If you are familiar with European culture, especially French, you would not be a stranger to Accordions. These amazing instruments are not only cool but they also make for a great musical experience.

Now how would you like a speaker that looks like an accordion? Apparently, speakers that are shaped like accordions also sound better than the regular speakers. The Folding Speaker is a cool new USB and battery powered amplified speaker.

It has a folding style and can be used with computer media players, video games, and many more. Thanks to the accordion kind of shape, the speaker comes with greater resonance and a richer sound than normal box style speakers. These speakers are pretty cheap too and cost just $18 and I would so want to buy it.

It requires 2 AAA batteries and looks amazingly chic. I would say, do not wait at all and get this speaker so that you can impress all your friends without a break. I don’t think anyone would be left without being impressed as this speaker is not only innovative, but also sounds great, looks great and is quite cheap.

Bored of seeing all the usual stuffs in your backyard? Now here is something that is going to change the way you and your neighbours judge it. The latest to hit the block is the Rambling Robbie- the steel rhino sculpture. You can give a vibrant and different touch to your backyard by placing a life sized rhino sculpture of 1/4 plate steel.

It is funky and gives new dimension to your backyard. It’s basically plates of steel which is moulded in the form of a rhino. Imagine your neighbours envying your backyards when you place something which is not witnessed quite often. You can always boast of a rhino in your backyard if not a real one.

All you have to do is shell out $20000 but yes u cannot get unique stuffs without a price. It’s not quite often that people see a rhino in someone’s backyard. so if you are thinking about the price think in a different manner. It is almost 10 feet long and 4feet in width. Its height is five feet. So good enough to fit your backyard. It is made up of 3500 pounds of steel and gives you true value for your money. So what are you waiting for, just go get it before anyone else gets the accolades.

If you were looking for some great shelves this Christmas season, you might want to take a second look at the weirder designs that have been recently launched. Talking about weird but cool designs, Milica Nesovanovic has brought to life Central and Eastern European flavours in his furniture designs. His “Shelf” has taken inspiration from that monumental structure in Italy, the Pisa Tower.

You might be wondering how a leaning tower can be recreated in the form of a shelf for your living room. All the guy did was, he took boxes which were attached with elastics and converted into a shelf in order to resemble the Pisa tower. Though the shelf is a little angled and twisted, it is pretty stable and easy to use.

It also adds a modernist touch to your living room instead of using the same old boring shelves that you might have gotten tired of. This design is minimalist and so much like the furniture found in the designer’s home country of Serbia. In fact, it was featured in the Belgrade Furniture Fair and even won a prize from ULUPUDS, a Serbian art and design society. If you can get this shelf, please do buy it immediately!

Via: Design East

Long gone are those days, when you remodeled your living in a different color and after all was said and done, you felt exasperated and utterly dissatisfied because the color you thought would suit best, turned out to be an eye sore.

However, all that is about to change with the introduction of an all new online service that, will now enable consumers to pre-select the colors for their redecoration efforts, without ever having to test them in reality. This new service is called Colorjive. The service boats of numerous colors that are catered specifically for redecoration purposes.

The colors are coded according to brands and once you have applied the colors of your choice, then you can go to the nearest hardware store and give the code of the colors you saw on Colorjive. The codes will help the store owner to locate the exact color that you require.

However, even with almost limitless shades of colors, some of them aren’t guaranteed to work on every computer and virtual room, because of the fact that, some of the color pallets might have usage limitations from the manufacturer’s side and also because, many display monitors might not be able to bear such colors. Colorjive is an independent entity in itself, meaning that the website isn’t the property of any paint brand, thus providing you with unbiased opinion and color solutions, based on your choice and needs.

Via Smashing Apps.

If you are not familiar with the concept of recreational vehicles, or the RVs, you must be a dinosaur. The vehicles are usually used by couples or a small group of friends who would either drive away or sail on the water. While both at the same time were not possible until now, here is a cool vehicle called the Harmony, which has been designed by Weili Feng from China.

The Harmony is like a yacht on wheels. It is an amphibian vehicle that can be used on the road and also as a yacht on the water. It is environmentally friendly and comes with space for 4 people to live. It has leisure areas, toilet, kitchen, and entertainment facilities and makes living a “living joy”.

I would so love to get this for myself as it not only looks good and is environmentally friendly but also is a great source of joy. It comes with a hydrogen battery and solar paddles which make sure that the product is not extremely taxing on the environment. You might have to wait for a while to get this product for yourself as such cool products take time to reach the market. Sometimes, they just don’t get manufactured either!

