today and tomorrow

It has been a while since I saw something fresh from Nike. It seems that they only do crazy colorways or fake vintage these days … So here comes the Nike City Knife II: a foldable lightweight shoe. Kirsten Schambra who is responsible for the design, was inspired by origami structures. She taped a rough concept to a shoe last and developed it further from there. The concept is actually very simple, but I’m not sure if it will appeal to a wide audience. I like them, hey they are made of polygons!

Rake Rack by Studio Niels en Sven.
Not your average wardrobe.
found via pan-dan

Birds + Bees Table Light by Lindsey Adelman.

Everyone who ever played around with some 3D modelling software know the lathe function. Sebastian Brajkovic took that esthetic to the real world. One of his objects is this Lathe Chair VII. If you are in London you can go and visit his exhibition at Carpenters Workshop Gallery.

found at dezeen

Skrepkus is the latest output by the Russian design studio Art.Lebedev. It’s their take on an ordinary paperclip.

This table and chair are designed by the French designer Philippe Nigro. They were introduced during the exhibition “Design Available for Production” oganised by VIA. The table is called “Universal Base”, its name and the pictures explain everything I guess. You can just clamp any board to the legs, its width, length or thickness can be variable. The chair (or chairs) is called “Twin Chair”. Very nice work!

found at yatzer

Sander Mulder designed this Pong Clock, you can also switch to game mode.

Heatingpoint by Bas van Raay.

“Playing With Tradition” is a carpet designed by Richard Hutten for the Strawberry Fields project, organised by I + I.

found at yatzer

Ami Drach & Dov Ganchrow came up the “+/- hot plate”. They silk-screened gold or Amorphic Metal films onto ceramic plates. If you connect the to an electric source, the current will run through the pattern on the plate and keep the food warm. But why would you want to eat warm chocolate mouse?

found at designboom weblog