Plugging into smart design.

Yves Behar, designer of the Leaf Light for Herman Miller, has teamed up with GE to create an electric-car charging station. Called the GE WattStation, the device was created to be “as durable as street furniture, as visible as a light beacon, and as beautiful as street greenery.” Personally, I think it looks like a giant electric razor, but I can see the streamlined form working well in a variety of settings – from a public street to a private drive. Global roll out is planed for 2011 and the unit will sell for $3,000 to $7,000. A wall-mounted home unit (priced around $1000) will be introduced in October. Learn more.