A showcase of creative thinking
Dec 24, 2011
In conjunction with Deglon, industrial designer Mia Schmallenbach has created this beautiful nested knives set that could grace any kitchen. The Deglon Meeting Knife Set includes a paring knife, a utility knife, a chef knife and a slicer. The set won first prize in the European Cutlery Design Awards and it is a work of art created from a single piece of...
Sep 13, 2011
In these times of economic uncertainty, designers are finding more and more creative ways to recycle old or junk items and turn them into new and exciting products. The examples shown below illustrate the ingenuity of these designers in producing ideas which could easily be produced for the mass market. Everything from brick bookends to bird houses have been...
Jun 2, 2011
New York agency Beattie McGuinness Bungay have created a product that provides vital health information to new mothers while also being used as a baby’s blanket. Named the Information Blanket, it was created when Beattie McGuinness Bungay took part in Unicef’s global initiative, The Future of Health. It has all the information needed to give newborn...
May 11, 2011
Advertising agency Leo Burnett Colombia have created a unique and memorable gift to commemorate and celebrate the World Wildlife Fund’s 50 years of environmental conservation. The gift has been created as a Direct Mail piece in the form of a living calendar. It is a stunning piece of design that reflects the WWF’s cause and it aims at changing...
Mar 18, 2011
This design of the low energy lightbulb by designer Samuel Wilkinson and product design agency Hulger, has just won the Brit Insurance Design of the Year 2011. They overcame more than 90 other entries to win the prestigious title. Jury Chair Stephen Bayley presented the award at the awards ceremony held at the Design Museum. The Plumen 001 is a creative and...
Jan 24, 2011
Even the most mundane of products can be given the creative treatment to turn them into lively, humorous and fun things to use and adorn your home. From the funny stationery holder to the quite bizarre toothpick holder, the key sales message here is to give the customer something they can talk about with their friends whilst still being a useful household...
