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Friday, September 4, 2009

Bedside Slippers Rug Concept


Bedside Slippers & Rug
Bedside Slippers & Rug
Here's another cool concept: the bedside slippers rug. Designer Daniel Meyer created this small bedside rug with porthole cutouts for your slippers. Apparently, he knows all about slippers getting separated and kicked under dressers and beds. Now, with a specific place to put them, they'll probably be less likely to disappear on those cold early mornings. With this creative design, you'll always know where your slippers are before you get in and out of bed! Have you ever been victim to lost slippers?

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Wednesday, September 2, 2009

Night Slippers with LED Lights


LED Light Slippers
LED Light Slippers
Now here's a concept that I really like -- light slippers. These creative night slippers allow you to easily move around dark areas without turning on any lights. Two powerful LED lights are placed inside the front of the slippers, illuminating as far as 20-25 feet ahead. Built-in light sensors do not allow the lights to turn on if there is sufficient light in the area. Built-in weight sensors do not allow the lights to turn on unless you are standing on them, and they also automatically turn off when you remove the slippers. Two, easily replaceable lithium batteries power the lights. I've seen these being sold for as much as $40 on Amazon and other websites. You can find these on eBay for half the price with free shipping! Would you buy these LED light slippers?

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Tuesday, September 1, 2009

Disposable Soles for Your Bare Feet


Disposable Soles to Keep Your Bare Feet Clean
If you're the kind of person who likes to walk around barefoot but hate it when you end up with black feet at the end of the day, then you might actually like this idea. Jun-Soo Choi designed this concept: sticky foot-shaped sheets that you put on your soles if you want that feeling of walking around barefoot but still keep the bottom of your feet clean. All you have to do is step on a sticky and you're off! They're supposedly good for hygiene and protect your feet from whatever danger lurks on your household floors, but I don't quite like the whole idea. First of all, the sticky sheets would have to be incredibly thin and flexible for someone not to notice that they're not completely barefooted. Secondly, I could see MORE dirt and hair being attracted to the sticky parts that aren't fully covered by your foot. To me, that's not hygienic. And finally, how sticky is it if it's to stay on your foot all day long? Will the film stick to your foot when you peel off the disposable sole? It may not be worth it if you'd have to wash your foot at the end of the day - because that's exactly what you'd end up doing if you had just been walking around barefoot anyways. What's your opinion on these disposable shoes?

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Thursday, July 30, 2009

Nike Concept by a Behance Network User

The Behance Network is an incredible website for creative professionals to showcase their artwork and collaborate on projects. Doing a little browsing on the internet, I found an artist on the Behance Network, Lysandre Follet, who designed a pretty nice conceptual shoe for Nike last year. These shoes are designed to be simple, sleek, and lightweight - just my kind of shoe!

Lysandre Follet's Nike Concept
Lysandre Follet's Nike Concept

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