Eye of the Storm

Designed by Chinese-born, German-based Yiran Qian, the Eye of the Storm is a very simple watch.

The most obvious feature is the absence of the watch face, assuming this is not necessary to read the time. As you press the button on its side, two lights come up indicating the time in analog format.

RIMA

With RIMA, by Germany based industrial designer Matthias Pinkert, one can now easily define the position and range of his desk illumination.

By sliding any of the rings, placed around the central tube, in horizontal direction one turns on and off the LEDs. Additionally one can adjust the angle of light, intensity and light color by rotating a secondary ring on the base ring. You can also switch on a second lightning area based on the same principles. By selecting a small light area one can simply reduce the energy consumption.

RIMA is awarded with a reddot design award in product design in 2010.

Thermal Cup

Thermal Cup is a design by Copenhagen-based design studio Tools Design for Eva Solo.

To minimize the design of the cup, take off the handle, create a double walled porcelain for a best insulation, and give it a soft, curved shape for a good ergonomics in your hand and add a silicone rubber base to protect surfaces and to avoid on your serving tray.

Neat

Neat is a minimalist table designed by French designer Christophe Pillet for Kristalia.
The construction of the table is simple and straightforward, aluminium, plywood, and white lacquer.

Neko

Pritzker-winning Japanese architectural and design company SANAA joined Italian brand Alessi once again, this time to produce the Neko wrist watch series.

Elica

Elica is a table lamp designed by Brian Sironi, for the Italian manufacturer Martinelli Luce, and received one of last year’s iF product design Gold Award.

Elica is composed of a metal body and an aluminium arm that are white painted. There are no switches because the lighting is controlled by the arm rotation, so the result is a very simple and smart design.

The Colour Clock

The Colour Clock by London based designer Jack Hughes is a downloadable screen saver that represents the time in rotating color with hexadecimal color values. As the 6 digit clock ticks, the background color changes to the corresponding hexadecimal colour.

Flashkus

The Russian Art Lebedev Studio latest design comes in a form of a disposable cardboard USB stick called Flashkus.

Made out of cardboard stock material, this USB stick comes in sets of four and its already separated by easy to break perforation. The paper surface allows you to easily write on the drives.

Pure Black

Pure Black kitchen knife series produced by Stelton, designed by Holmbäck Nordentoft. The single piece of stainless, matte black steel, with Pure White knife magnet, will make anyone look like a master chef.

Unknown Pleasures

For any music lover out there the visceral Unknown Pleasures, by English Post-Punk band Joy Division, is one of the best albums ever, therefore the cutting edge design of the packaging hits the highest position in the heart and soul of minimalist followers. 

The front cover image comes from an edition of the Cambridge Encyclopedia of Astronomy, and was originally draw with black lines on a white background. It presents successive pulses from the first pulsar discovered, PSR B1919+21. The image was suggested by drummer Stephen Morris and the cover design is credited to Joy Division, Peter Saville and Chris Mathan. The back cover of the album contains no track listings, leaving a blank table where one would expect the listings to be. The original release came in a textured sleeve.

Stutterheim raincoats

The Swedish company Stutterheim Raincoats creates an updated version of the traditional raincoat worn by generations of Swedish fishermen. Simple, waterproof and straight-cut.

The coats, manufactured in Borås, are based on designs from the 1960s and are available in 2 colors: Arholma Svart and Arholma Vit. No Gore-Tex, Velcro and no reflectors, straps and strings.

Bote

Lausanne based Big-Game studio created a series of cork floating boats for the Portuguese company Materia. The toys, simply titled ‘Bote’ are made of a cork base and a plastic mast or cabin that can be easily changed.

All About Tea

All About Tea is an expert wholesale tea distributor based in Portsmouth, UK. They source their tea from remote regions, to bring the best of the worlds flavours to a large audience.

Moving Brands were tasked with creating a new identity that would stand out. The identity needed to work effectively across their existing wholesale market, and enable them to grow into retail channels. It was also vital to communicate the founder’s passion for the art of tea.

John's Phone

John's Phone, designed by John Doe Amsterdam, is the world's most basic cell phone.

John's Phone allows you to make and receive calls anywhere in the world: no frills and no unnecessary features such as camera, text messaging, bluetooth, internet, and an endless number of ringtones. 

Use the phone to call and hang up, turn the sound up or down, and lock or unlock it: it could be any simpler.

The back of the device features a flap containing an address book and a pen, in the front a large-key makes John's Phone keep things simple.

Braun Watches

Braun has re-issued its line of classic watches designed by Dieter Rams and Dietrich Lubs from the 1970s. The collection has been approved by Dietrich Lubs, and only slight modifications have been made in the reissues.

Marilyn

This lounge bed, Marilyn, was designed by Spanish architect Borja Abellán and designer Nacho Soler for a furniture contest.

Abellán, who’ll soon be graduating from the University of Alicante, says that the central design concept came from Marilyn Monroe’s famous pleated skirt.

When the chair is closed it is completely flat with straight lines, but when the back comes up, it has a gentle curve.

Metropolis

Image credit: Christian Stoll.

Future Love

Photographer Dirk Rees tries to capture movement and perfectly illustrates his talent through a series of photographs focusing on the body. Style and play of light and forms succeeded to give power to the creations.