Ten Creative Garbage Bin Concepts And Designs

10) Crevasse Prep Sink by Anne Kitzmiller

A classy kitchen sink with an integrated garbage disposal is like HEAVEN! Sophisticated and uber-chic, this sink-disposal system was designed with the collaborative efforts of Kohler. The sink uses Active Touch technology to function; the rinse cycle is indicated by a constant blue glow and the synchronized garbage disposal cycle is indicated by a flashing blue glow.

9) Table of Trash by Marie-Louise Gustafsson

How about sweeping the trash off the table and straight into the bin?

8 ) BIN Concept by Faris Elmasu

An 18 liter trash can that incorporates a motorized sweeper into its system, convenient! The sweeper tucks into the front of the trash can when not in use, thereby charging as well. Looks neat functions well, what more can you expect out of a garbage bin?

7) Trash Bin by Denis Oh

Forget the hazards of a tapering mouth for a bin, these Bongsudae (Korean smoke alarm towers) inspired beauties deserve a place on the pedestal and not some dusty corner of a room.

6) Flexibin by Li Jianye

Not much on the design aspect but the Flexibin scores high on application. Invert a discarded grocery bag around it and the bin is ready to be used.

5) Minus by Cem Tutuncuoglu

Not sure why anyone would need to freeze their garbage, but this is interesting nonetheless.

4) Armstrong Bin by Sukwon Park & Sungwoo Park

Let’s kill the garbage even if its dead! Stomp it, and stomp it good.

3) Barcode Trashcan by Woo Seok Park

This one is a really amazing concept that allows you to be super eco-conscious. In case you don’t know which recycle bin your waste item goes to, just swipe its barcode across the scanner and the correct bin opens up. Cool cool style!

2) GreenHouse Effect by Orcadesign

From the collection of 10 items in it’s the list, the integrated dustbin concept is by far the best. A trapdoor design conceals the bin till you don’t require it. Moreover the clever idea of using discarded plastic bags to hold the trash is super.

1) Condom Ashtray by Jiang Qian

I am not for smoking, but if you do, mind your ashes!

Comme des Garçons Goes Guerrilla [Again]

Black Comme des Garçons — the Japanese designer’s new temporary “guerrilla” brand conceived as an antidote to the recession — has landed the iconoclastic designer’s fashions on the ground floor of two Tokyo department stores, a first for the company.

Monolithic, square black fixtures — where iconic styles such as sarouel pants and cutaway jackets hang — have been front and center at Mitsukoshi in Ginza and Parco in Shibuya since last week.

A total of 11 points of sale are rolling out this month and next, including freestanding stores in New York and Paris opening June 22, plus two-week pop-up corners at Barneys New York and Colette in Paris.

“The department stores have gone crazy with this idea,” Adrian Joffe, chief executive officer of Comme des Garçons International, told WWD, noting that initial sales in Japan are already 50 percent ahead of plan. He credited accessible prices (roughly half the company’s other collections) and a “speed merchandising” strategy that will see new styles arriving roughly every six weeks. Comme des Garçons is mulling adding men’s styles due to demand from stores, which include Boon the Shop in Seoul, I.T. in Hong Kong and Iwataya in Fukuoka, Japan.

Joffe characterized Black as a way to boost sales during the downturn, which has sent Comme’s revenues in Japan down about 4 percent this year. “Rei said she wanted [Black] to last as long as the recession lasts,” he said. “It’s turning morosity into positivity. We can’t just sit there and cry.”

A pioneer with temporary guerrilla stores, Comme des Garçons has opened and closed 31 such stores since 2004, with the latest, in Glasgow, Scotland, slated to go dark in September.

Joffe noted the Black project required more expensive, while still short-term, leases, plus bigger investments in marketing and shop decoration.

For example, Comme des Garçons plans to spend about 60,000 euros, or $84,000 at current exchange, to outfit the 500-square-foot Paris store on Rue du Perche in the Marais with air-conditioning and fixtures. Subway posters in Japan — an extreme close-up of a kohl-blackened eye or dark lips — publicized the launch there, while a giant billboard at Broadway and Houston Street will trumpet the 500-square-foot Manhattan unit at 10th Avenue and 17th Street.

Comme des Garçon’s 15 brands generated 2008 revenues of $180 million, and Black represents its most volume-driven venture to date. Joffe noted that quantities are in hundreds instead of dozens.

The collection revisits best-selling silhouettes in popular fabrics and finishes, and perennial prints such polkadots, gingham and checkerboard. Prices range from about 60 euros, or $84, to 105 euros, or $147, for T-shirts up to about 250 euros, or $350, to 445 euros, or $623, for jackets.


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For cupcake addicts like me

CupcakeStop believes that despite this, everyone deserves to indulge themselves with a gourmet snack. That’s why we decided to take our delectable cupcakes, baked fresh daily from the highest quality ingredients, and load them onto New York’s first mobile cupcake shoppe.

The CupcakeStop Truck offers a convenient way for even the busiest and discerning New Yorkers to enjoy a delicious cupcake.

Locations are still TBD but they have quite an impressive array of flavors (triple chocolate, oreo crumb, chocolate peanut butter swirl, mint chocolate chip, coconut cream, banana pudding and more) and will be operating from 10AM to midnight.

