Gallery: Electrolux Design Lab '09

FOOD PRINTER!?! HOW DID WE NOT THINK OF THAT?!?!?

I mean for craps sake we have a building printer, an ORGAN printer (http://www.devicedaily.com/misc/bio-printing-technology-to-produce-functional-human-organs.html), why cant we print food?

I mean if the computer snaps a shot of the exact molecular structure of your favorite bowl of soup or your favorite kind of cake why couldn't it reproduce it?

Could this be the first generation of the protein resequencer/Replicator from Star Trek?

Okay, how does the teleport fridge work? Are these working prototypes or just neat ideas?

Love, Peace & Soul

Scary to see how most young designers nowadays create concepts which all seem to be based on the assumption that earth will soon be a barren place void of anything natural.
While this vision might indeed become reality one day, I wish there were more critical voices in the field to counteract against this trend.
Of course, one must not expect a company of consumer products to be in the lead here; after all they are the ones to benefit all the way to the bank from this never ending production frenzy. Am I the only one to see how big companies like Elektrolux in these competitions throw out what is pocket change to them and receive essentially free concepts - and publicity?
And who are they anyway, to claim that they can shape our future?
Universities and Schools should try to be more visible then private companies and have their own competitions to encourage their students to come up with unbiased concepts about our future.
Also, please watch this short video, called "The Story of Stuff", it's a real eye-opener:
www.storyofstuff.org
"Learn to Live & Live to Learn"
Alexander von Humboldt

Scary to see how most young designers nowadays create concepts which all seem to be based on the assumption that earth will soon be a barren place void of anything natural.
While this vision might indeed become reality one day, I wish there were more critical voices in the field to counteract against this trend.
Of course, one must not expect a company of consumer products to be in the lead here; after all they are the ones to benefit all the way to the bank from this never ending production frenzy. Am I the only one to see how big companies like Elektrolux in these competitions throw out what is pocket change to them and receive essentially free concepts - and publicity?
And who are they anyway, to claim that they can shape our future?
Universities and Schools should try to be more visible then private companies and have their own competitions to encourage their students to come up with unbiased concepts about our future.
Also, please watch this short video, called "The Story of Stuff", it's a real eye-opener:
www.storyofstuff.org
"Learn to Live & Live to Learn"
Alexander von Humboldt