Flocking in a flowfield
Some weeks ago a posted two nice videos by Robert Hodgin (here and here). The video I’m posting today is called Flocking in a flowfield and is another good example of Roberts skill with the open source program Processing. Move your cursor from the play button (after you hit it) to get a full view...
New edition of cardboard easy chair
The easy chair Otto was design by Peter Raacke in 1968 and was the first cardboard-furniture that have been manufactured industrially. Otto is now put in production again by German producer Pulpo. As you can see on the image above Otto can be painted with your favourite pattern or just be left untreated. Otto has...
Mies van der Rohe Award
The architect office Mansilla + Tuñón got this years Mies van der Rohe Award with their new contemporary art museum MUSAC in Castilla y León. The prize, founded 1987, is also known as the European Union Prize for Contemporary Architecture and is granted every two years by the European Union and the Fundació Mies van...
Future of luxury at Mallorca
The posting has been a little slow lately due to some hectic days at the Milan design week. After Milan I went to Mallorca where I organised a field trip for the Global brand team of Absolut vodka on the theme Future Luxury, based on my latest bulletin with the same name. We had some...
Cheek to cheek with Sahara Hotnights
Maybe a month or two late but I really like the new song Cheek to cheek from Sweden-based 4 piece all-girl rock band Sahara Hotnights. This video is a singback version from Grand Prix. Sahara Hotnights has been around for quite a few years now and with this song I’m sure they will hit big...
Design is marketing 2.0
Marc Gobé, author of Brandjam says: “Design is the new advertising. The agencies should fold, they’re out of line and out of touch. The only advertising that works is about product that you’re drawn to any way.” I have been touching this matter in two of my earlier David Report bulletins called Welcome to the...
Milan furniture fair 2007
Day three of the Milan furniture fair took me to the fairground itself. Actually I did not went there last year and the architecture itself was surprisingly good (that’s why I’m adding a few architectural images of the fairground for the Milan furniture fair below as well). If you compare to the showrooms at town...
The design 100 by Time magazine
While the Milan design week is rumbling Time magazine has come up with their brand new The design 100 list. It contains the 100 best designs (according to Time magazine) in eleven different categories. They include among others green (of course), interiors, shopping, packaging and fashion. Good design is everywhere these days – is the...
Milan design week day two
If day one at the Milan design week was a lot about maximalism and decorative neo-surrealism, day two has offered some more simple, rational and functional form with products that you actually can use. The Dutch based neo-surrealism is touching the art landscape without having the same deep and meaning. Should we call it design...
Milan design week day one
The first day of the Milan design week has come to an end and I would like to share the most interesting moments with you. I have have been strolling around town so all the info and images is from outside the fairground itself. I will post quite a lot if images in a row...
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