Industrial Design

Considering everything but the kitchen sink is a thing of the past. These ceramic sinks from Duravit are at once strikingly modern and functionally fantastic. The cleanly considered lines form basins chosen by the user to reflect their habits with a variety of segmentations that appeal to different uses.

Industrial engineer Oscar Ramírez approached the conception process for Astro with three cornerstones in mind: Compact. Intuitive. Simple. Compared to the complicated, touchy and expensive panoramic/time lapse tripods that seem to be the norm, Astro provides a refreshing alternative.

We got more than a little excited when we saw the Nifty MiniDrive Kickstarter project. A few of us at DDO switched over to Mac Airs with our latest computer upgrade. With perfect portability, a beautiful and accurate display and speed, we don't find ourselves yearning for our old machines, and the only complaint that has arisen regards space. With heavy dropbox loads and large design files, there's not much room to spare for other files like music, images or video.

Yes, you did read that right, and no, this is not an amazing, unattainable and loftily aspired-to concept product. The Scanomat TopBrewer is a living, breathing, milk-frothing, espresso-dripping piece of fully-automatic and stainless steel genius. The elegant, cleanly arching faucet and sculptural bean supply are the only visible parts of the quality beverage machine. The rest of the complicated parts are neatly tucked away beneath the counter.