A Thread for Fine Design

bmike

@tig said:

The Millennium Bridge in London cost many many millions and some more millions to fix it !
Our Millennium Bridge over the Tyne, which is not far from where I live, cost just about as much as the repairs to London's ... and it is, I think better.
It's hinged so that it can tilt up to let ships pass below it...
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gateshead_Millennium_Bridge
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wow that is cool TIG!

dale

Bridges it is:
http://temarinet.com/content/joerg-stamm-bamboo-architect-bali-sibang-bridge.html
Jeorg Stamm SiBang Bridge Green School Bali Screen shot 2012-06-23 at 5.53.14 AM.png Screen shot 2012-06-23 at 5.54.10 AM.png Screen shot 2012-06-23 at 5.56.52 AM.png

brookefox

yikes.... The low res video is very helpful in understanding this one. I wonder what the overall project was.

Gaieus

solo

May not be fine design, but this is simple, cheap and clever.

dale

It is absolutely brilliant!

dale

Designer: Yuriy Dmitriev http://www.yankodesign.com/2010/06/21/bio-robot-refrigerator/ Screen shot 2012-07-20 at 6.59.46 AM.png Screen shot 2012-07-20 at 6.56.42 AM.png Screen shot 2012-07-20 at 6.57.09 AM.png

Roger

@solo said:

May not be fine design, but this is simple, cheap and clever.
Solo, how do you turn it off?

dale

Roca London Gallery, a space designed by Zaha Hadid Architects,
http://www.rocalondongallery.com/ Screen shot 2012-07-21 at 5.34.59 AM.png

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mitcorb

Hi, dale:
Did you see the lengthy debate about that refrigerator on the website link you provided?

dale

@mitcorb said:

Hi, dale:
Did you see the lengthy debate about that refrigerator on the website link you provided?

Yes, the energy debate.
I followed a few other links on this, and I think the idea of bioluminescence providing the energy, is an interesting concept, this being of course a living organism.
Now how it achieves its "food" for providing the energy, and whether they can produce enough energy is the question.
I do however really like the "out of the box" thinking at Electrolux. Their competitions are always interesting.

Mike Lucey

Unatandem

http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1330511061/unatandemtm-share-it-with-a-friend?ref=category

Rich O Brien

this really should be in the funny pics thread but...

pbacot

@dale said:

@mitcorb said:

Hi, dale:
Did you see the lengthy debate about that refrigerator on the website link you provided?

Yes, the energy debate.
I followed a few other links on this, and I think the idea of bioluminescence providing the energy, is an interesting concept, this being of course a living organism.
Now how it achieves its "food" for providing the energy, and whether they can produce enough energy is the question.
I do however really like the "out of the box" thinking at Electrolux. Their competitions are always interesting.

Ideally it just feeds on whatever starts developing mold.

solo

I do not think this is "fine" design per say,however having a family and a lover of road trips this definitely is appealing and not a monster RV.

Mike Lucey

..... saw this a few days ago. Yes, its a clever design indeed. Here is a link http://www.bikeradar.com/gallery/article/video-doubleback-vw-campervan-33163/5 to some good images and the attached shows a cutaway of how it works.

VW Doubleback Cutaway.jpg