Good design solves problems and can sometimes even make a statement about changing human behavior. This refrigerator concept for Samsung by Netherlands’ GRO Design attempts to do just that.
It presents itself as a piece of furniture rather than an appliance to be hidden in the kitchen. Many people simply don’t have room for a traditional refrigerator and may center food consumption around the living room coffee table. GRO also designed the fridge to be as flexible as possible allowing both vertical and horizontal setups, suiting the potential buyer’s individual needs.
Fast Company has more on how it reflects change in the [...]

Over at GOOD Magazine, they have a fantastic pictorial essay shot by photographer Mark Menjivar that explores the interiors of refrigerators from across the United States. The project, titled “You Are What You Eat,” offers an intimate glimpse into the lives of strangers by baring their eating habits for all to see. The images offer similar revelations to those found in “Hungry Planet: What the World Eats,” albeit on a more localized level. And after seeing these portraits, you probably won’t feel so bad about the state of your own fridge, 14 different kinds of condiments and a six-pack of beer [...]

Emily Cummins, a 21-year old UK student, has produced a portable, solar-powered fridge that can be constructed from simple components, making it a perfect innovation for the developing world where reliable electricity is often not accessible.  Basing her design on the principle of evaporation – the same way we cool ourselves through perspiration – Cummins has created a device with two nesting cylinders, leaving space in a bottom compartment that can be filled with materials such as sand or soil that are then soaked in water, as this water evaporates, the inner chamber cools, maintaining a temperature around 43 F [...]