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Wattson is the new home energy monitor that looks rather lovely, helps save money on bills and allows users the chance to really live a life of less is more.

DIY Kyoto as the name implies are helping us make sense of our own energy consumption using their first product, Wattson. Good technologies like this can help to make the abstract real as this is sometimes the difference between doing something or not. And it looks good which is important for something that needs to be on show at all times.

We are feeling a special kind of love for Chris Kabel’s Porcelain Kettle

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We’re not interested in all retro technology at Hulger. But we do like this keyboard and LCD monitor from Steampunk. Beautiful to look at, beautifully made and has an integrity that moves it from a gimmick to something truly desirable.

These cellphone mods we found on Make are interesting.

Read on for pictures from our two installations at the Milan Furniture Fair last week.
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Elle (France) ran a three page article on Colette’s 10th anniversary. As part of the article Elle list the twenty most interesting things to happen over that period and it looks like HULGER made it into the list.

These postcards from the early 20th century predicting technology in the year 2000 might seem old fashioned on the surface but they are a actually pretty accurate.

It’s been a while since we compiled the best of HULGER’s press coverage so we’ve just put our freshest batch together. Here it is in a PDF if you’re interested

HULGER are present at three separate locations during the Milan Salone del Mobile 2007 and would like to extend you a warm invitation to them all. We install our “Museum Piece” at the infamous Spazio Rossana Orlandi, have a Confessional Booth at Designersblock and are part of British Design Day at the British Consul-General’s Residence
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MUSEUM PIECE
HULGER introduce ASTOR & SOPHIA, two limited edition Bluetooth phones produced specially for Spazio Rossana Orlandi. Both pay homage to the 1920’s and 1930’s, a rich era in our cultural history when the arts embraced elegance, opulence and the ultra modern

Each model has been made in a limited production run of 100. Ten of each model are available on Designboom prior to the Salone, otherwise they can only be found at Spazio Rossana Orlandi

Spazio Rossana Orlandi is one of Milan’s premier showrooms for design. During the Salone 2007 they have invited various luminaries including Piet Hein Eek, Front, Thomas Eyck, Eindhoven Academy and Julian Mayor to take residence in their space

Spazio Rossana Orlandi
Via Matteo Bandello, 14/16
20123 Milan

Open daily - April 18th - 23rd, 2007 - 10h00 - 20h00
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THE CONFESSIONAL

‘The HULGER confessional washes away your sins or helps cleanse the souls of others. Join us as a sinner or find your calling as the voice of God.’

HULGER have teamed up with communications specialist Associate to present a specially built HULGER-powered Confessional Booth at Designersblock Milan 2007, offering visitors the chance to play the priest or the penitent

Designersblock
ASSOCIATE
Studio Romeo Gigli
Via Angelo Fumagalli 6
20143 Milan

Launch Party - Tuesday 17th April -18h00 - 22h00
Open Daily - April 18th - 23rd, 2007- 10h00 - 20h00
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BRITISH DESIGN DAY

HULGER are delighted to be part of the British Design Day organised by the British Consulate in Milan. HULGER will be presenting a selection of their wares alongside the cream of young British designers

British Design Day
Consul-General’s Residence,
4th Floor, Piazza Sant’Ambrogio 10,
Milan

Thursday April 19th - 10.00 - 20.30

One minute telephone conversations embroidered into ‘home sweet home’ frames by artist Louisa Bufardeci.

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