Le fabricant italien Rizoma, mondialement reconnu dans le domaine de la moto et du vélo, a demandé au designer belge Dirk Bikkembergs de dessiner un modèle de vélo pour la ville. Avec un cadre monobloc en carbone, le résultat présenté ici sous le nom de « New Metropolitan Bike » est une réussite.
The past month has seen a few interesting threads over at our discussion boards lately: besides an excellent discourse on women in design and sounding off about news items, moderator Michael DiTullo recently solicited a bit of metacommentary, asking “Why do you post on the C77 discussion boards?“
Why indeed—at risk of shameless self promotion, we’d like to take this opportunity as a friendly reminder that this “small corner of the Internet” (as Mike puts it) has nearly as deep an archive as Core77 itself. (In fact, Ray Jepson, a.k.a. Mr-914, has dug up the fossilized remains of the forums circa 2003.)
So lest we forget that the discussion boards is one of the original forms of crowdsourced wisdom on the ‘net, Mike’s very first point is that “C77 has given me space to hone my language, practice conveying points quickly an clearly, convincing others, acknowledging other’s points. It has seriously helped me to navigate in my job better.” We’re duly flattered by all of the responses—after all, there are any number of reasons to peruse and, ideally, contribute to the discussions—but slippyfish sums it up: “if I’m going to distract myself with something on the www it might as well be somewhat interactive, instructive, and ‘forward-leaning.'”
That might just make a good New Year’s resolution for those of you who either haven’t made one yet or haven’t spent any time on the Discussion Boards…
Brains over Braun
BONUS: The classic question “How-do-I-explain-Industrial-Design-to-nonDesigners?” also cropped up over the holidays, and once again the mods and longtime posters are happy to share their feedback.
Whether you’re a million-miler or a once-a-year traveler, you’ll likely agree that commercial air travel has become a hassle. For those few that can afford it, owning your own plane could be considered the epitome of luxury. That option becomes available to more individuals and businesses with the various…
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A candid rap on motherhood, a filmic ode to football fans and some nice work for charities feature in our latest round-up of advertising from around the world.
Fiat’s new ad for its new 500L MPV by Krow Communications has been dividing opinions with its amusingly off-putting lyrics about life as a mother.
Meanwhile, as the Government’s anti-smoking campaign by Dare sparked complaints for its graphic shock tactics, the new campaign for Cancer Research UK, by director Frank Budgen with AMV BBDO, uses striking imagery to underline the power of research in combating cancer. Although use of the visual effect of dropping pigment in water is not new (see this trailer for the BBC’s Art Revealed by Giles Revell, for example), it works well here, representing the possibilities of laboratory-set scientific advance alongside other visual cues. The film forms part of a wider campaign launched on Boxing Day, which positions research as ‘the enemy of cancer’.
The Assembly also uses an interesting visual approach in a new press and outdoors campaign for Parkinson’s UK. The images show six everyday tasks, such as making a cup of tea or putting on a tie, but jumbled into a visual puzzle to convey the reality of life with Parkinson’s disease. Produced by art director, typographyer and photographer Alexandra Taylor, the posters challenge viewers to reassemble the confusing images and text to piece together the campaign message.
From Ogilvy & Mather Mumbai comes this illustrated set of print ads extolling the benefits of adopting a dog for Indian animal charity World for All. Very nice – let’s hope they’re not just scam ads.
Evian, meanwhile, is encouraging Londoners to abide by its ‘Live Young’ tag line. It is setting up adult-sized playgrounds that allow users to cheer up their drab January by making it snow – the more they play the more it snows through kinetically triggered snow machines. A giant set of swings launched in Canary Wharf yesterday, with a seesaw in Finsbury Square due tomorrow. Both installations are created by Havas Worldwide and supported by a wider digital and outdoors campaign.
Orange is promoting its sponsorship of the Africa Cup of Nations with an epic tale from MarcelAgency of a boy and his dad’s journey to a football match. Possibly verging on the saccharine, it is directed by Drake Doremus with a heart-string-tugging reinterpretation of fan anthem ‘You’ll Never Walk Alone’ by Nigerian singer Kuku.
Another endearing ad comes from Mercedes Benz. Directed by Germany’s Andreas Bruns, with ad agency Jung von Matt, it shows a similarly epic journey – a boy’s quest to hitch a ride in a swish Merc.
CR in Print
The January issue of Creative Review is all about the Money – well, almost. What do you earn? Is everyone else getting more? Do you charge enough for your work? How much would it cost to set up on your own? Is there a better way of getting paid? These and many more questions are addressed in January’s CR.
But if money’s not your thing, there’s plenty more in the issue: interviews with photographer Alexander James, designer Mirko Borsche and Professor Neville Brody. Plus, Rick Poynor on Anarchy magazine, the influence of the atomic age on comic books, Paul Belford’s art direction column, Daniel Benneworth-Gray’s This Designer’s Life column and Gordon Comstock on the collected memos, letters and assorted writings of legendary adman David Ogilvy.
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News: a fork for dieters that vibrates when you eat too much or too fast is one of the most talked-about launches at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas this week.
Created by Hong Kong-based gadget company HAPILabs, the HAPIfork helps users lose weight by reminding them to eat more slowly. The idea is that the slower you eat, the faster you feel full, so it’s easier to eat less.