Vitamin Living Street Style Urban Gnomes

THE URBAN CREATURE COLLECTION
Vitamin – the design company that brought you the world famous Urban Gnome – has launched the Urban Creature Collection.

Launched last Fall, The Urban Gnome is known for its sleek, simple form. Although it starts out as a blank canvas the various designs transform them into characterful additions for any home. The quality of the gnomes is still retained being made in the UK from bone china. Different techniques have been used to create the new range, from stenciling and doodling to graffiti wildstyle.

The Urban Gnome was getting a bit lonely all on its own, so it decided to phone all its friends and form the Urban Creature Collection. These creatures are an unstoppable force. Soon every mantelpiece, table top and coffee table around the world will have its very own Urban Creature. These creatures have been released and there is nowhere to hide.

The Urban Creature Collection comprises a range of new products which, along with the Urban Gnomes, will make a stylish addition to any home. Urban Gnomes have been popping up in gardens and homes across the world, and they are now ready to be joined by their extended family of creatures.

While you’ll be happy to make a home for these creatures when you see them, you should also realise their functions. The creatures are not just about looks alone. The Collection comprises a Money Box, Bottle Opener, Salt & Pepper shakers, and a Kitchen Timer.

Each of the products are pure, sculptural forms which are brought to life with their graphics. They all clearly belong to the same family and come in several different styles, which are carried across the range.

The styles include a playful, mischievous design with Bones- relatives of the Skull family; cute and friendly heart shaped Blossom; sophisticated Hex pattern and the attractive Floral design. Each of the designs give the creatures a different edge – if you want your Urban Creature as your pet then go for one of the playful characterful designs, or if you’re looking for a present for a girlfriend or parent, then go for the Floral or Blossom design.

The caricature led designs have attitude to boot. The sideways glance of “Blossom”, the Heart Character gives her a playful and cute look, contrasting with “Cogsy”, the mischievous robot with spray can in hand.

“Avian Invasion” is a montage of pop-art style designs, showing a bird skull being attacked by two black crows. The accent colour shown in the plump pink lips and splattering of blood behind shows a dark side to this Street Style Gnome.

The detailed doodles of “Bad Drip” feature a world of characters that merge into one another culminating in a black drip spilling out onto the blank canvas and a gang of creatures hanging around the base. “Siege City” shows Godzilla, King Kong, a zebra and a sea serpent all encroaching into the lively and buzzing metropolis.

“Wildstyle” comes in three striking colours, green, pink and orange and the dripping paint effect gives that ‘just-sprayed’ look. This classic graffiti style incorporates interwoven and overlapping letters and shapes.

Leading the stencil style graffiti is “Grime Watch”, featuring a CCTV camera with the skull eyes at watch. “99” features a hummingbird attacking the dripping ice cream sauce. The final stenciled Gnome is “Vandal”. This raises the ongoing question of who the criminal is- the one making the graffiti or clearing it away. In the graffiti of “Vandal” when you look closely you can see the full range of Street designs cleverly combined.

“Monster Lunch” brings a cartoon style to the collection with its big greedy green mouth and long reaching tongue. “Pollinate” has a retro look with its curved lines and bold black and orange colours. The theme of nature comes through with the stylized waves and intertwining of abstract flowers with creatures.

Street Style is part of the Urban Creature Collection. The three collections from Vitamin, Bio Logic, Hex and Urban Creature were previewed at 100% Design '08.

Made in the UK from bone china, the gnomes are decorated with designs “inspired by London’s wide-ranging expanse of street art”.

The new Urban Creatures collection (below) will also be on show and includes money boxes, bottle openers, and salt and pepper shakers.

The Chanel Fiole Concept Car

Hermes has outfitted the Smart Car and the Bugatti Veyron par Hermes Edition, Louis Vuitton has a concept Infiti infused with touches of Damier Graphite and now Chanel with the Fiole Concept Car. Concept cars hold a special place in my heart as they are the truest form of design and craftsmanship, some may even say they are the Haute Couture of the car world.The Chanel Fiole Concept Car is designed by Jinyoung Jo a South Korean student from Hong-ik University. The car is created with a female customer in mind. In keeping the Chanel essence alive it is designed in Black and White. The car features a predominant Chanel Logo and seating for three or a driver and plenty of Chanel shopping bags.

Beautiful Sustainable Surfboards

While sheer beauty of the sloping wooden forms is enough to sell me on Grain Surfboards, their non-traditional approach—skipping the foam makeup of other boards in favor of a Northern White Cedar and air composite—makes a pretty good case for them too. The upshot is a gorgeous and sustainable product, made by a couple of East Coast surfers.

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Flower Power

Dawn breaks at the end of a long winter; a singular light warms the atmosphere, permeating the landscape little by little...

Kenzo's new Flower fragrance features a bottle that is truly a work of art. Created by young Perfumer Alberto Morillias, the fragrance features mandarin orange, ginger, litchi, violet, freesia and musk. The new scent is lighter, fresher [and less powdery] than the original Winter Flower.

Top notes: ginger, mandarin, lychee
Heart notes: freesia, ylang ylang, parma violet
Base notes: incense, white musk

This limited edition of FLOWERBYKENZO [Spring] is available for $52 in the 1.7oz size at KenzoUSA.com.