http://picocool.com The daily pulse of cool. Tue, 23 Feb 2010 12:11:23 -0500 en http://picocool.com/design/super-luxe-super-green-superyacht/ http://picocool.com/design/super-luxe-super-green-superyacht/ Tue, 23 Feb 2010 12:11:23 -0500 laurasweet design http://picocool.com/design/super-luxe-super-green-superyacht/

The stunning Soliloquy yacht designed by Alastair Callender uses a combination of solar, wind and hybrid marine power. The modern and beautiful eco-friendly superyacht will be featured at the prestigious 2010 Abu Dhabi Yacht Show. Gallery, specs and video.

4 Vote(s) ]]> http://picocool.com/design/grinding-miles-at-your-fingers/ http://picocool.com/design/grinding-miles-at-your-fingers/ Tue, 02 Feb 2010 12:22:44 -0500 pitaandpizza design http://picocool.com/design/grinding-miles-at-your-fingers/

Anything that moves, rolls, flies or has any sort of moving parts, has always been a major fascination for human beings. We can't control it, it's beyond us. Glen Liberman of Kinekt Design knows it very well and he had the brilliant idea of applying this timeless concept to a jewel. Amazing. Take a look what he came up with !!!

6 Vote(s) ]]> http://picocool.com/lifestyle/ipod-touch-bedding-1/ http://picocool.com/lifestyle/ipod-touch-bedding-1/ Wed, 30 Dec 2009 21:26:51 -0500 daynah lifestyle http://picocool.com/lifestyle/ipod-touch-bedding-1/

Because it's a giant iPod Touch that you can sleep on! :)

5 Vote(s) ]]> http://picocool.com/design/a-revolution-in-bicycle-parking/ http://picocool.com/design/a-revolution-in-bicycle-parking/ Tue, 08 Dec 2009 00:36:53 -0500 vinko design http://picocool.com/design/a-revolution-in-bicycle-parking/

The Cyclehoop is an award-winning design that converts existing street furniture into secure bicycle parking. This innovative product won the Reinventing the Bike Shed international design competition and has been installed by local authorities across the United Kingdom.

4 Vote(s) ]]> http://picocool.com/design/simplehuman-sensor-soap-pump-1/ http://picocool.com/design/simplehuman-sensor-soap-pump-1/ Fri, 06 Nov 2009 02:58:02 -0500 vinko design http://picocool.com/design/simplehuman-sensor-soap-pump-1/

The sensor soap pump dispenses soap touch-free to help avoid the spread of germs. Simply place your hand under the sensor to dispense soap automatically.

2 Vote(s) ]]> http://picocool.com/fashion/you-get-a-bag-they-get-food/ http://picocool.com/fashion/you-get-a-bag-they-get-food/ Sun, 01 Nov 2009 15:04:01 -0500 annL fashion http://picocool.com/fashion/you-get-a-bag-they-get-food/

When you buy a bag, food is given to children who need it. One bag also gives books. The amount of meals that are given depends on what kind of bag you get. This was started buy Lauren Bush with the UN World Food Program.

3 Vote(s) ]]> http://picocool.com/design/breathing-chair-sit-on-the-cubic-foam/ http://picocool.com/design/breathing-chair-sit-on-the-cubic-foam/ Tue, 27 Oct 2009 05:38:02 -0400 sara design http://picocool.com/design/breathing-chair-sit-on-the-cubic-foam/

Imagine this foam cube in your living room and you asking your guests to take a seat on! It might sound weird but once they are seated, believe me they won't feel like getting up. Yu-Ying Wu's "breathing chair" also known as Tofu chair is actually one of the cleverest seating I've ever seen. As you can see, the triangular voids are larger in the middle. When none is sitting on, its an ordinary box like thing, once one sits down it takes the shape of a chair. When you stand up, it goes back to being a cube. Pretty cool and inventive, it is.

9 Vote(s) ]]> http://picocool.com/art/heavenly-staircase-that-test-your-phobia/ http://picocool.com/art/heavenly-staircase-that-test-your-phobia/ Mon, 26 Oct 2009 03:12:37 -0400 vinko art http://picocool.com/art/heavenly-staircase-that-test-your-phobia/

This stunning and scary stairway is real. While this stairway in the heavens will not carry you all the way to the clouds, these sensational metal steps can certainly take you to the afterlife quite quickly should you miss a stair while out for a walk.

