The winning design team of Sefer Caglar and Seyhan Ozdemir designed for the Turkish furniture manufacturer Autoban a very impressive collection best summarized as “emotionally expressive, visually inspiring objects with a timeless pleasure-to-live-with quality.”

One of their designs is the Box Sofa which has a retro design combined with a modern one, all put on a wood frame on high delicate legs.

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This lighter designed by Nathan Gabriele uses the same technology found in car lighters and instead of lighter fluid it uses resistance coils to create the neccessary heat. The most important characteristic is that it is not using fire, it is flameless.

The battery cell which powers the coil can be recharged from USB.  Just push a button to reveal the USB connector. The cool aspect is that there is some flash memory where you can store your personal files.

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The Ripple faucet is an idea to make a stronger visual relationship between human and water. On top of the faucet surface sits a metal ball and some electromagnetic sensors detects the ball’s position.

To control the water preasure you need to move the ball in or out from the centre and moving it around control the temperature.

The surface will become red or blue depending on how hot or cold it’s the water.

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This is not actually a concept but it is an ad compaign for the Dr. Scholl’s wooden-soled and orthopedic sandals . They’re sold in practically every pharmacy and a quite vast assortment of styles are displayed in street drugstore windows.

It looks like a trendy piece of interior design.

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The Billiard Industry has looked to innovative design to save their markets which are smaller and smaller. The “Fusion” Pool table/Dining table table was created by Aramith which is leading manufacturer in the biliard industry.

The idea behind is to be a multi-functional product combining a dining table, a pool table and a game table all in one.

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