Love is in the air this month and what says romance more than candles? Nendo, a Japanese design studio, recently released an interchanging candle that melts through 5 different hues called sunset. The hues are situated in the center of the candle, and gently reflect off the white edges of the candle, creating a soft, colourful glow. Simultaneously, each hue burns a different scent, including bergamot, lemongrass, and sweet marjoram. The chosen colours are meant to reference the changing hues of a sunset, while the scents respectively compliment its colour.

In response to the U.N. COP21 climate change summit, Adidas and Parley for the Oceans are collaborating to bring environmental awareness to footwear with the conception of their latest future-craft: a 3D-printed Ocean Plastic shoe.

Constructed from discarded ocean plastic content for the upper shoe combined with a 3D printed midsole made from recycled polyester and gill net content, this shoe is a step in the direction towards sustainability within the manufacturing world. Love it!

 

When the magic mouse came out, I’ll have to admit I wasn’t that taken by it. Apple’s new Magic Trackpad is an entirely different story. It’s the same as the trackpad on the MacBook Pro – just bigger. Using finger gestures you can scroll, swipe, pinch, and rotate. The entire surface is a clickable button. iLike!

 

 

I forgot about this one! A post I wrote in January and forgot to publish. Better late than never . . .

To understand why this post is cool it helps if you have a basic idea of what Pantone is. If you’re in the know just skip the next paragraph and get to the good stuff quicker.

Pantone Inc. is a U.S. corporation that is best known for its PANTONE MATCHING SYSTEM® (Yes, that’s PMS for short…some marketing director was asleep in that meeting). PMS is a proprietary color space used in a variety of industries, primarily printing, though sometimes in the manufacture of colored paint, fabric and plastics. The idea behind PMS is to allow designers to ‘color match’ specific colors when a design enters production stage—regardless of the equipment used to produce the color. This system has been widely adopted by graphic designers, reproduction and printing houses for a number of years now.

Pantone seems to be creeping into fashion, household products, office supplies…just about everything. Below are some fun Pantone projects for your viewing pleasure.

 

[Pantone handbags from Mango in the UK]

 

 

 

 

 

[Pantone carpet from The Mohawk Group]

 

 

 

 

 

 

[Pantone glasses from Arm One]

 

 

 

 

 

[Pantone flight stool from British design team Barber Osgerby. Pantone decided to sell a limited edition of these stools on their website and Lawrence Herbert, founder and innovator of the PANTONE MATCHING SYSTEM®, has signed 20 of them! Click here to get your own flight stool!]

 

 

 

Speak-er are high-qualtiy multimedia speakers designed by The. These iconic “speak” shape speakers plug directly into your computer or MP3 player. Set includes a left and right speaker and power adapter. For $120 USD a pair these limited edition speakers (1,000 made in total) are due out in April. Have to have them? You can reserve a pair by emailing: [email protected].