6 Vote(s) ]]> http://picocool.com/technology/dyson-air-multiplier-fan-1/ http://picocool.com/technology/dyson-air-multiplier-fan-1/ Tue, 13 Oct 2009 10:49:20 -0400 vinko technology http://picocool.com/technology/dyson-air-multiplier-fan-1/

Dyson Air Multiplier fans don't have blades. They're safe, easy to clean and don't cause unpleasant buffeting.

12 Vote(s) ]]> http://picocool.com/culture/painted-on-swimsuits-for-sports-illustrated/ http://picocool.com/culture/painted-on-swimsuits-for-sports-illustrated/ Sun, 11 Oct 2009 13:09:54 -0400 laurasweet culture http://picocool.com/culture/painted-on-swimsuits-for-sports-illustrated/

Body make-up artist Joanne Gair paints bathing suits, jerseys and more on nude models for Sports Illustrated. Incredibly impressive trompe l'oeil, not to mention, very sexy.

4 Vote(s) ]]> http://picocool.com/fashion/alexander-mcqueen-spring-summer-2010-ready-to-wear/ http://picocool.com/fashion/alexander-mcqueen-spring-summer-2010-ready-to-wear/ Wed, 07 Oct 2009 07:42:35 -0400 vinko fashion http://picocool.com/fashion/alexander-mcqueen-spring-summer-2010-ready-to-wear/

Photos of Alexander McQueen's Ready-to-Wear Spring-Summer 2010 show in Paris.Can high heels get any higher and stranger?

5 Vote(s) ]]> http://picocool.com/eco/artecnicainc-recycle-bag-1/ http://picocool.com/eco/artecnicainc-recycle-bag-1/ Wed, 30 Sep 2009 11:14:11 -0400 vinko eco http://picocool.com/eco/artecnicainc-recycle-bag-1/

Made from 100% colorful advertising campaign billboards, a clever die cut, no glue, no stitch shoulder bag is Inspired by the strength and symmetry found in nature.

1 Vote(s) ]]> http://picocool.com/design/porcelain-cable-organizer/ http://picocool.com/design/porcelain-cable-organizer/ Thu, 17 Sep 2009 03:06:21 -0400 vinko design http://picocool.com/design/porcelain-cable-organizer/

Colony is an all-new storage device neatly organizing entangled cables, adapters, wires and just about anything else hanging off your desk. Simply plug all your adapters into one AC power strip and pass the main plug through the single opening at the bottom of the vase for a tidy area

4 Vote(s) ]]> http://picocool.com/design/amazing-looking-bmw-concept-car/ http://picocool.com/design/amazing-looking-bmw-concept-car/ Sat, 29 Aug 2009 23:18:55 -0400 moneybydesignnz design http://picocool.com/design/amazing-looking-bmw-concept-car/

Car brand BMW will unveil its Vision EfcientDynamics concept car at the Frankfurt Motor Show next month.The hybrid-engined car features 2+2 seating, polycarbonate windows and gull-wing doors.It has an anticipated top speed of 250 km/h (155 mph) and can reach 100 km/h in 4.8 seconds.Fuel consumption is 3.76 litres per 100 kilometre.BMW Vision Efcient Dynamics.

10 Vote(s) ]]> http://picocool.com/design/aperture-house-of-moose-lake-wisconsin/ http://picocool.com/design/aperture-house-of-moose-lake-wisconsin/ Wed, 26 Aug 2009 21:30:31 -0400 vinko design http://picocool.com/design/aperture-house-of-moose-lake-wisconsin/

Simple packaging, and nothing fancy, because this is a screw-top jug. But I want good design, and I want it to be a surprise when someone opens up the wine or comes in the house.' I just kind of wanted it to be quiet on the outside, big surprise on the inside.

10 Vote(s) ]]> http://picocool.com/technology/withings-connected-body-scale/ http://picocool.com/technology/withings-connected-body-scale/ Wed, 26 Aug 2009 10:26:56 -0400 vinko technology http://picocool.com/technology/withings-connected-body-scale/

The first Wifi scale linked to the Internet to automatically register weight and impedance measurements. It also comes with a free iPhone application to monitors the weight curve.

