Jul 31
OODA: 227 flat
Posted in: OODAI portoghesi di OODA hanno riprogettato l’interno dell’appartamento 227 flat nei pressi di Porto. L’ amaca da muro è da copiare. Guardate il resto delle immagini su Designboom.
Jul 31
Heavy Rabbit
Posted in: Bongo-Design, Heavy RabbitLo sgabello Heavy Rabbit è formato da 31 sagome tubolari saldate insieme e può contenere al suo interno libri riviste, appunti. Disegnato da Bongo-Design.
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Jul 31
The Olympic infographic
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Artist Gustavo Sousa has reinterpreted the five Olympic rings as a series of infographics, comparing statistics across the five continents. The statistics range from comparisons of how many McDonald’s outlets there are per continent, to more serious statistsics about gun ownership and hazardous waste.
Thanks to the excellent French site Fubiz, we came across this series of infographics that use the five Olympic rings to represent statistics for the five different continents.
Although the Olympic rings were originally created to represent the five continents that take part in the Games, the colours don’t correspond to particular regions. One issue we would raise with Sousa’s infographics is their lack of a key to explain which continent is represented by each ring. There’s potentially a clue in the title of Sousa’s Tumblr – oceaniaeuropeamericasafricaasia – however it’s not entirely clear if the title corresponds to the infographics.
Sousa has also made a video version, which sees the rings morph into each infographic in a rather pleasing way.
oceaniaeuropeamericasafricaasia from gustavo sousa on Vimeo.
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Jul 31
Emmanuel Gilloz, a self-described “designer-geek-idealist” has invented the FoldaRap, a foldable version of the open-source RepRap 3D printer. While it’s more of a fold flat 3D printer, as it requires assembly rather than simply unfurling like an ironing board, it’s an impressive and creative direction for 3D printers to take. It’s not difficult to image being able to carry one of these with some raw plastic to a developing country or impoverished area, hooking it up to a generator, and printing out whatever’s needed locally.
France-based Gilloz spent over 500 hours developing the FoldaRap, and acknowledges the benefits of open-source:
Fortunately I could build upon the shoulders of others. To perpetuate that virtuous circle I also redistributed everything, since the very beginning, under the same open-source license. I also wanted to include a detailed BOM (Bill of Materials), a thing that I wish I could have seen more often in other projects.
…I designed the FoldaRap to be as easy as possible to build : you need few tools, and there is no distance to check during the assembly thanks to the push-fit strategy, making it easier to build than the previous models. While today it take a week to construct a classic RepRap and print something correct, the FoldaRap can be built in a day or two. With a kit well made we may even lower that time to few hours.
Jul 31
Vintage-inspired lamps with an industrial feel
Anyone who has wrestled with the trauma of a tiny city apartment has had to endure small, dim lights or, at the very least, a lack of accessible outlets. Cooper Union graduate Dennis Murphy combined his love for interior design with what he calls his “industrial palate” of the past to solve such shortcomings in his Brooklyn flat. Designing his own light fixtures based on the architecture around him, Murphy made a living out of his hobby by founding Huckduck with his friend Christopher Garis in 2011.
Based in New York’s Lower East Side, the lighting and design company creates lamps with distinct character, each individually handmade with quality and craftsmanship in mind. The lamps’ eight-foot cords are made of vintage cotton and can include a Leviton in-line on/off switch anywhere in the cord upon request. Each cord can be customized in color and pattern ranging from subdued black or neutral hues to denim, green, houndstooth, or a red and white zig-zag pulley cord.
Huckduck lamps range from hanging single-bulb pendants like the Yellow Bridge and Red Egg Basket to tabletop models like the Renovator and Glass Hemingway lamps. Huckduck also offers four different filament-exposed bulbs to complete the vintage look at a reasonable $18. Whatever the combination, the lamps deliver an old-time feel with contemporary sleekness for indoor or outdoor spaces.
Lamps are available for sale on the Huckduck website, or visit Fab to get a lamp on sale until 4 August 2012.
