Just found this terrific lighting collection by designer Chiara Lampugnani. I'd include this in ANY project I was working on; contemporary or traditional. If you're in Paris for Maison et Objet, check these out for sure!
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This is hilarious! Throw all those gadgets in the recycling heap and just get this big rock!
Marie Garnier designed these beautiful sandstone Homo Sapiens that can be used as a knife sharpener, crushing or grinding stone (pestle).
And you thought Tokyo was fantastic on the surface! Just have a look at what's under your feet: miles of cathedral-like sewers. A neo-gothic labyrinth of engineering wonder! I just wonder if they ever fill all the way up!
I was absolutely wrong about these! This is Kasukabe and a storm drain at that. Still an awesome space though. Here is a press release:
SAITAMA (Kyodo) An underground tunnel built to take in river water overflow and release it into another river to mitigate flood damage was shown to the media Monday in Kasukabe, Saitama Prefecture.
The 6.3 km long conduit is 50 meters underground in Kasukabe and connects the Otoshifurutone and Edo rivers.
If the Otoshifurutone River or nearby Naka River flood, excess water can be channeled into the tunnel from five locations and temporarily stored in a gigantic reservoir before being pumped up and released into the Edo River.
The water chamber, dubbed the “underground palace,” features 59 columns, each 25 meters high, that can store 670,000 cu. meters of water, according to the Land, Infrastructure and Transport Ministry.
The government project began in 1993 with a budget of 240 billion yen, and part of the tunnel became ready for use in 2002. The system will begin full operation in June.
Historically, the eastern part of Saitama Prefecture has been prone to floods. The government says the flood-management system will significantly reduce the danger of floods in the area.
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Just ran across this ultra-mod orchid growing system and fell in love. Get one for the James Bond fan in your life. Not so sustainable, but having more plants in our lives is a good start...
"Breathe Easy is an aeroponic growing system designed to improve home air quality. It utilizes toxin absorbing plants that clean the air and add humidity. It also doesn’t hurt to bring some of nature’s green indoors too. The plants are held in place by magnetic seals in the top opening...As an added touch, a row of LED lights line the bottom for some nice ground effects."
via Yanko
Every so often a design comes across the desktop that just blows me away. IPSVM is one such design. Purely a prototype, the board nonetheless kills as an idea. Imagine shredding on this beauty! The fact is, I would never actually skate on this, it is just too beautiful.
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This over at Ligature we are featuring award-winning designer, fabricator and educator Peter Benarcik. Be sure to check his work out, it's awesome.
Peter Benarcik has worked with nationally recognized architecture and industrial design studios in addition to developing his own multi-disciplined design studios. Peter’s current endeavor- Five Ply Design based in Seattle, WA- continues to focus on both furniture and architectural projects. As if that were not enough, Peter is also a Full-Time Tenure Track Faculty member at Bellevue Community College where he teaches various foundation and advanced design studios in the Interior Design Department.
read the rest on Ligature: Ligature Online
To view more of Peter’s work visit: http://www.fiveplydesign.com
Just heard about this today, The Art Newspaper is launching a webTV channel. Hopefully we'll be seeing more of this on the net, but until then, good luck to Art Newspaper TV
From the press release:
The Art Newspaper is proud to announce the launch of a web TV channel for the art world. It features interviews with key collectors, curators, dealers, artists, and art world luminaries.
The Art Newspaper TV aims to further the success of The Art Newspaper and continue to provide breaking news, art market analysis and insight for the art world, online.
Kim Joon, Bird Land-Armani (detail), 2008
Just got this great summary from Artkrush who will be on the scene again this year bringing you all the goodness to be found. Be sure to keep checking back as the month develops...
Got this in my inbox today. The hilarious group over at Plexifilm [same guys who made 'Helvetica'] are giving away official Helvetica-writing pens with any purchase of 'Objectified' swag. Ha! I love this idea. If it had command-z as well, I'd buy a gross...
Magic pen writes in Helvetica
Ahhhh... technology. The geniuses at Plexifilm have spent the past two
years developing a Sharpie pen that actually writes in Helvetica! This
pen is so experimental that it's priceless... literally. You can't buy
one, but you can get one free with any Helvetica-related purchase
(DVD, T-shirt, etc.). Get your free pen while they last. It's a great
gift for that person in your life with sloppy handwriting...
* Warning: if you are John Downer or Marian Bantjes then the pen will
actually write in Helvetica. Otherwise, your results may vary. Do not
swallow. Keep away from open flame and co-workers. May cause
drowsiness.
We just got our issue of Typography 29 in the mail over here and so we've been deep in the typography of things lately. Here is an excellent collection put together by Noupe.
Ligature Online is a micro-site produced by Big Fig Design Group. It will be by and about artists making unusual connections that just released Volume 2: Barbara Kosoff.
As regular readers already know, we are big fans of anything that puts two and two together and comes up with six. Barbara's work makes us smile. From the press release:
"Many artists who have worked in the commercial art world might very well be satisfied with the challenges and rewards that world provides; Barbara Kosoff is not one of those people. Drawing on her diverse experiences as a designer and art director, Barbara has turned to collage to express her unique voice."
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Just as soon as you can, head over to Project H Design and vote for their latest project; designing educational math toys for developing and US retail markets, based on the Kutamba AIDS Orphans School in Uganda (an Architecture for Humanity building).
Just found out about this one and won't be able to make it because I'll be in San Jose covering West Coast Green. But you all should go! These are great...
Please join CoCA as we play host to Pecha Kucha Night. This month's theme is "Trouble". You've got some, we got some - let's share. We’ve assembled an incredible roster of writers, visual artists, race car drivers, actors and other creative luminaries. Share ideas, see great work - we'd love to see you there!
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"It is essentially a worship of the Imperfect, as it is a tender attempt to accomplish something possible in this impossible thing we know as life."
- Kakuzo Okakura
The Book of Tea
In art school we called it Wabi Sabi, in reference to objects that are imperfect, decaying or in various states of entropy. Picture an old barn, a rusty shovel, or even a rock worn smooth by rushing water, but be sure to leave out the romanticism. Wabi Sabi embraces and celebrates decay, acknowledging it as an essential part of life. The movement of all matter in the universe from order to chaos, from organization to disorganization.
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The theme of this year's Biennale of Architecture in Venice, which opened on Sunday, is 'Out There: Architecture Without Building' so we thought it appropriate to review it from afar, from 'Out Here:' as it were. Curator Aaron Betsky has this to say:
"Architecture must go beyond buildings because buildings are not enough. They are big and wasteful accumulations of natural resources that are difficult to adapt to the continually changing conditions of modern life...Most buildings are ugly, useless and wasteful"
Hmm.
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(incli)NATION is: Daniel Flahiff, editor :: Dorothy D., Akira Rabelais, and Bryan Schultz...
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