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Paper Sculptures of Desserts

Dans sa série « Paper Food », Charlotte Smith, une designer talentueuse basée à Paris, joue avec le papier, les ciseaux et les couleurs pour réaliser de très belles sculptures en papier représentant différents desserts gourmands : des boules de glace, une charlotte aux fraises, des glaces à l’eau, des fraisiers et le thé au citron pour l’heure du goûter.

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Hand-Eye Supply Does Design Week Portland!

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The real heart of Design Week is the chance to peek behind the curtains and into the workspaces of creative people around town. Come by the Hand-Eye Supply Open House to check out the back story of how we do what we do, because sharing is vital, and snooping in inspiring!

Community engagement is key to supporting a creative culture, and for HES that engagement is more like an endless honeymoon. Our fortnightly Curiosity Club speaking event highlights the varied talents of local minds and encourages ongoing learning. The HES Quarterly brings together talented people and cool gear every three months. While creative work takes good tools and elbow grease, it also benefits from a strong social network.

Tour the shop and facilities 4–7pm, today. And if you didn’t get tickets you can still tune in online at 6pm to catch the talent-packed panel presenting at the Design Week edition of Curiosity Club.

Tuesday, October 7, 2014, 4–7pm
427 NW Broadway
Portland, OR 97219

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Kendy Ty Director’s Showreel

Kendy Ty a réalisé un showreel rassemblant des bribes d’histoires qui se succèdent et s’entremêlent. Certains personnages déambulent lentement dans les rues où règne une atmosphère sombre et poétique. Une superbe compilation de son travail est à découvrir en vidéo.

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Valentin Vodev's Vello bike folds with "a simple kick" thanks to one big magnet

Vienna Design Week: Bulgarian designer Valentin Vodev has launched a folding bike that can be wheeled when folded and uses a magnet to create the locking system that holds the frame together (+ slideshow).

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Valentin Vodev, who studied at London’s Royal College of Art before founding his own studio in Vienna, unveiled three versions of the Vello bike during Vienna Design Week last week.



Vodev had previously created a number of bicycle prototypes including a design that could change into a cargo trike and the Vienna Bike, an electrically assisted tricycle designed to ride “with the feeling of a two-wheeler” using an unusual steering and suspension system.

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For his latest project, Vodev wanted to focus on creating a city bike for an active commuter.

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“I quickly realised that the urban bike should also fold, otherwise you’ll be limited in your mobility in the city,” Vodev told Dezeen. “One should be able to have the freedom to choose between a bike and using the tramway or subway with the bike or even leaving the bike next to your door without it being in your way.”

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He initially made a prototype of the Vello for a trip to Cuba with two friends in 2009. Since then the geometry of the frame has changed significantly to produce a system that can be folded in seconds, with a magnet connecting the back wheel section to the main frame.

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This magnet holds the frame secure when the bike is in use, and the connecting element also houses the bicycle’s rear suspension element. The magnet allows the frame to be partially folded with one movement, or “a simple kick”, flipping the back wheel to the front. The Vello can then be wheeled around, with the option to fully fold it for storage.

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“I quickly realised that the standard folding system like all other folding bikes is not enough,” said Vodev. “Because of that I developed my own system that uses a magnet so you don’t need to bend or unscrew anything. And also the most important thing is that you fold the bike in one second and with one move.”

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Vodev says this system makes the bike more efficient than existing folding models, without compromising on its performance.

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Different versions of the bike have different specifications, including one with a wide gear range that is unusual for folding bikes.

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“I didn’t want to compromise the performance of the bike for the sake of it being able to fold. Many folding bikes on the market are too complicated to fold, have limited gear range, cannot be rolled along when it’s folded and a frame geometry that gives the rider the feeling of sitting on pudding when they ride it,” he explained.

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Two parallel bars on the thin Cr-Mo steel frame are designed to provide additional stability.

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“Steel is more sturdy but at the same time shock absorbent than other materials, and because it is thinner it gives it a nice vintage feeling,” said Vodev. “In that way the frame is lighter than if it were made out of aluminium.”

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Both the front and back lights are integrated into post clamps as a permanent part of the bike, with a bespoke design that is currently awaiting a patent. This is intended to help riders avoid forgetting their lights and protect against theft of detachable parts.

