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Design Gift

Design Gift featuring great design, architecture, fashion, graphics and innovation from across the globe.

 

Pineapple Pins

Pineapple Pins is a versatile packaging solution that is offbeat and user-centric in approach. The idea was to come up with a design solution that made the cycle of using push pins easy, versatile and efficient. Ideating a versatile functionality within eco-friendly packaging and keeping it minimal was the aim. The varied stages in the use of the package effectively suffice the cycle of picking, using, and storing push pins. The packaging solution is ergonomic, convenient, eco-friendly, user-friendly, safe from kids, can be used multiple times, and is hassle-free.

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Renew

Renew is a marker that users can disassemble it by twisting the pen to quickly replace the refill and reuse it. The nib has a flexible space to ensure full contact with the surface of the paper. In addition, it also features a coloring area to identify true colors. When the pen cap corresponds to the pen holder color, the tilt direction of the pen cap can indicate the tilt direction of the pen tip.

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Exlicon Multi Shape

The traditional compass has a sharp point that can punch a hole in the paper when drawing shapes. Exlicon doesn't have a sharp point so it won't damage paper. The tool also prevents the circle's center from slipping when used to draw. Exlicon consists of a base, long/short ruler, and water drop-shaped ruler. Magnets connect the wings and base for drawing geometries. The tool can precisely and accurately draw ellipses, circles in over 50 dimensions, and over 100 different sizes of arcs.

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Serpentinata

In a rapidly changing society, the supply of products has reached saturation. The production and sales cycle of "producing more than demand" and "selling cheaply if they are left" methods have remained unchanged for decades, at the expense of the environment.The idea of using new production technologies, to create products that suit one only, which prevent waste caused by mass production is why Serpentinata, a 3D printed pen is born. Serpentinata is designed under the concept and aim of "reducing the impact on the environment by producing only what we need".

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Full

The design language of Full card-case is "hollow out", which explored the relationship between inside function and appearance of the product. A slender hollow has been milled on the body to show the metal Refill inside. The shape formed the proper area for holding the pen, which find the balance between beauty and human engineering. Furthermore, Full weighs 19 grams, which provides good sense of holding to enhance its user experience.

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Qui

Qui (which in Italian means here) is a magnetic pencil and pen holder that makes everyday life easier. Qui allows to stick a pen or pencil wherever one wishes. The metal disc is adhesive, so it can be applied to any surface. Just clip Qui onto a pencil or pen and thanks to the magnet it can be attached anywhere to always know where to find it.

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Design interview of the day

Read the latest interviews and conversations on design, creativity and innovation between design journalist and world-famous designers, artists and architects. See latest design projects and award-winning designs by famous designers, artists, architects and innovators. Discover new insights on creativity, innovation, arts, design and architecture. Learn about design processes of great designers.

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