Hulgerisation

Hulger approached St. Martin's design students about applying their thinking toward technology on a variety of products. While some of it falls into the "Design Student" vortex, some of it's actually pretty interesting. My favorites were the wind-up lamp and Ben Raemer's Crop Camera (pictured), which makes the photoshop tool into a physical camera allowing infinite aspect adjustment. View them all at Hulgerisation. Previously on …

Conphorm Bags

This new anthropomorphic accessory by Conphorm is in keeping with the California-based company's mission to reveal the "inherent relationships between structure and function." Constructed of pressed felt made from excess factory material (mostly wool), the "Carry" bag lays completely flat when unzipped for easy storage and dry cleaning, and when zipped it turns into a smiling face with numerous possible functions. Available with orange or …

The Chairbag

With the portability of an inflatable chair, the groovy shape of a beanbag, and a water-resistant surface, Amsterdam-based PS Lab's debut product, the Chairbag, is just in time for summer lounging. As if all those features and the bouy-inspired design aren't enough, the PVC chair also boasts a vanilla scent—a first in furniture, as far as we know. Available in red, blue, black, silver, and …