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Design ON Space 2009-01-12 15:29:39 Design ON Space
When it comes to space flight, the sky’s no limit. Long one of humanity’s ultimate goals, breaking the surly bonds of Earth takes a lot of thought - it IS rocket science, after all - and any number of big ideas have been hashed & trashed along the way to the future. Here are 15 of the biggest, weirdest and yes, coolest.Project Orion (image via: Stars2) Project Orion was a p
GREEN Art, Architecture, Design and Tec 1 2009-01-12 15:29:39 GREEN Art, Architecture
, Design and Tec 1What makes art or design both amazing and green? Sustainability is a factor, but so is style - and the degree to which something is integrated with its environment. From transforming green boxes to rotating dome homes, creative eco-art to exotic eco-landscapes and dizzying tree houses to dazzling tree sculptures, here are twenty of the greatest (and strange
2 grt GRAPHIC DESIGNERs of the century & Happy new year 09 2009-01-08 13:09:17 Happy new year 09Barney Bubbles: Optics and Semantics “Get Happy!!” poster for Elvis Costello and the Attractions, 1980Barney Bubbles has a unique place in British graphic design. Even more than Robert Brownjohn, who also died much too soon, Bubbles feels both known and unknown. If only we could interview him now we could finally get some answers. Why refuse to sign your designs when you knew Read more:Happy
TODAY, Eric Baker & Graphic Design 2009-01-08 13:09:17 TODAY, Eric Baker
& Graphic
DesignHere are Today’s images. Eric Baker Design Associates is a Manhattan-based design firm established in 1986. Eric teaches the history of graphic design and corporate identity at the School of Visual Arts, and has twice received National Endowment for the Arts Grants for independent design hi Read more:Graphic Design
Amazing Furnitures & Interiors 3 2009-01-05 14:56:32 Amazing Furnitures & Interiors 310 (More) Pieces of Clever Transforming Furniture: From Tetris Tables to Rooms in a Box (Check out our complete collection of Unusual, Creative and Transforming Furniture.) Why is transforming furniture so alluring? Does it appeal to our sense that innovation is progress, the fact that fewer materials for more uses is sustainable or simply a return to the childh Read more:Amazing
Amazing Furnitures & Interiors 2 2009-01-05 13:50:21 Amazing Furnitures & Interiors 220 Comfy-to-Crazy Chairs and Chair Designs We spend much of our working lives occupying chairs, but since we never really see them we sometimes take them for granted. Luckily there are clever and talented designers willing to renegotiate our relationship with chairs. Here are some examples of strange seats and bizarre benches that dare to be different, from the Read more:Amazing
Amazing Furnitures & Interiors 1 2009-01-05 12:52:32 "Funky Furniture" roundup WebUrbanist has put together a thick list of "142 Fantastically Funky Modern Furniture Designs." Spanning beds, chairs, tables, storage, hanger devices, clocks, mirrors, sinks and even wallpaper, the list contains some objects that make you proud you decided to be a product designer, and some objects that, well, don't. But there's definitely a ton of eye candy. We si Read more:Amazing
Amazing Aquariums and Fish Tank Designs 2008-12-31 13:16:18 Amazing Aquariums and Fish Tank Designs
(source: thailandbeach) Fish are one of the most under-appreciated pets that one can own. Tell anyone that you have pet fish and they’ll ask you why you chose something so insanely boring. Well, as any fishkeeper will tell you, that is far from the truth. Not only are fish great pets that can recognize their owners, be trained, and generally entertain you Read more:Amazing
Venice Architecture Biennale 08 > l OO K 1 2008-12-26 09:09:25 Venice Architecture
Biennale 08Next-Gene 20 by various architects Venice Architecture Biennale: twenty architects including Kengo Kuma (above and below), MVRDV, Julien de Smedt and Graft are designing villas for Next-Gene 20 - a residential development on the north-eastern coast of Taiwan. The project, which involves ten international architects and ten Korean Taiwanese architects, w Read more:Venice
Venice Architecture Biennale 08 > l OO K 2 2008-12-26 09:09:25 Venice Architecture
Biennale 08Towards Paradise by Gustafson Porter Landscape architects Gustafson Porter created a secret garden called Towards Paradise at the Venice architecture biennale, which opened last month. The garden, located in the overgrown grounds of a former Benedictine nunnery at the Arsenale, consists of two parts: Nourishment (above) features rustic flower and vegetable Read more:Venice
