This is a garden gun. What a brilliant example of an innovative design that makes gardening more fun by the simple appliance of a gun shape on a water hose. It's perfect for a game of water fighting with the kids as well!
The + Garden Gun 5.1 design was part of a project called The Design Reaktor Berlin.
The project is a multi-disciplinary research project at the Universität der Künste Berlin (Berlin University of the Arts). They want to encourage collaborations and match innovative designers' skills with small and medium-sized companies to find new solutions to industrial design and locations in Berlin.
Garden Hose Guns
'Design Reaktor Berlin' Pairs Young Designers With Industrial Companies
Trend Themes
1. Garden Hose Guns - Innovative designs that combine the functionality of garden hoses with playful shapes that enhance the user experience and provide opportunities for water play.
2. Design Collaboration - Emphasizing multi-disciplinary research in industrial design that partners innovative designers with companies to find new solutions for industrial design.
3. Location-centric Design - Exploring the use of location to inform industrial design and product development, with designers collaborating with local companies to draw inspiration from and create products that meet specific community needs.
Industry Implications
1. Outdoor Recreation - Designing outdoor products that enhance the user experience through combining form, function, and playfulness to create innovative, fun designs that promote outdoor activity and play.
2. Industrial Design - Collaborating with small and medium-sized companies to find disruptive innovation opportunities that bring sleek and playful designs to the marketplace.
3. Community-based Design - Creating location-centric designs that take inspiration from the local community, partnering with small and medium-sized companies to create products that meet specific needs and demands in different regions.