I’m quickly falling into love with the Russian Art Lebedev Studio. While best known in the US for the ever delayed Optimus OLED keyboard, it’s one of their less interesting products.

Optimus Keyboard Concept Design

After all, this is just an introduction of new technology (that’s not quite ready) to accomplish what people have been doing with paper and sticker overlays for years. Primarily an industrial and graphic design firm, they do design sleek and beautiful form factor for existing products:

Globus Kettle

Sonicum Speaker System

However, what distinguishes them are the iconic forms they give to products

Teresumus Eraser

Mus2 Mouse

Locus Antenna (is the word antenna the same on a TV and an insect in Russian too?)

Superbitus Money Box

Maybe the only time when dropping the bomb is a good thing

Rozetkus Power Strip

Boring...

When function requires no specific form, why not play around a little bit?

Labels: art, redesign