Questa semplice e (in teoria) funzionale concept case è stata progettata da Koo’s design vincendo i Korean Belkin Design Award. Le due fasce elastiche posteriori dovrebbero assicurare una buona presa per cuffie, soldi, etcc…Aspettiamo quindi di vederli un giorno in vendita sugli scaffali.
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I’m rather intrigued by Chris Labrooy’s 3D graphics. Some are fantastically realistic, while others are so obviously fake—but in such a realistic manner. As 3D rendering technologies progress, they are beginning to achieve a quality best described as “too real.” Reality, similar to humanity, is perhaps best characterized by its imperfections. In contrast, Labrooy’s graphics are overly perfect.
Regardless, Labrooy did a great series of typographical posters, spelling out architects’ names with their buildings. Icons such as Zaha Hadid, Tadao Ando, Osco Niemeyer, and Frank Gehry are included in the series.
In case you missed it, back in 2006 we celebrated our 11th year with a special collaboration: the Core77 x Fila Blu Fom sneaker. With only 300 pairs available, the limited edition sneakers were hand numbered and packed in a vintage Fila box. Now here’s your chance to relive the magic with a brand new, never worn before pair of Blu Foms in men’s US 11. Thanks to our board members, we were alerted to the pair up on the eBay auction block. Act fast, the auction ends on September 12th!
Original video from the archive after the jump:
The future arrives in the present with a charity auction of 1500 pairs of long-coveted sneakers
Twenty-two years ago a film about time travel gave us a glimpse of the now not-too-distant future. The 1989 Back to the Future sequel looked forward to 2015, capturing the imaginations of kids like us who dreamed of one day riding their own hover board in self-lacing sneakers like Marty McFly. Those sneakers, a concept created by Nike’s own design head Tinker Hatfield alongside the film’s production team, went on to provide fodder for millions of clicks worth of Internet speculation, a petition and even DIY mock-ups. Today, this past vision of the future becomes a reality as Nike launches the Mag. Continuing to push the boundaries of limited editions, auctions and charity, 1500 pairs of the shoes will be available by auction only with the potential to raise $100 million for The Michael J. Fox Foundation for Parkinson’s Research through a matching donation by Google’s Sergey Brin.
As Nike’s guest, I was present for the launch of this project in Los Angeles’ Universal Studios. A tour of the lot reminded us about the magic of movies, a point Hatfield reinforced by describing the original Mags’ oversized battery pack that bulged out of Fox’s back pocket—off camera, of course—to light up the LEDs in the shoes.
Nearly identical to the ones Fox work in the film, the shoes even include the LED panel in the sole and electroluminescent logo in the strap. Today’s version has a small internal battery hidden in each featherweight shoe. The glowing features last up to five hours per charge and the plug port neatly tucks away under the cuff.
Unfortunately, despite Nike filing the Automatic Lacing System patent back in 2009, the power laces detail from the film shoes didn’t make it to the production model. Given that feature shows a poetic respect for the needs of people suffering from the limited muscle control Parkinson’s Disease inflicts, Hatfield simply commented, “It’s not 2015 yet,” alluding to a future refresh of the Mag.
Back to the Future fans, sneaker-heads and philanthropists are invited to bid on the Mags in a series of one-day auctions that starts tonight at 11:30pm EST at nikemag.ebay.com and will run until 18 September 2011. To box out the typical reselling bonanza and ensure maximum dollars are contributed to to the cause, no pairs of shoes will be shipped until all 1500 pairs are sold. All proceeds will go to The Michael J. Fox Foundation and will be matched by Sergey Brin.
All photography by Josh Rubin
It looks like the total raised on eBay alone was $5,695,190.53 (before live auctions and matching grants)!
Voici le nouveau clip (sous la forme d’un mini-film) pour l’artiste américain Kid Cudi sur son titre “Mr Rager”. Une très belle direction par Jeremie Rozan de Surface to Air et une collaboration artistique pour la collection de jackets du clip. A découvrir dans la suite de l’article.
