“别忘了关灯，让我保持微笑，让地球保持微笑”——这是设计师们的设计宣言。这款微笑开关与其装饰配合，会在开关保持关闭的时候，呈现出笑脸模样，打开时则作叹气状，以提醒使用者注意节约用电。当然，为了让开关在夜间也能醒目，它还配有节能的LED装饰配件，让人在夜晚也能看到它赞许的笑意。

设计：Zhou Yide, Euphe Mo, Hang Zhou & Christine Liu

自行车除了当作交通工作之外，还承担着带人载物的功能。在比利时设计展上，这辆“全身”都是车筐的休闲自行车获得了许多人的关注。设计师将车子原来的框架结构进行了改造，除了车轮和车座子外，其余地方增添了许多篮框结构，全车载重量最大可达150千克。骑上这样的自行车，您再也不用担心东西没地方放了。

设计：christophe machet

这辆采用了四轮转向技术的电动力的公交车，除了能源清洁对环境没有污染之外，还装配了空气过滤装置，可以一边行驶一边过滤空气中由其他车辆排放的有害气体。全车紧凑的结构有助于它在拥挤的公路中灵活穿梭，让乘客免于晚点。

设计：Krassi Dimitrov

现代灯饰艺术在室内和室外都广受欢迎，吸引了无数的设计师投身其中。一位西班牙设计师使用先进的可回收材料设计了这款LED花园照明装置，命名为“闪亮的烛光”。你可以根据需要选择喜欢的灯光颜色、照射方向和照射范围。无论是在客厅卧房，还是在花园庭院，“闪亮的烛光”都可以为你营造出完美的环境氛围。

设计师：Tom Allen

the GE wattstation behaves like a piece of street infrastructure blending into the urban landscape

san francisco-based fuseproject, led by designer yves behar has designed the ‘GE wattstation™’,
an electrical charging station for general electric’s (GE) ecomagination initiative.
the GE wattstation is an easy-to-use electric vehicle (EV) charger housed inside a modular,
consumer friendly form.

GE wattstation sidewalk line-up

the station is designed to to be as durable as street furniture, as visible as a beacon of light
and to look as nice as street greenery. the GE wattstation has been developed to break
all paradigms of the typical large scale, angular and brash ‘gas pump’. to achieve this,
fuseproject has created a soft and distinctive friendly icon that is expressed through
a cylindrical body that flares toward the top where it becomes a circular interface.
this user interface is angled for ergonomic comfort, and its surrounded lens houses
a useful and informational graphic interface. the LED light ring indicates to the driver
whether the station is: available (white), fully charged (green), charging (red) or
out of order (yellow). it is the first charging station with a self-retractable charging cable,
keeping streets tidy while protecting the cable from weather elements, through its compact
metal shell. built to withstand harsh weather and usage conditions, it also includes a
built-in heater to defrost the snow during winter days.

scenario of GE wattstations set-up in a parking lot

the GE wattstation has been designed help accelerate the adoption of plug-in electric vehicles,
significantly reducing the time needed for vehicle charging. it is embedded with GE’s
smart grid technology which enables the station to charge a vehicle in 4-8 hours
(assuming a 24kWh battery), compared to the normal 12-18. through wireless communication
in conjunction with digital platforms and mobile devices, users will be able to remotely locate,
operate and monitor the units. it will help utility companies manage the impact of electric vehicles
on the local and regional grids and help customers stay current with the latest advances.

front and profile views

‘good design is when a new technology enters our life and makes it more simple,
beautiful and healthy. the GE wattstation achieves this with a welcoming design that will
seamlessly integrate into the urban landscape and become a natural part of our daily
driving routine.’ - yves behar

detail of the charging station

the GE wattstation prototype will be available within the fourth quarter of 2010 throughout
the U.S. and europe. commercial and residential wattstations will be available to the
american, european and asian markets in 2011, and will be available through a number of
distribution channels, including utilities, auto dealerships, electrical wholesalers and
licensed electrical contractors as well as through an online store.

GE wattstation with self-retractable charging cable

informational graphic user interface

how the interface would indicate charge time

the color variations of the GE wattstation

on the street

yves behar on the GEwattstation™: charging the electric vehicle

除了百变收纳床之外，还有什么办法能够为自己的房子腾出更多的空间呢？那就来看看这款吊顶床吧。

它通过伸缩式的吊绳将床固定在天花板上，要睡觉时再将其拉下即可。这样一来，就可以节约足足4平米的空间。按照现在的房价，要多买4平米可是一笔不小的开支啊！

相关产品：“藏在壁橱里的床”

在地震等紧急自然灾害发生时，往往会产生大量无家可归的灾民。对于这些人而言，有一个临时应急的住所是非常必要的。为了满足这种需要，就有人设计出了这样一套应急纸板家具。

它配备有最基本的一些家具，包括屏风、床、桌子和板凳，可以供灾民临时救急之用。不仅比较轻便便携，而且非常环保，不会产生任何的污染。

相关产品：“纸板床”“纸板茶室”

目前广泛使用的一次性注射器尽管价格低廉，但由此产生的各种资源浪费和处理成本还是非常惊人的。英国剑桥咨询公司研制了一款新型注射器，可以有效减少浪费。这款注射器由一种工程塑料制作而成，由于采用了全新的包装方式和储存方式，它比传统注射器质量减轻30%，体积减少50%。如果推广使用这种新型注射器，仅美国每天就能少产生200吨的医疗垃圾，既可以节约能源又能够保护环境。目前，制作商正在寻求大型医疗器械公司来生产这种产品。

【官方网站】

在“太阳能涂层”没有真正普及开来之前，超薄的太阳能电池也能够给我们带来不少的惊喜。

这款卷轴太阳能充电器就采用超薄的设计，可以直接被卷成一个卷，方便携带的同时也能够获得更大的受光面积。

根据大小不同售价从199美元到479美元不等

『点此购买』

这款太阳能公路由三层组成：最上层为半透明的保护层，保护内部元件的同时也可以让太阳光透过；中间层为太阳能电池，用来产生电力；最底下的一层则用来隔绝土壤的湿气，避免其影响到内部的线路。

该设计可以将电力储存起来供给照明，同时也可以起到加热的作用，避免冬天路面结冰。据设计者称，如果全美的州际高速公路都采用这种设计，那么即使太阳能电池的效率只有10%也足够供给整个美国的电力供应。

目前这种公路已经研制成功，不过售价较高，日发电量为7.6度的30厘米路面成本为6900美元。美国能源局已经给负责研制的太阳能公路公司（Solar Roadways）拨款，以期大幅降低生产成本，早日投入使用。

设计：Scott Brusaw 【官方网站】