Karim Rashid in Dubai
I just received a press release from Karim Rashid concerning an exhibition in Dubai called Designer Extraordinaire. It seems like the Gulf is the new playground for the designer stars of today. Marcel Wanders and Jaime Hayon are other designers working in the area with new kitschy stores for Villa Moda. The Karim Rashid exhibition...
Domestic appliances in Swedish glass
Elektra is the name of a fictive collection of domestic appliances by Hanna Ljungström, member of the design group Lots. Elektra shows a vision for development of the Swedish glass industry. Elektra also shows a vision of how glass could turn the everyday cooking process into a sensual experience and provide enjoyment in everyday life....
Brick designs by Oostrum & Bonneur
I got an interesting press release from Boo (Ben Oostrum Ontwept) about their new exhibition Brick. The project is realised by Ben Oostrum in collaboration with Rob Bonneur. It opened on May 24th 2007 at the Groot Handelsgebouw in Rotterdam during the manifestation Rotterdam 2007, City of Architecture. The exhibition will highlight the results of...
An exciting and creative lifestyle hotel
The current trend towards individualism (even if we socialise a lot through different online networks) and the urge of being special and unique is also to be seen in the hospitality world. I would like to bring forward Hotel Fox in Copenhagen as a good example of this trend. 21 international artists from the fields...
A trend trip to Mallorca
As I mentioned two weeks ago I recently organised a trend trip to Mallorca for the Global Brand Team of Absolut Vodka on the theme “Future Luxury”. I define future luxury as experience based, regional and caring. Mallorca is visualising these trends when it is transforming from an average charter destination to an island with...
More nordic moods
Lifeiscarbon has just released their latest compilation of cool northern music called nordicmoods. They are regularly scanning the Nordic countries for the best new music and probably most of the artists are new to you (at least they are for me…). Ping Intressant.se tags technorati : nordicmoods music lifeiscarbon Andra bloggar om: musik, compilation
Second House of Sweden
The inauguration of Second House of Sweden, the world’s first embassy in Second Life will take place on May 30. As I have reported on before, Olle Wästberg, the director-general of the Swedish institute are looking much forward to bringing official Sweden to Second Life. Below is the first sneak preview of the Second House...
Wallpaper cover competition
The magazine Wallpaper is celebrating their issue no 100 with a cover competition called “100 Wallpaper* covers”. Simply go here and give your vote for your favourite Wallpaper cover since the start back in September 1996. If you would like some inspiration from the Wallpaper team, please follow this link and see their own votes....
The Beauty of Islam
The Beauty of Islam is a project by Linnea Sellersjö about Islamic architecture. Linnea Sellersjö is a multi-creative artist, writer, photographer and fashion designer from Sweden with roots in Pakistan. The Beauty if Islam is the result of a four-year research of the myths and cultures of the Islamic world. It’s about city planning, courtyards...
Relaunch of Brionvega
Brionvega has recently been relaunched by the design company V12. The new TV with a built-in DVD player from Brionvega called Alpha was launched at the Milan Design Week and is a nice example of a rational and functional design with a lot of built in emotion. It’s one of the biggest challenge for a...
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