Blindfold* wins OPUS Design Award'09 | Japan

Dare to bare out-of-doors?
See-through blindfold is inspired from the silk/satin love laces which have ruled the boudoir while you try blindfolding your partner to heighten the pleasures of imagination through adult fantasy play.
This time: Peeking is allowed!
I propose a fashion glare which tries to capture the sensuousness of satin folds - the smooth silky flow and the deceptive transparency of lace. It gives a feeling to the onlooker that you are blindfolded and titillates his senses, running him wild.
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Best features:
1) Lusty - bring the excitement out-of-doors!
2) Stylish – flaunt your oomph factor!
3) Deceptive –feels like the beholder is blindfolded!
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Blindfold is proposed to be made in photochromic polycarbonate.
A floral print is embedded into the surface layer of the material in a uniform thickness of up to 150 µm. Upon exposure to UV radiation in day light floral patterns become visible, otherwise invisible.

The floral pattern darkens substantially in response to UV light in less than one minute, and then continues to darken very slightly over the next fifteen minutes. It fades back to clear once moved indoors. It is tinted with exotic colors in the bleached state.

Blindfold* is an unique toy for adult fantasy play suited for romance out-of-doors!

Who ate my pencil?

Peeling down to the heart of the existing sharpeners helped me reveal the essence of its basic working principal - the wrapped cone with a blade mounted onto the inner end, acting as a chiseling edge for the pencil inserted in it. Thus, creating a comprehensible and delightful product.

8 (Ate) is a double – bladed Stainless Steel pencil sharpener which effectively sharpens large and small pencils to a comfortable sharp tip every time.

ATE is all about voluntary simplicity. It is about unifying form and function.

The design of ATE points towards two notions. One is the idea that the simplicity of the product form will bring a cheerful feeling to people, and the other is the lowering of the production cost. Both are achieved mainly by simplifying the construction of the sharpener.

1.5 inch in size, ATE has no moving parts. One inserts the pencil into one of the holes, and twists the pencil while holding the sharpener motionless. The inbuilt blade shaves the wood of the pencil, thus sharpening the tip. ATE also answers the problem of sharp tips getting broken in the event of sharpening the pencils, as the sharp tip never touches any part of the sharpener. The dual cone caters to both traditional and thick chubby pencils.

ATE, when rolled over, moves in a circular fashion due to its uneven cone size. This is quite an interesting sight on the table top!