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Lightbulb-shaped binder clip also holds your pen for jotting down your next million dollar idea!

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Clipbulb Binder Clip with Pen Holder by Peleg Design

By perfectly translating a visual metaphor into a product idea, the Clipbulb binder clip lets you capture your ‘lightbulb’ moments on paper!

The Clipbulb by the fine folks at Peleg Design is an incandescent-bulb-shaped binder clip that you can attach to a notepad or your bunch of post-it notes. Its design, aside from looking like a quirky lightbulb, has a dedicated spot to slide in a pen or pencil, allowing you to carry a writing instrument with your paper!

Designer: Studio Scratch for Peleg Design

Clipbulb Binder Clip with Pen Holder by Peleg Design

The binder-clip and pen-holder combination is a match made in heaven. You can turn a loose bunch of papers into your instant idea-jotting pad, or share documents with colleagues, fellow employees that they need to read/annotate/sign too. Talk about a literal ‘eureka’ moment!

Clipbulb Binder Clip with Pen Holder by Peleg Design

Clipbulb Binder Clip with Pen Holder by Peleg Design

Clipbulb Binder Clip with Pen Holder by Peleg Design

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This French Press Coffee Maker has an hourglass built into its handle that lets you perfectly time your brew!

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The idea for a french-press coffee maker with a built-in hourglass is probably the best example of ‘a brain on caffeine’! To be honest, it’s downright genius too. Measure your brew, pour your water, flip the timer, and you know exactly when your coffee is ready! This French Press from the guys at StramperPress lets you do just that, allowing you to calibrate your brew with a nifty little sand hourglass that has a countdown time of 4 minutes, letting you know when your brew’s just perfect.

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Sporting a wonderfully Scandinavian design, the StramperPress french press is minimal yet has a commanding presence – along with a brilliant little feature. Outwardly, it’s like any french press, allowing you to brew your coffee in hot water, then press the plunger to push the coffee grounds and pour fresh coffee out. However, to ensure that you don’t over-brew your beverage (resulting in bitter, burnt notes) or even under-brew it (causing your coffee to taste weak), the coffee maker comes with a nifty hourglass built into its handle. Just flip it after you pour your hot water and the hourglass will tell you when your coffee’s ready. No batteries, no electronic timers, no beeping, no fuss. Just a really simple and sophisticated product with a stupidly brilliant idea at the heart of it!

Designer: StramperPress

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Does My Bum Look Big In This? Why Innovators Struggle To Get Meaningful Feedback.

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Whilst you may not always see the traces in new products and services that come to market, deep within the fabric of innovation is a weave of input from a complex community of influencers. Some of...
    






The International Design Excellence Awards (IDEA) 2014

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Name, fame and accolades, the perfect ingredients to a successful launch or a sustainable career! The Industrial Designers Society of America (IDSA) opens its International Design Excellence Awards (IDEA) 2014 and wants you – yes designers – YOU, to participate and win all of the above in just one go. The call for entries will remain open until February 14th, 2014 and the awards are open to designers, students and companies worldwide. The important dates and further instructions are after the jump.

IDEA accepts entries in the following categories:

  • Automotive & Transportation
  • Bathroom, Spa & Wellness
  • Children’s Products
  • Commercial & Industrial
  • Communication Tools
  • Computer Equipment
  • Design Strategy
  • Digital Design
  • Entertainment
  • Environments
  • Garden & Patio
  • Home Furnishings
  • Kitchen
  • Sports, Leisure & Recreation
  • Medical & Scientific
  • Office & Productivity
  • Outdoor Products
  • Packaging & Graphics
  • Personal Accessories
  • Research
  • Service Design
  • Social Impact Design
  • Student Designs – Concepts Welcome

For complete competition information visit: http://www.idsa.org/idea

Timelines and Fees are here.

  • Regular application deadline: Feb. 14, 2014, 11:59 PM EST
  • Late application deadline: Feb. 24, 2014, 11:59 PM EST

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