A Power Pig with 17 Snoutlets (and the Design Process behind it.)

<script type="text/javascript" src="http://w.sharethis.com/button/sharethis.js#publisher=0d650ffe-1ec7-4395-883b-24e806d21a65&type=website"></script><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj02VY0bdoD2wqjHPMJHP7VRsUER2fv3NlnH6J8RPcU5qt4qPxprANsJAm2JW_KeK_Wlx17xB4r_MMy34wF24iFnMrvykT8nZANxnjBoa5nrLLqlSa3jEuWhBBZYF84qmBSmmXIpCMwtx8n/s1600/Power-Strip-Pig-4.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5659705527478053202" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj02VY0bdoD2wqjHPMJHP7VRsUER2fv3NlnH6J8RPcU5qt4qPxprANsJAm2JW_KeK_Wlx17xB4r_MMy34wF24iFnMrvykT8nZANxnjBoa5nrLLqlSa3jEuWhBBZYF84qmBSmmXIpCMwtx8n/s400/Power-Strip-Pig-4.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 532px; height: 473px;" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlkFMv-eY-f11NRXi3i2mGFutokciNR1V_DHz7cG0eeuf3TMwbieMNJ7ZQSYlA8HRLM5Q84p68-yBP9eGdySpdlUPnn0U5NoPY0sVBwaYcY9huvBGvBjOFgl_F-C19C_kNDtqTSYRMkv2d/s1600/svintus-process-05.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5659701192988509730" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlkFMv-eY-f11NRXi3i2mGFutokciNR1V_DHz7cG0eeuf3TMwbieMNJ7ZQSYlA8HRLM5Q84p68-yBP9eGdySpdlUPnn0U5NoPY0sVBwaYcY9huvBGvBjOFgl_F-C19C_kNDtqTSYRMkv2d/s400/svintus-process-05.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 527px; height: 395px;" /></a><br /><br />Russian design studio <a href="http://www.artlebedev.com">Art Lebedev</a> is always designing clever items, some as concepts, some as produced items. One of their latest concepts is something I wish would come to fruition. Check out the design process and final protoypes of their Power Strip Svintus with 17 snout-plugs (or Power Pig with 'snoutlets' as I like to call it.)<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEip-UNbIPdV69pmV42z0BANkPYqi3ko6muURQ9FK8TKD4uOjgIY15uMNyG7yhxHdSd0mbL0YsSiKepVs-og5wFsSejPgnt_akVPeb0tPCVAWyGnUdvjT0LFIs9hRE_gD84FbfNLQRWqht7w/s1600/svintus-process-01.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5659702989270315442" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEip-UNbIPdV69pmV42z0BANkPYqi3ko6muURQ9FK8TKD4uOjgIY15uMNyG7yhxHdSd0mbL0YsSiKepVs-og5wFsSejPgnt_akVPeb0tPCVAWyGnUdvjT0LFIs9hRE_gD84FbfNLQRWqht7w/s400/svintus-process-01.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 525px; height: 304px;" /></a><br /><br />Task: <span style="font-style: italic;">to play up a conventional piggy. </span><br /><br />Svintus power strip is a multi-snout cutie that you will not want to hide behind a couch. It’s a pink, fully functional device with seventeen snout-plugs.<br /><br />Spiral cord evolved from a pig tail:<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAXIuXnT8EaHvSw35pbNWGrDDTFpa8r9mHe5mi1sNNNUm1XfUTM4-76_v9MwTKFKybqYSfUyC1_6aSCz3I7_Yjmh4LaK3IApei8DmVeYIh7lxoYVMrVoBd8Ye2u3RJZCvJKhsc4mfmSuJK/s1600/Power-Strip-Pig1.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5659703160355586130" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAXIuXnT8EaHvSw35pbNWGrDDTFpa8r9mHe5mi1sNNNUm1XfUTM4-76_v9MwTKFKybqYSfUyC1_6aSCz3I7_Yjmh4LaK3IApei8DmVeYIh7lxoYVMrVoBd8Ye2u3RJZCvJKhsc4mfmSuJK/s400/Power-Strip-Pig1.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 521px; height: 440px;" /></a><br /><br />The built-in circuit breaker protects from overload (Circuit breaker disguised as a mono-nipple):<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhX8_l8K2LuKRTWRZJxQ_2GEZEsZFXnjI9UOI-K3Dohv-Fy9o9HsueeauMdgEYp8lnuA3HcODu1OGqFA3vZkf3uTye9KTv1XuORX5DHF6B_Tnkpn0fIkbHpWjn_cNNdQvzGtQIYsZ6WEnux/s1600/Power-Strip-Pig-3.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5659703890762959586" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhX8_l8K2LuKRTWRZJxQ_2GEZEsZFXnjI9UOI-K3Dohv-Fy9o9HsueeauMdgEYp8lnuA3HcODu1OGqFA3vZkf3uTye9KTv1XuORX5DHF6B_Tnkpn0fIkbHpWjn_cNNdQvzGtQIYsZ6WEnux/s400/Power-Strip-Pig-3.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 529px; height: 327px;" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5OMqzVHsb0_ZiXlpv4Y5rdQrsUiIMlLKAOHFxON53urN7U0LOez4yqAqgfqN7P6XCU2WvE5tiqngA5LU-90HNzVJTPdiK1txWPbyAD89HSvPwBJRwIGYGQeKmsifO0uGb-vkP6LEJSmpJ/s1600/Power-Strip-Pig-5.