Design Futures

The Future Is Here.

Whatever trends shape future technology, designing products that are energy efficient will be a top priority. With increased demand on natural resources, we are at the stage where we have to act now to eliminate the burden we've placed on the planet. Looking for alternative forms of energy will be of paramount importance to meet rising population levels and ever our increasing rates of energy consumption.
Electric cars will go a long way to reduce our use of fossil fuels, but have had a bit of an image problem in the past. This is set to change.



Switching to sustainable energy will be more of an option when technology enables cheaper equiptment production and increased efficiency at harnessing and storing renewable power. New techniques for producing the latest lcd monitors is a step in the right direction for solar energy



Clever Cutlery ?

For all those cooks who are too pissed to taste if the soup is properly seasoned, at last comes the Intelligent Spoon . With an array of sensors, it can tell you if there is too much salt in the bouillabaisse, or if the cake batter is of dropping consistency and ready to bake.
What next - the DigiBowl - it's advanced nanocircuits can detect when the bowl is empty of soup, and can vocalise the words 'fat bastard, that was your 3rd helping' in 36 languages.