LuminAid 太陽能LED燈

今天終於收到我們訂的燈具了!  這個燈具很特別,是非常適合戶外活動或緊急照明用的燈,是採用一種很有趣”送一得一”的捐贈方式,讓大家在捐助燈具幫助弱勢族群的同時,自己也可以得到一個。
一位哥倫比亞建築系大學生Sreshta做的作業,學校有一門課要設計一樣可以幫助災民的產品,Sreshta和同學Anna Stork兩人著手於照明的設計,於是一個可折疊、便於運送、低成本的太陽能燈具產生了。

這樣一個太陽能充電的LED燈,太陽底下照射4小時就可以充飽電,最高可以持續發光8小時。要使用的時候,直接吹氣讓塑膠布膨脹成一個像抱枕的樣子,可以分散光源,也可以飄浮於水面上,附有提把,方便掛起來或讓使用者提著走。

從作業到最後她們請MBA的同學幫忙發想營收模式,寫出一份營運計劃書,兼顧營利和慈善捐助,變成現在的LuminAid,在災區已經有數千人受惠於這樣發明。 看完他們的故事之後,我們也很期待可以參與這樣有意義的捐贈,於是請了朋友代收,捐贈了兩個燈,今天終於收到了,實際使用之後覺得這真的是一很有意義也很優秀的好設計呀!





LuminAID: Give Light, Get Light from LuminAID Lab on Vimeo.

LuminAID Lab’s Give Light, Get Light Campaign on IndieGoGo. Each light sold sends a matching light to someone without electricity. http://www.indiegogo.com/luminaid

Thanks Noa Younse for your help with the video!

(Source: blog.sidonieyang.com)

可水洗牛皮紙 手工迷你小書 Handmade Washable Kraft Paper Microbook

這兩天絞盡腦汁在想一個活動的報名作品,於是就嘗試做了這本小書,換成細線之後,做出來還蠻可愛的! 寬度只有2 cm 真的好小好迷你唷!

We’re participating in an activity that is book-themed… so we’ve been making these tiny, tiny books. We used the thinnest thread we have and our regular washable kraft paper. The book is only 2 cm wide! Cute, isn’t it?

(Source: blog.sidonieyang.com)

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LIFE樂生活 第36集 風尚- 介紹紙樣。YANG 作品片段,真的很感謝喜歡紙樣。YANG 設計風格的Pinkoi 團隊與Teressa,讓我們的作品有了第一次上螢光幕曝光的機會,這是2012年6月份的電視節目,以”社會新鮮人面試穿搭+職場新鮮人”為主題介紹紙樣。YANG 作品的片段:

SIDONIEYANG | HANDMADE’s products were recently featured on a Taiwanese talk show’s episode about “How to Best Present Yourself for a Job”. Our products were considered perfect for the ambitious young person, due to our products’ uniqueness (both aesthetic and tactile), the eco-friendliness of the material, and the fact that what we make is not monogamous big-brand.

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You’ll never know how good something is until you test it. Thus, today we will test:

1. How a Washable Kraft Paper Wallet will look after 10 months in the back pocket of a man’s jeans.

2. Tossing this ultra-thin, ultra-minimalist Washable Kraft Paper Wallet into the washing machine!

No matter what material something is made out of, after a long period of use, it’s bound to get dirty, look old, and become wrinkled. Never fear, however, as this Washable Kraft Paper Wallet is different. If it gets dirty, it can be washed; if it gets wrinkly, it can be ironed. Just let it air-dry after a good wash and notice its again-youthful appearance.

Below is how we tested our Washable Kraft Paper Wallet:

1. We used our wallet daily for a period of 10 months – it always rode in the back pocket of a pair of jeans.

2. Into the washing machine it went (regular wash cycle)!

3. Let air dry; no ironing or clothes dryer.

4. Finally, we took a picture of our used-and-washed wallet together with a brand-new wallet.

The outcomes are as follows:

1. Unwashed 10-month-old Washable Kraft Paper Wallet vs. brand new (photo 1).

Pros: Absolutely no lint balls or fuzzing. No rips or tears. No change in color and no thread breakage.

Cons: A little wrinkly, a little older-looking, and you could see the imprints of where cards were kept.

2. 10-month-old Washable Kraft Paper Wallet, before and after wash in washing machine (photo 2) – absolutely no damage! Again, we photographed a brand-new wallet with a washed, 10-month-old wallet (photo 3); the imprint of the card is gone, and it almost seems like it’s new again. Almost!

Basically, there is no problem at all sending this Washable Kraft Paper Wallet for a little wash in your machine. Many people do like the added character that a well-used wallet takes on… but, at least you have options with this! Washable Kraft Paper itself suffers none from being washed in a washing machine, but since the wallet is held together by thread, we’re still in the process of testing how many times a complete wallet can stand up to machine washes. At the moment, we still recommend that you merely soak your Washable Kraft Paper Wallet in water and then wash it gently by hand. In any case, we are totally satisfied with the results of our little test. This wallet really is awesome!

10-month-old Washable Kraft Paper Wallet vs. brand new.

10-month-old Washable Kraft Paper wallet before a wash in a washing machine vs. after.

Washable Kraft Paper wallet after a wash in a washing machine vs. brand new

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這陣子一直在測試新款的短夾,這款可以放零錢的短夾,是接下來即將推出的新品! 厚度並沒有增加很多喔!
目前正在測試中,今天總算在多次的修改之後有比較成形了,所以就拿白色來試試看,出來的效果很好,漂亮有質感,
最後確定好版型,也測試沒問題的話就可以上架囉!

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這陣子一直在測試新款的短夾,這款可以放零錢的短夾,是接下來即將推出的新品! 厚度並沒有增加很多喔!

目前正在測試中,今天總算在多次的修改之後有比較成形了,所以就拿白色來試試看,出來的效果很好,漂亮有質感,

最後確定好版型,也測試沒問題的話就可以上架囉!