The Tastemakers Society

Method always makes some of the best cleaning products in the world keeping a focus on health and design. Actually Method was way above the curve when it came to using design as a focal point in there company. Before it was cool to have design centric products Method made sure to have their products stand out visually. And I just love their motto, “Method people against dirty”.

I was in 7-eleven this past saturday and saw this very cool looking can/bottle type thing. So when I got a closer look at it, it was flavored water in a clear plastic ’soda can sized’ bottle with a regular aluminum can top. I’ve never seen that before a plastic bottle with a regular can top, it was by far the coolest bottle design I’ve seen in years. And on top of that the flavored water (I had cherry) was really good too, so a great bottle design plus a great tasting product, FlavH2O is going to make a huge splash over the coming years. I’m already a fan, the only bad thing is the distribution is odd because it was only in that one 7-eleven store I bought it at, I’ve been to 3 other 7-elevens and I haven’t seen it. So I’m not exactly sure if you’ll be able to get it in your local 7-eleven but it can’t hurt to peak your head in and try to see if you can find it.

I’m sure you’ve all seen images of the Nokia 888 concept cell phone design created by Turkish student Tamer Nakisci, but the above video shows how the Nokia 888 would functionally work if you had it and show some of the capabilities it would handle. If you want to see more concept cell phone designs like a maple wood cell phone or a scroll cell concept (also pictured after the jump) you can just click here.

Now only if these glow in the dark milk cartons could hold milk you could finally solve that pouring milk in cereal at night problem. Anatomic Factory created eight milk carton lamps entitled, Milk Gone Bad, and the illustration work done on the cartons was done by Bombo. Each lamp is one in a series and in my opinion would make for great kids night light.

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What you see is the inner makings of a wooden car, a full functional wooden car. And the saga of the college graduates continues, the wood car is a graduate project for Joe Harmon of North Carolina State University. The wood will be used in as many places as possible for it to be a completely running wood based vehicle, everything from the body to the chassis’ will be wood. The expected weight of the car is 2500 lbs and a clocking in at an expected 600 horsepower. Harmon’s website aka splinter vision has diagrams, pictures, videos just about everything possible to allow people to see and understand the process of making the car as well as following its progress. Harmon will be showing the car at the IWF (International Woodworking Fair), from August 20th-23rd.  

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Designer Fiona Thomson is another one of these amazing college students putting together quit an amazing portfolio, early, the talent is incredible, and the next generation of design which is coming up is going to be something of groundbreaking creative proportions. For the New Designers showcase in London Fiona created this dog lamp and other designers based on 19th century iconic forms.

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Apparently some kids actually go to college and do something besides get drunk and party, junior Jake Loniak is trying to move up the ranks to be on the level with the guy who invented this. Loniak’s exoskeleton motorcycle, Deus Ex Machina is the future of human travel, and definitely the future in cool movie vehicles. The vehicle (hard to call it a motorcycle) would be in an upright/stand up position when parked so the rider could step into the suit/exoskeleton of the vehicle to start it, then it would lower itself in the 3 wheel drive position. With the use of 36 artificial pneumatic muscles the vehicle is able to move with the body movements of a driver, topping off at 75 mph and powered by lithium-ion batteries. There’s a video demonstrating the vehicles proposed movements and how it how would look like being used, you can watch that video here. I’m going on record and saying I think you will see this in a movie soon, probably Batman’s or James Bond’s next vehicle of choice.   

You should know by now that concept cars are something of the liking at TTS, so to not slow the trend down any here is another. The Lexus Nuaero designed by Swedish graduate Jon Radbrink for the Royale College of Art graduation show in London. The Nuaero has motors in the wheels, a touch screen dashboard that controls all the cars info and comes without pedals. That’s right, the car is driven and controlled completely by the hand, if you need to break you push the steering wheel away from your body, just think of it as being a pilot on the road.  

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From metalsmithing to wool making designer Hisano Takei is surely keeping her hands busy. She went from studying metalsmithing to making all types of creations using her metalsmithing skills but applied to a only wool medium. So when you put that combination together you get wild objects such as the one pictured above as well as others that weren’t meant to be made in wool, but they are now.  

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German designer Mathias Koehler’s portfolio is amazing, he helps bring things to life that are on that outer stage of creativity. His Nereus design is a concept for a kite-driven type of water craft that not only allows you to be carried by the wind blowing the kite but also can submerge under water for a short period of time. Little Robots is a collaboration between Mathias and designer Allesandro Beda, they created toy robots that have glass tanks with floating organs. Look through his portfolio to see a wide range of his work and concepts.

Cufflinks are an essential piece to a mans button up; the more important the gala the better dressed you need to be. So if you want to express your creative side without having to wear the homemade lime green tie with the matching belt and the multi-colored socks to top it off, you can just buy watch cufflinks. Watch cufflinks are all handmade and designed after the best watch movements from watches around the world. They have more then cufflinks with watch gear designs, they have tie tacs, rings, money clips, necklaces, ear rings and more. Now you will for surely be the best dressed at your next black tie affair.

Stairs are simple things in essence they’re built so you can relocate your current position from up or down. They are simple yet important parts of our lives, just like cars, they both have a simple task to initially solve and that’s to get you from point A to point B. But just like cars, stairs don’t just come in one size or look, they are pretty much the center piece of any home or building, so it’s important to make sure they look the part. And having a cool designed staircase sets you apart from any old bland looking staircase (think sportscar or station wagon). I know you just yearn to look at cool stairs as often as you can, thinking about them throughout the day, doodling staircases in your meeting at work, finding yourself rubbing the rail of a beautiful staircase, I understand your needs, but need no more, now you have Stair Porn to fulfill all your wildest stair fantasies. Stair Porn shows nothing but the mass variety of different/cool staircases that the world has to offer, you can thank me later stair junky.