An-IDEA-a-DAY: Wobble-Fan

Inspired by the bladeless Dyson fans, this cylindrical 'wobble-able' fan has 2 air-blowing compartments that would be able to each rotate 270 deg about its vertical axis, enough to cover a great majority of rooms in this humid Singapore.

The wobble-able nature of the fan allows for greater flexibility in deploying the fan, beyond just corners or edges of rooms. This also provides added stability, especially in with a high volume of human traffic.

The icing would be in the design of the remote, which uses a touch screen element to allow the user to set/reset the angle of coverage, as well as the power of the blowing air, using the usual red/green colours.

An-IDEA-a-DAY: Rota-Plug

An idea inspired by the need to use 2 sets of actions to work a plug. This design uses a 2-layered plug-head system that would incorporate an idiot-proof alignment pattern, and a continuous rotating action to switch it on and off, which is intended to be a follow-through motion. 

Typical colours are used for the on/off conditions, which would help users to identify in a jiffy the state of the appliances/switches

An-IDEA-a-DAY: Baby bathing module

A bathing furniture piece that aims to make the bathing experience of bathing an infant that much simpler.

The quadrant-arc shape eases the work flow of the caregiver as he/she bathes the infant. With the common post-bathing items within easy reach in a arc-like manner (read 'user-centric ergonomics'), the experience itself would also be a pleasant and efficient one for the care-giver.

The extendable concept aims to give users the required space-saving that usually is absent from similar bathing furniture pieces. The built-in changing tub serves as an additional attachment for users who follows through the bathing process with the intended work flow that the tub offers.

An-IDEA-a-DAY: Rotateable Framing Elements (Ro-FL)

The design of the RoFL was inspired by the difficulty faced by people who are in the habit of framing up their photographs and the likes. The whole set up works as a set, with adjustable-length framing elements, and rotatable frames.

The design itself eliminates the need for one to work on nailing/fixing up a few hanging elements at one go. The focus is on the ease of setting up a network of frames at one go.

The modular nature of the framing elements would allow users to change the configuration quite easily, although not at the level of flexibility that one would like to have.

Lastly, the design would also work wonderfully with a set of similarly-sized frames, for those who just wants that added difference to their otherwise plain vanilla walls.

An-IDEA-a-DAY: the Mooo dispenser

Inspired by the need to make the showering experience an even more pleasant one, I embark on an idea of borrowing the milking action to dispense the required amount of soap/shampoo.

I thought this would be a more natural action compared to the press-down motion of current soap/shampoo containers. The idea that you are able to grab the teats and pull out the liquids, in one fluid (pun unintended) motion helps to overcome the discontinuity of the current dispensing motion. It also dispenses with the need for situations where the whole container slips out and falls over, due to the wet slippery nature of most shower environments.

The container options would most likely come in 2 forms, one that is affixed to the wall, and as a refill option, as per what some of the current cleaning liquids option come in.

Lastly, the rubberized/silicone look and feel of the teats would surely endear a lot of users, winning over users who are not only curious, but who would most probably be able to see the functionality of the design, and the beauty of the milking/dispensing action.