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Tempo

Designed by Naoto Fukasawa for production by Magis in 2011, Tempo is a plastic wall-clock that has an all-white ground with details punctuated by a single color (orange, brown, black or grey).

Despite the absence of a second-hand, the clock makes an audible ticking sound. Its graphic (almost drawn-like) quality, the rounded shapes used on the face and the use of depth give this otherwise minimalist piece a softness and playfulness. For Magis, Fukasawa also designed a reductionist cuckoo clock, titled Cu-Clock.

Maple Set

Ottawa-based designers, The Federal, have developed a prototype for a set of knives called the Maple Set.

Blue Weather App

Brooklyn based Oak Studios create websites and applications. Last week, Oak released their first iOS app, Blue. The app provides 36-hour weather forecasts relevant to your location in a fast, fun and of course minimal interface. Simply swipe up to see each hour represented in a colourful gradient visual.

The hourly colours are generated based on three variables: temperature, humidity, and sunrise/sunset times for your current location. Temperatures are shown in either Fahrenheit or Celsius.

Level

Level is a suspension lamp developed by the Valencia based design studio estudi{H}ac for the fellow Spanish manufacturer Celda.

The objective was to translate the light to a floating horizontal plane, comprised of an elastic textile disc, which receives the light and transmits it to its surrounding space creating a combination of diffuse and ambient light.

Iconico

Iconico portable speaker, created by Héctor Serrano for French brand Lexon, is Intended to be used with mobile phones, it connects to an audio source via a 3.5 millimetre stereo audio cable. And if you want to silence Iconico, simply turn it over and muffle the sound against the table. No buttons to push.

Iconico is made of ABS plastic and comes in dark grey and white.

Tiqo

Manifiesto Futura, an independent multidisciplinary design studio based in Monterrey, Mexico, have recently added to their design portfolio with this minimalist identity and packaging for the tequila based alcoholic drink, Tiqo.