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Best of Yanko Design 2011
Steve Jobs hired designer Hartmut Esslinger as the modern-day Snow White for his projects code-named after the seven dwarfs. The vision was to infuse Apple products with “born-in-America gene” and DNA inspired by “Hollywood and music, a bit of rebellion and natural sex appeal.” Hartmut’s mantra was simple, “Form follows emotion,” a twist on the maxim that form follows function. Yanko Design respects both these aphorisms but believes that we should not limit creativity within the realms of form, function and emotions; thus we follow Form Beyond Function.
2011 has been a significant year in terms of historical uprisings, financial stability, nature’s rebuke and the loss of visionaries. However the silver lining to the gloom is the perseverance of our belief that the best is yet to come.
As a tribute to the great visionaries of 2011, who dared to think different and follow their inner guidance, Yanko Design presents the Best of 2011, Top 50 Designs that were most read and appreciated by our readers from the world over.
50) Complete Me, Please! by Hsiang Wang | Permalink Hits: 70521
49) Samsung Galaxy Skin Concept Phone by Haeyon You | Permalink Hits: 76004
48) Racer Bike by Allen Chester G. Zhang | Permalink Hits: 76149
47) The Magic Spoon by Ivan Erkic | Permalink Hits: 76823
46) Biz Café by Youri Hong, Moonhwan Park & Hyoshin Kim | Permalink Hits: 77940
45) Switch Plug by Gonglue Jiang | Permalink Hits: 83241
44) Charge Battery by Yeon Kyeong Hwang & Mieong Ho Kang | Permalink Hits: 84896
43) Double U USB Port by Ma Yi Xuan | Permalink Hits: 86359
42) Secondary Growth by Omer Deutsch | Permalink Hits: 90324
41) Rapunzel Escape Device by Sin Sun Ho | Permalink Hits: 94658
40) Plug Cup by Dong Hun Seo, Geun Hyuk Yoo, Ki Sang Yoon & Yune Jae Bang | Permalink Hits: 96231
39) Ferrari Millenio by Marko Petrovic | Permalink Hits: 100393
38) Bottle Cap Sharpner by Yuchen Liu | Permalink Hits: 101115
37) Bell Tweeter by Samohvalov Sergey | Permalink Hits: 105604
36) Flexbook by Hao-Chun Huang | Permalink Hits: 108121
35) Finder by Chu Wang, Qiujin Kou, Qian Yin & Yonghua Zhang | Permalink Hits: 110755
34) Bairim Luxury-yacht by designer Timon Sager | Permalink Hits: 111562
33) The USB Watch by Yoon-jin Gon, Yoon-tae Myoung & Kim Sung Hun | Permalink Hits: 111787
32) Flip Phone by Kristian Ulrich Larsen | Permalink Hits: 111941
31) The BMW Ghost by Marko Petrovic | Permalink Hits: 124753
29) Villa Amanzi by Adrian McCarroll, Waiman Cheung & Jamie Jamieson | Permalink Hits: 149514
28) Gaming Pod Concept by Alan Li | Permalink Hits: 155531
27) Ashcraft Aria Headphones by Britt Ashcraft | Permalink: 156711
26) Twin One Knife & Fork Chopstick by DesignWright | Permalink Hits: 159565
25) Headphone or Speaker by Lu Chieh Hua | Permalink Hits: 161934
24) The Wool Ball Charger by Yuchen Liu | Permalink Hits: 163455
23) Collector USB Flash Drive by Fang-Chun Tsai | Permalink Hits: 165089
22) Paraplegic Scuba System by Emil Orman | Permalink Hits: 165856
21) Apple Universal Dock Tray by Hekseskudd | Permalink Hits: 176389
20) Floor Plan Switch by Taewon Hwang | Permalink: 176932
19) Engrain Tactile Keyboard by Michael Roopenian | Permalink Hits: 178895
18) Chalkeeper by Yonggu Do and Eunha Seo | Permalink Hits: 208347
17) Hyper Touch Guitar by Max Battaglia | Permalink Hits: 213075
15) Writable by Tianyu Xiao | Permalink Hits: 239402
14) Digimo Camera Concept by Sangik Lee | Permalink Hits: 241186
13) Log Chop Bench by David Long & Antoine Morris | Permalink Hits: 248682
12) Tea-time by Pengtao Yu | Permalink Hits: 253020
10) Easy Drink by Hsu Hsiang-Min, Liu Nai-Wen & Chen Yu-Hsin | Permalink Hits: 279608
9) Lamborghini Yacht by Mauro Lecchi | Permalink Hits: 294807
8 ) Voronoi – Yacht by Hyun-Seok Kim | Permalink Hits: 303805
7) iQ Alarm Clock by Oliver Sha | Permalink Hits: 305305
6) Smile Alarm Clock by Kim Jungwoo, Ju Yongjun, Lee Jongmoo & Kim Taehwan | Permalink Hits: 320198
5) 1ℓimit Faucet by Yonggu Do, Dohyung Kim & Sewon Oh | Permalink Hits: 406690
4) Bento by René Woo-Ram Lee | Permalink Hits: 778658
3) Hug Chair by Ilian Milinov | Permalink Hits: 857165
2) Continuance by Haimo Bao, Hailong Piao, Yuancheng Liu & Xiameng Hu | Permalink Hits: 949425
1) TetraBox Lamp by Ed Chew | Permalink Hits: 973797
23 Comments »
Joseph Dumary says
Congrats Guys..you deserve it all..Here we go for the next year..
Rawwhale says
“Form Over Function” is right, this is clearly a site that values slick renderings over design skills and common sense.
MrTechpathi says
I really love yankodesign posts…amazing collection …all the best for your coming year and will expect great posts from YD.
Ryan Jisan Son says
Speechless.. Especially that T&T Pen-ink chamber! I had that idea in my mind for years!! I am glad they have made my visions into reality.
review centers says
Great ideas guys! Shared it on Google+! I find it really worth sharing.
carl says
felt tip fairies. 99.9% will never see the market and why?
Web Page says
It is amazing what people are capable of. I am waiting for the flying cars from the old “future” movies.
shiverbrains says
There are flying cars now (check out the M400 Skycar) but I’m assuming you mean replacing cars with flying machines. I dont think it will ever happen in a post-9/11 world.
The sky above most cities are restricted airspace (as well as the moving restricted airspace around commercial and military planes) and small planes can only really fly in perfect weather so forget traveling on a windy, rainy or snowy day. Not to mention mechanical failure will lead to almost certain death. Flying cars would be disaster, and like almost everything on this list…. it will never happen.
Muhammad says
Thanks your share article here….good job..
quocdung13 says
amazing!
buy soccer jersey says
All the design you have share is just awesome. It looks like modern time gadgets, I specially like the Yacht design that was looks so cool for summer vacation. Thanks for this awesome collection sharing.
solar says
Congrats and thanks guys! happy new year!!
Yonggu Do says
Thanx!
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