[photo from Engadget]
Luigi Colani's much-ballyhooed AnyFix, a universal cell phone charger, finally saw its public debut at CeBIT.
Unkindly likened to everything from a vagina to a "Romulan speculum," the unusual-looking device was actually based on the Dytiskus Marginalis, a beetle that swims underwater.
While much attention has been paid to the form of the device, little attention has been paid to Colani himself, a legendary designer who turns 80 this year. To all of you whippersnappers unfamiliar with the man, Colani was studying sculpture and aerodynamics way back in the '40s. Check out some of his other work:
hydrofoil
house
truck
piano
camera
Romulan Starcruiser
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