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Glowing Eustoma Lamps

Glowing Eustoma

Glowing Eustoma is a living flower lamp created as a conceptual lighting design. The eustoma is a flower that appears green in daylight and gives off light at night. A biotechnology process allows the plant to glow through leaf vein absorption of high-entropy oxides, which are in line with European Union standards. No genetic modification is used, and the flower grows in the same way as a natural one. Several luminous colors are shown each night. The flower measures 50 mm in width, 50 mm in depth and 350 mm in height. The intent is to offer a calm experience at night.

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Anima Code Personal Seal Stamp

Anima Code

Anima Code is a personal seal stamp with an engraved QR code. The code holds an access key to a person's online digital data. Many people record their lives on social media, yet these archives often become inaccessible after death. Anima Code allows the bereaved to scan a code stamped beforehand and reach the digital archives of the deceased. The stamp is made of transparent acrylic, laser engraved to precise dimensions, and measures 10 mm square and 62 mm long. The packaging is made of paulownia wood, a material long used in Japan for storage.

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Ecopace Environmental Enzyme Machine

Ecopace

Ecopace is a household machine that turns kitchen waste into eco-enzyme. Peels, vegetables and sugar water are poured in from the top, as prompted on the screen. During the first month of fermentation, Ecopace releases gas and stirs the mixture automatically each day. After three months, the liquid enzyme flows into a tank, while a screen layer filters the residue, which can be removed from the side and dried for use as fertilizer. The outer shell is stainless steel and the inner container is made by ABS injection molding. Eco-enzyme can be used for deodorizing and composting.

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Home Bar and Coffee Spinning Ambient   Rotating Multifunctional Furniture

Home Bar and Coffee Spinning Ambient

Home Bar and Coffee Spinning Ambient is a rotating multifunctional furniture unit for a home interior. The design places two settings within one space. One side is a reading and coffee area. The other side is a bar for tasting liquor and wine. A rotating platform turns the unit 180 degrees to change from one setting to the other. Rotation and lighting scenes are controlled from a smartphone, a tablet or a wall panel. The unit is built from wood, metal, stone and glass, using precision machining and traditional craft methods.

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Facebook Museum ASCII Digital Design Museum

Facebook Museum

The most interesting ways artists from around the world use Facebook as a medium, as a source material or as a starting point for criticism. Among these is the creative use of the user profile to artistic pursuits, both purely aesthetic natures, both conceptual in nature. Rozita Fogelman place status publishes images composed of graphic symbols, which is an activity that led to the mastery of Facebook Museum page. Featured in: Experimental Film, Net Art. Facebook: the social network as a space for art.

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Pimoji More Intuitive Pill Design

Pimoji

Older people suffer from many chronic diseases and are taking as many medicines. However, most elderly people often take medicines that do not fit the symptoms because of poor eyesight and poor memory. On the other hand, most conventional pills are similar and difficult to distinguish. Pimoji is shaped like an organ, so it's easy to see what organs or symptoms the drug can help. These Pimoji will help not only the elderly, but also the blind who suffer from blindness and are unable to distinguish drugs.

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