‘Orion suitcase’ is an aluminum and natural cowhide luggage piece by Hermès design director, Gabriele Pezzini, for the french luxury brand.

The ergonomic travelling companion, has a brushed anodized aluminum shell, with an interior surface which has been reinforced with carbon and kevlar. These materials provide a strong resistance to wear and tear and frequent travel.

There are two natural cowhide handles, which are a reference to Hermès travel world. The orientation of the handles allow one to carry the suitcase either horizontally or vertically, while the multi-directional wheels make for easy use. / via designboom

當眾人都感嘆Polaroid(拍立得) 不再生產相紙之際，一群愛好攝影的同好，組成了The Impossible Project，並想盡辦法集資，買下最後一間Polaroid工廠，並研發新技術、包裝，於最近開始重新生產了Polaroid的相紙了！雖然目前只有黑白，但彩色的也即將問世！The Impossible Project並呼籲大家，別急著把你手中的Polaroid相機丟掉，因為現在，你又可以盡情的使用Polaroid創作了！

Way back in February 09 we told you about the impossible project ! That a team of Polaroid lovers, wanted to find funds to save at least one Polaroid factory. And they did ! Apparently the film quality is not there yet but of course a very cool packaging and for now, it only comes in b&w, but they say color PX film is on the way…  (by Cyril Style)

f,l,o,w,e,r,s by Norihiko Terayama of Studio Note is an acrylic ruler with embedded real flowers that are “blossoming” at exactly 1cm intervals. Each flower was hand-picked and dried by the designer, therefore making each ruler unique. Absolutely stunning. / via Spoon & Tamago

all images courtesy studio geenen

The shape of the ‘gaudi stool’ by studio geenen was created in the same way that Antoní Gaudi designed the structure of his churches, by making a model of hanging chains, so letting gravity determine the strongest and most logical shape for withstanding forces.

The ‘gaudi stool’ is a thin shell made of carbon fiber which deals with the compressive forces. A beam-grid substructure resists bending of the shell. The substructure was made using rapid-prototyping techniques, in order to achieve the needed complexity. The rapid prototyped structure was then used as a mold for the carbon-fiber laminates.

The gaudi-stool is made from carbon-composite, polyamide weighing just 1kg. It is currently being developed in cooperation with dutch research institute TNO. / via designboom

Some people or restaurants would put some coffee grounds in a ash tray to absorb the smell, and here is the Japanese designer Ryohei Yoshiyuki who designed the ash tray that made of used coffee grounds. 100% ECO design. / via Dezeen

有些人或餐廳會放一些咖啡渣在煙灰缸裡，就可以避免煙味四溢。如果直接用咖啡渣來作成煙灰缸呢？日本設計師吉行良平設計了用咖啡渣直接作成煙灰缸的方法，好看耐用，100%環保設計！