Après une année d’inactivité, Malin Rosenqvist revient avec une rafale d’oeuvres. Son style s’est affiné mais la méthode est restée la même, l’illustratrice basée à Stockholm dessine à la main avec un crayon noir, puis elle numérise ses oeuvres pour les colorer.
Nendo has designed the branding for a dust mask widely used by people in Japan to protect themselves against pollution.
The reusable Bo-Bi dust mask by Japanese manufacturer Clever is named after the Japanese term bobi, which means to protect.
The product combines 10 layers of mesh that each help to filter out dust and viruses from the air, protect against radioactive materials, eliminate odour, encourage respiration, and to maintain humidity at an appropriate level.
“In Japan, it is common to wear a mask to prevent the inhalation of dust or viruses through the nose or mouth,” said Nendo.
“This is why the brand was named Bo-Bi originating from the Japanese word bobi to signify the feature to protect in various ways.”
As well as supervising on the design of the mask itself, Nendo created a brand identity that it hoped would bring the mask “recognition through design”.
To represent these 10 layers of mesh, the studio created an icon that comprises a ring divided into 10 parts. A simple colour palette of yellow, red and blue is paired with a soft grey.
The mask is contained inside a soft grey portable case, the shape of which Nendo likens to an “open mouth”. This case also functions as a laundry net, which protects the mask when it is being washed.
Designers are increasingly responding to rising pollution levels. Two engineering professors from the University of California created a bikini that absorbs pollution from the sea, while a team of Dutch designers developed a garment that purifies the polluted air surrounding the wearer.
Nendo – whose founder Oki Sato was recently named the world’s most popular designer on the Dezeen Hot List – has completed a vast array of projects since it began in 2002.
These have included everything from miniature models of Star Wars figures and a transparent plastic rocking horse to a set of rolling office partitions designed to aid creativity.
Last year the studio launched its first ever retrospective at Israel’s Design Museum Holon.
Photogrpahy is by Akihiro Yoshida.
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This witty design will put kids in hog heaven! This creature, called Hausschwein, triples as a ridable toy, storage unit, and sculptural accent that’s right at home in your little one’s playroom.
Made from durable polyethylene plastic, it can withstand endless amounts of playtime. Kids can also remove the nose to use as storage for all kinds of objects from markers to more toys. Both a playful companion for kids and a stylish furniture piece for parents, it lets parents pass on creative taste in the form of design-focused furniture!
Designer: Marcel Wanders
“Adorable little pigs have always captured popular imagination, and the Hausschwein provides the chance to live out this dream in one’s own home,” says designer Marcel Wanders.
“The Hausschwein is designed as a container because with children comes a lot of stuff. Not only is this object fun to fill up, it sits around the house in a beautiful way.”
“All parts of the pig are made using a rotational moulding technique so that there is no wastage of materials. With a matelassé pattern on the pig’s hindquarters, this endearing piggy is a charming addition to any household and a fun friend for the whole family.”
Well Go has debuted a trailer for an indie drama titled Mine, about a US soldier stranded in the desert after his mission goes awry. After a failed assassination attempt, a soldier(Armie Hammer ) finds himself stranded in the desert. Exposed to the elements, he must survive the dangers of the desert and battle the psychological and physical toll of the treacherous conditions. In theaters starting April 7th this spring…(Read…)
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Interesting talk by Alex Hofeldt for TED-Ed, animated by Bliink. “In 1995, scientists pointed the Hubble Telescope at an area of the sky near the Big Dipper. The location was apparently empty, and the whole endeavor was risky – what, if anything, was going to show up? But what came back was nothing short of spectacular: an image of over 1,500 galaxies glimmering in a tiny sliver of the universe. Alex Hofeldt helps us understand the scale of this image.”..(Read…)
“Reigning baseball MVP and World Series hero Kris Bryant thinks he’s shooting a baseball workout video. Little does he know that the sound guy on the video crew is none other than Hall of Fame pitcher and four-time Cy Young Award winner Greg Maddux in disguise. Here’s what happened when Bryant allowed Greg Maddux aka “The Sound Guy” to throw him batting practice.”..(Read…)
This is the music video for Leningrad’s ‘Kolschik’. It tells the story of some crime deal and a circus performance gone horribly, horribly wrong, entirely in reverse. Cool! Below is the original video, as well as a version played chronologically…(Read…)
This is the Forest Of Resonating Lamps, an art installation created by TEAMLAB featuring a bunch of individually color-controllable hanging lamps in a mirrored room. Beautiful!..(Read…)
The Chontalcoatlan River winds its way all over Southern Mexico, but 3 of those winding kilometers take the river deep underground through the Chontalcoatlan Cave. Rafa Ortiz and Leo Ibarra decided this was the best place to test the waters of this turbulent river, in the pitch black subterranean conditions. Dive deep into the depths of the earth with them as they tackle nearly invisible rapids, dodge massive rock formations and find their way through this treacherous river section…(Read…)
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