Yanko Design - Form Beyond Function

The Osciblade sharpener does two pretty nifty things. It provides the efficiency of an electric sharpener without really using electricity, and it brings a new, fun interaction to the oldest technique of sharpening a pencil or a crayon with a knife or cutting blade.

Based off the classic technique of taking a knife or cutting blade to your pencil tip and whittling away at it till you’re left with a pointed edge (still preferred by artists over sharpeners), the Osciblade is a tabletop product that takes a good practice and introduces good product design to it. The Osciblade works like a regular sharpener in the sense that you put the pencil/crayon into its slot. Things get different when you have to use a pivoted handle (with a blade under it) to carve the tip of your pencil to make the nib sharper. What’s great about the Osciblade is that it makes the practice of using a cutting blade a whole lot safer, as well as keeps your table clean by collecting all the shavings in its lower chamber. Boy, we’d love to see a prototype!

Designer: Nirmayee Rode

Lamborghini changed its naming strategy with the Huracan. The last few names were all inspired by fighting bulls (paying tribute to the Lamborghini logo), however Huracan goes even more badass than a couple of wild animals, being the Spanish word for Hurricane. THIS concept car doesn’t have a name as wicked as a hurricane, but it is pretty intimidating. The Lamborghini Verdugo, or the Lamborghini Executioner, is designed and named to strike fear into the hearts of other car companies!

Taking inspiration from the arrow, a projectile known for its incredible escape velocity, the Verdugo is designed to look like an incredibly rapid shard that reaches breakneck speeds quietly (arrows don’t make any noise either). The Verdugo’s body is envisioned to be made out of Graphene infused Carbon Fiber, a material that has one of the highest strength-to-weight ratios known to mankind, and makes clever use of the SV (SuperVeloce) graphic by incorporating the S design into the side vent detail. Plus, would you look at those absolutely wicked headlamps!

Designer: Abhijit Dharmadhikari