6 Vote(s) ]]> http://picocool.com/lifestyle/studio-shubals-lightpot-1/ http://picocool.com/lifestyle/studio-shubals-lightpot-1/ Mon, 24 Aug 2009 21:11:21 -0400 vinko lifestyle http://picocool.com/lifestyle/studio-shubals-lightpot-1/

Studio Shubal has designed a cool Lightpot prototype planter that comes with a built-in telescopic LED light, which then grows in time with the plant.

9 Vote(s) ]]> http://picocool.com/technology/oled-data-glasses-give-wearers-an-eyeful/ http://picocool.com/technology/oled-data-glasses-give-wearers-an-eyeful/ Sun, 23 Aug 2009 23:29:22 -0400 invisiblepilot technology http://picocool.com/technology/oled-data-glasses-give-wearers-an-eyeful/

Students at the Fraunhofer Institute in Germany are developing a pair of interactive data eyeglasses that can project an image onto the retina from an organic light-emitting diode (OLED) micro-display, making the image appear as if it's a meter in front of the wearer. While similar headwear only throws up a static image, the students are working on eye-tracking technology that allows wearers, with just the movement of the eyeball, to scroll through information or move elements about.The glasses are designed to provide information to wearers who don't have their hands free to operate a keyboard or mouse.

12 Vote(s) ]]> http://picocool.com/design/karim-rashid-collection-for-saturn-bath/ http://picocool.com/design/karim-rashid-collection-for-saturn-bath/ Wed, 12 Aug 2009 13:53:42 -0400 laurasweet design http://picocool.com/design/karim-rashid-collection-for-saturn-bath/

The Karim Rashid Collection for Saturn Bath Company of Korea includes his latest, the tv tub! See the whole collection here.

8 Vote(s) ]]> http://picocool.com/technology/dandella-gps-tracking-device/ http://picocool.com/technology/dandella-gps-tracking-device/ Tue, 11 Aug 2009 04:50:45 -0400 emilychang technology http://picocool.com/technology/dandella-gps-tracking-device/

Dandella (think dandelion) is a GPS-like tracking device. Though it behaves more like a sunflower always point towards the sun, this device lights up & bends towards its direction or other dandella that it's been synchronised with. Easy for finding your friend in a crowded mall, or for parents to keep track of their kids at the mall. The form is kept minimal and humble, likened to holding a flower in the hand. Dandella simplifies the complex interface of current GPS devices to a simple notion of a4just follow where it points.

12 Vote(s) ]]> http://picocool.com/lifestyle/rss-pillow/ http://picocool.com/lifestyle/rss-pillow/ Mon, 10 Aug 2009 21:15:02 -0400 daynah lifestyle http://picocool.com/lifestyle/rss-pillow/

STOP THE PRESSES! Or rather, start them. RSS simplifies the process of sifting through "RANDY'S RAD xXBLOGXx" and "MSNBC Tonight" way easier. And in the spirit of efficiency, we hope to expedite the process at which you experience comfort through our highly sophisticated "stuff-comfy-cotton-in-to-fleece-cover-and-sew" process. So don't be selfish, and feed your inner geek, and your couch!

12 Vote(s) ]]> http://picocool.com/technology/bokodes-the-future-of-data-tags/ http://picocool.com/technology/bokodes-the-future-of-data-tags/ Mon, 03 Aug 2009 10:10:49 -0400 brainpicker technology http://picocool.com/technology/bokodes-the-future-of-data-tags/

Revolutionary data tags from the MIT Media Lab hold a few thousand times more information than traditional barcodes, are 10 times smaller, and can be read from much farther away.

11 Vote(s) ]]> http://picocool.com/design/cloud-sofa---by-d-k---wei/ http://picocool.com/design/cloud-sofa---by-d-k---wei/ Tue, 28 Jul 2009 22:52:37 -0400 kootouch design http://picocool.com/design/cloud-sofa---by-d-k---wei/

Cloud is a magnetic sofa concept designed for ultra comfort and relaxation.

12 Vote(s) ]]> http://picocool.com/technology/fontplore-mdash-touch-table-font-explorer/ http://picocool.com/technology/fontplore-mdash-touch-table-font-explorer/ Tue, 28 Jul 2009 18:27:48 -0400 factoryjoe technology http://picocool.com/technology/fontplore-mdash-touch-table-font-explorer/

Fontplore is an interactive, touch-table application designed for searching and exploring font databases. Fontplore helps you to easily find the right typeface for your project in a collection of several thousands of fonts. It lets you browse, preview, compare and print the fonts you are interested in using tangible objects to navigate and control actions.