Via: Design Boom

Water is the most essential source of living. Millions of life has been affected in the past and it still continues to do so in many parts of the world due to scarcity of water. Nevertheless, we do at times become careless and waste a large amount of water in our everyday use. Sometimes, a large quantity of water goes to waste due to leakage problem in the bathroom or the kitchen tap. In order to control this problem, an electronic device called “H2Orb” has been designed.

It functions pretty simple. The device is attached to the water valve behind the toilet. A single float sensor hangs inside the toilet tank. Whenever there is a leak, the device automatically shuts off the water and alerts the user about the leak by sending an immediate alarm via the LCD screen attached on the device.

The H2Orb is operated on a single 3V lithium coin battery. It’s a good idea to own this device and save this precious resource from being scarce in the future. This is a very minimal contribution towards the environment that one can easily do from their home itself.

Via: TheH2Orb

Looks like the creative designers today are trying all sorts of designs to come up with special creations. However, sometimes their creativity can be a tad for the ordinary people. Ross McBride, a Tokyo designer has come up with the most eccentric and yet the most creative porcelain cruet set for Danish brand Normann Copenhagen called “Dolly”. The design of the product is simply unique.

It is in the form of a one rounded U-shaped, which is divided into two portions internally; one for salt and the other for pepper. The product looks very cute in its own way. There is something about “Dolly” that draws your attention immediately. It has a class and elegance of its own, which is designed in a simple way by the designer.

There is something very feminine about this porcelain cruet set. Maybe it starts with the name “Dolly” itself, and the U-shape as well. Besides, the object is also very handy as it comes in a small size. You surely cannot miss the sight of “Dolly” while you enjoy your meal on your dining table. There is no information available regarding its release date or price tag yet.

Via: Dezeen\NormalDesign\NormannCopenhagen

Our emotions for everyday necessary objects like furniture or clothes are far from showing awe. Though everyone knows these lifeless pieces to be vital and consider them almost impossibly to live without, they remain out of our consciousness, something that we deal with without truly thinking about or respecting.

Take a look into the works of Neri Oxman and all that would change for you in an instant. This designer from MIT, currently teaching ad pursuing her PhD there, may have been a medical scholar who gave up the med world for that of designing but she does not believe in completely giving up on things she learnt. Neri’s designs are inspired by everything in life; her design of a chair that changed shape with the user has been likened to a lover. Neri has shown the desire to make clothes that grow with the wearer and the designing of building without the angular lines seen today.

What makes Neri’s designs so amorous is not just her inspirations for these designs but the fact that her beauty and her deeply pleasant personality, zest for life and love for anything artistic, becomes obvious in the object. In essence, it is not the concept behind the design but Neri’s special touch that appears to give each the awe-factor that sets it apart. Currently, her works aren’t available commercially but can be viewed at the MoMa museum and the Boston Museum of Science, or check out MaterialEcology, founded by Neri.

Via: Esquire

Christmas and the New Year is just a month away and you all know what that means, parties! That’ when all the supposed teetotalers and social drinkers of the world unite to get indecently drunk and then find they can’t manage to climb up two steps of stair. That’s why Ruth Amos invented the StairSteady.

Leaving aside the seriously addicted amongst us, most people wouldn’t need the help of another individual or an apparatus to climb up the stairs. Those who have difficulty, whether due to the advancement of age or a medical condition, find that it isn’t very easy to install a lift in a house. The StairSteady is a simple handle that can be attached to the wall side of the stairs and can easily be folded away when not in use or when not needed.

Designed by Ruth Amos when she was just 16 and commercially produced now from her company StairSteady Ltd., the concept of the StairSteady is extremely simplistic. It would aid a number of people who cannot face the stairs and have trouble walking up even with the help of the banister. Plus, it’s perfect for stairs without banisters.

Via: Makezine

Every time you visit an airport, you might be wondering if you exceed the baggage weight which is allowed. Moreover, you can’t really calculate it properly at home and you would never know the real weight until the authorities weigh it at the check in counter. The Digigrip is a handle that shows the weight of the luggage for you, and you would just need to press a button.

It has been designed by Niklas Danielsson and comes with a large LCD screen and automatic backlight. The bag shows the weight the moment you put down the bag and thus there would be no errors in the weighing. It is an amazing invention though it sounds very simple. I wonder why none of the baggage companies thought about it though this is a real problem for those who fly frequently.

Many times people have been forced to pack and repack at the check in counter leading to embarrassments and delays. Such a suitcase with Digigrip would solve all these annoying problems. I am not sure of the product is already available in the market and the Swedish blog does not provide much information either. You could however contact the designer himself for further information.