Excellent multi-functional product design – “Rising” by Robert van Embricqs

It’s tough not to be impressed with Netherlands-based designer Robert van Embricqs “Rising” series of furniture, comprised of a stool, chair and table. Robert van Embricqs says: “The foundation of any chair is the flat surface you’ll eventually sit down on. Using this notion as a …

‘Indians and Cowboys’ going product development!

“I wish I have had this one when I was a kid, especially when playing ‘Indians and Cowboys’ “- editor ‘Horsey’ by Eungi Kim from Korea is one of the shortlisted design entries from more than 3000 participants in a designboom competition, ‘Seoul Cycle Design Competition …

What to do with all that aluminum, a product designer thought. A stool, said the “vision”!

Shiny Hammer is a french brand that primary create furniture for private homes, and works in the border of art and function with the desire to create unconventional and timeless objects. Here is one product, the PLEE Chair, you can see more at their website.

25 brainstorming techniques – useful in product development

Voila! A list of 25 brainstorming techniques: Time Travel. How would you deal with this if you were in a different time period? 10 years ago? 100 years ago? 1,000 years ago? 10,000 years ago? How about in the future? 10 years later? 100 years later? 1,000 years later? 10,000 years later? Teleportation: What if …