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5659711165670812770" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5OMqzVHsb0_ZiXlpv4Y5rdQrsUiIMlLKAOHFxON53urN7U0LOez4yqAqgfqN7P6XCU2WvE5tiqngA5LU-90HNzVJTPdiK1txWPbyAD89HSvPwBJRwIGYGQeKmsifO0uGb-vkP6LEJSmpJ/s400/Power-Strip-Pig-5.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 525px; height: 384px;" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEYrFz2ks3-N3RtJm6zX1IxrY08vrdLfq33OTcrsv044QnlK6wbfGZ50EnD_-iL5R5nXvr2O1jKuLdMmsL_wu2xKUlmZ-DUYQnKGZuYYpeMNUSO4J0BVC0c6bF1RgrWmkwrvwl8_VvcP4m/s1600/Power-Strip-Pig-2.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5659703240069412626" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEYrFz2ks3-N3RtJm6zX1IxrY08vrdLfq33OTcrsv044QnlK6wbfGZ50EnD_-iL5R5nXvr2O1jKuLdMmsL_wu2xKUlmZ-DUYQnKGZuYYpeMNUSO4J0BVC0c6bF1RgrWmkwrvwl8_VvcP4m/s400/Power-Strip-Pig-2.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 530px; height: 429px;" /></a><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">The Design Process:</span><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJuyGwxyOMTOw24PHZ_VUTAmZyy09zDmiXun7iT_t1xrrtFSwxlB512accqJgIDnaAJU04acIQ_VFPFFnfbiau8bC8E995eeHv0RVoT_NU1sp6VhG7gBT6O7zOZVc4lFJ9VC3SikjOg1A-/s1600/svintus-process-02.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5659701583985358162" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJuyGwxyOMTOw24PHZ_VUTAmZyy09zDmiXun7iT_t1xrrtFSwxlB512accqJgIDnaAJU04acIQ_VFPFFnfbiau8bC8E995eeHv0RVoT_NU1sp6VhG7gBT6O7zOZVc4lFJ9VC3SikjOg1A-/s400/svintus-process-02.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 527px; height: 387px;" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXB9a0jl1e0NmEcN_4FNR4U58Pg9Z0SFV1hCCQCPCiqSJ9_seunemhsV1IiV9M9PsxGOB3qxqIe6ruGVysd5ptLOWOC7HVBzbULexqaw6BiRUB3b0e06PsSuztH6UscfroHf55MK9R2GGb/s1600/svintus-process-03.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5659701475666544050" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXB9a0jl1e0NmEcN_4FNR4U58Pg9Z0SFV1hCCQCPCiqSJ9_seunemhsV1IiV9M9PsxGOB3qxqIe6ruGVysd5ptLOWOC7HVBzbULexqaw6BiRUB3b0e06PsSuztH6UscfroHf55MK9R2GGb/s400/svintus-process-03.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 525px; height: 658px;" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinwjrvcHM04KexzFaSF0etceFLTqho1gVUTKvMH0zTRof4rmZcfbTuq9RrAqkEGoFSbjm9vSme7AeXrq5a3Xh-Si-NW-rQ3gIL_Zb01dMCCQzKfkYDN0yqETBCyzQIS1fT7Drar_eJupjS/s1600/svintus-process-04.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5659702045305420706" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinwjrvcHM04KexzFaSF0etceFLTqho1gVUTKvMH0zTRof4rmZcfbTuq9RrAqkEGoFSbjm9vSme7AeXrq5a3Xh-Si-NW-rQ3gIL_Zb01dMCCQzKfkYDN0yqETBCyzQIS1fT7Drar_eJupjS/s400/svintus-process-04.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 526px; height: 366px;" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiD101IvxLBMhboaGYe3QeQJur_iFAW-NnsgHXoCq2UZkjGjXUgxdcQjmQZvhRYzoMvKf1kZS3CHBgzteLpsL_a67KHwn_sDNMsHmIAl8U9LwVy0ObhRRPoDfDHjCTM5dsqaP4n5HTPPKTY/s1600/svintus-process-04.5.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5659701927599213842" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiD101IvxLBMhboaGYe3QeQJur_iFAW-NnsgHXoCq2UZkjGjXUgxdcQjmQZvhRYzoMvKf1kZS3CHBgzteLpsL_a67KHwn_sDNMsHmIAl8U9LwVy0ObhRRPoDfDHjCTM5dsqaP4n5HTPPKTY/s400/svintus-process-04.5.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 527px; height: 367px;" /></a><br /><br />Release date: September 30, 2011<br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Credits:</span><br />artistic director: Artemy Lebedev<br />art director: Timur Burbayev<br />designer: Kirill Musienko<br />industrial designer: Alexei Sharshakov<br />modeler: Alexander Pozdeyev<br />visualizator: Philipp Gorbachev<br /><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-style: italic;">A special shout out to </span><a href="http://technabob.com/blog/2011/10/04/art-lebedev-svintus-power-strip-pig/" style="font-style: italic;">Technabob</a><span style="font-style: italic;"> for bringing this to my attention.</span></span>

