Zweistil Bike
You sit on the bike upright in the city, then set it down to cruise in the suburbs. It’s intuitive.
Each frame is adjusted to the weight of the…
Cool Edition September ‘09
- 01. Debunking ‘Pseudo Professional Speak’ to get a Job
- 02. Energy Bike Meets Electric Scooter
- 03. Transparent Design Makes You Happy
- 04. The Return of Storytelling
- 05. Islamic Rockers
- 06. Healing Time Soap
- 07. Some Futures of Music Video
- 08. Horror Toilet Paper as Sublime Advertising
- 09. Books on Wellness, Body & Mind and on a Healthy Planet take off in China
- 10. Fashion Dogs
- 11. TED: Original Thinking Goes Global
- 12. Doga: Practicing Yoga with your Dog
- 13. Bob Basset’s Creations
- 14. H1N1 Parties
- 15. Focus on the task. Be succesful. And fail the bigger picture
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01. Debunking ‘Pseudo Professional Speak’ to get a Job
This is Andre Sousa, a young graduate in Design from Portugal, applying for an internship: “I am extremely communicative, brimming with initiative and self-motivation and more organised and far-seeing than…
02. Energy Bike Meets Electric Scooter
It is bike concept for 2030, winning London’s Future City Mobility Contest this year. It is a bike that stores energy when you pedal it.…
03. Transparent Design Makes You Happy
Design is in this world to make us happy. Full stop. Sometimes its greatness lies in making transparent what contemporary life means, and at the same time making this life…
04. The Return of Storytelling
In a recent, popular series of blog posts, Italian journalist Dario Olivero articulates his impressions of a travel across Japan. During these travels he is seeking the…
05. Islamic Rockers
Due to the modification of the Turkish Constitution the use of the veil at school is no longer forbidden. As everyone knows this caused an intense turmoil, because the government…
06. Healing Time Soap
By Hae In Lee, Seoul: ‘Time Wash’ is a soap bar, designed by two Korean designer, Shin Su Joung and Byun Min Joung. The soap bars have the form of…
07. Some Futures of Music Video
In Cold War Kids’ music video the user can control all the band members. He can control what kind of guitar the guitar-player uses, and the way the singer is…
08. Horror Toilet Paper as Sublime Advertising
Mr. Koji Suzuki is a well-known cult horror Japanese author. Worldwide he is known for the Hollywood film “The Ring”. His new novel titled “Drop” was released this Summer in…
09. Books on Wellness, Body & Mind and on a Healthy Planet take off in China
“Your body contains the most effective medicine for treating almost all kinds of ailments or illness.” This kind of wisdom you can find now in many guidebooks teaching wellness, meditation…
10. Fashion Dogs
In Taipei, Taiwan dogs act like models in specially dedicated dog fashion shows. They wear funky bikins, striped bathing suits or dotted minidresses. The movement is spreading worldwide, not in…
11. TED: Original Thinking Goes Global
TED is a non-profit organization that, founded in 1984 in the United States, functions as a conference for three areas: Technology, Entertainment and Design. As the years went…
12. Doga: Practicing Yoga with your Dog
Doga, practicing yoga with your dog. For new ways to have very conscious animal owning experiences!
13. Bob Basset’s Creations
The shoes and backpack on the images are just two examples of Ukrainian artist Bob Basset’s work. Bob says it best when he calls his creations a “World of You…
14. H1N1 Parties
Having group parties with friends and friends of friends who already have the H1N1 flu. This is actually happening in the UK and USA already, but might go global –…
15. Focus on the task. Be succesful. And fail the bigger picture
Click on the link and do the attention test at YouTube. It is amazing and telling. It convincingly shows how clever and ignorant you are at the…