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Our exclusive look at how a 300 year old tree became a key element in Cadillac’s ultra-luxurious concept car
The Ciel is Cadillac’s latest attempt to reinvigorate the company’s heritage of American luxury—reflected both in its attention to detail and its desire to explore the journey of traveling by automobile. One of the concept car’s most striking elements is the solid olive wood used inside the passenger cabin. When talking to the car’s design team we learned about the extensive process they went through to integrate the wood into the design. Project Manager Alessandro Zezza from Cadillac’s Advanced Design Group shared the story of its creation—a long journey that began early in the design phase around two years ago. Make sure you check out the amazing images in our slideshow below.
Based on the complexity of the car’s initial drawings the team realized that veneered wood was not going to be an option, so Christine Ebner, who heads up color and trim in the studio, set out to find a hardwood solution. In addition to the usual concerns about finding wood that complimented the car’s design, the designers realized that they needed to mill the components from sequential planks, and that they needed 11 two-inch planks—four of which had to be glued together to create the interior’s larger pieces. That’s a very big, old tree and issues of sustainability were a big concern in the studio.
Christine, located what seemed like a prime candidate—a very rare, 300-year-old olive tree that had fallen in a storm in its native Naples, Italy—at Hearne Hardwoods in Oxford, PA, a wood yard outside of Philadelphia. Rick Hearne worked with Christine to find the perfect tree, and fortunately this one had already been dried in a kiln and been sequenced. Fortunately, the designers loved the Italian olive wood’s rich grain and markings, and the team set to work.
The journey began on a beautiful planer from the 1940s, which took on the 30″ wide trunk with ease. The planks were sanded, photographed, and aligned on a gantry mill (a large platform designed for cutting planks) with their outer skin still on. Registration holes were drilled, and XYZ coordinates taken. The planks were then replicated in Alias’s Autostudio using texture and planar maps, which enabled Alessando to analyze the grain and develop a very intricate map of from where each piece would be cut. An incredibly complex 3D puzzle, each piece needed to be cut around the tree’s knots and splits while also ensuring that the grain direction and tree ring orientation matched. There was only one trunk to work with, and every piece had to be accounted for.
Darryl Grijalva, the studio’s shop manager, then created the tool paths for each plank and part. Dowel pins were used to ensure that the boards lined up properly and stayed in place when they were glued. Once the blocks were ready they were sent over to 3D Mass Design and Engineering in Glendale, CA. Rocky Gonzalez, who oversaw the fabrication there, had to work around concerns of chipping and warping, but the wood cut beautifully.
From there they were sent over to Metalcrafters in Fountain Valley, CA for test fitting and then to Tom Houlden, who ensured that the wood was finished to spec with its final staining (medium warm) and finishing (clear satin). After their lengthy journey—from Italy to Philadelphia and from studio to studio around Los Angeles, the 21 completed pieces were brought back to Metalcrafters for their final fit, and then back to the GM studio for final assembly.
It seems appropriate that the journey of the wood, through the vision of the design team and the many skilled artisans who crafted the interior, isn’t that different from the kind of relaxed, refined and elegant journey the Ciel was designed to take.
Photos provided by the GM Design Studio; photos of the finished car by Josh Rubin. For more images see gallery below.
Over the next months we will be highlighting award-winning projects and ideas from this year’s Core77 Design Awards! For full details on the project, jury commenting and more information about the awards program, go to Core77DesignAwards.com
Designer: Jupone Wang
Location: Pasadena, California, USA
Category: Design for Social Impact
Award: Student Notable
Lien is a redesign of the Taiwanese practice of burning joss paper to honor the deceased. It offers a zero-waste, all-inclusive package that fulfills the cultural needs of traditional, 49-day funerary rituals.
The project began with a life-cycle analysis of existing joss paper. From the analysis, I learned that modern joss paper is produced by soaking furniture manufacturing byproducts in nitric acid. During drying and burning, nitrogen oxide, carbon dioxide, and volatile organic compounds are released that cause cancer, skin irritation, and respiratory diseases. I sent a sample of the paper to EMS Laboratories to be screened for heavy metals. The results showed unsafe levels of Barium and Zinc. Despite harsh environmental and health impacts, demand is still growing. The belief reinforced by funeral homes and temples is, “The more you burn, the more you care.” This led to the idea of a zero-waste, all-inclusive package that limits excessive behavior.
