I’ve noticed lately that here and there, there are useful functional object being designed that look pretty good too.
First up is the Radiator Heat Wave:
Compared to the white boring rectangular radiators you usually find in most homes, the Heat Wave radiator is a refreshing change. It looks really nice and it’s not obvious that it’s a radiator.
Next is the Titan refillable lipstick:
The big thing about this for me is that it’s refillable – it’s always struck me as a bit crazy that there is huge amounts of packaging for most products and then once you’re done with them you throw them away. Even though some make-up containers are recycleable, it’s not always obvious where you should take them to be recycled and so most people don’t bother. Other great features are that you can put it on a keyring with the rest of your keys – so no crazy rummaging like a baglady to find it, and it’s incredibley shiny.
Shiny in the heatproof, crushproof metal kind of way. 😀
Lastly is the Boynq Vase Speaker:
It’s a speaker that looks like a vase and connects to your laptop via usb (which also powers it). It looks nice, doesn’t take up too much space and would help solve the problem of most laptop speakers being kind of tinny.