TIP OF THE DAY

Look at what you can do each day to reduce you carbon footprint. Simple things like putting on a jumper or another layer instead of the heater is saving energy. Just make sure its a good looking jumper! Saving energy doesnt have to be ugly.

OWN POWERED TORCH

An aesthic and functional desing for a battery charger by Hermann Eske. The sunLight is a torch when charged and when folded out is a solar panel with enough energy to charge batteries, a mobile, Mps3's etc. Made from recyclable materials and with no parts to replace it truly is a great design.

KEEP YOUR COOL

A solar powered pith-helmet for when you are treking the on safari. If they could only create something for hat hair when you sit down for daquiris. PS This is a serious hat.

SKI WHILE YOU WORK?

I thought the whole idea of exercise was to get away from the office. Just an experiment at this stage, from Thayer School of Engineering but could be a solution for dragging you out of any avalanches, but at 5mph, I think it has a bit more tweaking to do.

SAUCY SOLAR PANELS

They almost look like a retor coffee table but these Veranda Solar Panels give inner-city dwellers a chance to create their own eco-choice. If you apartment building isnt going to supply a solar roof top this is the next best thing to getting it started. hang it out your window like planter box. Yes they may not be the most attaractive of panels one by one, but if they were installed on mass on a building it would give a whole new architetural feature

TIP OF THE DAY

Just because its new and Modern doesn't always mean it is better!

NOT QUITE THE INVISIBLE CAR

Almost the invisible car - but dont get too excited - there is no engine. This street art by Benedict Radcliff was done for an exhibition in 2008. He also does fluro bikes and stretch scooters!

WHO WOULDN'T WANT ONE

You think we would finally have this up and running, the invisible plane on Wonder Woman is still an eleusive 'future' design

I THINK I WILL STICK TO OLD FASHIONED

Cars of the future they maybe -but aesthetics obviously was lost in the brief. Is the Renault car (top) a bird, a plane or a contestant for the Birdman Rally? The Ferrari winglets have been called 'winglets' but I prefer the wings of a chicken (for eating that is). And finally I think this car by Peugeot looks like a vacumn cleaner with Hoola-Hoops

TIP OF THE DAY

A piece of furniture is better with two uses.
i.e. ottoman=table
lamp=sculpture
couch=bed