Amangiri: Aman Resorts’ alien escape in the Utah desert

Amangiri

Forget interstellar travel—there’s a transcendent resort currently taking bookings here on earth, and it’s called Amangiri. Located just over the Arizona border in Canyon Point, UT, the hotel sprawls amongst imposing bluffs with sweeping views of the Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument. While testing out the 2013 Range Rover on…

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A Visual History of Corvette Logos, Part 1

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When Chevrolet was preparing their new Corvette sports car in the early ’50s, the task of designing the logo fell to Chevy interior designer Robert Bartholomew. Bartholomew’s design (above) featured two crossed flags: One, the checkered flag that symbolized race victory, the other, the American Stars ‘n Stripes.

However, using the American flag to promote commercial products was illegal at the time, and Chevy execs reportedly decided at the last minute to nix that part of the design. (It’s not clear why they waited until four days before the car’s unveiling, but you can practically picture Bartholomew sitting at his drafting table going goddammit.) Bartholomew’s last-minute replacement was a flag sporting both the Chevrolet logo and a fleur-de-lis, a French symbol that was reportedly part of Louis Chevrolet’s family crest. (See our post on heraldry here.)

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New badges were whipped up based on Bartholomew’s drawings, and the Corvette debuted in 1953 at New York’s Waldorf-Astoria hotel.

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Sadly, after that story, all mention of specific designers associated with subsequent logos are nil. What we do know is that Bartholomew’s design stuck around until 1957, then underwent multiple tweaks and changes throughout the years. Amassing a photo list has proved trickier than expected, as there were multiple emblems for the hood, tail and fenders, but we’ve tried to put together a visual chronology focused on the nose badges.

In 1956 and ’57, a Chevrolet chevron was added to the design:

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In 1958 we see a typographic update that persists until 1961:

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Give Your Bike Wingz

The versatile Wingz Rack rethinks the way we transport gear on bicycles. Simultaneously radical and simplistic, the design differs from others by utilizing hinged bars that are able to be fixed in any position to accommodate a wide variety of gear, large or small. It’s a lighter, less bulky alternative to baskets and saddle bags. Simply secure cargo with the bungee strap and you’re good to go!
Wingz incorporates several features:

-Slotted design on the bars to allow for a variety of bungee strap/cord configurations

-Polyurethane friction strips on top of the bars to prevent your gear from sliding off (i.e. books, boxes, crates, etc)

– Seatpost adapter with integrated rubber suspension block to absorb shocks while riding over rough terrain and further protect your gear from damage

– Hybrid fender/rack fin that can support additional cargo AND protect your gear from mud/slush/rain

– Removable clamp adapters that are easy to install/remove in case you want to stow away your rack and fender

– Easy to use thumb screws and QR (quick release) pins so you don’t have to rely on tools while on the go

Designer: Beda Angelo Ignacio Pormentilla


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Clarks Plus* branding by Apropos

Design studio Apropos has created a logo and graphic system for Clarks Plus* which will be used to highlight new technology developed by footwear manufacturer Clarks to increase comfort around the ‘ball of the foot’..

“Plus* is a product technical feature that will appear across categories and collections, rather than a stand-alone range in itself,” explains Apropos’ Gareth Wild. “It will appear in premium women’s, men’s and sports designs as from now (Spring 2013) and will expand over subsequent seasons. There are plans for packaging, point-of-sale and advertising though that’s being handled by Clarks internal design dept – who wilI interpret the branding system I’ve created.”

The new Plus* logo exists in three different iterations, the difference between each being found in the asterisk to the right of the all lowercase logotype. Each of the different versions is used depending on the category of shoe, whether it’s for women, for men, or a sport shoe. The asterisks also appear in pattern form too:

“Working directly with the marketing department at Clarks, we developed a logotype system with hi-lighter asterisk* iterations for each category, combined with a softened serif word mark,” says Wild of the work. “It’s a modular system primarily designed for product use with potential for packaging, POS and environmental graphics,” he continues. “The different asterisk symbols combine to form a pattern that can be interpreted by product designers across a variety of styles – from high heels to leisure shoes, sandals, trainers and potentially children’s designs.”

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CR in Print
The February issue of CR magazine features a major interview with graphic designer Ken Garland. Plus, we delve into the Heineken advertising archive, profile digital art and generative design studio Field, talk to APFEL and Linder about their collaboration on a major exhibition in Paris for the punk artist, and debate the merits of stock images versus commissioned photography. Plus, a major new book on women in graphic design, the University of California logo row and what it means for design, Paul Belford on a classic Chivas Regal ad and Jeremy Leslie on the latest trends in app design for magazines and more. Buy your copy here.

