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Aesthetically pleasing e-TRIX electric bicycle folds in half

Naveen — Sat, 06 Jun 2009 07:22:25 +0000

Designer: Omar Alrawi from University of Western Sydney. With designers from all around the world trying to create sustainable modes of transportation, we get to see interesting concepts every now and then. The e-TRIX electric bicycle, an...

Experience the joy of flying with the Portable Gliding Simulator

Naveen — Mon, 15 Dec 2008 10:59:23 +0000

Featured as an entry at the Australian Design Awards, the Portable Gliding Simulator is one of a very few in existence and is unique in its design. This simulator comes with a large screen and full working cockpit and can be taken anywhere and set...

Public hygiene concepts: STAK Portable Toilet for Events

Asmita — Tue, 22 Jul 2008 10:07:31 +0000

Designed with sensitivity towards less able users, Stak is a stackable portable toilet for events that promises to maximize the space on trucks allowing 16 toilets to be transported at once which greatly reduces the cost and also improves user...

Handy Surfer’s Hilton: Farfetching dreams of waveriders come true

Asmita — Sat, 07 Jun 2008 06:54:52 +0000

Surfing has evolved as a major extreme sport in the past few decades with innovators and enthusiasts pumping in thousands of dollars and countless hours in coming up with technology that can predict and locate the perfect surfing conditions in...

Indoor hydroponic garden by John Pallot

Asmita — Mon, 10 Mar 2008 13:33:13 +0000

One of the more prodigious entries at the Australian Design Award is the Indoor hydroponic garden presented by student designer John Pallot. His design basically proposes an indoor, automated hydroponic garden that fulfills the Dyson criteria...

AMICO: Solar powered coffee/tea, warmer and maker

Piyush — Thu, 01 Nov 2007 11:55:21 +0000

Enjoy the free energy from nature and be responsible for future. AMICO is a solar powered coffee and tea maker/warmer. It is powered by a solar panel that absorbs energy from sun into a built-in lithium battery. To boil a cup of water we...

Ersa: Generates water from the surrounding air in survival circumstances

Piyush — Wed, 31 Oct 2007 11:19:46 +0000

No doubt this design deserves the Australian Design Award. Scott Norrie’s work as a designer is worth appreciating, theme in particular. The concept lays down the foundation for its definite success in the near future. The award goes to this...