The Arc Stool Is An Excellent Example of Functionality Meets Elegance & Simplicity In A Furniture Design

I’m at a point in my life where I’m team stools over chairs, and I truly believe stools deserve to be given way more credit than they get. Stools are often overlooked, maybe because they occupy minimum space, and aren’t really overbearing. But these traits are what make stools so great in my opinion! I mean, they’re compact, and a great space-saving furniture option for our modern homes. They are also super portable. And an excellent stool design that would be a wonderful addition to your living space is the Arc stool by Juntos.

Designer: Juntos

The Arc Stool is a simple but wonderfully and thoughtfully designed stool that can add manifolds of elegance and personality to your living space. The stool is a typically humble item, however, the Arc Stool attempts to elevate and upgrade this rather mundane furniture piece. It is a signature piece of the inaugural collection by the US studio Juntos.

The minimalist and elegant stool has a sculptural appearance that is accentuated by its gently curved seat, and angled legs, which perfectly merge together to create a sophisticated furniture piece in a unique mottled color, that Juntos describes as having a rather “sensual approach”.  The stool has angled legs, that offer a ridge for the hand under the seat, making the stool extremely easy to pick up and move. On the other hand, the dipped surface adds comfort for the sitter.

The beautiful stool is available in three different colors – the dark blue Tide, deep purple Tinto, and greenish color named Lichen that has an interesting hazy wash of color. The Arc Stool was launched at this year’s International Contemporary Furniture Fair (ICFF) at New York Design Week. This first collection by Juntos is made to order, or produced in small quantities by skilled craftsmen in Maine. It’s a beautifully crafted piece that is a suitable pick for those who love small compact furniture designs that occupy minimum space while exuding maximum personality and charisma. You can pair it up with other stunning furniture pieces, and it would harmoniously merge with them, creating a coherent and finely done living space.

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The most minimal iPhone 12 case also gives it the most amount of character

Think of the Arc Pulse as a helmet and elbow + shin guards for your phone. Nobody wears a suit of armor as they’re skateboarding. Instead, they wear gear to protect just vulnerable, high-impact areas like the joints and the head, right? Well, the Arc Pulse applies that logic to the smartphone by targetting and shielding just the areas that are more likely to experience damage… the corners, and the camera bump.

Isn’t it funny that we buy a phone partially based on its aesthetics, meticulously choose a color that appeals to us, and then cover everything up with a boring looking case? The Arc Pulse makes the argument that protecting a smartphone shouldn’t mean shrouding its very character. The Arc Pulse’s bumper-inspired design sits on just the top and bottom, with its minimalist two-part case covering the phone from all angles. The bumpers come with a lip that extends on the front, protecting the screen, while its inherent design guards the corners, sides, and even the back. Available in titanium and aluminum variants, the Arc Pulse gives the iPhone a unique character with the way it sits on the top and bottom. This minimalist, almost ornamental aesthetic not only helps show off your smartphone, but it also exposes the phone’s antenna bands, ensuring perfect 5G coverage, and even allows you to use the wireless charger unencumbered. The Arc Pulse, which is available for all iPhone 12 models, comes with a unique and proprietary slide-on fit™ system that bonds the case to the phone in a way that gives you both impact resistance as well as shock-absorption… all while showing off your smartphone’s design the way it was intended to be seen!

Designer: Arc

Sonos Arc review: An upgrade worth the wait

Sonos first debuted the Playbar in 2013. Since then, the company introduced the Playbase (2017) and compact Beam soundbar (2018). But for those who wanted a more robust arrangement with either a soundbar on its own or one paired with a sub and/or sat...

Microsoft’s flattest, most flexible, functional mouse yet

Curved when you want, flat when you need, the Arc Surface mouse by Microsoft follows a format it set a long time ago. The mouse comes as a flat, remote-ish shape and can bend/curve/arc into an ergonomic mouse when needed. When you’re done, the mouse unfolds and becomes flat again.

The Arc Surface mouse, however, has a key difference that makes it rather useful and advanced. It ditches the clicking keys and scroll wheel for a touch surface, much like Apple’s Magic Mouse. The surface lets you perform right and left clicks, but its capacitive-touch property also lets you scroll sideways, vertically, and just generally navigate with precision and intuition. And when you’re done, the mouse flattens into a remote-ish form that’s rather easy to slip into bags without occupying any bulk!

Designer: Microsoft

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The Arc Vector comes with a heads-up display and a haptic-feedback suit

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One’s reaction to the Arc Vector electric motorcycle comes in three very distinct waves. The first wave hits when you lay eyes upon the motorcycle for the first time and you’re captivated by its beauty. The second wave is a wave of slight confusion, as your eyes fall on the bike’s handlebars, only to realize that it’s missing a crucial element. A dashboard.

The third wave is a wave of awe, when you see that the Vector’s riding experience isn’t limited to just the motorcycle. It pairs with a proprietary Zenith helmet and an Origin armored suit. The helmet comes with a HUD that replaces the dashboard on the bike. Every bit of information the dashboard would give you, is delivered directly to your eyes by the heads-up display, while the armored suit comes with haptic feedback built into it.

The uber-futuristic neo-cafe-rider comes with a carbon-fiber construction, a fully electric drive, top speed of 125mph, a range of 120 miles, and a blitzing 0-60 speed of 2.9 seconds. Impressive specs aside, it also comes with a future-first attitude that ditches the dashboard for a system that’s more modern, and that melds the rider and the motorcycle into one fully integrated package!

Designer: Arc

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