Coolight

Juniper Foo | Jan 09, 2007

The jury's finally out on the latest designboom competition. And with the theme of "house party", the top prize has been nabbed by Taiwanese entrant Wen-Haur Yen. Good to know Asia has the design gumption to score one against 3,070 participants from around 89 countries. We reckon what makes Wen-Haur's entry a hit is that it's as much about function as form. The practical Asian side? The Coolight works as a handle fitted with a steel cylinder of cryogen you pre-freeze, which you can pop into your beer bottle to chill without the diluting effects of ice. A hole at the top lets you drink your preferred poison without having to remove the device. Color LEDs add fun party effects. Again, Wen-Haur's pragmatic side emerges with the LED doing double-duty as a display for information such as time and temperature. We won't be surprised if the commercial model throws in a breathelizer for drivers. Until then, somebody get this out into production quick!

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Via Yanko Design

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Device: Cooling device
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