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 [...]
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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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
Sparkle Labs harness the power of the electron!
I stumbled upon these incredible kits from Sparkle Labs. I have never thought that electronics could be a cool thing, but I made up my mind when I saw these cute Papertronics Lunar Module. And when I discovered that they also have a great blog Sparkle Labs Education where they teach how to assemble their [...]
A “Living” Logo For Wikipedia, With More Than 3.2 Million Variations | VIDEO
Try drawing Wikipedia’s logo purely from memory. You can’t, right? Because it’s terribly unmemorable, an unfinished globe constructed out of jigsaw puzzle pieces and inscribed with glyphs from a bunch of different writing systems, symbolizing “the multilingualism of Wikipedia.” It’s the branding equivalent of “We Are The World”: blandly earnest. So Moving Brands, a British [...]
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) [...]
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 [...]
Parc des Bords de Seine by HHF Architects and AWP
Swiss architects HHF and French architects AWP have won a competition to design a series of follies for a new park outside Paris. The proposed pavilions include an observatory of stacked timber huts that overlooks the Seine. Elsewhere, clusters of timber sheds will house a visitor’s centre and restaurant, while smaller follies will [...]
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 [...]
In Taiwan, A Stunning Bamboo Pavilion With A Potent Eco Message | Co. Design
Brooklyn studio nARCHITECTS builds a bamboo pavilion to raise awareness about a local forest under siege. nARCHITECTS, a burgeoning Brooklyn studio and past winner of the MoMA/P.S.1 Young Architects Program (YAP), has sent us images of its latest work: an arched bamboo pavilion designed to raise awareness about a Taiwanese forest under siege. Forest Pavilion [...]
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 [...]
Do you like wadaly? I do!
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.
11 Inspiring Examples Of Handicraft, From Makers Across The World | Co. Design
On the face of it, there is absolutely nothing that a medical mold for nose transplants has in common with a giant gorilla sculpted out of metal coat hangers. Or with a lace G-string from Poland, for that matter. Yet, all three ended up in the same exhibit at the London V&A. How!? [...]
A Prosthetic Limb That Lets Amputees Ride Bikes | Co. Design
A concept by Art Center student Seth Astle wins the U.S. portion of the James Dyson Award. A prosthetic limb and bike pedal that allows amputee cyclists to experience a full range of motion has been named as the U.S. winner of the James Dyson Award. Interestingly, for the second year in a row, [...]
