In Love With The Sonneman Quattro
We’ve reviewed our share of LED task lamps but our latest procurement, the Sonneman Quattro, evokes a kind of playful spirit normally reserved for Luxo, the Pixar Lamp. The lamp is immaculately engineered. The aforementioned playful spirit comes from the retangular arm that articulates at multi -ple points. It freely rotates 90º at the base with two additional pivot points across the arm. Devoid of any discernable switches, the lamp is switched on by a feather’s touch above the LED plate. Tapping it multiple times cycles through 3 brightness settings. I’m not at all surprised by the fit and finish. Designed by Robert Sonneman, a name many of you design enthusiasts will be familiar with, a force in lighting design for over 40 years. It’s the attention to detail that really struck me. For example, the lighting elements consists of a flat LED plate that throws an even warm light. Most other lamps use an array of LEDs. Not to say one is better than the other, it’s just different and that’s why I like the Quattro~
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virtual keyboard
What’s better than an ultra-thin, compact, wireless keyboard?? One that doesn’t actually exist at all!! The Lumiquitous mouse system rids your desktop of the cumbersome keyboard, replacing it with a virtual keyboard projected directly on the desk surface. The two mice (one for each side) have a triple motion sensor, beam projector, and optical sensor that detect the movement of the hands and fingers. Because the keyboard moves with the mouse, there’s no more repetitive switching your hand from mouse to keyboard! Designer: Sung-Hyeon Yoo [via yankodesign.com]
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Pull and voila! Stool!
Gotta love everything about the latest seating design by Benjamin Kicic! The Pull Stool is flat-pack ready and can be collapsed and opened anytime you need it. Just pull the cord to open it, or release it to make it flat. Its awesome, minimal aesthetic is shaped perfectly to comfortably nestle your buns! Designer: Benjamin Kicic [via yankodesign.com]
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The Corner Lift
Clever Packaging Design is also worthy of mention on our pages and this is why I bring to you the Corner Box. The box provides a small concave space for your fingers at a bottom corner. Making it easy to grasp the box, the indent also reinforces the edges so that they don’t split open. Sweet! Designers: Lin Tsen Ying & Huang Hsiao Yuan [via yankodesign.com]
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Angled At 33
The innovative ∠33 ˚ outlet is designed for power outlets that are located at the bottom of the wall. Thanks to the angled position, inserting a plug into the outlet is very easy. The socket is easily acce -ssible and invisible to people who don’t know it’s there! Pretty clever! ∠33˚ Outlet is a 2013 IDEA Awards entry. Designers: Sungmin Hong, Yubin Choi, Yun Kim, Mi Jang and Seokgyu Hwang [via yankodesign.com]
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