Prosthetic limbs have made huge strides in terms of product development since their conception. Smart technologies reinvigorate the potential of traditional prosthetics and allow to bring new life experiences to those with arthritis and missing limbs.
It’s no secret that most of us use smartphones to check the time. This fact, sadly, makes an actual clock in houses and offices almost an obsolete item. But if you are into design and aesthetics, you will love these clocks that are unique and versatile.
Travelling on a budget and staying in design-led accommodation are no longer mutually exclusive. Contemporary architects reinvent low-cost travel in a new approach towards designing hostels that guarantee a memorable stay in close connection to the tradition and history of the place.
Rings appear in almost every culture of the world and have been in existence for over six thousand years serving a multitude of purposes. Today, rings are not just fashion accessories anymore. What rings have lost in symbolism they have more than gained in functionality. Finger-worn wearables can provide accurate health measurements, ensure a safe drive for taxi passengers, or serve as a multitool. You would wish you had more than 10 fingers.
Prosthetics by itself is powerful and inspirational. Some artificial limbs enable people to reclaim the ability to move freely, others give amputees a certain advantage in specific tasks. Not only the designs we have selected empower the wearers, they also inspire the wider community to appreciate our differences.
Audio quality and ergonomic fit are undoubtedly the main qualities audiophiles would expect from good earphones. Reassurance of not being misplaced is equally important for good design of in-the-ear headphones. But having a pair of earbuds that come with boast style statement is a real jackpot for true music lovers.
Airbags are one of the most important safety innovations of recent decades. Engineers keep finding new ways to use airbags to save lives thinking beyond airbag systems used in cars. In our second post dedicated to this technology, we have collected a number of unparalleled protective designs that offer protection even from emergencies like earthquakes and avalanches.
Car air bags have proven their usefulness countless times. Research conducted in the USA by National Highway Traffic Safety Administration estimates that as of 2017, over 50,000 lives have been saved by frontal airbags. Designed to work with a seatbelt, they reduce the risk of serious head injury among drivers by 85 percent. But what about cyclists and bikers? Wearable airbags help protect them from accidents and crashes as well. Protective gear include inflatable trousers, a backpack that doubles as an airbag, and a bike helmet that deploys as a cushioned hood.
Sleeping under the stars is a great way to reconnect with nature and recharge. Driven by the desire to create an experience, where nature plays a major part, architects develop bespoke dwellings that blur the lines between indoors and outdoors and offer breathtaking views of the sky above us, with its myriads of stars and thoughts of the unknown.
Henry Matisse said, “An artist must possess nature. He must identify himself with her rhythm, by efforts that will prepare the mastery which will later enable him to express himself in his own language.” These bespoke sculptures connect art and nature in most aspirational and peculiar ways, allowing people to explore the natural world and creating more profound meaning for themselves.
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