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Keagan McCurdy just clued us in on ReMade, a sustainable entrepreneurial project by junior-year Industrial Design students at Western Washington University. ReMade’s objective is to transform industrial refuse into product designs that are marketed and sold through a retail venue.

This year, 12 students individually thought up an innovative and sustainable product and produced 20 of each for sale. The collection includes light switch covers made from old street signs by Jesse Hanson (top left), sushi rollers made from bicycle spokes by Keagan McCurdy (top right), X-acto blade handles made from old toothbrushes by Jason Harrow (bottom left), and fully biodegradable plant pots by Erica Brissenden (bottom right).

This year, Goods for the Planet and the Seattle Art Museum will host these products beginning November 2nd through December 25th, 2007.

Meet the designers @ Goods for the Planet
November 10, 2007 from 5 - 7 PM
525 Dexter Avenue North
Seattle, Washington

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Agagin, it’s been around for probably six months now, but I’ve only seen it today. For aspiring guitar heroes and frequent international travellers, the DeVillain Centerfold could be just the right thing. Its ingenious folding mechanism makes it perfect for overhead lockers - which is not surprising, given that it was designed by an airline pilot: the Swede Fredrik Johansson (who also happens to be a guitarist).

Sick and tired of shoehorning his passion onto planes and being laughed at in music stores for asking for folding guitars, Johansson’s efforts led not only to the creation of what was thought to be impossible - the Centrefold, but also to the birth of the DeVillain Guitar Company, a bunch of woodworkers, computer nerds, pro musicians, luthiers, problem solvers, marketing people and design freaks with a common love for music. It is made of Honduras mahogany (rainforest timber?) and fits into a backpack that you can take just about anywhere. The folding mechanism is made of aircraft-grade aluminum (unsurprisingly) and the strings roll up into the guitar. This baby goes from backpack to unfolded guitar in 20 seconds, excluding the time for tuning it up. You’ll have to have quite a bit of spare dough though to afford one - at A$3,800 (at the current, rather advantageous exchange rate).

Wow, finally some glasses with a difference. Serve your guests in a glass as full of pizzazz as the martini you mix. These stylish Bravura Cobalt Martini Glasses feature a contemporary design with clear glass and a curved cobalt blue stem. Includes set of eight 6-3/4 oz. glasses. Dishwasher safe. Set of 8. Made in USA.

Availabe at Amazon.com.

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I don’t have any information about this bike, and I’m not so sure about its looks and functionality; even though it seems to balance an adult and child alright, you wouldn’t like to share the ride with a Japanese Sumo wrestler. And as far as aesthetics are concerned, I guess it’s functionality the designer focused on. As far as tandems go though, it’s nice to sit side to side rather than having to hide behind the possibly sweaty co-rider’s back, feeling like a passenger or somehow else dropped back on the ladder of importance.

I wonder why these guys have their faces hidden behind a question mark - I hope it’s not a statement on the bike …

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A few weeks ago I went to our local HiFi specialist and, in talking to him, I mentioned that I find it amazing that people would fork out 20 grant for a stereo system. He smiled at me and corrected my figure to $250,000 - which I found even harder to believe. Having seen these speakers by KEF today, I do firmly believe him now - their price tag is US$140,000. Just slightly out of my price range …

It’s not only their sound quality which - hopefully - is excellent; for that sort of money you also get sophisticated modern design. KEF, known to music lovers as the British manufacturer of top-quality speakers, made this 7 foot tall, four-way speaker system of high-shine aluminum, vacuum molded into deep curves. MUON was created by modern industrial design icon Ross Lovegrove.

Only 100 pairs of these speakers will be made.

[via Pure Contemporary]