Tracking in Japon

Look inside the IDEA MACHIENE

90% of the of the time i work for fresh ideas and  technological solutions. Only 10% is the design part of my job. The new approach is always the biggest goal. For me "classical design" is not existing.

Research Topic "Geometric Games"

Mind Map / Collage done for the research process on the topic "geometric games"
size 1.8m x 0.4m

Innovation - Work Ultra Sonic Mirrior

The last month I and Alexander Weng, work quiet hard on the idea to

 remove dirt from a surface. After months of creating ideas and 

experimenting with different technologies and material we invent the ice of remove water and ice

from a mirror surface with ultra sonic actors. After we made the patent

we are in negotiations with automotive supplier for bring into production

this gadget.

Seelenflug

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Video from Fujistu Design Award from Japan TV

Me Raphael Lang and Yulin Hou @ Fujistu Design Award in Tokio

Integral Cord Elektronical Mokup

The future computer comes one step more to reality. We experiment with real electronics parts on a flexible circuit board to research more the technology behind. Well its a Mockup, but quite nice outlooking. May bee this technology can be used as a future flexible 3D scanner. Defenetly the succes of the next generation pc will be powered by its interface.

Winner Life Design Category Fujitsu Design Contest 2011

From Tapei News: 
"German designer Raphael Lang, left, and Taiwanese designer Hou Yu-Lin and Designer Stephan Chan from Hong Kong  display their award winning -design entitled “Integral Code,” a computer cable which enables users to display a computer screen inside the space enclosed by the cable during a computer design contest in Tokyo yesterday. Lang and Hou received the runner-up prize at the Fujitsu Design Awards and won prize money of 10,000 euros (US$14,200) from the Japanese computer giant."

The projections made with an array of  Texas Instruments DLP Chips

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I th Festival of Reinvent the Computer, Barcelona 25 April 2011

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Hello Friends

We are planning to have a "Think Tank" Workshop for re-inventing the computer.
Located in Barcelona during the 4th week of April (25). The workshop will be
7 days long, for
a maximum of 20 people.

The Goal of the “Think Tank” is to bring people together and begin
to re-think one of the most frequently used tools in today’s society: the
computer. We will address the needs of the human desire worldwide and think into
the future needs.

The workshop should be for any master students or for those who have obtained
their degree within the past 3 years.

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All disciplines such as: Artists, Designers, Musicians, Engineers
Information Systems Technology, or even, Psychologists. Everyone is welcome!!!
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The “Think Tank” would be for free, non-profit and non-commercial. This “Think
Tank” activity is just for fun. The goal is to bring people together and to work
toward a common goal on a topic that affects the daily lives of computer users.


The activity will be conducted in English.

To Participate:

Please send an email with your name, field of
study and maximum two (2) pictures that represent or depict your creativity.

Please submit your email by 1. April to the following email address:
rapheal@rapheal.de

On 2. April we will select the team of people who shall create a powerful
dynamic of thinkers with various backgrounds. You will then receive an
invitation to join the “Think Tank” activity.

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Activity Schedule:

Day 1.
*Introduce each other
*Socialize through a personal design session
*Presentation about future needs of the computer
*Discussion "For who is the computer designed?"

Day 2.
*Building Teams
*Brainstorming inspired from keywords generated by the discussion on Day 1.

Day 3.
*Research in Teams about the topics: "Computer": “Technology of the Future
Computer?”, “Internet: What is next?”, “Computers for the 3rd World?”, “How the
computer changed our relationships”........
*Presentations from each group about research topics


Day 4.

*Brainstorming in the Group
*Presentations of each group

Day 5.

*Brainstorming in the Group
*Presentations of each group

Day 6.

*Building a Model or "Paper Prototype"
or
*Building a Model with Rhino or similar software

Day 7.

*Final Presentations
* Party!!!

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Hope to see you there!


