As a frequent flier, one of the biggest decisions before a flight is
deciding what to pack, and how to do it. With baggage costs rising, many
fliers have tried to circumvent baggage fees by using more
versatile carry on luggage. The problem is that many times this luggage isn’t
actually versatile. That gym bag might work fine, but it’s not going to
look good when you enter your business meeting the next day. Enter The
Blade, from Avid Union.
Enter its 64th year, the Good Design International Award continues to
celebrate the latest and greatest innovative products and industrial
goods from all over the world. With dozens of categories available to
showcase your ingenuity, there’s surely a special place for your bright
ideas to this classic Chicago-based contest!
Once again, DuPont is looking throughout the packaging industry for the
year’s most innovative, environmentally responsible and overall
fantastic designs. If you’ve recently helped to design a consumer
friendly bag, box, wrapper, container or other piece of professional
packaging, it’s your time to shine!
The Urb-E Electric Scooter is perfect for the trendy, start-up employee
or the over-zealous college student. Designed to traverse 20+ miles on
one charge, and topping out at 15 miles per hour the Urb-E goes from
transportation method to rolling luggage in a few simple motions. With
two models available, a three-wheeled version and a more agile
two-wheeled version, will the Urb-E be right for you?
Calling all Dutch and American inventors! Kikkerland and Shapeways are
teaming up to produce 500 copies of your Dutch-inspired item. Time to
bury them with an avalanche of fun ideas!
Within the next five years we may have holographic telephone systems akin to the Dejarik game in Star Wars (you know… the one with the little monsters… "Let the Wookiee win"). I don’t know about you, but I can’t wait!
Sometimes a real simple idea can make a big difference in how we
accomplish things. I think this very small, simple gadget has the
capacity to do just that, and it comes out at a time when most of us can
use it – and chuckle while we do….
Are you an interior designer or innovator in the field of lighting? If
so, then it’s time to earn some well-deserved recognition for your
brilliant work by submitting it to the 2014 IES Illumination Awards.
Winning the Award of Excellence is a huge achievement for anyone devoted
to pioneering lighting systems, and it shows how brightly your work
shines!
Getting a new piece of jewelry is exciting! Finding a way to avoid
wrinkles is, in my opinion, even more thrilling. Imagine my joy in
discovering the June bracelet that combines both.
It’s that time again: the International Interior Design Association is
accepting entries for the 41st Annual Interior Design Competition. If
you are an architect or interior designer with some fantastic work
completed after January 1st, 2012, you just might deserve an award!
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