SEGD Blog » Industrial Design

Best. Bookends. Ever.

segd — Wed, 08 Sep 2010 12:56:30 +0000

These may come from Crate & Barrel, but can’t confirm. — A.M.

Where the rubber meets the powder room

segd — Wed, 01 Sep 2010 15:10:31 +0000

“Our car-centric culture has left so many tires in the trash piles of the U.S. that the team at Santa Monica, Calif.–based architecture firm Minarc decided to turn them into something useful: bathroom sinks.” — A.M.

Oh! Canada’s new mailboxes

segd — Thu, 12 Aug 2010 19:56:05 +0000

“These new mail boxes have been popping up around various cities across Canada. The idea of the new design is to prevent graffiti from happening on the mail boxes.

‘The design is busier and this helps to discourage graffiti,’ said Teresa Williams, Canada Post spokeswoman. ‘Most graffiti artists like a plain and featureless surface to do their work.’” — A.M.

Rainy day fun

segd — Mon, 19 Jul 2010 14:17:46 +0000

“Terrible weather can make anyone easily depressed. For this reason, Taiwanese designers Yu-Ting Cheng, Yu-Hsun Chung and Shaw-Chen Chen have created ‘wheel umbrella’ for children. here the design features wheels that leave impressions of smiley faces on the floor using puddles left over from the rain.” — A.M.

Interactive wall rug

segd — Mon, 05 Jul 2010 01:29:13 +0000

“Tens of thousands of tiny fibers, spread across ten square feet of wall, come together in this clever design. Each fiber is attached via a socket joint to make it the right balance of firm and flexible – far easier to create patterns in than your typical home carpet.” — A.M.

Big Wheel for designers

segd — Sun, 20 Jun 2010 12:45:06 +0000

Maybe your toddler can’t pull off the classic Big Wheel 180-degree skid on this baby, but he or she will look far classier on this kiddie bike. — A.M.

Reading table

segd — Fri, 18 Jun 2010 00:08:04 +0000

How many places can you run across this awesomely practical magazine rack/table before you are compelled to blog it? The answer is three places. — A.M.

Leafy greens

segd — Thu, 17 Jun 2010 14:31:57 +0000

“Appree’s Leaf-It leaf-shaped sticky notes are so cute, and available in green, brown and Ginko-shaped.” — A.M.

Stealth satellite dishes

segd — Sat, 12 Jun 2010 21:10:21 +0000

As a condo dweller, your devoted blogger could not love a creative way to camouflage a satellite dish any more. — A.M.

Shapes help color-blind drivers

segd — Wed, 09 Jun 2010 20:01:05 +0000

“For the greater good of mankind I’m willing to do my bit and learn new traffic rules. If it saves a life or time, then why not! What Uni-Signal here is saying, that we have been using round traffic lights for ages now, with only the red-amber-green-colors for aid. How about prepping the system and broadening the spectrum of usage (by colorblind people) and change the shape of the lights! Triangle-Red-Stop, Rectangle-Amber-Stay, Round-Green-Go! If nothing else, it looks swanky and now we can teach tiny-tots shapes and colors in one go!” — A.M.