A Fly On The Wall That Can Save Your Life. Lento, The Award-Winning Smoke Detector From Jalo.

Lento is an unexpectedly whimsical but safe and effective photoelectric smoke alarm designed by Finnish designer Paola Suhonen for Jalo Helsinki.



Lento will not only enhance the safety of your home, but you will also add a touch of originality. Forget the boring and unattractive smoke alarms on the market – with Lento an essential everyday object such as a smoke alarm will become an original piece of design for decorating your home and keeping it safe. Installing Lento will take only a few seconds thanks to its 3M tape and there will be no need for screws or a power drill.



The whole surface of the smoke alarm acts as a test button, so there are no tiny push buttons, but the whole external casing acts as a press switch for silencing false alarms and testing the performance. Lento has been developed and manufactured according to the requirements and standards for smoke alarms. Lento is lightweight and has a 5 year battery life time.




Available in pink, green, grey, white or black, Lento was awarded the Red Dot Design Award 2011.




Manufacturer: Jalo Helsinki
Design: Paola Suhonen

Accessories: 5 years
Warranty: 5 year battery life time
Size: Length 188 mm, width 184 mm, height 50 mm, weight 200 g
Colors: Green, Pink, White, Grey and Black
Notes: Operational temperature 0-45C, humidity 0-90%

You Can Buy it here

KUPU - Photoelectric Smoke Alarm, Design by Harri Koskinen
If you'd prefer a smoke alarm that is not quite as whimsical, Jalo Helsinki also manufactures the KUPU, another Red Dot Design Winner that is a square photoelectric smoke alarm available in multiple colors:


You can also purchase the KUPU here

Extinguishers You Can Get Fired Up About. SAFE-T Designer Fire Extinguishers In Leather, Flags, Colors and More.

Since you should have a fire extinguisher in your home (and if you don't - shame on you!), why not make it an interesting one? I've already introduced you to both the Fire Design Collection and Pinqy and now, Tusch und Egon offers Safe-T brand fire extinguishing devices in a variety of stylish colors and designs. Leather wrapped with debossed Safe-T shield, shiny or matte colors, Flags, even ones with vintage looking wine labels.

Black Leather:

Green Leather:

Red Leather:

Matte Black:

Shiny Gold:

Shiny Copper:

Mint:

Orange:

White:
 
Bordeaux:

Wine Bottle, Black or Red:


American Flag:

British Flag:

Swiss Flag:



Measuring 9 cm in diameter and 29 cm in height, they weigh 2 kg and are technically manufactured according to BS EN, 3-8 requirements. Optional metal wall brackets are available. Get a few... one for the home, the office, even the car.

Price: $126 USD or £76.00 GBP - and yes, they ship worldwide. Buy them here




Tusch und Egon Ltd.
2 Chadwell Street
London EC1R 1UX
Great Britain

Cutest Smoke Detector Ever. The Chick-A-Dee Chirps You To Safety.

Smoke alarms, which are traditionally functional rather than decorative, are a vital tool to help protect your home and your loved ones. That's why the Dutch Association of Insurers held a competition to design fire prevention solutions, with entries from students taking various design courses in the Netherlands.



The Chick-a-Dee® by Louise van der Veld was the winning entry. The Chick-a-Dee is a well-designed smoke alarm in the shape of a bird.





The bird is perched on a branch, which also serves as a mounting system. The Chick-a-Dee ® comes in 5 color variations and can easily be fitted to the ceiling.




The Chick-a-Dee design is based on the clip-on birds one often sees as decorations on Christmas trees. The designer chose this shape because birds have always been known for their warning calls. It is a well-known fact that that birds warn each other of danger by calling loudly. In the previous century, miners used to take canaries in small cages with them into the mine, because these birds are sensitive to poisonous gases such as carbon monoxide. These gases are both colourless and odourless and can hardly be sensed by man. As soon as the canaries showed even the slightest sign of distress (by no longer singing and chirping) it was a clear signal to evacuate the mine as quickly as possible. The bird's presence gave the miners both a secure and pleasant feeling.




The Chick-a-Dee ® takes its name and appearance from the American Black-capped Chickadee (Poecile atricapilla). This name is a tribute to its warning call, the phonetic Chickadee sound. At the smallest threat, the bird calls chick-a-dee-dee, and in more serious circumstances, the call becomes a loud dee-dee-dee sound. As soon as smoke is detected a 85 db alarm signal is activated. The alarm signals that the battery is dead by playing by playing the alarm signal. Under normal conditions, a control light flashes once a minute. The Chick-a-Dee can be tested by pressing the test button. The batteries are easy to replace.



The Chick-a-Dee smoke detector was specially designed for the Baby and Kids market. The Chick-a-Dee smoke detector is equipped with a 1.5 year battery lifetime and a three-year warranty. Dimensions: length 17 cm, width 17 cm, height 12 cm


images and product description courtesy of Chick-A-Dee and The Initiator and Company

Buy it here

Or buy it directly from Chick-a-Dee in various colors here.

Product Pick Of The Week: The HomeHero, A Good Looking Fire Extinguisher

Finally, a nice looking fire extinguisher!
This was the consumer product winner in the 2007 IDEA awards.
Fire Extinguisher Product Details
* Clean design allows for prominent, unobstructed placement in kitchen - decreasing emergency response time
* Highly visible safety pin for easy identification and immediate response
* Ergonomic grip area for more intuitive and secure operation
* Use of HomeHero™ Fire Extinguisher and HomeHero™ Smoke/CO Alarms (sold separately) create an invisible protection system providing immediate alerts with clear, verbal instructions
* Rubber foot protects countertops
* Bracket included for wall-mounting
* Expected life of 12 years
* For use on fires involving flammable liquids and/or electrical equipment
* Streamlined form and glossy white surface allows for easy cleaning
* Bilingual instructions included
* 6-year warranty

Sold only at Home Depot.

A Fire Extinguisher That's Hot, Hot, Hot. Introducing Pinqy.

WHY PINQY®?
PinQY® is a small yet very powerful tool that comes in handy when you have the beginnings of a fire at hand.

Its unique spherical shape gives PinQY® the same extinguishing capacity (in terms of pressure) as a 1 kg extinguisher!



With its lightweight and practical design, PinQY® is simple to use and easy to handle. It takes up little space, which means that PinQY® is not only also suitable for smaller living spaces (such as student rooms), it can also be placed right in any area that runs the risk of catching fire.

As it is “lightweight” and does not require much strength to handle, PinQY® can also be used by children, the elderly and the disabled.

Its pleasing design and gadget-like nature also make PinQY® a perfect present for your children, friends and family.


Where is a good place to put/bring PinQY®?

* campsites, boats, garages/sheds, gardens (by the barbecue for example), kitchens, bedrooms, student rooms, etc.


Right now, it's only available from the following places:
United Kingdom:
PinQY UK Ltd.
18, College Parade
Salusbury Road
Queens Park
NW6 6RL London
United Kingdom
www.pinqy.co.uk

Scandinavia:
PinQY Nordic
Bivägen 13
125 58 Älvsjö
Sweden
www.pinqynordic.com

Netherlands:
PinQY Netherlands
Postbus 4326
6202 VA Maastricht
Nederland
www.pinqy.nl

but soon to be available in more places..