Le photographe français Maxime Leyvastre contemple les choses qui l’entourent en considérant leurs textures, leurs motifs et leurs formes : des murs, des paysages, des bâtiments ou de l’eau, toutes les surfaces recèlent des aspérités. Une sélection de son travail est à découvrir dans la galerie.
Voici la nouvelle invention VeinViewer du cabinet médical Christie, un gadget de soin qui permet au personnel médical de faire révéler les veines à l’aide d’un liquide fluorescent qui se voit à travers la peau. Le système fonctionne jusqu’à 15mm de profondeur.
Design March 2015: Reykjavík designer Unnur Valdís Kristjánsdóttir has produced a set of floatation devices to keep users’ bodies just below the surface of the water while soaking in the country’s hot springs (+ slideshow).
The designs by Unnur Valdís Kristjánsdóttir include a swimming cap that fits closely around the head and a series of wide straps that can be wrapped around limbs in various configurations. Collectively called Float, the products are made from moulded polyethylene foam – a buoyant material that has been covered with neoprene and lycra fabric.
Kristjánsdóttir presented the project in an installation called Overlap at a Reykjavik swimming pool during the DesignMarch festival earlier this month. Bathers floated in the pool against a backdrop of brightly coloured projections created by Berlin-based graphic designer Siggi Eggertsson, and wore suits with mottled patterns by Icelandic designer Eygló Ms Lárusdóttir. Ambient music was played to create a tranquil atmosphere.
Using a combination of material weight and placement, the floats are designed to keep the body almost completely submerged in the water to ensure users remain warm in Iceland’s thermal baths, which are filled with volcanically heated water.
The geothermal pools are supplied by water from below the earth’s crust that is heated to approximately 38 degrees Celsius – just above human body temperature.
“The idea of Float has always been within me, being an Icelander and growing up and living with abundance of water and geothermal energy,” Kristjánsdóttir told Dezeen. “There is no place that makes me feel better than the water, for me the water is a magical healing source.”
“Float is a offspring from Iceland’s bathing culture and made to add a new dimension to the water experience, one of relaxation and total bliss,” she added.
Kristjánsdóttir claims that floating helps to promote a state of calm both physically and mentally by reducing muscle tension, blood pressure and heart rate, as well as slowing the frequency of brainwaves to a state typically achieved during hypnosis and sleep.
“Floating also has a great effect on the mind as the deeply relaxing activity sets the brain to a theta state, which is a deep and healing state, normally achieved in deep meditation,” said the designer.
The project came about when Kristjánsdóttir noticed that similar products lifted the body above the surface of the water, meaning users were missing out on the feeling of being “wrapped in water.”
Kristjánsdóttir hosts monthly “float gatherings” at public pools across Reykjavik and has recently expanded the project to pools outside the capital, allowing users to enjoy views of the northern lights while floating in Iceland’s naturally heated outdoor baths.
“People love it, and we have a wide range of people coming to do it, families, couples and individuals interested in relaxation and meditation or just simply wanting to get rid of harmful stress and experience a relaxing and soothing experience,” she said.
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Actor Antonio Banderas has become the latest celebrity to express an interest in becoming a designer, with plans to study fashion at London’s Central Saint Martins.
Banderas is following in the footsteps of fellow actor Brad Pitt and rapper Kanye West by declaring his intentions to move into design.
“There’s something that I am going to do, I am going to study clothing design,” said the 54-year-old Spanish actor during an appearance on UK chat show Loose Women last week.
“This is something that has been in my mind for a long time. Probably one of the best schools in the world is here, Saint Martins university, so I’m going to start studying with them,” said Banderas, who is best known for his roles in films such as Evita, The Mask of Zorro and Shrek, as the voice of Puss in Boots.
“Of course I won’t stop my professional life, I’ll continue acting, directing and writing… but this is a new thing,” he said. “I want the knowledge to take steps in that territory in the future.”
Banderas is not the first celebrity to express a desire to study at Central Saint Martins, which has produced fashion designers including Alexander McQueen, John Galliano and Stella McCartney.
Kanye West has been linked to the institution on several occasions, and made frequent visits to former head of the Fashion Design MA course Louise Wilson, who died last year.
Related story: “I’m working with five architects at a time” – Kanye West
The rapper debuted his fashion collection with Adidas in Paris last month and has also spoken about plans to move into architecture.
Brad Pitt demonstrated his interest in design by launching his own furniture collection and signing up architects including Frank Gehry and MVRDV to help his disaster relief charity Make It Right.
Musician Pharrell Williams, rapper Vanilla Ice and even astronaut Buzz Aldrin, have also dipped their toes into furniture design.
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Every year, the Sydney Opera House is transformed from its normal stoic ivory self into a blank canvas for light artists—resulting in massive works that captivate the city and often the world at large. Part of the annual Vivid Sydney conference……
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What first caught our eye was Ariele Alasko’s amazing store filled with handmade wooden goodies but then we hit the motherload when we ventured onto her website and saw these beautiful headboards and other wooden delights! The way she plays with wood and combines different coloured woods to create such pieces of art is simply amazing.
It is a tedious process creating each piece as every piece of wood has to be cut precisely to fit, so it is no wonder it takes days or even weeks to complete each. Ariele collects all her materials, cleans them and then uses the wood in their natural state (colours, patina and all) to create these patterns.. no stain involved!
The only thing to complain about the Lexus F10 is that it’s merely not in production! Compact yet aggressive, low-profile yet unrestricted, its aesthetic is a perfect balance of super-sporty and refinement. With lots to like, you’d be hard-pressed to find something you don’t like about it. No word on specs yet, so sit back and enjoy the view!
Designer: Faisal Semari
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Popsicase is the cleverly design smartphone case that’s as sweet looking as it is functional. Its built-in handle extends from the back of the case and makes it easy to hold while you talk, check messages on the move, and of course… selfie! When the handle is retracted, the case is similar in size and shape to any conventional case and protects it from regular wear and drops. Check out the video to see it in action —>
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Après The Island, l’artiste espagnole Rocio Montoya revient avec une nouvelle série de collages intitulée « Hypnopompic ». Les hallucinations hypnopompiques représentent l’état d’entre-deux qui sépare l’éveil et le sommeil. Des perceptions visuelles hallucinatoires peuvent sembler très réelles. L’artiste s’est inspirée de ce phénomène, en plus des peintures de Raphaël, pour composer une imagerie féminine en synergie avec une nature éphémère.
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Photo assistant: Alejandro Bazal
Muse: Clara del Val.
Pour son projet « LA Dance : Hearts & Arrows » et Nowness, Benjamin Millepied a orchestré et réalisé une vidéo qui offre un peu de grâce au milieu des poteaux électriques et du bitume en mettant en scène des danseurs en plein coeur du Los Angeles River. Sur une musique de Philip Glass – « String Quartet No.3 (Mishima) », cette vidéo mélange à la fois danse classique et urbaine, avec élégance et harmonie.
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