Apr 19
LED lighting is great. The right bulb
Feb 25
While today’s high-efficiency washing machines use far less water than their predecessors, they still consume between 10 and 24 gallons of water per load—and as much as 9,000 gallons per US household per year. That’s a lot of water just for cleaning clothes, especially with the growing drought conditions throughout the American West. But Xeros’ revolutionary washing machines could reduce our laundry water usage to a trickle, using… plastic beads?
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Sep 30
In a breakthrough that could vastly improve life for college students—and their parents—around the world, Tide has developed what could very well be the world’s first self-cleaning t-shirt.
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Aug 20
Of all the buzzwords of the retrofuture, nothing tickled the imagination of midcentury Americans quite like "automatic." Sure, the word pops up here and there in 1930s advertisements for things like the house of the future. And the word was incredibly popular during the rise of the push button at the turn of the 20th century. But it wasn’t until after World War II that the word really kicked into hyperdrive. Cooking was going to be automatic
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Aug 12
It’s one of the most mundane tasks you probably undertake so, if you’re anything like me, you probably put off doing your laundry until the absolute last minute. But do astronauts do the same in space?
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Jul 05
You can avoid for it as long as possible, re-wearing outfits again and again, but eventually the awfulness that is laundry day will come. It’s even worse if a clothesline is involved, requiring you to painstakingly hang garments instead of just cramming them all in the dryer, but this adorable cable car clothespin holder should bring you at least a sliver of joy.
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Feb 09
Don’t have enough space in your apartment for a washing machine? You could always send your dirty stuff off to the laundry or get a tabletop washing machine instead. This thing is so small and compact that you can actually just keep it on your, well, tabletop.
With small size comes an expected corresponding shrinkage of capacity. Called the Swash, the minuscule washing machine only has a 250-gram capacity while requiring about 5 liters for every wash. Two-hundred fifty grams obviously isn’t much – you can probably only wash your outfit for the day at once but hey, that’s the trade-off you have to make for lack of space.
The Swash will be released in Japan on February 15th and will retail for ¥14,700 yen (~$160 USD).
[via FarEastGizmos via Oh Gizmo!]
Jan 25
Good news for slobs who let their dirty laundry pile up for months and months between washes. With this Punch Bag laundry bag they can turn their mountains of smelly shirts and unmentionables into an intense workout. More »
Oct 15
Aug 29
So you need to do some laundry and feel like getting some exercise in at the same time? Then what you need is the Hula Washer.
It’s a design concept by Sang-soon Lee
that basically combines a washing machine and a hula hoop. Not a very compatible-sounding combination, is it? But somehow Lee managed to make it work.
Basically, the Hula Washer washes the dirty laundry that you’ve managed to stuff into the narrow hoop. The Washer then uses the energy you provide as you spin the hoop around your waist. It’s interesting in the sense that it combines two activities to help you make the most of your time.
But I see two main problems. The first one being the fact that you’ll probably only be able to fit socks and hand towels into that Washer. And second? It just isn’t very practical. Tthere’s no hula hoop dryer to go with it either.
Nonetheless, it’s interesting and happens to be a 2012 Electrolux Design Lab Entry.
[via Yanko Design]
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