It is really sad to see companies like Nokia, market leader for more than a decade, becoming each and every day something belonging to the past, to the pre-iPhone era. I loved Nokia's mobile phones, they were incredibly easy to use and worked perfectly. But this is not enough, not right now. I've recently discovered [...]
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Amazing Desert House | Marmol Radziner
Desert houses can benefit from many features – plenty of sunlight, beautiful scapes or the promise of blissful isolation. This particular Desert House built in Desert Hot Springs, California interacts with the arid grounds and playfully seems to integrate the surroundings in its modern architecture. Designed by Los Angeles-based architecture firm Marmol Radziner, the fascinating [...]
Fictional Architecture Photography | Philippe Dujardin
Digital collage is quite an interesting form of art - and when it is mixed with architecture I find it even more appealing! These fantastic works from the Belgian photographer Philippe Dujardin mix real buildings with fictional elements to reach a mind-dazzling wow effect.
While They await Extinction 2011 | Hanna Hedman
I do not know the weight of this incredible jewelry by Hanna Hedman but I would gladly wear one of these amazing artworks made of silver, oxidized silver, powder coated copper and paint. Hanna Hedman is an awarded Swedish jewellery artist living in Stockholm. Her "While they await extinction"-is a jewellery prpoject that has its origin [...]
Blooming Light for out-of-the-grid communities | Olafur Eliasson
One of the first I>K post was about a smart idea born tobring light to people living in the darkest slums in India. "Littlesun", the name of this small solar-powered lantern, is another smart and shining product having a similar purpose. Presented at the World Economic Forum, Littlesun has been designed to improve access to light [...]
Book carving | Kylie Stillman and Long Bin-Chen
Frankly speaking, I did not know there was a form of art called book carving. I had already published another post about another book-art artist, Isaac Salazar, a while ago, but these creations are slightly different. Kylie Stillmann, a Melbourn based artist, uses a scalpel to create wonderful sculptures, inverted reliefs of trees and the birds that [...]
76 Synthesizer iPad App Concept | Jonas Eriksson
I find this App Concept so wonderful BUT unfortunately it seems that its creator, Jonas Eriksson, a native of Sweden and an award winning interactive designer and developer, has not yet found any developer willing to help him make it a real product. I am so sad that I do not have the skills required! [...]
Noodles Doodles Art | Sagaki Keita
At first sight I said to myself: "Mmm...the usual boring classic art". Then I took a closer look and ...WOW! Artist Sagaki Keita was born in 1984 and lives and works in Tokyo. His densely composited pen and ink illustrations contain thousands of whimsical characters that are drawn almost completely improvised.
Micro macro installations | Do-Ho Suh
Once again, thanks to Nicole to introduce me to this very interesting Korean Artist, Do-Ho Suh, whose installations and architectural environments are playing between the micro and the macro, between personal and social, individual and collectivity. You can read more about him in this designboom interview. Do-Ho Suh is represented by gallery Lehmann Maupin, New York.
lik house | satoru hirota architects
Another "my style" house with a BUT: I do really like only the bathroom, the very zen courtyard where all the rooms have access to BUT I really do not like its location. I think a video would have shown volumes and spaces much better than wide-angle picures - but the whole project has that [...]
Mleko i Miód | Beza Project
“Mleko i Miód” (Milk&Honey) was designed for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs as a gift for the Polish EU Presidency. It is a set for preparing a traditional drink. Beza Project studio delivered a turn key solution – from the initial concept design to full coordination and project management at the production level. It consists of [...]
house BM| Architecten de Vylder Vinck Taillieu
Another place where I am sure my creativity can get an amazing boost! You might find my architecture selection a little bit boring. Many of the homes I like share the same characteristics: set in the wild (or a sort of), having a geometrical shape, wide windows and a Zen-like interior design -this last I [...]
Overade – foldable Bike Helmet | Agency 360
With this product I opens a new blog category, Wishlist - in case you know a pseudo-geek design-and-coolness-sensitive person and do not know how to make him/her happy, here it is, just buy one of those things! Just joking, especially because many of the "things" I am going to include in this category are still [...]
Newspaper Wood | Mieke Meijer together with Vij5
Thanks to Stacey Sheppard I have discovered Newspaper wood. I knew it is possible to make wood with paper, but this technology is even more interesting. From Stacey's article: "Meike Meijer, a Dutch design student who, acutely aware of the enormous amount of newspapers and magazines that are discarded and recycled into new paper each [...]
Sugata Mitra: A Model of User-Generated Education | VIDEO
If you watch the TED video you will get amazed by what Sugata Mitra discovered. I was quite touched and I am going to use Prof. Mitra' suggestion in my new project.
Artefiera: where art dealers meet buyers
Today was the opening day of Artefiera, Italy’s largest modern and contemporary art exhibition, set in Bologna from January 27h to January 29th. I did not have time to visit everything, but I am glad to share with you some of the many interesting things I was pleased to see. I have also shot less journalistic [...]
Autostadt: a new marketing concept by Volkswagen
The Autostadt is a visitor attraction adjacent to the Volkswagen factory in Wolfsburg, Germany, with a prime focus on automobiles. It features a museum, feature pavilions for the principal automobile brands in the Volkswagen Group, a customer centre where customers can pick up new cars, and take a tour through the enormous factory, a guide [...]
A stilish and amazing indoor Ecosystem | Parasite Farm
A pair of German designers introduce the Parasite Farm, an indoor gardening system that feeds off your waste. Food accounts for about 13 percent of trash in the United States, the third-largest component behind paper and yard trimmings. Although composting may be the natural extension of recycling paper, metal, and plastic, many urbanites don’t have [...]
Once upon a time there was a skateboard | Haroshi
Haroshi makes his art pieces recycling old used skateboards. His creations are born through styles such as wooden mosaic, dots, and pixels; where each element, either cut out in different shapes or kept in their original form, are connected in different styles, and shaven into the form of the final art piece. Haroshi became infatuated [...]
Urban Greenery | Mosstika
When a while ago I searched for sustainable art the result was a wide array of upcycling projects which to me were yes artistic but not that sustainable. Today I am talking about Mosstika, Elina Tokodi and József Vályi-Tóth, a NYC based collective, whose mission is " to collide the worlds of art and nature, creating havens [...]
Humanity of a shoe | Oliberté
I was tempted to merge FEIT and Oliberté in one single post, but althought there are similarities (handmade premium quality shoes) the business model which these two companies are using is very different. FEIT is a niche product, Oliberté is a mass market one. FEIT appeals to uniqueness, Oliberté to social responsibility. Oliberté has been [...]
