If you’ve ever used a microscope, you’ll recognize the C.E.M. Crown Extruder. The brainchild of German engineer Cem Schnitzler, this specially designed head can twist to bring hot filament in contact with multiple styles of printing head, allowing you to lay down different diameters of 3D-printed plastic. A system of motors and pulleys controls the head position and can turn to… Read More
I’ve seen a lot of weird shoes in the past few years. Remember the Scary/Beautiful shoes that looked more scary than beautiful, and the pimp shoes with fish tanks in them? But I think none are quite as strange or interesting as Julian Hakes’ Mojito heels.
Hakes’ design went viral back in 2009 when he posted a concept that garnered widespread attention. His design explored the idea of how a shoe would look like if it were thought of as a bridge was certainly strange, but as you very well know, strange is ‘in’ and considered all sorts of awesome these days.
Models wrote asking for his shoes, blogs covered his design, and almost everyone was wondering the same thing: could it be turned into a reality? The answer is yes, and it has been a reality, for a couple of years now.
The design looks extremely uncomfortable, but then again, looks can be deceiving. A variety of colors are available for purchase online, with each pair costing between £125 – £175 (~$201 to $283 USD).
[via OhGizmo!]
3D and cards. Now those are two things you normally wouldn’t associate with each other, much less use in the same sentence. But that’s what Rocca managed to do with their card game which recently won at the 2012 Good Design Awards.
These tiny hexagonal decks were created by a game designer and a graphic designer after they met board game designer Alex Randolph. The name ‘Rocca’ came from the Japanese word rokkaku, which translates to ‘hexagon’ in Japanese.
You can play typical card games like poker and gin rummy with these cards or play a couple of rounds of the new card game that the Rocca designers came up with. Full instructions come with each deck, so no need to worry about getting lost while at play. They’re also great for making paper robots, as shown above.
The Rocca 3D card decks are available from ahalife for $28 (USD).
[via Spoon & Tamago]
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