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Each bicycle also comes with a unique ID code printed onto the frame underneath the final layers of varnish. These codes can be linked to an online profile on the Vello website.

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“There are a lot of innovations in the bike for which I couldn’t find any parts from the shelf, so I needed to make them myself,” said Vodev. “I hope they will set new standards in the bike industry.”

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The standard model is the Vello Urbano, which comes with a front carrier attachment and built-in fenders. The Vello Rocky uses mountain bike components and trekking tyres, 10 different gear speeds and a straight handle bar, for negotiating rougher surfaces.

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Finally the Vello Speedster is designed for riders who prefer a speedier commute, with narrow, high-pressure tyres and a facing-style drop handlebar, a Brooks leather saddle and leather bar tape, and also has 10 gear speeds.

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Vodev and his business partners have now launched a fundraising campaign on Kickstarter to self-produce the bicycles.

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“The bike frames will be made in Europe by a producer we know and trust and the bike will be assembled by us,” said Vodev. “I realised that setting up a business and manufacturing myself can be as exciting as designing.”

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Caskets Become Art with Boxes of Death 5: A group exhibition on mortality, for which 50 artists alter coffin-like boxes

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by Hunter Hess What started out as an art school project in the cramped basement of a hotel has quickly grown into a respected touring showcase of both rising stars and well-established figures within the art community. Already in its fifth year,…

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Una delle cose più fastidiose dei pop-corn sono i residui di chicchi inesplosi che capitano come sassi in bocca mentre tu trangugi manciate dei tuoi croccanti salati bianchi amichetti. Questa ciotola ha un doppio fondo che intrappola i vari orfani garantendo lunga vita ai tuoi denti. La trovate qui.

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i29 converts Amsterdam garage into a single-storey apartment

Dutch studio i29 has converted a garage into a two-bedroom property in the centre of Amsterdam (+ slideshow).

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The 230-metre-square dwelling comprises an open plan living room and kitchen, two bedrooms and a small courtyard.


Related story: Home 09 by i29


The conversion by i29, named Home 11, features fitted oak storage and solid matte black furniture that contrasts with “stark white walls” and pale grey flooring.

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The integrated furniture volumes are arranged to create a corridor and clear sight line from the entrance to the rear wall.

A pitched skylight runs overhead along the length of the corridor that connects the kitchen and living room to the bedrooms, lighting the internal space.

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“We placed wooden surfaces throughout the house in order to connect the different areas to each other,” the designers told Dezeen. “And to make a connection with the custom designed kitchen and storage elements made with the same material.”

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The entire rear wall of the kitchen is clad in oak panelling, which slides back to reveal storage space for food and kitchen appliances.

The oven and other utilities are hidden inside a matching oak island in the centre of the kitchen. The positioning of the sink and hob on the counter top leaves space to prepare food.

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A slim sheet of black metal folded over the island creates an overhang on one side, with a slim counter top used by the client as a breakfast bar.

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Beyond the kitchen, a dining area with a matte black table and chairs provides space for family meals. Two steps lead down from this space to the living room and the rest of the house, which is sunken below the entrance level of the property.

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A glazed inlet creates a small courtyard and seating area for the property, with glass doors connecting the small outdoor space to the living room at one side and on the other to the master bedroom.

“The patio in the centre of the house inspired us to continue a natural element inside the house. We tried to blur the boundaries between outside and inside areas,” said the designers.

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The architects designed a large hand-knotted carpet with a mossy pattern for the living room. The patch of carpet demarks the living space in the open plan layout.

“The excess of natural light in combination with the soft layer of green and beige resembles the outdoor experience while being inside,” said the designers.

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The colour of the carpet is picked up in the green sofa and outdoor planting visible through the glass courtyard.

Two en suite bedrooms are set at right angles to each other at the back of the building.

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Sections of wooden paneling mark the entrances to these private areas of the house.

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Doorways are concealed on either side of this wood paneling behind small sections of white wall.

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Earlier this year the Dutch studio designed a kitchen island for a Parisian apartment that concealed a sink in its 2cm depth for its Home 10 project.

Photography is by Ewout Huibers.


Project credits:

Design: i29 interior architects
Cabinet maker: Arend Kooijmans
Contractor: KJ Aannemers

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