Botanica by Formafantasma

The Eindhoven duo takes a look at the world of polymers pre-oil times as well as combining nature and plastic. Botanica is commissioned by Plart, an Italian foundation dedicated to scientific research and technological innovation for the recovery, restoration and conservation of works of art and design produced in plastic. Maria Pia Incutti, founder of Plart and [...]

GUMDESIGN+ColleVilca=awesome wine glasses collection

Strange how you know about what your neighbour has achieved by someone who lives thousands and thousands miles away! I found these incredible glasses mentioned in a Co.Design newsletter, finding out they were designed and manufactured in...Italy!!! Designed by: GUMDESIGN GUMDESIGN is a design collective ( Laura Fiaschi - designer and graphic designer and Gabriele Pardi - architect) [...]

The Alphabet 2

The Alphabet 2- a horn book video experiment – is a developmental spelling – video where each character visually represents the meaning of the word itself. Playing with different techniques and materials into little and big spaces, but always focusing on Helvetica font’s proportions. A collection of words in a delightful spelling-video. Direction / Postproduction [...]

Easy to find Tape

    Quite often a simple but subtle change makes the world with big difference, and the Easy-to-Find Tape is rightly a good example. It features a wavy look, which thus allows the users to find the end of a tape more quickly and easily. For guys ever bothered by hard-to-find-end tapes, this one is [...]

Movable Sleepbox

    Sleepbox is a mini building that allows you to sleep comfortably and conveniently. It was originally a conceptualized design put forward in 2009 and now has been installed at Sheremetyevo airport in Moscow, for travelers to rent and sleep for hours during their transfers at airports.     Although it comes with quite [...]

Cast of Vices

Cast of Vices is an all new LA brand, with stunning pieces like this soft lambskin leather shopper - seen at Colette too. Born from a desire to create artifacts out of their vices, Cast of Vices jewelry and fashion accessory collection, celebrate the inherent design aesthetic of the substances, while at the same time casting a [...]

Does Design Scale?

From a LinkedIn discussion about Design Scale: "At the DTUC 2011 event, the newly crowned Poet Laureate of Design Thinking (Sudhir Desai) provocatively suggested that "design thinking doesn't scale". This kind of thought is also prevalent in a TED talk by Geoffrey West (http://bit.ly/rhGCqK) on the scalability of cities (brought to our attention by Andrew [...]

Awesome Magazine Ads

Creativity makes magazine ads great, or more exactly greater than the words and pictures printed in magazines. Let’s go through some top magazine advertising campaigns and enjoy the great fun they bring to us. Audi Quattro Four-wheel Drive Ultra Thin Macboook Wonderbra Wonderbra Suntan Lotion Miradent Dental Floss Clinique Mascara IKEA Sliding Wardrobe Adidas Sportwear [...]

The Pegleg Giveaway

Anyone who grew up reading the Choose Your Own Adventure book series will delight in Italian publisher Whaiwhai's take on interactive storytelling. Part guidebook, part game, each book unlocks secrets to the city as you unravel the mystery page by page. The latest town to go under the microscope is New York, told by Big [...]

Maison & Objet Fall 2011, Part Two

        Six innovative and sustainable designs sighted at Paris' renowned interiors expo by Isabelle Doal in Design on 14 September 2011 Following up to part one of our 2011 Maison & Objet coverage, which focused on the transitional modes of design that cater to indoor and outdoor use, part two aims to [...]

Mercedes F125 Concept Has Gestural Interface, Hydrogen-Filled Frame | Co. Design

    Mercedes F125 Concept Has Gestural Interface, Hydrogen-Filled Frame A sleek luxury sedan, the F-125 sports an advanced hydrogen-electric hybrid engine. Today, at this year’s Frankfurt Motor Show, Mercedes revealed its car of the future: a luxury sedan with zero-emissions propulsion--the holy grail of "sustainable" car manufacturing--thanks to a hydrogen-electric-hybrid engine and fuel tanks [...]

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Wadaly is a young firm devoted to contemporary form and innovative design. Our focus is as much on quality of design as it is on method and process. All of the materials used are non-toxic, fully sustainable, and domestically produced. Each Wadaly piece is handcrafted to order in Brooklyn, NY. via wadaly.