8 Vote(s) ]]> http://picocool.com/design/open-smoking-booth---by-d-k---wei-1/ http://picocool.com/design/open-smoking-booth---by-d-k---wei-1/ Sun, 26 Jul 2009 11:26:14 -0400 kootouch design http://picocool.com/design/open-smoking-booth---by-d-k---wei-1/

FRESH is an open smoking booth placed at the airport terminals. It offers a space for air travelers to break and vacuums away old smoke while emits fresh air. The booth appears to be a modern and sleek design with a circular arm stands on the base embedded into the floor. A cylindrical glass ash bin with metal top is placed on the center of the booth floor.

7 Vote(s) ]]> http://picocool.com/technology/orb-bluetooth-headset-1/ http://picocool.com/technology/orb-bluetooth-headset-1/ Fri, 24 Jul 2009 22:22:37 -0400 vinko technology http://picocool.com/technology/orb-bluetooth-headset-1/

An innovative new Bluetooth headset called the Orb solves this problem by transforming from a wireless earpiece into a ring that can be worn on your finger.

9 Vote(s) ]]> http://picocool.com/art/sexy-ballpoint-pen-art/ http://picocool.com/art/sexy-ballpoint-pen-art/ Thu, 23 Jul 2009 18:06:12 -0400 mymodernmet art http://picocool.com/art/sexy-ballpoint-pen-art/

Fantastic art all created with ballpoint pens. Juan Francisco Casas is a Spanish-born artist that creates large scale murals that measure up to 10ft high and sell for over $6,000.

9 Vote(s) ]]> http://picocool.com/lifestyle/2010-transformers-special-edition-chevy-camaro/ http://picocool.com/lifestyle/2010-transformers-special-edition-chevy-camaro/ Thu, 23 Jul 2009 12:38:56 -0400 damoncool lifestyle http://picocool.com/lifestyle/2010-transformers-special-edition-chevy-camaro/

Today at Comic-Con, General Motors officially announced the 2010 Chevy Camaro Transformers Special Edition. The $995 appearance package can be applied to LT (V6) and SS-trim Camaros in Rally Yellow with or without the optional RS package. So, whadda ya get for the dough? It's very straightforward: * Autobot insignia fender badges and wheel caps * An embroidered Autobot insignia on the center console * Gloss-black rally stripes with Transformers logos * Transformers-logo doorsill plates

4 Vote(s) ]]> http://picocool.com/culture/coder-girl/ http://picocool.com/culture/coder-girl/ Thu, 23 Jul 2009 03:21:16 -0400 daynah culture http://picocool.com/culture/coder-girl/

If you are a coder, or know of one, I'm sure you'll appreciate this amazing ode to female coders!

8 Vote(s) ]]> http://picocool.com/eco/solar-concept-tent/ http://picocool.com/eco/solar-concept-tent/ Wed, 22 Jul 2009 21:51:05 -0400 adep eco http://picocool.com/eco/solar-concept-tent/

Broadband and mobile provider Orange has unveiled a futuristic camping tent with integrated solar power. The super cool-looking tent is a concept which makes use of "specially coated solar threads" in the fabric of the tent, providing power for gadgets, tent-floor heating, and a wifi hub. Info is monitored on the built-in touch screen LCD.

14 Vote(s) ]]> http://picocool.com/design/yuliyan-mikov---roots-chair/ http://picocool.com/design/yuliyan-mikov---roots-chair/ Tue, 21 Jul 2009 17:00:48 -0400 MikeGusto design http://picocool.com/design/yuliyan-mikov---roots-chair/

yuliyan mikov roots chair Yuliyan Mikov Roots ChairBulgarian based industrial designer Yuliyan Mikov's releases images of his latest piece, the Roots Chair. Referencing tree roots to develop a sculptural chair, (we can't imagine this being too comfortable), the Roots Chair is a beautiful standalone piece

3 Vote(s) ]]> http://picocool.com/technology/app-management-in-itunes-concept/ http://picocool.com/technology/app-management-in-itunes-concept/ Mon, 20 Jul 2009 00:38:20 -0400 daynah technology http://picocool.com/technology/app-management-in-itunes-concept/

"As elegant as moving Apps is in the iPhone and iPod touch interface is, I always find myself frustrated that there's no easy option to manage this inside iTunes. This is the interface I'd love to see on iTunes for handling apps, please leave a comment!"

