Just Plug It

Welcome to Universal Connections 

Analogue or digital? Physical or virtual? Honestly, I really dont care...

I just love when its playful :D

Eternal Love. "Are we suited for one another? Are we really compatible? How long will it last? It's all about give and take - synchronize!"

Data Injection. Not only for data junkies, also in the event of a virus or simply for your data rations

Business Class. What the best way to make business contacts - at a power lunch, during small talk or even during a power nap? Always ready to receive. 

Dialers and non-dialers. For the non-dialing generation, its a trip to the past. For those born earlier, its a trip down memory lane. 

Log-in. Forgotten your password? The universal handle opens doors and handles!

Status. Forty seconds last three minutes. A watch and time bar.. a paradox, or is time only relative?

French Connection. For a world without hooks. Who would ever think of a bra!!!!

But why?

There is even a little toilet for Mr. Ducky.

I had to put this one in here for the Star Wars fans.

Perfect for Homer. 

Lauschangriff. Any more secrets? The direct individual-data-connection for hearing, scanning, and checking. Any more secrets?

Is it art? What's more significant - what we see or what it means? object or content?

Datenschutz. No access for unauthorized persons.

Memory box. A snapshot from summer, your favorite gig, your last uh... Do you want to click through your memories or bury them?

Essentials. What are our essential needs? What do we really need for surviving? (For those of you who cant see the picture well, there is a faucet, electric plug, and USB plug in) 

Loschelmer. Plastic, steel, glass~where should the data go? An icon regains its physical form. 

Dutch design never disappoints! 

industrial designers = creating hotness for consumer products (how i envy my father for being able to dabble with this even though it only lasted him 4 years)

USB, an abbreviation for technical user interface, is nowadays often used as a synonym for a universal connection. originally only used by computer experts and nerds, this so-called former high tech standard has developed into an every-day item and low-tech symbol for such universal connections. 

This is an example of technology  being clearly understood and accepted by the general public, therefore receiving a totally different usage than it was originally intended for. Given the current, often exotic use of the USB, one can say there is even a USB subculture!

Therefore it is clear to see how these designers (specifically from project dialog- the images that are all white) play with the possibilities and ambiguities of a USB as a medium. Installations, objects, and projects that are surprising, enlightening, inspiring and even questioning.