Tuesday, November 18, 2008
Andrew Blauvelt recently posted a very thoughtful essay on the subject of relational design (some visual references and a more concise statement of his position are available at the Walker Art Center blog). Blauvelt frames his argument thusly:
Some of the most interesting work today is not reducible to the same polemic of form and counter-form, [...]
Wednesday, November 5, 2008
Daito Manabe makes innovative use of sounds, software and circuitry. Par exemple:
Thursday, October 16, 2008
Fascinated by the synesthetic effect of Boudicca’s new fragrance Wode. The perfume is packaged in an aerosol-type container and leaves a striking cobalt blue mark when sprayed (see the video below). The color fades away after a few minutes, but this idea of a visual scent is intriguing and, well, probably good marketing.
Interview with [...]
Tuesday, September 23, 2008
The Urban Play exhibition curated by Scott Burnham opened in Amsterdam this past weekend. Judging by the images on Burnham’s blog, it looks like quite a fascinating collection of artists/designers working within the realm of urban intervention/street art/use of public space. Images below are of work by Polish artist Krystian Czaplicki, whose minimalist geometric installations [...]
Tuesday, September 9, 2008
Apartamento is a new international editorial project dedicated to the world of interiors, born to tell the story of personal experiences and lifes through the spaces where we live and work. Everyday stories, seen without the usual masks of look-a-like interiors perfect to the millimeter, because in real life the variables are infinite and unpredictable, [...]
Friday, September 5, 2008
Some strangely beautiful chairs by a couple of oddly obscure industrial designers. Or maybe I’m just painfully out of it?
Sergio Rodrigues, Sheriff lounge chair. Brazil, 1961. Rosewood and leather.
Martino Gamper, Chair ‘n’ Box. Italy, 2008. Appropriated shipping crate plywood and furniture elements.
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Thursday, September 4, 2008
Oliver Bishop-Young is a Goldsmith’s graduate who re-uses old construction bins and gives them new life as ping-pong tables, swimming pools and skateboard ramps, among other things.
Monday, September 1, 2008
Creative Review responds with “Some of the Greatest Design and Ad Clips on Youtube.” Pictured above is an interview with Wim Crouwel at his show in Paris last year.
Amazing art/design project by Max Dean, Raffaello D’Andrea & Matt Donovan.
The Robotic Chair (1984 - 2006) is a generic-looking wooden chair with the capacity to fall apart and put itself back together. With shuddering force the chair collapses to the floor then with persistence and determination proceeds to seek out its parts and upright itself. [...]
Saturday, August 16, 2008
Princeton Architectural Press has just released a monograph of work by British designer Daniel Eatock. Looking forward to this one - I’ve long been a fan of Eatock’s quirky-conceptual approach to design. In addition, each copy of the first edition of Imprint has been inked by Eatock with his own thumbprint.