With thanks to Nora Oberle for reminding me about this idea I had in an old sketchbook.
Oct 23rd, 2009
I’m forever sculpting bubbles
How to forget and yet still remember
Bathroom accessories #1
Luxury Skimming Stones
I have made a limited edition of 20 Luxury 24ct gold leafed skimming stones complete with handmade leather belt pouch to fit each stone. They are currently on show in London at YCN shoreditch area, for more details and more pics go here (Also known as skipping stones)
Field
Here is an installation I have made for an exhibition in London this week, a field made with 400 eco-friendly shoes. For more details go to my project site here.
Pimp my brolly…
Unease of use apparatus
Sept 2nd, 2009
No more wet fingers in the air
Aug 25th, 2009
Personal Subtitles
While I was in Berlin I sat amongst friendly Germans wondering what it was they were talking and laughing about. It was frustrating and I thought ‘Oh I wish they had subtitles’. This device brings together technology that exists already to provide translated subtitles below the speaker. To explain, the speech is picked up by a microphone, this is then converted to text by an inbuilt processor (Spoken word to text software already exists). Then that text is internally translated into the selected language and displayed on the screen. Of course to have a conversation both parties need to wear the subtitles set to their listener’s language. The processor has to be very fast but technology is getting there…
The above idea takes away the subtitles and instead turns the translated text into electronic spoken word.
Credits: Originals: Top photograph by Marjo Wright/PictureThis, Second photo by Howard Stredwick and model Thomas Tsui
Aug 19th, 2009
Hello darkness my old friend
Aug 11th, 2009
Climb ‘n Dine
Aug 5th, 2009 | Retweet
Can’t be bothered to think of title
Sit down anywhere fashion accessory
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Bringing nature back to the concrete jungle
Genetically Modified Egg Improvement Design
What came first the egg cup or the egg? In this case both. I love my dippy egg with soldiers and my GM design shown here would take nature to new heights. Though as my friend Claudia said, ‘that would be rather painful’. If you like this idea check out my two way toothpaste or my home stats doorbell.
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Guaranteed vote rigging solution
In these times of alleged vote rigging in major elections I thought it was time I put my mind to sorting it out. In my proposal the winner is quite obvious, no more doubts and everyone is happy. Why no one else has thought of this is anyone’s guess. © Dominic Wilcox 2009
Toasting accurately with constant eye contact
Here in Berlin I’ve been told that I must make eye contact whilst ‘clinking’ glasses before drinking. I find it quite impossible to look someone directly in the eye while simultaneously moving my glass forward just enough to delicately touch the other person’s glass. As I stare piercingly into the eye of my friend I try to visualise where my glass is, out of sight below me. My stress levels rise, will it clash awkwardly? or completely miss? This solution uses a one way mirror so that I can give my friend the impression that I am looking him in the eye but in fact I am looking into the mirror and viewing the position of our glasses. Well, someone has to take control. This reminds me of a funny scene in one of my favourite films ‘Young Frankenstein’, the monster is on the run and walks into a blind man’s house. © 2009
The worlds smallest job application
When I was part of a design partnership called ‘mosleymeetswilcox‘ we received many applications for potential work experience candidates. Mostly they were the usual stuff but one day we received an envelope which contained a tiny job application and a helpful magnifying glass from a young designer called Hayley Ho. We loved it and we knew without seeing her other work that she was right for us. That was four years ago and Hayley has since gone on to great things working for one of the worlds leading design companies, Pentagram. © 2009
Pollution can be beautiful
Pollution is everywhere so here is my idea for making the most of it.
(For those who didn’t do chemistry, Litmus paper changes colour depending on the acidity of a liquid) © 2009
Super deluxe British train accessory found
Who says that British trains lack glamour? I was on a train recently and beside me was this sunglasses holder.
This reminds me of some things I made a while ago.
Recycle with your pockets
When I was a youngster I used to have an emotional attachment to the litter I made. For example if I took an orange from my house and went to a friends house to play, I wouldn’t be able to leave the orange peel in a bin at the house of my friend. I felt that the peel was from my house, and it would be distressed if it was left in a foreign place. So I would put it back in my pocket to return it to my house’s bin. Though I generally forgot to empty my pockets and so gathered a mix of receipts, tickets, sweet wrappers and organics. Even now I find I have so much in my pockets making it difficult to find anything. In this age of separating your rubbish for recycling here is the idea applied to pockets. Separating your plastic from your paper and orange peel will never be a problem again. This may not appeal to fashionistas as I was told that actually putting things in pockets is a big no no. The lumps ruin your lines apparently. © 2009
Bottle top streets
I walked over a street which was covered in embeded bottle tops. I thought there was something randomly beautiful to it, like art created by the Berliners. I remembered this when seeing the gum observation on designobserver.com
Seat for the wishywashy
In a recent converstation my friend described my views on a particular subject as ‘wishywashy’. It is true that I like to keep an open mind on things and perhaps this seat design would be perfect for me in our future discussions.
Buy the print here.
© 2010
Doorbell with inbuilt visitor statistics display
Website stats are an obsession for some people. How many visitors? What age are they? How long do they spend on the site? The list goes on. Here is my idea to take this statistical obsession one step further. A doorbell with built in home visitor statistics display. (C) Dominic Wilcox
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