Made from ventilation/cooling pipes, the Tubular Armchair by Lucas Munoz may theoretically be the coolest chair ever. Designed as a part of his collection ‘Objects From Interstitial Space’, Munoz hopes to bring the background to the foreground, by using materials and elements that usually are hidden from sight behind drywalls or above false ceilings, and play more of a functional role than an aesthetic one. In their new avatar, these objects that are normally hidden from visible architecture suddenly become show-stealers.
Using steel piping and elbow joints, Munoz created the curvaceous body of the chair, before using a copper panel that he shaped by hand for the seat. The entire seat is held together using aluminum rivets that help retain the raw feel of what is in fact, a beautiful, finished product!
Designer: Lucas Munoz
Who knew that the shape of a snowflake could inspire the cooling fins of a product?! Literally inspired by something that’s cold, the Phillips Black Snow high-intensity industrial lights have a set of snowflake pattern inspired cooling fins at the back. The fins, aside from looking like a black snowflake, leverage the design to dissipate heat into the air, hence cooling the product down.
The Black Snow is an ultra-thin High Bay Light used in warehouses and factories. Its innovative design allows it to be the lightest 150W light, weighing just a mere 1.5 kgs. It even comes with the ability to tesselate, forming larger and stronger lighting units.
The Phillips Black Snow is a winner of the iF Design Award for the year 2018.
Designer: Phillips
Winter might just be a couple of months away, but the forecast here for tomorrow is 87 degrees and a gazillion percent humidity. With conditions like that, you need to keep cool. Sure, your office or home probably has an air conditioner, but sometimes a direct breeze is what you really need, especially on humid days. This little desk accessory is just what the doctor ordered.
Measuring in at just 5″ square, the Little Big Fan plugs into your computer’s USB port or a USB charger, and pushes out a surprisingly good amount of air for its size. On really hot days, you could even try blowing it over a dampened brick to make your own impromptu desktop air conditioner. It’s available in white, aqua or millennial pink, though I’m pretty sure you don’t have to have been born between 1982 and 2004 to enjoy that color – you just need to be girly.
You can chill out with the Little Big Fan over at Perpetual Kid for just $19.99(USD).
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Enjoying the outdoors is fun in the summer, but sometimes it’s too hot to be comfortable. That’s when you want to have the Zero Breeze nearby. It is a portable air conditioner that measures just 18.3″ x 6.5″ x 3.8″ and weighs just 8.8 pounds. That small form factor delivers enough cooling power to lower the temperature in a 50-foot room.
It works it’s magic using a rotary compressor with Dupont’s R-134a refrigerant, the same coolant used for the air-conditioning systems in automobiles and home systems. Of course, it can be used indoors as well, but you’ll need to hook it up to the included exhaust hose to get rid of hot air through a window.