Please note, CR now has a limited presence on the newsstand at WH Smith high street stores (although it can still be found in WH Smith travel branches at train stations and airports). If you cannot find a copy of CR in your town, your WH Smith store or a local independent newsagent can order it for you. You can search for your nearest stockist here. Alternatively, call us on 020 7970 4878, or buy a copy direct from us. Based outside the UK? Simply call +44(0)207 970 4878 to find your nearest stockist. Better yet, subscribe to CR for a year here and save yourself almost 30% on the printed magazine.

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Read in-depth features and analysis plus exclusive iPad-only content in the Creative Review iPad App. Longer, more in-depth features than we run on the blog, portfolios of great, full-screen images and hi-res video. If the blog is about news, comment and debate, the iPad is about inspiration, viewing and reading. As well as providing exclusive, iPad-only content, the app will also update with new content throughout each month.

Home Made Espresso Cup

It was interesting to observe the Italians get out of their homes and head straight to the café for their first shot of espresso to get them ready for their day ahead. I know many cultures follow this norm, but a good cuppa espresso can be enjoyed at home thanks to the single-cup espresso maker Piamo.

Piamo is the first espresso maker worldwide that works in the microwave. It makes the perfect cuppa brew within 30 seconds. Whether you prefer pads or ground coffee, Piamo can do both.

Simply fill in water and insert an espresso pad or ground coffee. Stack it, flip it and place Piamo in your microwave. Thankfully Piamo is available through crowdfunding.

Designer: LUNAR


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Seamless & Steadfast Enamel Steel Cups

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Foster + Partners to 3D print buildings on the moon

News: Foster + Partners is exploring the possibilities of 3D printing buildings on the moon using lunar soil.

The London architecture firm is working with the European Space Agency to investigate methods for constructing lunar homes and has designed a four-person residence that would shelter its inhabitants from dramatically changing temperatures, meteorites and gamma radiation.

Foster + Partners to 3D print buildings on the moon

The base of the house would be unpacked from a modular tube and an inflatable dome would fold up over it. Layers of lunar soil, known as regolith, would then be built up around the frame using a robot-operated D-Shape printer, creating a lightweight foam-like formation that is derived from biological structures commonly found in nature.

“As a practice, we are used to designing for extreme climates on earth and exploiting the environmental benefits of using local, sustainable materials,” said Foster + Partners partner and specialist Xavier De Kestelier. “Our lunar habitation follows a similar logic. It has been a fascinating and unique design process, which has been driven by the possibilities inherent in the material.”

Foster + Partners to 3D print buildings on the moon

The architects have used simulated matter to build a 1.5 tonne mockup of the structure and have also tested smaller models inside a vacuum chamber. They hope to construct the first structure at the moon’s south pole, where it will be subjected to perpetual sunlight.

Led by architect Norman Foster, Foster + Partners has also recently won a competition to renovate the New York Public Library flagship and are working on a 200-metre skyscraper for Lehman Brothers Holdings.

Recent completed projects by the firm include the McLaren Production Centre in the UK and the Spaceport America space terminal in New Mexico. See more architecture by Foster + Partners.

3D printing has been in the news a lot recently, with a boom in demand for 3D-printed sex toys, the race to be first to print an entire building, 3D-printed outfits on the catwalk at Paris Fashion Week and sweet-dispensers with 3D-printed heads.

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Nixon The Stylus

Queste sono le The Stylus per Nixon. Archetto pieghevole, telecomando per smartphone, driver potenti e a bassa distorsione.

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My Next iPad

So the rumor mills are grinding out many new stories about a new iPhone and iPad; however none of them are impressive enough. Basically Apple has toted with shape and size more than anything else for the two devices. Designer Ricardo Luis Monteiro Afonso (love the name!) has his own vision for the tablet. It’s sleek, its sexy and its transparent! Now that’s something different right!

Designer: Ricardo Luis Monteiro Afonso


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Red Paper Heart Creates "A Screen You Can Swim Through"

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How do you project moving images onto water? That was the challenge faced by Red Paper Heart, a Brooklyn-based collective of designers and coders. Tasked by nightlife tracker UrbanDaddy with creating an event featuring “a memorable interactive experience in water,” RPH decided to “create animations that partygoers could swim through.”

Sixty-five thousand ping pong balls later, they had their solution:

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