Jul 31
Skyfall Trailer
Posted in: 007, james bon, skyfallVoici le nouveau trailer officiel du prochain James Bond 007 avec ce film intitulé « Skyfall ». Réalisé par Sam Mendes et produit par Sony Pictures, le casting des acteurs est composé de Daniel Craig, Judy Dench, Naomie Harris et Javier Bardem. Prévu dans les salles à partir de Novembre 2012.
Jul 31
Sexy Sektorus
Posted in: UncategorizedFor no apparent reason Sektorus goes very well with ‘sexy’, so let’s just stick to that. This beautiful quartz watch designed by the good folks at Art Lebedev Studio. It features the body merging with the band. Two wedged displays showcase the hours and minutes/seconds separately; the date appears in a small window. The band is crafted from a flexible silicone material and fits your hand snugly. The body is all aluminum and super sexy!
Designer: Art Lebedev Studio
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Jul 31
Over the next few weeks we will be highlighting award-winning projects and ideas from this year’s Core77 Design Awards 2012! For full details on the project, jury commenting and more information about the awards program, go to Core77DesignAwards.com
Whaletale is a compact fashionable traveling mat that provides comfortable and relaxing waiting experience at airports for family travelers. It is a traveling accessory that attaches onto any carry-on luggage that unfolds into a semi-private space providing a comfortable seating for a parent and sanitary play environment for children.
How did you learn that you had been recognized by the jury?
I was in the middle of crazy Monday afternoon at Alite designs where I currently work as a summer design intern. A friend of mine called me with an hyped up voice saying congratulations and that I won the award on Core77! Since the project submission in the spring, I hadn’t kept up with upcoming dates. I would have missed the live recognition otherwise. My coworkers and I listened to the live awards video together and in celebration, we went and got ice cream!
What’s the latest news or development with your project?
Now that all the moms and even single travelers I know are asking me when and where they could buy Whaletale, I want to start thinking about developing this project into an available product and share the goodness with all travelers.
What is one quick anecdote about your project?
In the beginning of this project, with hopes of finding design opportunity in a broad topic of ‘traveling,’ I went to SFO international airport. There was an amusing scene, in front of the set of my opportunity-seeking eyes. I saw families with little kids waiting at the airports, and almost none of them were using the terminal chairs. Instead, they were lounging on the floor with their crawling toddlers and already tired preschoolers. Why? Then my viewfinder captured a mom with twin girls on a blanket surrounded by several luggage, and they explained everything. The mom sat with her legs spread out letting her twins play in the physical fence-like boundary she created with her body. All she wanted was a comfortable, clean, and secure space for her family in a public space. I had a belief that this family represented all the family travelers and the common struggles among this group.
What was an “a-ha” moment from this project?
Every conversation I had with traveling families at airports—SFO and OAK—was my source of inspiration. Live stories about small and big problems and hassles of family travelers gave me insights and led me to have the real understanding along with excitement to help them out with design. I had those idea sparks above my head in every single talk, not a single wasteful one. Seeing families traveling and parents’ care in making the trip more fun and comfortable, reminded me of the whales and how they have strongest social ties between mother and calf as they travel together. That’s how the name of this product was born.
Jul 31
Stitched Visualisation
Posted in: Peter CrawleyL’artiste Peter Crawley a eu l’idée de représenter visuellement des morceaux de musiques connus en utilisant les fréquences. Chaque ligne cousue avec un fil blanc de ces posters représente une minute de chanson. Un rendu minimaliste qui rend hommage à des classiques comme A day in the life ou Whole Lotta Love.
A day in the life
Blowin’ in the wind
Good vibrations
If 6 was 9
Whole lotta love
Jul 31
Guessing Game #13
Posted in: Eunjae Lee, set, Silent MachineLucky for some, Guessing Game #13 is here with the inevitable question….what is this?
It is an Industrial Design Project, it is something to do with what the Chinese really love; Brits have their own unique way of consuming it and the Indian household would go into a tizzy if this were absent. What is it?
This is the Silent Machine. A unique project that repurposes old industrial machines with a new lease of life as a tea service set. As the designer explains, “Every single object can be identified when it is utilized as a part of the whole. Mathematically formulated silhouettes and details contribute to creating an image of mechanical regularity rather than being emphasized on their ornamentation.”
Simple, elegant, functional and industrial…let’s drink a cuppa chai to that!
Designer: Eunjae Lee
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