Archive : Bizarre

Airbags have become common in automobiles for protecting the passengers during an accident. The same concept has been extended to create a head protecting gear for the cyclists. The revolutionary design has been created by two Swedish students who call it the Hovding helmet. The airbag is concealed like the ones you find in luxury cars and springs into [...]

Valuing art is not an easy job because very often it is subjective. It is not a simple matter of demand and supply or the cost involved in creating an artwork. Very often the creative genius of the artist and the perfection of a fine art command astronomical prices. There are divergent opinions amongst critics about the work done by British artist Damien [...]

MORE Than pet insurance has designed a device to transport obese dogs upstairs for the first time in the world. The concept of Stair of the Dog 2022 is based on the traditional stair lift, but with a few high tech dog friendly alterations. An innovative prototype that comes in the form of an automated stairlift for obese dogs has just been announced. [...]

Madrid based design studio’s Ostrich is neither a garment nor pillow, neither bed nor cushion, but the three holed power nap provides a soothing interior to refresh body and mind from afternoon snooze. Thanks to the useful designs by Mr Carrascal of Kawamura Ganjavian, the ostrich was created by accident. The hand-made ostrich is in demand as it is [...]

Nik Ramage, a mechanical sculptor, who invents the gadgets from useless machines, has collaborated with designer artist Martin Smith, a Dutch manufacturer, and has come with the label Laikingland to create an artist hand which taps eternally.  The resin cast fingers function when the switch is drumming rhythmically till it gets switched off. They made [...]

Eclipse, created by Sebastien Sauvage, at first glance looks like a piece of decorative art that would enhance the look of your home. But you soon realize that it is a gadget but you still can’t make out that it is an old fashioned telephone, not a mobile handset but a landline set that is becoming rare and old fashioned over the years. But this DECT [...]

The concept of a stiletto heel implants is being floated around with an unusual image by Bit Rebels. The concept is not just crazy but dangerous because people who consider themselves to be a rebel might actually want to try it out and you never know, if the demand is strong enough someone might actually come up and offer the service. The photograph [...]

The modern and urban lifestyle very often hampers your sleep cycle. Partying and late nights and business meetings and presentations and deadlines leave you little time to complete your requirement for sleep. And if you don’t get enough sleep the immediate result is eye bags. This is a very common problem and practically every professional faces it [...]

You don’t sit on a sofa to work and so you don’t sit in an upright position. And so sofas are designed in a way that you can lounge or slouch on a sofa and in some cases even sleep on it. There is no point in creating a sofa that forces you to sit in an upright position. We now have a sofa that allows you to sit the way you feel like and adjusts [...]

“Laundry is fun.” That is probably one of the biggest oxymorons in the world of household chores. However, a new concept design seems ready to prove to the world that laundry is not all that bad. Lee Wei Chen, an MA design student from Kingston University has come up with a washing machine that promises to be a whole lot of fun. Chen’s [...]