Steampunk rotary smartphone

Rotary mechanical smartphone by Richard Clarkson

The rotary mechanical smartphone is based on the idea of incorporating more feeling and life into our everyday digital objects. In modern times these objects have come to define us, but who and what defines these objects? Are we happy with generic rectangles of a touchscreen or do we want something with more tangibility, something with more life, something with more aura?

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Rotary mechanical smartphone by Richard Clarkson

“I have looked at where industrial design has come from, and where it might be going to, and by doing so have tried to create an object that is true to both, a harmonious combination of mechanical parts and digital technologies”. Rotary mechanical is a question not only about the ever increasing ‘digital take-over’ of everything in our lives but also what is lost when this happens.

Rotary mechanical smartphone by Richard Clarkson

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Phantom Corsair 1938

Amazing car that was never put into production.

The Phantom Corsair is a prototype automobile built in 1938. It is a six-passenger 2-door sedan that was designed by Rust Heinz of the H. J. Heinz family and Maurice Schwartz of the Bohman & Schwartz coach building company in Pasadena, California. Although sometimes dismissed as a failure because it never entered production, the Corsair is regarded as anachronistic due to its futuristic features and styling cues such as faired-in fenders and a low profile

Phantom Corsair 1938, Photo

Design

The Phantom Corsair's steel-and-aluminum body measured just 57 in (140 cm) in height and incorporated fully skirted wheels and completely flush fenders while forgoing running boards.[4] The car also lacked door handles, as the doors were instead opened electrically using push-buttons located on the exterior and the instrument panel. The instrument panel also featured a compass and altimeter, while a separate console above the windshield indicated when a door was ajar or if the car's lights or radio were turned on.

Phantom Corsair 1938, Photo

Phantom Corsair 1938 3d model by Matteo Drovetto

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Cool Vespa digital camera concept

What would Vespa digital camera look like?

Trying to answer that question are two product designers from Chicago – Rotimi Solola and Cait Miklasz.

They incorporated the design, colors, and sleekness of Vespa scooters into a concept digital camera. A very sophisticated looking camera, to say the least.

Vespa digital camera concept

The translation of one typology to another is excelent.

The body of the camera is curved to make it easy to hold with its sleek and minimalist good looks.

Same colour scheme used in the style of a typical Vespa, the camera is a beautiful teal gray. The lens is positioned such that it resembles the headlights on a Vespa scooter. And the camera also has trademark Vespa text.

Vespa digital camera concept

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http://cool3dconcepts.com/cool-vespa-digital-camera-concept/