Some call this a home, some call this a dream, I would call it a great architecture design a little bit intimidating. I would not mind to spend a short holiday there though. Designed by Paris-based Agence Jouin Manku for YTL Design Group, this amazing residence belongs to a Malaysian power family, hosting three generations of the family [...]
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This guy rocks (at BigRock) | VIDEO
I am very happy to share with you the last "corto" my friend Giacomo worked at as animator and in the character modeling and shading department, with the supervision of Alex Ongaro, actually Head of Effects in Dreamworks Animation - LA. Giacomo is a very talented guy who comes from my small village in the North [...]
Check out “Dyslexie,” a new font that helps dyslexics read with ease
Dyslexia is a learning disability affecting many people worldwide, with percentages ranging from 5 to 20% of the population - the US National Institutes of Health estimates that one out of every five persons in the US suffers from dyslexia. One way people have tried combatting the symptoms of dyslexia is with fonts like Dyslexie [...]
Liteon Succulent Concept by Yu-ru Chen
Apparently plastic bags are a resourceful means to collect morning dew and many mountaineers use it to collect water. Needless to say, not all climbers are conscientious enough to carry back their litter, and as a result many of our peaks are getting polluted. To offer a better alternative, we have here the Succulent Concept, [...]
Transmedia and children: LettersAlive | VIDEO
I am a big fan of technology, and I also think that the Web and tablets can really make education more engaging. I am not saying that a tablet-only class is the future, because what must be pursued is a balance between the new and the traditional teaching methods and media. Being a mother of [...]
The worst logo designs: a very funny image gallery
Quora is an incredible place where to learn and to get entertained too! I have just discovered what at first seemed to be a "serious question" which indeed received a lot of very funny - and unbelieveable too- anwers. Thanks to all those who contributed with these amazing images!! Q: What are the worst logo [...]
Cool low budget branding: the People’s Supermarket
This great concept, already published by Trendland and ECOFFEE, shows how budget is not that important when creating a new brand, being creativity the main ingredient. Located in the heart of London the London People's Supermarket cooperative non-profit is unique. Managed and owned by the members, the shop operates on a membership system, it offers [...]
A wooden furniture series for children – Bo Reudler Studio
Bo Reudler Studio presents the Kids’ Furniture series during Dutch Design Week in Eindhoven 22-30 October 2011. The furniture will be exhibited at a design auction and exhibition organised by the World Wildlife Fund to held in the Klokgebouw, Strijp-S. Bo Reudler Studio is a product and interior design studio led by Bo Reudler, based [...]
“Because a house must not be boring” – Winy Maas
Well..at first I went: "WOW" - then when I saw its interior design it gave me shivers. This amazing building, which perfectly reflects it surroundings while being disruptive, is located in Surrey England. This video has the Dutch architect, Winy Maas, describing why he created this design. http://vimeo.com/20199915 I asked to my daughter if she [...]
Omer Arbel
When I first saw Vancouver Olympic medals I asked myself "What brilliant mind can create such a great design and cool concept?" The answer was Omer Arbel. The whole process of conceiving and designing the Olympic medals is carefully described in this Boomdesign post. What I would like to submit to your attention are the many [...]
To design products with recycling in mind | VIDEO
I stumbled upon this interesting and useful project, Cradle to Cradle, discovering that it is not a brand new project but it dates back 2006, when this video was first released. Developed by American architect William McDonough and chemist Michael Braungart, Cradle to Cradle envisions an economy based on closed-loop cycles of materials. Imagine an [...]
Crowdsourcing music video: The Vaccines and Instagram | VIDEO
I am a fan of crowdsourcing and I love photography and technology, this is why this project by the band The Vaccines captured my attention. The Vaccines asked to their fans to upload pictures using Instagram to be used in the video of their "Wetsuit" song. The result is a not-that-original video but some pictures [...]
Fresh Magazine: sumptuous photography + mouthwatering recipes
Fresh Magazine is an amazing collection of wonderful (or sumptuous, as written in the Fresh website) food photography and delicious recipes. These last ones are also availble at the Darigold Recipes website - I particularly loved Sour Cream & Toasted Pecan Waffles with Maple-Pecan Syrup Four years ago Northwest farm Darigold gave Armstrong Studios a [...]
Do you feel beauty? | VIDEO
I have just watched this wonderful TED talk from Richard Seymour about design and beauty and the relationship between emotions and design, suggesting that what designers must pursue is the emotional functionality of things. Enjoy, share and comment!
KMKG STUDIO: iTree
The iTree is a top-quality iPhone and iPod docking station made out of a simple tree trunk. This is hollowed out using a special technique and specialized tools, expertly proportioned to produce optimum sound quality. Each iTree is unique – costumers choose the wood, the length and the built-in technology. They can even take [...]
Controlling Virtual Limbs by Feeling Virtual Textures | VIDEO
“Although real-life brain-controlled prosthetics that enable a person to, say, pick up a pencil continue to improve for amputees, limbs that can actually feel touch sensations have remained a challenge. Now, by implanting electrodes into both the motor and the sensory areas of the brain, researchers have created a virtual prosthetic hand that monkeys control [...]
Cool Desert Living
This amazing project was published on Dec. 20, 2010 by Christopher Daniel of Violent Volumes. Quoting the Violent Volumes blog: "At times, the simplest form with least manipulation from its original form can offer visual amenities and adapted solution to the context. California Roll prefabricated house takes this methodology to create its morphological adaptation to [...]
LucyandBart
LucyandBart is a collaboration between Lucy McRae (from Australia) and Bart Hess (from the Netherlands). You might either like them or find them a little odd - to me it is dramatic creativity!
Jeroen Verhoeven: Virtue of Blue
Last week I was chatting with my 5 year old daughter who asked me: "Mom, wouldn't be beautiful if solar panels had a beautiful design, like flowers, stars and butterflies?" (referring to those horrible installations in Italian street roundabouts) . Then you can imagine how I started laughing when I saw this wonderful work of [...]
Shine flower shine!
I was reading about this amazing accidental discovery by Rami Louca at the University of Cambridge Nanoscience centre in Wired UK. Louca grew a spherical "flower" - a titanium dioxide nanoparticle filament coated in a light- absorbing dye that works like chlorophyll in plants - floating in solution. The result is maybe the next- generation of [...]
Ideas that will last forever | VIDEO
This is a video that I will show to my daughter, a great lesson from someone who has always kept looking and never settled: Steve Jobs.
