The Bauhaus school of design inspires the striking stained glass colors and geometric shapes of these vases!

Trio is a collection of three stained glass vases inspired by the Bauhaus school of art and design to bring a timeless edge to the traditional glass vase.

Finding the perfect vase for flowers is sometimes the most fun when arranging bouquets. Bunchier flowers deserve a bulkier, more bulbous vase. While more delicate flower arrangements could use a skinny, minimalist vase. You know the right vase when you see it.

Vases also carry a long, intricate history in ceramics and glass-making that dates back centuries. Taking notes from one historical art school of design, Bauhaus, Ashley Case designed three different vases in its style to accommodate all types of flower arrangements and create a collection called Trio.

Case’s study on Bauhaus design took shape in the art school’s commitment to simplicity, bold colors, and geometric lines. All three vases are molded from sturdy stained glass that creates shadows of color when natural light pours through them. The first vase, a deep cobalt blue, forms three-quarters of a circle and suspends in midair from a black steel cradle that entirely surrounds the vase.

Then, a vertical, rectangular vase coated in lemon yellow stained glass remains in place inside of a four-bar black steel crate. Finally, an inverted triangular vase dipped in scarlet red balances above an empty platform inside a similar black steel crate. All three vases are undoubtedly inspired by Bauhaus design, an art school devoted to integrating a timelessly modern look into any era.

The Bauhaus school of design came to life in 1919, following geometric and abstract styles of design that feature little to no emotion and personality. Instead, the school encourages a timeless look that nods to no cultural or historical aspect in particular. Ashley Case’s collection of vases called Trio embodies Bauhaus through their minimal profiles and strikingly colorful displays that create dazzling shadows of light color to hearken back to the art school’s heyday.

Designer: Ashley Case

Each vase is molded from the stained glass in striking colors reminiscent of the Bauhaus school of design. 

Each vase can accommodate a variety of different flower arrangements, according to your personal taste. 

This wearable can stimulate nerves to effectively cancel out hand-tremors… and it’s a watch too.

Less of a fitness wearable and more of a wellness wearable, the Cala Trio is a wrist-worn individually calibrated device that works to reduce essential tremors, a condition that affects dexterity and movement when you’re using your hands.

Essential tremors affect as many as 7 million people in America alone. Not to confuse the condition with Parkinsons, essential tremors only affect hand movement when you’re using your hands to perform tasks. The Trio works as a sleek, non-invasive solution that’s calibrated specially for each user, and works by stimulating your median and radial nerves, which connect to the parts of your brain responsible for motor output. The FDA-approved personalized wearable “allows people with essential tremors to do tasks that would otherwise not be possible. Users regain the freedom to type on a computer or smartphone, write a letter, hold a cup of coffee and do many other tasks that require fine motor skills” says Nonfiction, the San Francisco-based design studio which collaborated with Cala Health over the design of the wearable.

The Trio’s design helps it work as a non-invasive therapy device, but it also functions as a wrist-watch, encouraging its wearers to think of it as a wellness wearable, rather than an obvious medical solution. This removal of stigma helps users not just regain their hand movement, but also a sense of confidence and freedom to live life unencumbered.

Designer: Nonfiction for Cala Health

Cox Cable launches personalized Contour experience with iPad app, 2TB 6 tuner DVR

Cox Cable launches personalized Contour experience with iPad app, 2TB 6 tuner DVR

Cox Cable is the latest pay-TV company to relaunch its viewing experience, putting features formerly branded as Trio and Cox TV Connect under the new Contour umbrella. Contour is the new name of its guide for TV and accompanying iPad app, all focused on creating a personalized experience for each user, with tailored suggestions and favorites for up to eight individual profiles. This comes along with the "Record 6" 6-tuner DVR, featuring 2TB of space for up to 300 hours of HD storage and whole home DVR support. The tablet app also allows for viewing live TV from 90 or so channels and video on-demand (while the user is at home), plus the ability to search listings and schedule DVR recordings, or push a program they're watching on the tablet to the TV. It even includes shortcuts to other TV apps on the device like HBO Go, ESPN or CNN.

Much of the TV watching functionality has been available via the Cox TV Connect app which is still shipping for the iPad 1, Android, Mac and Windows platforms, although Contour is currently iPad and iOS 6-only. The Contour app is available for subscribers with most Cox TV or Contour TV service, plus Preferred Internet or higher, while the guide and DVR are out in all markets. Check after the break for a preview video of how it all works, or hit the links below to download the app or see if the service is available in your area.

[Thanks, Tom]

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Source: Cox, iTunes

The Daily Roundup for 06.03.2013

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You might say the day is never really done in consumer technology news. Your workday, however, hopefully draws to a close at some point. This is the Daily Roundup on Engadget, a quick peek back at the top headlines for the past 24 hours -- all handpicked by the editors here at the site. Click on through the break, and enjoy.

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Cox TV Connect for Android launches, brings live TV streaming to ‘select’ tablets

Cox TV Connect for Android launches, brings live TV streaming to 'select' tablets

We're still waiting to see Cox's next generation cable TV-to-mobile streaming app, but right now it's released a version of its existing Cox TV Connect app for Android. Available on iPads since the end of 2011 and on iPhone / iPod touch since the end of last year, it's finally made the trek to a "select" group of Android tablets, consisting of the Nexus 7 and Samsung Galaxy 2 / Galaxy Note slates. A support document also mentions Amazon's Kindle Fire family, however the app isn't in its store as of this posting. For those not familiar, it's a free app for subscribers that lets them watch a selection of live TV channels while connected to their home wireless network, and view listings anywhere. We'll be interested to see if the list of compatible (Android 4.0+) hardware grows quickly, or if users will need to wait for a port of the new app which adds personalization features tied into Cox's Trio DVR platform.

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Source: Google Play, Cox TV Communications (Twitter)