Tag: AREAWARE

There's been some buzz surrounding Toy Fair 2010 (quite literally with this underwhelming Millenium Falcon 'copter), and the New York City event ends today. With an expected 95-percent of the show composed of Madame Alexander dolls and plush playthings for the preschool set, we embarked on a quest to find a handful of unique toys that both kids and parents will love. From robot bugs, to classic ...

Areaware Vanmoof Bike (Earth Lover, Under $1,000) If the hipster trend of sleek, lightweight fixed gear-bikes leaves you cold (or with a concussion, as the case very well may be), then a less-aggressive cruiser might be more your speed. Leave it to the Dutch, who are perhaps the world's most devout users of two-wheelers, to make the most of the ordinarily drab cruiser. Areaware's Vanmoof ...

digg_url ='http://www.switched.com/2009/10/13/tech-and-design-get-together-at-areawares-the-drop-2012'; The name 'The Drop' comes from a date in the Mayan calendar that was expected to bring a shift from one phase of life to another, a window in time in which new things could begin to take shape. The number, 2012, is the year the Kyoto Protocol expires, and is added to inspire a sense of ...

With the whole world going green, we're seeing less Hummers and more hybrids than ever before--but did you know that there's zero-emissions way to get around using nothing but the power of your legs? Be the envy of your hipster friends with the stylish "Moof" bicycle from industrial design aggregators Areaware, which we recently caught on video. The top tube of this European-style ride has ...