Design Quarterly

Design Quarterly

Design Quarterly featuring great design, architecture, fashion, graphics and innovation from across the globe.

 

Alsfeld

The facades of the old half-timbered houses inspired to creat this collection of cutting board. Each board has its size and function, and together they form a poetic interpretation of old German streets. All boards have a beveled profile for optimum grip. Milling on the board prevents juice from flowing down board.

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Rising Shell

The Rising shell is a reflection on nature its pure logic and honesty that can be found in many constructions. This can be achieved by giving the object an opportunity to shape itself for the function it has. By only making incisions in the wooden materials, its true nature gets revealed as a functional bowl. The transformation, made possible by rubber technology, leads to an interaction between the final user and the used object. If the Rising Shell is not being used, it can be seamlessly folded back, only to have it open and rise up like a budding flower when it is needed again.

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Migo 1+1 Food Box

Migo 1+1 Food Box is an innovative design, which gives the user the purity of glass, for carrying and storing, without the weight or risk of breaking. The light weight glass container can be put inside the plastic container and be carried safely with confidence. These elements can also be used separately, either to store food in the home or for carrying outside, depending on the needs of the user. With ever changing lifestyles, the hybrid glass food container provides a flexible solution for food carrying and storing in a simple and user friendly design.

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Drink Beauty

Drink Beauty is like a beautiful jewel that you can drink ! We made a combination of two objects that were used separately with tea : Rock candies and lemon slices . This design is completely eatable . By adding lemon slices to rock candy's structure, its taste becomes incredibly better and its food value increases because of lemon's vitamins .The designers simply replaced the sticks that rock candy crystals were held to with a slice of dried lemon . Drink Beauty is a complete example of modern world which brings beauty and efficiency all together.

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Firefly

This design is a new cocktail with chia , the main idea was to design a cocktail that has several taste phases.This design also comes with different colors that could be seen under black light which makes it suitable for parties and clubs.Chia can absorb and reserve any flavor and color so when one makes a cocktail with Firefly can experience different flavors step by step.The nutrition value of this product is higher comparing with other cocktails and that is all because of chia's high nutrition value and low calories.This design is a new chapter in the history of drinks and cocktails.

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Caleb's Kola

Caleb’s Kola was made from simple ingredients, starting with sparkling water, fair trade cane sugar and kola nut extract. The small group of cola lovers who created Caleb’s Kola made hundreds of batches until they got it exactly right—with unique and delicious citrus and spice notes, bubbles that are exactly the right size, and a unique effervescence. The label design aesthetic ties to the simplicity of the product’s ingredients.

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Design interview of the day

Read the latest interviews and conversations on design, creativity and innovation between design journalist and world-famous designers, artists and architects. See latest design projects and award-winning designs by famous designers, artists, architects and innovators. Discover new insights on creativity, innovation, arts, design and architecture. Learn about design processes of great designers.

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