8 Vote(s) ]]> http://picocool.com/lifestyle/witty-wetsuits-for-the-hip-surfer/ http://picocool.com/lifestyle/witty-wetsuits-for-the-hip-surfer/ Wed, 15 Jul 2009 18:21:25 -0400 laurasweet lifestyle http://picocool.com/lifestyle/witty-wetsuits-for-the-hip-surfer/

These four wetsuits utilize special inks and a mapping process to give the illusion of 1) having been bittenby a shark, 2) looking like a Whale Shark, 3) resembling a rusted steampunk Jules Verne type craft and 4) Anatomical Musculature.

4 Vote(s) ]]> http://picocool.com/technology/get-an-interactive-digital-graffiti-wall/ http://picocool.com/technology/get-an-interactive-digital-graffiti-wall/ Wed, 15 Jul 2009 11:17:58 -0400 invisiblepilot technology http://picocool.com/technology/get-an-interactive-digital-graffiti-wall/

YrWall is an interactive drawing art tool where users create virtual digital graffiti on a large wall using a modified spray paint can. It is basically graffiti with a can that contains no paint, only a button and IR light source which is tracked using a computer vision system.A pop-out interface is provided which enables the user to work with digital paint to create their own digital graffiti art. No more swapping paint cans to change colour or having to wear a face mask and gloves, this is totally environmentally friendly and accessible by anyone without any prior computer or graffiti skills.YrWall is available for short and long term hire and as permanent bespoke installations. Please view hire/rent YrWall for details or please contact us.

8 Vote(s) ]]> http://picocool.com/design/driverless-cars-concept/ http://picocool.com/design/driverless-cars-concept/ Wed, 15 Jul 2009 04:21:15 -0400 vinko design http://picocool.com/design/driverless-cars-concept/

A new transportation concept vehicle from the San Francisco industrial designers Mike + Maaike who credited for the design of the first Android mobile phone, HTC G1.

4 Vote(s) ]]> http://picocool.com/design/the-59-foot-gundam/ http://picocool.com/design/the-59-foot-gundam/ Wed, 15 Jul 2009 01:58:19 -0400 aftg design http://picocool.com/design/the-59-foot-gundam/

Ok the last years I was getting more and more frightened for an alien invasion. Those worrying days are over. The 59-Foot Gundam is finally completed and will look over our little planet from homebase Japan. Take a look at our protector, awasome!

9 Vote(s) ]]> http://picocool.com/architecture/the-open-sailing-project/ http://picocool.com/architecture/the-open-sailing-project/ Tue, 30 Jun 2009 08:18:07 -0400 texturewell architecture http://picocool.com/architecture/the-open-sailing-project/

Visionary approach to marine architecture aiming to design a sustainable, technologically sound sea-based lifestyle

4 Vote(s) ]]> http://picocool.com/art/kellie-konapelsky/ http://picocool.com/art/kellie-konapelsky/ Tue, 30 Jun 2009 01:36:04 -0400 aftg art http://picocool.com/art/kellie-konapelsky/

Kellie Konapelsky is a graphic designer based in Amsterdam. Her resume is quite impressing. She designs mostly simple yet striking things. Our favorite is the one beneath which she did for a portfolio book for Storage, an amsterdam/singapore based agency. Go check out her site for even more inspiring things.

4 Vote(s) ]]> http://picocool.com/design/hilarious-buttons-for-the-unemployed--resume-tshirt/ http://picocool.com/design/hilarious-buttons-for-the-unemployed--resume-tshirt/ Mon, 22 Jun 2009 10:32:53 -0400 invisiblepilot design http://picocool.com/design/hilarious-buttons-for-the-unemployed--resume-tshirt/

Got laid off? Not a problem! Who wants to spend days pouring over job listings? It's time to have fun. This collection of round pins would make great gifts for people that still have sense of humor about the situation.Desperate? Wear your resume on a t-shirt! Custom t-shirts with your resume printed on them :)

10 Vote(s) ]]> http://picocool.com/lifestyle/lightlane-concept/ http://picocool.com/lifestyle/lightlane-concept/ Sun, 21 Jun 2009 23:42:13 -0400 vinko lifestyle http://picocool.com/lifestyle/lightlane-concept/

A concept design by design duos, Evan Gant & Alex Tee, of Altitude, Inc.This new concept offers personal safety for urban cyclist around the world.

6 Vote(s) ]]>