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An evil thought just occurred to me: What if the law mandated that all automobile rims be outfitted with zoetrope animations, calibrated to the diameter of their wheels, that held steady at 55 m.p.h.? And seemingly rotated forwards or backwards at faster or slower speeds, respectively? That way cops could tell if someone was exceeding the speed limit without using a radar gun.

I know, I know, the plan breaks down when you consider that in some states the speed limit is 65 and even 75 m.p.h., plus this would do nothing to tell you if someone was speeding in a 30 m.p.h. zone. I guess that’s why I’m a blogger and not an evil scientist. Anyways, I got the idea from looking at UK-based designer/illustrator/animator/cyclist Katy Beveridge’s project to get a zoetrope animation on her bicycle’s wheels:

This is a piece created to question whether it was possible to film animation in realtime. Part of my [Central Saint Martins] 3rd year disseration project I was looking at proto animation (really early basic animation) in contemporary design. I’ve taken a lot of influence from other contemporary designers who are using these techniques to explore the way we look at animation and how its made….I have interviewed animators such as Jim le Fevre and in my research referenced other people using this technique such as David Wilson and Tim Wheatley who did this before me. I developed this project based on what is being done in animation right now as well as a lot of primary research into the history of animation techniques.

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It seems that we’ve been seeing a glut of consumer audio solutions lately, collectively comprising a veritable addendum to our Ultimate Gift Guide (in which David Auerbach of Dijital Fix has you—specifically, your ears—covered).

Of course, there still seems to be room to grow in the headphone/speaker category, at least to the extent that crappy earbuds remain the de facto stock accessory for audio players (read: iPods). While Dr. Dre continues to build his electronics empire, Utah-based designers Jeremy Saxton and Jacob Hall have taken a more forward-looking approach to headphone design. Taking a cue from Scott Wilson of the wildly successful TikTok & Lunatik, the designers have cleverly combined the iPod Shuffle with the one accessory that its function is contingent upon: an output device.

The ODDIO1 represents the logical extension, in a manner of speaking, of cord reduction in the interest of streamlining the on-the-go listening experience—specifically for exercise and outdoor activities. By integrating an mp3 player into the headphones themselves, the ODDIO1 effectively cuts out the middleman of excess cabling, something like building a speaker around the iPod Shuffle, and the square-ish form factor of the cans is likely a reference to the iPod Shuffle itself.

Just as armband-based sports mp3 players existed prior to the TikTok & Lunatik, all-in-one headphone+mp3 players are nothing new. Thus, like Wilson, Saxton and Hall hope to extend the value—and design—of the iPod as opposed to competing directly with either mp3 players or headphones.

Check out the pitch after the jump:

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Tread-like indents in the concrete facade of this rock-climbing centre might encourage visitors to scale the walls (photos by Julien Lanoo).

Designed by French architects Béal & Blanckaert, Le Polyèdre is situated outside Lille and houses a gym as well as a rock-climbing hall.

The roof the centre slopes upwards at one end to accommodate the faceted climbing wall, which has both white and bright orange surfaces.

Timber frames the building’s doors and windows, most of which are trapezium-shaped.

This is the third building we’ve published this month by Béal and Blanckaert, following a Corten-clad library and a nursery with a colourfully striped facade – see all our stories about the architects here.

Here’s some more text from Antoine Béal and Ludovic Blanckaert:

Salle d’escalade de Mons-en-Baroeul

Within a larger restructuring of the 70′s modernist city center by the urbanization office FX Mousquet, the city of Mons-en-Baroeul decided to create room for a rock climbing hall and a gym space.

The project finds it’s place on a topographical spot within the urban architecture.

The building unites the two functions (rock climbing & gym) in one hexagonal ground plan; a form dictated by the rock climbing wall and its surrounding function.

Rock climbing in the north of France remains artificial; so is the architecture of the project.

The materials chosen decompose the hilly landscape.

The concrete wall rises up as an artificial rock; this dividing structure embraces the functions of a sporting facility.

The vegetal roof, with both winter and summer vegetation, artificially reflects the alpine landscapes within the equally artificially constructed urbanism of Mons-en- Baroeul.

The interior has two well defined spaces. One space, the rock climbing hall, mimics a theatre atmosphere to maximally embellish the sport of rock climbing.

The second space encloses the gym quarters in an uncommon wooden atmosphere, a characteristic of the chosen OSB material.

Wooden window frames unite this uncommon architecture to the many different buildings and to the topographically interesting garden surrounding the building.

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Name of the project: le polyèdre
Address: Mons en Baroeul
Architectes: Antoine Béal et Ludovic Blanckaert
Collaborateurs: T .Foucray – J.Ramet
Client: Ville de Mons en Baroeul – France