Responsible design from Mater
Mater is a completely new design brand from Denmark that are launching their first collection at the Maison et Objet fair in Paris this week. On top of their great products Mater acts with social responsibility deep in its genes from the start. They have started a foundation that funds social and environmental initiatives conducted...
Cable management
New York-based designer Andrea Ruggiero has created Sombrero, a patent-pending cable management solution for hardware manufacturer Doug Mockett & Company, which thoroughly addresses the common problem of cable containment. Designed to be mounted to the underside of any worksurface, this sombrero-shaped spool reins in unruly cable by winding it around its core and firmly anchoring...
Designers that want to be artists
As I wrote about the current design-art trend in my latest David Report bulletin called Vulgarism, a lot of designers suddenly want to be artists. Are they manipulated by the market or is it the other way round? It’s a growing phenomena and I will do a small series called “Designers that want to be...
New event called Designboost
Designboost is a new event in Malmö which I’m organising together with Peer Eriksson. The City of Malmö and Region Skåne are involved as interested persons. Designboost is a completely novel concept on the Swedish design market. It will be annual, different, international and will penetrate questions of current interest on design in a broad...
Brand new iPods
Steve Jobs and Apple launched three new iPods earlier today. Gizmodo already made a good review and you can read it by clicking here. Below is another picture of the complete range of iPods, inclusive the iPhone. Ping Intressant.se tags technorati : ipod apple gadget products technology steve jobs ipod touch Andra bloggar om: apple,...
Luxury fashion by KR LT STUDIO from Lithuania
KR LT STUDIO is a brand new Lithuanian luxury fashion brand that recently has launched a collection of handmade linen lounging robes, introducing a new style of dressing for the home. KR LT STUDIO uses the culture, traditions and beauty of their homeland as inspiration to create items and spaces for modern day living. The...
A new design-art spectacle
As I reported in my latest bulletin called Vulgarism a new fair will start during the Frieze Art Fair. Originally it was called Design London but the fair showed its real face recently when they announced a new name; DesignArt London. Here are some words which I cut out from their press release: The calibre...
Nice barn style architecture
This Porch house by Archteam in Semily, Czech Republic is really nice. I like the simple barn-style architecture a lot. The total metal cladding of roof and walls is simple and gives a distinct look. The house would fit perfectly in my neighborhood in Sweden (and probably at a lot of other different places as...
Absolut Disco
Absolut Disco is a brand new packaging for the Absolut bottles and is a follow-up to the Bling-Bling and Second Skin. Absolut Disco is just pre-released at Selfridges at Oxford street in London this week and will soon be available all over the world, inclusive the US. The price will not exceed the price of...
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