The Metro Hubstat Fli System was designed to encourage individuals to use the sparse public transportation that is being implemented around Los Angeles and in-turn alleviate some of the traffic that many of us suffer from in this fair city. Los Angeles spreads far, wide and up, into many neighborhoods that are nestled in the hills making public transportation an almost impossible option. This system was designed for any hilltop scenario with a metro system running along its base. For the purposes of this project we chose to look at one specific hilltop neighbor in Los Angeles, Mt. Washington.
The Metro Hubstat Fli System is a people mover that attempts to link the gap between home and the MTA. The system exists as a series of mini stations or Hubstats placed strategically throughout the neighborhood. At each of these mini stations, riders can board the Fli, purchase tickets to any point served by the Los Angeles MTA or rest during an exercise session in the hills. Once having boarded the Fli, riders can travel within the community, or head straight down to the Metro Goldline. Flis are individual units that run on a base motorized track, able to transport users up or down the hill, similar to a chair-lift. The Fli system is camouflaged to discreetly move around the neighborhood above the street, as well as the Hubstat pavilions have been designed to complement and blend with the local environment. by Colleen Coghlan
Get lost? Do you? Well, yet another bright young
designer from the U.K is developing a system that will have tag and
name exactly what your staring at. Google Vision is a conceptual
product developed by Callum Peden, for the worlds favorite search
engine. The product provides the user with a truly unique information
hub by combining GPS, OLED technology and advanced image recognition in
the form of a retractable screen device.
The Global Positioning
System will see the end of wondering the streets asking for directions
and the small roller ball will allow for easy navigation of the
flexible screen. Brilliant for identifying landmarks whilst on
holidays, Google vision acts as a personal; tour guide.
As
well as this, advanced image recognition will mean Google Vision can
target well known landmarks. Then using the increased coverage of
wireless internet, provide the user with information on their
surroundings wherever they may be. by Andy G
We all miss album cover art work, and the tiny digital cover art on
your iPod just isn't the same. English designer, Michael Kennedy, has
the answer that makes retro meet modern in a funked up way. I-Deck is a
touch screen music player that revitalizes album art and user
interaction which has been lost in current mp3 format. You simply dock
your mp3 player into the base and use the touch screen to cycle through
and select your tracks, flick it to skip, spin it to fast-forward and
turn it to play. Then sit back and watch the album art play. From the
Nirvana baby floating through to Madonna in a leotard, album art is
back in vogue. by Andy G
For
those with money to burn, we have discovered the perfect UIBFA
(useless-indulgent but-fabulous-anyway) product. The cityscape coat
hanger! For 250 UK pounds (set of 5) you can own a coat hanger cut
into shape of one of the five major fashion/design capitals of the
world. The Laser-cut hangers are made of light weight Birch ply, hand
finished and varnished. Also, check out the other coat hangers here and here. by Lisa Evans
With world oil prices continuing to soar
through the roof, alternative transport energy is a hot topic. The
world's latest design in electric cars comes from what is possibly the
world's most unlikely source, a fashion design house. Unveiled this
week by Paris-based house Maison de Courrèges, the Zoop is a high
performance 150 kw three-seater electric car. Designers Andre and
Coqueline Courre®ges got their start in fashion working for the
legendary French house Balenciaga. Thanks to them the worlds of fashion
and engineering may no longer be worlds apart. by Billy T
Lighting has become a key element of interior design. The humble
light bulb and lamp shade has morphed into all sorts of artistic
creations. This new collection by Italian design firm Artmide
is a case in point. The lines between art and lighting have been
fabulously blurred. Art installation or living room light? Who cares,
as long as we can buy one. by Lisa Evans
You might think that eating dinner off the ground
would be hard to come by, and possibly not all that appetizing.
Apart from weedy dinners on airplanes, there is little else that you
can choose from. But now, thanks to Dinner In The Sky,
up to 22 people can dine in anywhere, from a golf course to a castle to
a public square, in complete elegance. A chef, waiter and
entertainer accompany the guests, providing food, wine and music as you
feast on both victuals and visuals. And remember what they say
about what mountain air does to your appetite. Being this high
will obviously cut the calories in half. by Guy Logan via Springwise
Thieves and criminal thrill seekers beware – the police car chase will never be the same again. Thanks to some sophisticated new technology created by Virginia-based company Starchase, police can now track crooks by shooting Batman-esque GPS homing devices like darts and sticking them to the back of fleeing vehicles. Instead of a frantic pursuit, the pursing police cruiser eases off and allows police headquarters to track the suspect by computer. Police can then move in for a calmer arrest. by Billy T via Popular Science
What started as a nerdy concept for the creator of the milliondollarhomepage.com has now spread into a building version in the same vein. So that we're on the same page (pardon the pun), milliondollarhomepage.com is a site devised by a 20-year-old 'minipreneur'. The site is a visual bombardment of advertising pixels on one page, and has earned its creator over a million dollars in advertising sales. Now the concept has been applied to a building developed by the Sandberg Institute. With companies like Nike and Apple on board, the concept simply cant fail. by Billy T
Is it an air bag or an affair bag? This new advertisement takes life saving air bags to a new and sexy height. The usually dull bags which inflate upon impact have caused controversy in the past over the fact that they actually can harm you upon inflation. These new bags are bound to cause even further controversy. Clever, funny and edgy , the campaign takes to the highways in a most 'revealing' manner. Could this be the ultimate SAFE SEX campaign? by Billy T via Sexculptures
Att: London readers. Get your credit cards ready, and book your seat now at 'Fuerzabruta', one of the most extraordinary shows you'll ever see. In the same vein as Cirque Du Soleil's Las Vegas spectaculars Le Reve and Ka and O,
'Fuerzabruta‚' is a celebration of pure physicality, where performers
move seamlessly between three stages - ground , air and
underwater - to a thumping score that'll make you feel as if you're in
an experimental Paris nightclub. Sexy, exhilarating and breath-taking
to say the least. The audience is obliged to stand during the
performance, but really, you'd be giving the same amount of standing
ovations anyway. Fuerzabruta is on at the Round House Theatre until August 31. by Billy T
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