<![CDATA[Gizmodo: Vivien Muller]]> http://cache.gawker.com/assets/base/img/thumbs140x140/gizmodo.com.png <![CDATA[Gizmodo: Vivien Muller]]> http://gizmodo.com/tag/vivien muller http://gizmodo.com/tag/vivien muller <![CDATA[ Photosynthesis Solar Tree Concept Is the World's Best Looking Solar Gadget Charger ]]> Great concept from designer Vivien Muller for a modular, Lego-like little bonsai tree with 54 mini photovoltaic panels as leaves to soak up juice from the sun and charge your gadgets. Adapters get tucked away beneath a nice little tray, and your gadgets lay on top, basking in the shade. Vivien can you make this, please? I can't keep a real plant alive worth a damn, but this I think could place in the windowsill and be just fine with. More shots of the detachable pieces follow.



[Vivien Muller Portfolio via Behance Network]

]]> Thu, 28 Aug 2008 12:50:00 EDT John Mahoney http://gizmodo.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5043007&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[ Octocube: What the Heck is This? ]]> If you can guess what this is at first glance then you're a better man than I ...

At second glance you might wonder about those pipes. And then you might realize it's actually a radiator, built entirely from 90-degree pipe pieces. It's designed to be a sculptural heater that fits in with any interior, according to designer Vivien Muller. At least there's some physics in there, though: a large surface area heater like this would be a good compromise between heating efficiency and compact size.

One thing, though: Vivien can't do much of the cleaning at home... can you imagine the dust this thing would collect? Just a concept. [Vivien Muller via Yanko designs]

]]> Thu, 08 May 2008 10:02:00 EDT Kit Eaton http://gizmodo.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=388425&view=rss&microfeed=true