Now, now, now, please?

Most fans and followers of Industrial Design agree that there’s been a drought in technology design innovation, of late, but fear not, for that drought is finally over; Inhabit and Kyocera recently unveiled a prototype for a new phone over which the design world, its fans, and gadget geeks everywhere are currently oooing and aahing–the Kyocrea EOS, a kinetic flexible OLED phone. If you love design, it should make you squee! with joy–you may just do so regardless.

Look at it. It is beautiful. The simplicity of its minimalist design makes the iPhone look like the Griswold house at Christmas time, and with a form factor the approximate dimensions of a small wallet (not ham), it makes the iPhone look bloated, as well.

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These are just too fun to pass up. Product designer Mark McKenna set out to pay homage to some of the greatest modern designers of our times, knowing full well he couldn’t possibly recreate their genius, and really, why would he even try? Instead he found his own unique voice in the Design Emulation Kit, or DEK, for short, a snap apart, snap together kit that emulates lamp designs of Castiglioni, Sapper, Starck, and Maurer. The end result is a bit irreverant in a tongue-in-cheek way, but it’s done with the utmost respect. At $29 each + the cost of a 9 volt battery, this would make a great gift for any design enthusiast.

Shown: DEK4 Achille Castilioni’s Toio Lamp