pioneering design/build competition providing a platform for craftsmen to innovate the ultimate urban utility bike. Check the winners below

Winner: TEAGUE x SIZEMORE BICYCLE

http://vimeo.com/101360481

Check other 4 shortlisted concept on http://oregonmanifest.com/vote/

Urban Cage

Taipei based designer Yi-Ting Chen , illustrator Ya Shin and photographer Chang Chieh created an awesome project where Asian aesthetics meets technology."In nowadays, urban living gradually can not live without technologies and automobiles, which accompany people for 24 hours just like two soul mates or pets. People hope to interact with others closer via Internet, however, the convenience of technology condenses the genuineness and cares from humans. "

In the past, there are two purpose of having The Cage, one is for admiring-use, to show the elegant movements and the sound of birds; the other is the symbol of society, representing the social level by having a delicate Cage. Deep inside their mind is their reliable consistency. Urbancage tries to represent the past innocent imagination of the society by comparing the phenomenon of over-using mobile phone in nowadays and the behavior of raising birds in the past.

To unite the cage and the mobile phone by penetrating the action of holding and placing the cage, so we can metaphor the automobiles to the birds in cage. Therefore, to connect the electronical bird with humanbeing via the technology of the application, creating a new life style and hbit by that

http://vimeo.com/72813231

Wake up with a fresh cup of coffee

British designer Joshua Renouf made dreams come true - coffee scent as a morning alarm, what else to add? The coffee maker "Barisieur" heats the water with induction elements and brews the coffee all by itself – all you have to do is load it up the night before. Interestingly, Renouf points out that this preparation process may actually help users fall asleep at night; “It encourages a ritual before going to sleep, signalling to the body and mind that it is time to unwind and relax,” he writes on his website.

Analog Memory Desk

The Analog Memory Desk is "a tool" to record manually all the small items you write down once, but intend to forget tomorrow. As said by creator Kristen Camara

I've come to realize that I'm somewhat obsessed with how we remember the past. This is the latest installment in that series and a more serious attempt at furniture making. There are a hundreds of little things that we don't try to remember every year or even every week. Does the sum of all these tiny parts produce a new narrative on our lives?

1,100 yards of paper will record the lists, the phones numbers you call once, the pixel size of that box on that website, the street name of that business, and the long division you try to remember.

Electric Objects: A Computer Made for Art

Ever dreamed of a framed high-definition screen and integrated computer that hangs on your wall and brings art from the Internet into your home. That guys from Electric Objects are going to bring it to live with your support on Kickstarter

Hair Highway

Hair Highway is a China-based project from nomadic design duo Studio Swine exploring the potential of human hair beyond its wildly expanding role in the beauty industry. As the world’s population increases, human hair is re-imagined as an abundant and renewable alternative to diminishing resources such as horn, tortoise shell or tropical wood. By investigating the trade and craft around the hair industry in Shangdong province, Studio Swine explores the potential of human hair by creating new materials and a collection of exquisite objects.

http://vimeo.com/98210665

Deep Glass Tables by Duffy London and Greg Klassen

Eager to show you the latest trends in furniture design by revealing to independent studios doing awesome deep glass wooden tables. It is the "Abyss Table" by Duffy London that looks like a deep ocean in a room. Next, is the work of Greg Klassen and his tables under the "River Collection"

"The Abyss Table" by Duffy London

River Collection by Greg Klassen

Cloud Lamp

You might remember our favourite thing from 2012 - Indoor Clouds by Berndnaut Smilde. Here is other wonderful interactive audiovisual fixture made by Richard Clarkson’s inter-disciplinary design studio brings all of the thunder but none of the rain of a summer storm to your home's interior. The “Cloud” thunder storm lamp and speaker system looks like a rain cloud on a leash that can even interact with people and sounds around it.

http://vimeo.com/86711365

Solar System Wall Clock by Anton Repponen

NY based designer and creative director at Fantasy Interactive – Anton Repponen likes to create conceptual product design in his spare time. Here is his latest concept "Solar System Wall Clock"

MINI Superleggera™ Vision

The MINI Superleggera™ Vision is an elegant one-off showcasing the automotive imagination of MINI Design. The MINI Superleggera™ Vision – a handcrafted open-top two-seater that’s the result of a unique collaboration between MINI Design and the Milan-based design and coach building company Touring Superleggera. Together, they envisioned a concept vehicle that combines the past and future of the automotive industry – traditional coachwork craftsmanship and modern design styling. Read more on MINI website

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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ja944Vt3FR8

Symphony Lamp

Russian duo Anna Strupinskaya and Alexey Ivashkevich have presented at the Milan Design Week 2014 (alongside with other Russian project IZBA) their work: “Symphony”, a hanging lamp made ​​of silicone. The concept of chandelier explores the relationship between light and sound waves and their similarities. With colored ribbons intertwined, this chandelier provides a unique lighting.