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What I DO - click to large

With the "G" in Peking

electronic arts

Walter Giers – electronic art
1968 – 2010

Ausstellung vom 31. Oktober 2010 bis 27. Februar 2011

TREE GENERATOR

Well very intersting for my integral project

http://arbaro.sourceforge.net/

Very Interesting Ideas working on a interface

Some very interresting Blog from a guy working on interresting interfaces


Jump....

SCETCHING MOBILES

Well, my passion is creating new
concepts, not mobile-phone designs
,but anyway enjoy some "by the way" concepts.
Anyway some of the next toppics will be
"re-invent the computer"...

Styl A

Styl A++

RESEARCH THE COCONING ATITUDE ON THE TOPIC FOOD

A DIN A 2 Mind Map I did during a research the modern
coconing attitude of the modern lifestyl. I starting analysing
the past trough the modern times and generate based on the
modern needs new ideas for future products and services
related to "Food".
Well I love to do an Mind Map instead of a Power Point
stuff, there is more space for speculation.
(click to enlarge)

Details of future concepts of "Food".
Well i generated lots of new
concepts but the stay confidential.

CAN BOOTS - DIY ANTI MINE PROTECTION

The CAN BOOTS

Land mines are a quite dangerous problem,

and they kill and injure an average of 100 people

daily. More than 60 countriesworldwide suffer

under this problem. During research the injuries,

scientiest discover that most land-minecasualties

happend not because of shrapnel,  

but instead of the shock wavesfrom the explosion

directly under the feed. 

So the best way to avoid injuriesis to distance 

the food from the explosion and create energy 

absorbers.

The "Spider Boot" is a solution, but not payable for

The Spider Boot

people in poor areas. Also for soldiers, they must

cross a area with mines and have to improvise.

The goal isto make a protection of daily,

cheap materials even effortable for the poors.

The Can-Boot is a prototyp of a Low Coast, DIY

solution. The user easily fix the plattform with

plastic straps on his armyboots. In a case of blast, the concave bottom of the can

the shockwave energy to the center.  

The softdrink-cans are filled with gelatine, 

to have the same damping effect like ballistic 
gell. The structure of the can keeps the food up,
avoid from the shockwave.
The upper whole of the the can releases the presure
from the explosion and absorbs the energy 

during moving out the gelatine through

the hole. Simular like a hydraulic shock damper. 

The pressboard stops minor particels without
spliting pieces of wood.

1. What you need.

* Proper army boots

* 2 x 8 cans, best still fixed in the plastic net.

* 2 Pieces of pressboard panel out of wood.

*One  tape.

*Gelatine for  5 liters of gel

*Cable strap

2. How to do

Put the gelatine inside the cans, and mix

with water.

Just follow the gelatine instructions.

3.

Fix the can block with tape.

4. 

Cut the pressboard to the right size

and sketch the outline of the boots.

Drill some holes for cable straps.

Fix the pressboard also with tape, or

also with cable straps.

5.

Strap on the boots with the cable straps

Ready to walk !!!

The small footprint, as result of the conus

form of the can bottom, minimize the contact

to the ground. That avoid contact to the mine

triger.

Mosquito, new Film in Super 8

One roll Kodak Super 8 Tri X, 15 m Film thats it !!! No cutting, no editing, no sound
raw real Super 8.
During the Super 8 Festival here in Barcelona we shooted the movie.
Finally we did the first price. Thanks to the whole crew, Bori, Sonja, Guilano !!!

xoxo Rapha, Fabiola

Did you you saw our other Super 8 movie Django y Esmeralda ?




http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gDHv8-MQEbc&feature=youtube_gdata

Project Hypnos

Right now I work on my "Hypnose" project. It will be the future of
grooboxes. It will combine xox and mpc styl beat programing.
I was never satisfied with my mpc and all that plastic r0land
and k0rg sound. Its time to leave "old preset patterns" build a great
new box.
More News Soon...

If you are interrested in a collaboration and you are former with
linux audio programming contact me !!!

Selling "Blue Lagoon" cocktails on the beach

With this fancy cocktail machine we sold cocktails at the beach in barcelona.
Very funny to watch when the "Blue Lagoon" is beeing mixed in the glass.