INTERNATIONAL FESTIVAL FOR THE POST-DIGITAL CREATION CULTURE
MAY 8 . 9 . 10 .
Each day for the next seven days, I will be discussing a selection from the various firms, companies and individuals that will be showcased at OFFF 2008 this year in Lisbon, in hope of raising awareness about OFFF to those aspiring designers who may be unaware of this fantastic event.
One more week until digital dreams of the future become realities…
Designer: Jieun Yang & Hanah Suh
This is a design focused on making perfect tasting tea. Any tea guru might be interested in this idea. Connect your tea bag to the clip, drop the tea bag into your cup (water or whatever you use) and then set the timer. The retractable hand will gradually pull your tea bag out of the drink to the top of your cup in the specified time set. It’s surely a possibility for no more bitter or watered down tea, but is it worth simplifying a process that is already so basic, that of just making tea?
Designer: Samsung Korea
Samsung Korea claims they have created the smallest colour laser printer ever built. With a resolution of 2,400×600 dpi at 4 colour pages per minute, the CLP-315K may just make for the next best thing in photo printing. While the CLX-3175FNK All In One colour laser printer is nearly 50% the size of its previous model and can apparently possesses the ability to print from a USB key. A new must have for the photographer? We’ll have to wait and see.
Designer: Nolen Niu
It portrays the very essence of minimalism in today’s modern furniture. Nolan Niu’s ZERO Chaise Lounge is a perfect piece of furniture that assiduously delivers a comfortable lounging experience to its user. With an approximate $3,500 price tag, it is no furniture piece for just anybody. However it surely leaves an aesthetically appealing impression on any designer’s eye, as it pushes the limits of creativity within the industrial and interior design fields.
