Peapod Electric Car

Chrysler has redesigned the GEM Peapod, a battery powered electric car. It has a top speed of 25 miles per hour and can go up to 30 miles per charge. Its due for production in 2009. 

Designasyl

Designasyl has designed a project called Stay At My Home, which is furniture for overnight guests. The furniture includes a mattress, removable drawer, lamp and carpet that can all be stored in a side table when not in use. Designasyl is made up of Luzia Kalin and Nicole Lehner, recent graduates from a Swiss university. 

Alexander McQueen and Samsonite

Alexander McQueen has designed special edition luggage for Samsonite. The designs are a ribcage and a faux crocodile pattern. They come in black, chocolate, bone and silver. 

360 by Francesco Sommacal

Francesco Sommacal has created the 360, sports equipment that combines snowboarding, surfing and skateboarding all in one. The 360 has two wheels connected by a flexible shaft. You put your feet in the wheels and control the direction you move by using body movements with the board. The distance between the wheels can be adjust to fit every rider. 

Woodwalk by Paul Coudamy

Designer Paul Coudamy created shoes for K Swiss made out of wood. He crosses the style of shoe from the 20th century with the construction of a shoe from the 19th century. The shoes are hand carved and will only produce 25. 

House of Astronomy

Architects have designed an astronomy center in Germany called House of Astronomy. It was designed by Bernhardt and Partners. The building will be used for workshops and presentations. The shape of the building was inspired but a spiral galaxy. Offices wrap around the center of the building. Completion of the project is expected by 2011. 

Shortlist for Designs of the Year

The Design Museum in London has announced there shortlist for Designs of the Year. 100 designs have been nominated in the categories of architecture, furniture, product, interactive, fashion, graphics and transport. The winners from each won't be announced until March. Francois Azambourg, Pixel for Ligne Roset

Senz XL Storm Umbrella

The Seed

New Zealand student, Brittany Bell, has created a seed that will store plants in case of an apocalypse. Because more and more plants are becoming endangered or extinct, the New Zealand government has asked designers to created a seed that will house its native plants and preserve them for future generations.

Big Game

Three designers, Gregoire Jeanmonod, Elric Petit, and Augustin Scott de Martinville, make up BIG-GAME, a product design studio. BIG-GAME transforms objects by taking their basic elements and changing them to make them functional elements. 

Photographs of Jesus by Laurie Hill

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Cityscope

German designer Marco Hemmerling has created an installation in Germany called Cityscope that reflects fragments of buildings and objects that surround it. Its made of glass and has a layer of color distorting film and its surface. The structure is seen as an urban kaleidoscope that reflects views of the city

Rough Luxe Hotel

London designer, Rahib Hage has opened a new hotel. Although the hotel is new it is designed to look old and worn. The walls are partially sanded, have chipped paint and bare floorboards. Before the hotel was taken over by Rabih Hage, it was owned by an Italian family for decades. The building is from the 1850's so Hage tried to keep the theme of the hotel to reflect when the hotel was built.