Sensors inside the fork count the times it travels from plate to mouth, and eating too fast causes it to gently vibrate and flash its lights. The device also works out the start and end time of the meal and the number of forkfuls eaten.
Information about food intake is transmitted via Bluetooth to a smartphone or via USB to a computer, and then collected in a personal online account so users can track their progress.
The HAPIfork mobile app allows users to comment and add pictures, while there are also plans for an online game that lets users follow their friends’ progress too.
The fork comes in five colours and is part of a set of devices from HAPILabs designed to monitor your health, including an activity tracker that clips onto a belt.
Following its launch at the Consumer Electronics Show this week, HAPIfork will launch on crowdfunding website Kickstarter in March. HAPILabs hopes to make the device available to the general public later in the year.
Other unusual forks we’ve featured on Dezeen include a fork with letters on its prongs and another that clips onto a knife and spoon to make a table sculpture – see all our stories about tableware.
Here’s the full press release from HAPILabs:
Las Vegas, NV – January 7, 2013 – HAPILABS, a company aimed at helping individuals in the 21st century take control of their HAPIness, health and fitness through applications and mobile connected devices, today introduced the HAPIfork at CES, the annual Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas.
Designed by French engineer Jacques Lepine, HAPIfork, the world’s first smart connected fork, knows how fast you’re eating and helps you slow down using a patent-pending technology. By eating slower, you will improve the way you feel after every meal, enhance your digestion and reduce your weight. This smart electronic fork which comes in five fun colors, is part of suite of devices, applications and services from HAPILABS aimed at improving your overall health, well being and happiness.
How HAPIfork Works:
When you are eating too fast, HAPIfork sends you gentle vibrations and indicator lights so you are aware of when you’re not eating at a pace that is optimal for your health. In an unobtrusive way, the smart fork helps you slow down without a disruption to your meal or conversation.
The HAPIfork contains an electronic key with a printed circuit that links the extremity and the handle of the fork. Because the fork is in contact with only two parts of your body: your mouth and your hand, the device is successful at counting the number of fork servings during a meal. HAPIfork monitors the following activities:
» The exact time you start and end time of your meal.
» The amount of “fork servings” taken per minute and per meal.
» The specific duration of each “fork serving” interval.
» Your overall meal duration.
All of your HAPIfork eating data is transmitted to a personalized online account when you connect your HAPIfork to your computer via USB or your smart phone via Bluetooth. This flexibility means you can monitor your eating habits and health improvement at home or on the road from a mobile device.
You can choose to keep this information private or share some or all of this data with friends and family who are supporting you, your health and lifestyle.
By helping you eat more slowly and improve your eating behavior, HAPIfork can help you:
» Lose Weight: Satiety is only felt roughly 20 minutes after a meal, so the faster you eat, the more you eat. It stands to reason that the slower you eat, the faster you feel “full”, supporting your goal of taking in less calories during each meal.
» Reduce Digestive Problems: By slowing down your eating pace and chewing for longer, you can take better care of your digestive track, which is agitated when you eat too fast.
» Decrease Gastric Reflux: The slower you eat, the less likely you will suffer from gastric reflux after a meal, which is growing at an alarming rate in the United States and Europe.
The medical community widely supports the importance of eating more slowly since a series of scientific studies highlighted many negative effects related to eating meals too quickly. References for these studies can be found on SlowControl.com.
Product Specs & Availability:
The HAPIfork is part of a complete suite, with add-ons to help you migrate to smarter eating habits from the first day you use it. The product’s estimated retail pricing is $99 and includes:
» HAPIfork (available in one of five colors: blue, green, black, white and pink).
» Online Dashboard: stores and reviews your eating-related data and helps you track your progress meal after meal.
» Mobile App: allows you to follow your stats and enrich your HAPIfork entries with comments and pictures.
» Online Coaching Programme: provides tips and tricks on how to eat smarter and healthier, including helpful, practical advice and balanced meal plans.
» Online Social Game: designed to motivate you to implement these new healthy habits with your loved ones.
HAPIfork will start shipping in early Q2 2013 for Kickstarter backers (USB connection only) and to the general public in both the U.S. and France in Q3 (Bluetooth connection) with distribution to other countries later in 2014.
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Dutch designer Wouter Biegelaar used blocks of ice to sculpt a single piece of furniture for lounging, sleeping and dining inside a suite at the Icehotel in Lapland (+ slideshow).
The Icehotel is constructed afresh every year in the small village of Jukkasjärvi and is only open to guests for a few months before the walls of ice and snow begin to melt.
Each year a number of artists are invited to design and build a suite during November and December. This year, Wouter Biegelaar was invited for the first time.
He wanted to create “an iceberg in a soft environment”, which prompted him to design a single icy object lit from within, incorporating a bed, a sofa and a dining table with two seats.
The arched walls and ceiling of the suite are covered with snow, sculpted to resembled the soft padded upholstery of a Chesterfield sofa.
“It was my first time working with ice and snow,” the designer told Dezeen. “It was a really nice experience. You can work really fast with them. The best feature was that the materials have no grain or direction. Where a chisel would follow the grain in wood, in ice it’s a direct result of how much pressure you apply, so it does exactly what you want.”
Suites at the Icehotel can be rented privately for overnight guests but during the day each one also becomes a gallery that is open to visitors.
The hotel is now in its twenty-third year. Previous installations include a barrel-vaulted space with a bed surrounded by icy fins and an ice church.
See more stories about ice and snow in our weather category »
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