Core77: What’s the latest news or development with your project?
I would love to see Lien adopted into funerary traditions in Taiwan, helping this quintessential part of our culture. It is critical that this tradition continues to thrive in a sustainable way. Next term, I am taking a class on how to take products to market as the first step to making this dream come true.
What is 1 quick anecdote about your project?
One of the difficulties I needed to overcome was how to make the act of burning paper a positive contribution to society. My eureka moment came when I learned that burnt tea leaves are often used to enrich soil in traditional Chinese farming. The new joss paper uses tea leaves instead of heavy metal seals to give the paper symbolic monetary value. When burned, the ash becomes fertilizer, rich in potassium.
Read on for full details on the project and jury comments.
Complete your look with these favorite vintage timepieces culled from online watch boutiques
With the launch of their editorially-driven online shop, Park & Bond not only became the most recent retailer to adopt the “curated’ approach, but with it introduced a vintage watch store that makes it easy to find that ultimate man’s accessory. Here we highlight our favorites from the crop of statement-makers they debuted today, along with some others we’re currently coveting from similarly great resources.
Park & Bond’s perpetually rotating inventory of vintage timepieces are chosen primarily by “a gentleman who lives, breathes and sleeps watches,” explains Divisional Merchandising Manager Brooke Cundiff. Working side by side, the top-secret buyer and Cundiff seem to know what they’re doing; Breitling’s 1970s Navitimer ($5,500) is one of our all-time favorite vintage watches. Beautifully-designed dials feature a circular slide rule and multiple rings of numbers for timing and calculating, and the colorful hands give it a subtly sporty edge. The 1950s LeCoultre ($8,495) 3 register chronograph has an uncommon dial with raised dots at the hour marks, lending a functional detail for a dressy watch with a twist. Rolex’s late 1960s GMT Master ($7,150) has a bi-colored bezel that brings all of the fun without crossing into gimmicky territory.
From the 19 watches currently stocked by Stockholm’s Herr Judit, we were drawn to the Zenith and Omega dress watches—the crisp dials of the two brands’ post-war dress watches can’t be beat.
From the ’60s-era Omega that has an Italian leather band (€3,500) to a steel Zenith two-tone from the ’40s (€3,500) and a 1950s Omega with an elegant black clock face and genuine lizard leather band (€3,200), these are all classics without an overly antique look.
Former Jack Spade designer Matt Singer has a natural talent for scouting classically masculine and American military-style watches that are easy to wear, and look just as good in the office as they do on the weekend. Due to his keen eye and lower price points, his stock often sells out fast, like the Helbros manual wind chronograph ($985) that has a 30-minute register and lizard leather band. The others that caught out attention are a 1951 Omega Seamaster featuring a Swiss-made 17-jewel movement ($975) and a 1966 Benrus black dial manual wind military watch with the serial number and date engraved on the back ($475).
American manufacturing may be dying, but it ain’t dead yet! Style blogger Michael Williams of A Continuous Lean has put together a “Fuck Yeah Made in the USA” Tumblr, collecting manufacturing videos shot in factories in Illinois, Massachusetts, Oregon, Wisconsin, California and Maine, thus far.
Williams’ focus here is primarily on footwear, textiles and clothing, but with any luck we’ll start seeing some North Carolina furniture factories cropping up. In the meantime here’s the Quoddy Workshop out of Maine:
Quoddy Workshop – Lewiston, Maine from Oliver Wilkins on Vimeo.
Williams has a good eye for quality, and for the Tumblr he’s cherry-picked some of the best-looking factory footage you’re likely to see. There’s that consistency of quality that comes from things being shot on high-end DSLRs; the videos are resplendent in, as Williams puts it, “all of their 5D glory!”
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