Inspiring Finds

Wednesday, August 21, 2013 3:49 PM by Betty Brennan in Professional and Industry Tips


This week I had the chance to delve into some industry research and I discovered some pretty cool ideas and products. Every designer desires to create solutions to age-old problems and find new ways to live our daily lives. Some quick surfing through the many great design websites out there is a great way to jump start your brain! Check out my finds!

Points- “The most advanced sign on Earth.

  • Points is always aware of the best things going on nearbyand directs you towards them.

  • Points features a menu which updates as everything around it does. As more appropriate, popular, or timely events approach, the menu refreshes its options.

  • It can adapt to any location where it’s installed.

Videos, diagrams and more at breakfastny.com/points

The Panorama House

  • Panorama House manages to cater for the needs of both adults and children.

  • The clients, both teachers, said they wanted their four young children to have an independent environment that encouraged them to be independent.

  • Library, stairs, room divider, cinema, slide…the main circulation area is multi-functional design at its best.

Read more about the Panorama House

Ghosts, Underpants and Stars―A place where children can be children

  • The Museum of Contemporary Art in Tokyo is staging a summer exhibition for children and Torafu Architects have created the most stunning and imaginative Haunted House ever.

  • The concept behind Torafu Architects’ ‘Haunted Play House’ is to challenge perspectives and norms where rules are broken as children are actually encouraged to run, shout and touch – activities usually forbidden in a gallery or a museum.

  • In the surprise room children can even turn the table and become one of the tricksters themselves.

Read more about the Haunted Play House.

What have you been inspired by lately?

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