A Power Pig with 17 Snoutlets (and the Design Process behind it.)

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Funky Find Of The Week: The 'Fuck The Rain' Umbrella

<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5FpsE5ZPwnD0EDfFt0pcE5jSpp7M3nfsnz210Eig9q1Qwt15NcYoWQyW10deZsIACQieLYPwAFl0fnmlbdBhlxbedK0b2kSHEt4S7Hmx2ml03V2xrJwBD9-fs_juKKgE7qmqQozC5O3SI/s1600-h/fuck-the-rain.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5250760915173239378" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5FpsE5ZPwnD0EDfFt0pcE5jSpp7M3nfsnz210Eig9q1Qwt15NcYoWQyW10deZsIACQieLYPwAFl0fnmlbdBhlxbedK0b2kSHEt4S7Hmx2ml03V2xrJwBD9-fs_juKKgE7qmqQozC5O3SI/s400/fuck-the-rain.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 528px; height: 801px;" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjm6XvJKblxUslplH67icG3KKZ0J-TYTaVlE_lzwwwg6vumd0iP1uX8UQ5uFEF3J40x2v5yPRf1eJ9wXRGgqd7OaXz-pHdLbQySWYG7_0HgwXHimtke0UufFgwlRnT7GCauVJ3IKWQJ5CzU/s1600-h/fuck-the-rain-2.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5250760817187239570" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjm6XvJKblxUslplH67icG3KKZ0J-TYTaVlE_lzwwwg6vumd0iP1uX8UQ5uFEF3J40x2v5yPRf1eJ9wXRGgqd7OaXz-pHdLbQySWYG7_0HgwXHimtke0UufFgwlRnT7GCauVJ3IKWQJ5CzU/s400/fuck-the-rain-2.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 537px; height: 418px;" /></a><br /><script type="text/javascript" src="http://w.sharethis.com/button/sharethis.js#publisher=0d650ffe-1ec7-4395-883b-24e806d21a65&type=website"></script><br /><br />Maybe you reside in rainy Seattle or the gloomy UK- or you just hate the rain. Either way, this umbrella by the Russian design studio Art Lebedev makes it loud and clear to the rain gods that you prefer a sunny day.<br />Plus, you can flash it at any car the cruises by a puddle, splashing you.<br /><br />Made in China<br />Designers: Artemy Lebedev, Anton Schnaider<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuLQsfUFVSz3HiykLYFUpFOPd-Gus9qGV2jFKafj5prd0cyfkDKNr3k0X4aklSFQWY5V7WUTI52txcuiuO4LmGD5vAww9Ow3XUB9BQetUPU5Gj5Q_YFafGP84fr65mzBOtyFKXVoa3s3zz/s1600-h/8pt6slou.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5250761669426893778" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuLQsfUFVSz3HiykLYFUpFOPd-Gus9qGV2jFKafj5prd0cyfkDKNr3k0X4aklSFQWY5V7WUTI52txcuiuO4LmGD5vAww9Ow3XUB9BQetUPU5Gj5Q_YFafGP84fr65mzBOtyFKXVoa3s3zz/s400/8pt6slou.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 264px; height: 264px;" /></a><img src="http://img.artlebedev.ru/everything/fuck-the-rain/umbrella-small.jpg" style="width: 264px; height: 264px;" xmlns="" /><br /><br />Comfortable handle allows you to clasp it to your backpack when it’s not raining. Automatic open/close. Material: 100% polyester<br /><br />Price:<br />55.47 US$<br />35.25 €<br /><a href="http://www.artlebedev.com/everything/fuck-the-rain/#height_457">Buy it here.</a>

Funky Find Of The Week: The 'Fuck The Rain' Umbrella

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