Une démonstration technique avec ces magnifiques images capturées en slow-motion. Des sculptures d’eau qui existent et se forment seulement pour une fraction de seconde. Un travail très réussi de l’artiste japonais Shinichi Maruyama projetant en l’air de l’eau et de l’encre.
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Un superbe spot intitulé “Purified” pour la dernière campagne de Smirnoff par l’agence JWT Sydney. Ce film présente une rencontre de football, avec les joueurs marchant directement sur l’eau : Rio Ferdinand, Ryan Giggs et Ji-Sung Park. A découvrir dans la suite de l’article.
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Modular design makes for a stackable, easy-to-clean drinking bottle
The first product from Nice Reusables, a new company devoted to the idea that sustainability should be simple, the Alex Bottle is an easy-to-clean water bottle. Alex stands for “Always Live Extraordinarily”—a statement that may seem extreme out of context, but makes perfect sense when you learn that enterprising Oakley former team manager Chris Hotell and his wife, champion pro snowboarder Gretchen Bleiler, founded the company.
In this case, the extraordinary feat comes in the form of a new way to get gunk out of your drinking bottle. Most of us clean narrow-necked BPA-free bottles with a combination of despair and ingenuity, involving multi-step processes that include everything from simply scrubbing mold off caps to shaking a combo of lentils and dish soap or buying specialized cleaning solutions. No matter how hard you try, a well-used water bottle—filled regularly with coffee and smoothies and tossed in gym bags or the backseat of cars—can develop a funky aroma and thriving bacterial growth.
Alex’s solution makes cleaning the bottle a breeze. The cap and lower half of the bottle detach and are dishwasher-friendly. Simply unscrew the bottle apart and stack it next to plates and silverware. The modular design also makes it easier to swap out tops and halves for when you want a smaller or larger bottle with mix-and-match colors. When it’s empty, the bottle can pack inside itself for saving space in your bag or purse. All that cleverness earned Alex recognition as one of the finalistsin the 2011 Housewares Design Awards for Tabletop & Beverageware.
Next year should see further developments in the Alex design, with a sports top and a sippy cup attachment for kids. The Alex retails for $26 and sells online from the Alex Bottle shop.
Après Aerosol Life, voici ce beau travail vidéo par Jesse Zanzinger intitulée “Refraction” : un véritable shooting en macro et en Canon 5D des reflets à l’intérieur de l’eau et de l’huile. La musique est signée Four Tet – Circling. A découvrir en images dans la suite.
Un magnifique film rempli d’émotion intitulé “Water” par Corrie Jones, sur la vie d’un jeune garçon âgé de 8 ans devant faire face afin de s’occuper de son père handicapé mental. Un court-métrage récompensé dans de nombreux festivals comme le Milan International Film Festival.
Squash-shaped water transport combining high-end design and functionality
Reliable access to filtered water is one of the biggest problems facing the developing world today. A solution with a twist, Le Pumpkin focuses on both filtering and transporting water in an easy manner. The concept comes out of David Edwards‘ (the mind behind Le Whif) class at Harvard’s Wyss Institute.
French designers Mathieu Lehanneur and Julien Benayoun joined the effort to realize a product that was practical, efficient and potentially stylish. Inspired by the malleable characteristics of the biological cell, Le Pumpkin consists of a large telescoping tube with the ends connected together forming a donut-like figure. Also like a cell, the Pumpkin expands or contracts to accommodate varying amounts of water, from four to 15 liters.
The user determines the amount of water, which is carried over the shoulder or strapped on the back. For larger volumes, the pumpkin can be rearranged for carrying on the head or around the waist and a built-in filtration system purifies the water while it’s in transit.
A self-proclaimed catalyst of an international humanitarian experiment, Le Pumpkin is an exceptional realization combining functionality, style and technology. Currently the project is being pushed forward by Artscience Labs, Le Laboratoire and Labogroup—an international collaboration determined to bring the issue of water to the forefront of the public conscience. Le Pumpkin is scheduled for release by the end of 2010 and can be pre-ordered from the LaboShop.
Après le shooting de BMX en slow-motion, voici cette impressionnante série de vidéos en ralenti par Rickard Bengtsson. Avec l’utilisation d’eau et d’un Canon 550D ralenti à 1000 fps, grâce à Twixtor et After Effects. Sur la bande son “Penguin Cafe Orchestra – Perpetuum Mobile”
Mauritania’s Nouadhibou Bay, the largest ship graveyard in the world, is where fishermen and captains go to abandon their dying vessels. Photographer Jan Smith spent considerable time and effort attempting to gain access, although the Mauritanian Army barred his way before he was able to convince them of his purely artistic pursuits.
The resulting sad, quietly violent gallery documents sunken hulls and rusting boats. Mostly comprised of cast-offs for insurance fraud, Nouadhibou Bay still remains a maritime mystery.
To view the complete gallery, visit Good Magazine.
L’artiste freelance Richard Evans a créé cette oeuvre typographique en découpant chaque lettres de bois au laser et en les peignant à la main. La métaphore de l’eau dans l’évier représente la surcharge d’informations dans la société. Plus d’images dans la suite.
Tkaro‘s cylindrical glass design not only eliminates the expendable plastic bottle (and the leached taste and BPAs that go with it), but doubles as a cup for a civilized way to stay hydrated on-the-go. The durable glass construction may weigh a little more than other aluminum or plastic reusables out there, but the “pureness of form and material allow the contents of the glass to be visible, assuring no residue and resulting in a continuously clean taste and smell.” Its wide-mouth form makes additions like lemon and ice cubes easy and, because it’s dishwasher-safe, cleaning is a snap too.
Founded by two Canadian sisters, a former real estate developer and ad salesperson, the pair also had health in mind when they came up with the bottle alternative. It holds about two cups of water, making it compact enough to carry but large enough to really quench thirst.
The Tkaro bottle sells online for $30, or $35 for a custom-engraved version.
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