Design student Erin Fong is the mastermind behind the Nova DSLR concept. After noting the different ways and positions people hold their cameras, she pondered if there was a better form factor than the defacto rectangular body. Several design sketches later, the Nova’s unique V shaped concept was formed.

Sometimes, the simplest ideas are the best ones you can have. Designers Ryan Yoon & Harc Lee have turned one of the most recognisable objects on the planet into a thing of beauty. Branded as an eco-friendly canned drink, Harc’s solution opts to press the logo directly into the aluminum, instead of spraying layer upon layer of coloured paint. The advantages are obvious; less polution from the toxic paint, less energy required to manufacture the can, less problems to recycle the aluminum. Best of all, it provides the world with a stylish and modern consumer beverage.

View their other works here.

What do you think of the colourless coke can? What other brands could benefit from reduced simplicity?

This little beauty is the brain-child of Russian design firm, Arch Group. Dubbed SLEEPBOX, it hopes to ease the strains of modern travelling. It’s a picture that many of us have faced before; strangers in a foreign land with no friends, no ability to speak the local language and worst of all, no accommodation for the night. Even if you do decide to sleep at the airport, there are still a million things for you to worry about. Putting aside who might have sat, thrown up or defecated in that seat of yours, it’s still pretty difficult to keep an eye on your luggage as you try to get forty winks. That there was the inspiration behind Sleepbox.

It’s primary design function is to allow a traveller to sleep peacefully, knowing that both himself and his luggage are safe. No more worrying about lost or stolen luggage, no more worrying about the next super-pandemic germ going about. Complete and perfect comfort in a safe, hygienic box.

Payment is made at a centralised terminal and a Sleepbox can be booked from anywhere from 15 minutes to several hours. Which is great if you’re there for a just a stopover, or even if you plan to stay a night.

Put together, Sleepbox measures 2.0m by 1.4m by 2.3m. It’s centre piece is the 2 metre bed, which, equipped with an automatic bed linen changer, is both comfortable and hygenic. Made out of foamed polymer, the mattress boasts a surface of pulp tissue. Tape is rewound from one shaft to another, and at a switch of a button, can be wound to replace the linen. Sleepbox also has it’s own ventilation system, security alarms, a built-in LCD TV, power sockets, and as always, a wireless connection.

When a client exits the box, Sleepbox automatically changes the bedlinen and engages a quartz lamp, sterilising the room.

Sleepbox could be useful at a variety of locations
- Railway stations
- Airports
- Expo centres
- Public and shopping centres
- Accommodation facilities

In warmer countries, (not too warm, like in Singapore), Sleepbox could be used on the streets. It is perfect for anyone who needs cheap accommodation in an emergency or even for someone who just needs to spend a few hours with their baggage.

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What do you think of the Sleepbox? Would you like to see one in Singapore?