Tom Dixon talks about Sustainable Design
This is an interesting interview with Tom Dixon on sustainable design by Inhabitat. Well worth spending 5 minutes watching it! Ping Intressant.se tags technorati : tom dixon sustainable design inhabitat Andra bloggar om: tom dixon, design, hållbar utveckling, miljö
Emirate architecture with inspiration from Greece
The online magazine Dezeen is showcasing Jebel Al Jais Mountain Resort – a tourist village on a mountain in the Emirate of Ras Al Khaimah designed by Rem Koolhaas. It looks like a very interesting project which reminds me of the small village of Oia at Santorini in Greece which I visited some weeks ago....
Ferrari 250 GTO
I couldn’t resist to post this video with 3 minutes of pure automobile beauty, the Ferrari 250 GTO. The closest I ever got to riding one was as a Corgi Toys model when I was a kid… But what happened with the Ferrari brand? The aura of cool disappeared with the growing numbers of yuppies...
A material database by Raw Sweden
The Swedish material database Raw Sweden has launched a new website. Raw Sweden is a free design resource. They inform designers, architects, product developers and producers about new as well as traditional materials and means of production. Raw Sweden are constantly updating it with new inspiring materials and production techniques Raw Sweden also runs a...
Likemind coffee June 15
It’s time for a new Likemind coffee morning tomorrow Friday June 15. As earlier Likemind coffee mornings I’m hosting the Malmö branch together with Björn from Good Old and we will meet at 9 am at Solde Kaffebar, Regementsgatan 2. Coffee kindly paid for by New York agency Anomaly. If you are not in Malmö...
The piece pile
The Peace Pile is an interactive expression of peace that we hope will attract people worldwide of all political persuasions to make a simple statement in support of peace. When you add to Peace Pile you’re not declaring your politics – you’re simply expressing your hope for peace. And you are doing it in solidarity...
Marrying crafts and industry
I look at the fascinating pictures by Edward Burtynsky, that David Carlson paid attention to under the title “Industrially altered landscapes”. The red soil, the mountains of tires, the graphic pattern of industrial workers. Grim and thoughtful, yet inspiring and somehow beautiful as contemporary documents. My starting point in the design discussion has often been...
The Alvar Aalto Design Seminar
It’s a Beautiful Day! Once again in late August, top names in design will gather in Jyväskylä for the Alvar Aalto Design Seminar, 31 August – 1 September, 2007. The international Alvar Aalto Design seminar is now arranged for the fifth time. Judging by the popularity of the previous events, organisers are expecting a large...
Alternative London 2012 Olympic logos
I just found these alternative London 2012 Olympic logos by Winkreative, the creative agency of Tyler Brule. I don’t know if you have seen the chosen one? It is not pretty I can tell. I heard that the meaning is that it shall appeal to a younger generation. It is actually one of the logos...
Furniture music by Gak Sato
Milan based Gak Sato has made a collection of furniture music called cosmosSfera for the Japanese design brand Sfera. The work of Gak Sato represents a new form of music and a new way of enjoying music. The album also features Yuko Ikoma and Kosuke Shimidzu, a member of mama!milk, the music group playing in...
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