{"id":19232,"date":"2011-01-11T13:00:41","date_gmt":"2011-01-11T20:00:41","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.ponoko.com\/blog\/?p=19232"},"modified":"2018-05-03T01:16:59","modified_gmt":"2018-05-03T08:16:59","slug":"ten-great-examples-of-ingenuity-in-contemporary-product-design","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ponoko.com\/blog\/ponoko\/ten-great-examples-of-ingenuity-in-contemporary-product-design\/","title":{"rendered":"Ten Great Examples of Ingenuity in Contemporary Product Design"},"content":{"rendered":"

Best of the Blog 2010 \u2014 functional art + objects<\/strong><\/p>\n

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The 21st Century has so far witnessed a public obsession with design. Phrases like “to the trade” and “industry insider” almost sound silly in the face of today’s every-day design bloggers, curators, and lovers.<\/p>\n

So for our object loving public, here’s our product design top ten from a category we call functional art + objects<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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#10 Cityscape Window Shades<\/a><\/h3>\n

No matter where you live, you can have a high-rise metropolitan view from your window. These perforated shades bring you the city lights of Paris, Stockholm, Helsinki, and Tokyo.<\/p>\n

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Industrial design in a digital making world<\/h2>\n

Everything you need to know about designing an industrial product<\/a> for a factory of the future.<\/p>\n

See the ultimate guide here<\/a><\/div>\n

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#9 Manipulating Shadows with 3D Printing<\/a><\/h3>\n

Okay, you *have* to watch the video to see how cool this thing is. And you have to watch the entire video. Truly one of the wonderful potentials of 3D printing.<\/p>\n

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#8 Laser Engraved Sectional Brain<\/a><\/h3>\n

It’s like that freaky horse scene in The Cell<\/a>, except this brain isn’t real. \u00a0Lots of cool applications for education.<\/p>\n

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#7 Make Anything a Hanger<\/a><\/h3>\n

Simple, brilliant solutions are what great design is all about. This hooked screw makes anything a hanger.<\/p>\n

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#6 Rehabilitating Broken Objects with 3D Printing<\/a><\/h3>\n

Glomus design studio brings function back to broken objects through the use of 3D printed prosthetics. Their design ethos embraces the natural aesthetic of DIY 3D printing \u2014 the rough, imperfect results presented as not merely acceptable, but exquisite.<\/p>\n

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#5 Designs for Fibers Crafts<\/a><\/h3>\n

This collection of designs demonstrates the softer side of digital fabrication.<\/p>\n

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#4 Topography for the Tabletop<\/a><\/h3>\n

Turn your favorite terrain into a one-of-a-kind wooden bowl. \u00a0Topography data from Google Earth is CNC cut from a block of laminated maple or walnut. Tip: Kansas does not make a good bowl.<\/p>\n

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#3 3D Printed Connector Creates New Products from Everyday Objects<\/a><\/h3>\n

This inventive device connects hexagonal pencils to form an icosohedron, demonstrating the potential of 3D printed components to create new products from everyday objects.<\/p>\n

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#2 The World’s First Modular-Only Store<\/a><\/h3>\n

Talk is cheap, but is there a real demand for mass-customizable design? You bet. Module R sold exclusively modular designs at their holiday pop-up shop in Brooklyn.<\/p>\n

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#1 Product Design Blueprints for Sale & for Free<\/a><\/h3>\n

SomeRightsReserved is out to push the design industry down the same digital road as the music industry:
\n“Imagine being able to buy the digital blueprints to any object, being able to take it to a skilled professional and have it produced directly. Imagine instant access to quality design ideas and the means to manufacture products on demand.”
\nWell you can quit imagining. It’s here.<\/p>\n

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Best of the Blog 2010 \u2014 functional art + objects<\/strong><\/p>\n

<\/strong><\/p>\n

The 21st Century has so far witnessed a public obsession with design. Phrases like “to the trade” and “industry insider” almost sound silly in the face of today’s every-day design bloggers, curators, and lovers.<\/p>\n

So for our object loving public, here’s our product design top ten from a category we call functional art + objects.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":9,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-19232","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-ponoko"],"yoast_head":"\nTen Great Examples of Ingenuity in Contemporary Product Design<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ponoko.com\/blog\/ponoko\/ten-great-examples-of-ingenuity-in-contemporary-product-design\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Ten Great Examples of Ingenuity in Contemporary Product Design\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Best of the Blog 2010 \u2014 functional art + objects The 21st Century has so far witnessed a public obsession with design. 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