WATER in WEB DESIGN 2008-12-21 12:15:21 Water & Underwater in modern Webdesign — article + illustrations + tutorial.I've seen a lot of designs with water for the past years, and you know what? Composition of all of them is extremely same, but the difference is in quality. I think you'll see & check it out by yourselves...First take a look at Freeger's designs: Its very good variants, look at the small details, they are perfect
Dead Line- 31 dec 09:Jewellery Design Competition 2008-12-21 12:10:22 Deadline: End of December, 2008ENLIGHTENED - Swarovski Elements Jewellery
Design CompetitionThis competition asks international jewellery- and design-lovers abroad to share their ideas and design creative and innovative jewellery pieces incorporating our applied ENLIGHTENED - Swarovski Elements genuine Topaz assortment. Those who participate and submit their designs by November 18th, 2008 will ha
Stockholm Design Week 2008 ZIPED 2008-12-19 12:38:58 This weekend the Stockholm
Design Week 2008 came to its peak. With over 40,000 visitors this is the biggest Nordic design event anchored by the annual Stockholm Furniture Fair and Northern Light Fair. We say "Nordic" since next to Swedish design, also works from Finland, Norway and Denmark are on show - a perfect occasion to see what design means up the cold north. More pictures after the jum
Greener Gadgets Design Competition 09 /DEADLINE JAN-15-200 2008-12-19 12:20:41 Design a Greener
GadgetIn celebration of the launch of this year's Greener Gadgets Design Competition 2009, we are taking a periodic look at some of the standout entries from last year's Greener Gadget Design Competition. Below is one of our favorites: ReCycle. A bicycle can be used for transportation, exercise or recreation, and it often provides all three. The great thing about riding
The ONE Show 2009 Deadline January 30, 09 2008-12-19 11:56:49 Now in its 34th year, the One Show has established itself as the premiere competition for advertising professionals around the world. Categories include print, television, cinema, integrated branding and branded entertainment. We'll also be handing out our first-ever Green Pencil for the best non-profit/public service advertising that promotes the environment.THE MOST RESPECTED CREATIVE ADVERTISIN Read more:Deadline
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Tokyo Design Week 08 FEW-VIEW (c) &..... 2008-12-12 23:01:05 Tokyo Design Week 08container design competition winners">Dezeen x Design Associationcontainer design competition winners Here are photographs of the five winning installations from the Dezeen x Design Association container design competition to win a free exhibition space in Tokyo during Tokyo Designers Week. Asif Khan and Peter Liversidge from the UK (top), Luis Eslava - Diego Ramo Read more:Tokyo
Mishka x Unsteady x Adio Sneaker 2008-12-10 01:05:21 After much anticipation, details about the Mishka sneakers have finally been revealed. It’s a collaboration with San Diego’s Unsteady boutique, and Adio. The shoe is limited to only 100 pairs, with 50 going to Unsteady, the other 50 to Mishka’s online shop. A special t-shirt was also made as part of the project. The sneaker drops this Tuesday.w
Align CenterBen Drury x Nike Air Max 90 Current ‘Air U Breathe’ 2008-12-10 01:05:21 Marking a return to the Air U Breathe pack, we’ve already seen the Air Max 90 Current
designed by Kevin Lyons. Now, we get a look at the one Ben Drury designed, which features a similar colourway and materials that were used on the Air U Breathe Air Max 1. More after the jump. worlds contemporary design news and stuffs Read more:Align
Supra Skytop ‘Goldie’ 2008-12-10 01:05:21 A bit over a year ago, Supra released an all-gold Skytop. They just released another one, which uses a bit of black as well. These ‘Goldie’ Skytops are available at select retailers including Factory 413. pic and info: Factory 413worlds contemporary design news and stuffs
London Design Festival 2008 Some Shotzz (b) and INFO 2008-12-08 05:52:40 What is the London Design Festival
? The London Design Festival is a spectacular celebration of world-class talent across the city, shining a bright light on the amazing creative people that make London the design capital of the world.The Festival reflects the growing worldwide recognition of the power of design to change things for the better, to help deliver economic prosperity and to improve qu
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