Designlitics
Designlitics. Meaning to apply design thinking in its genesis to questions of organization, identity, culture and content, in order to help defining possible strategies, from the conceptual to the objective, of addressing the full potential of our contemporaneity. In short – to be aware of the political dimension of design, and assume it as a...
Mixing Japanese aesthetics with Western lifestyle trends: bamboo and tatami seating
Ecodecor’s Tatami Flight Chair and Tatami Bench Sofa – designed by Chris Gurney – combine traditional Japanese materials, methods and craftsmanship with the Western style of sitting. Ecodecor is the furniture label by Brandarchitecture whose consistent design theme is ‘healing space for the next generation’. Brandarchitecture’s design process is defined by its collaborative artistic practice...
Futu Magazine goes international
Warsaw based FUTU Magazine is launching an International distribution. The magazine covers design, art and future trends in luxury and is now available worldwide in selected concept stores and book stores (among them – Palais de Tokyo, Colette and Magma). FUTU magazine is at the same time launching a project based on collaboration with different,...
Jen Stark shirt
Paper artist Jen Stark has just created a new shirt called “Oogey Gooey” available on Freegums. For those of you that are regular visitors probably remember my earlier posts about Jen Stark. tags technorati : paper art art jen stark fashion clothing Andra bloggar om: konst, kläder, mode
At the Issuu bookshelf
This week our latest trend report called 5 key design trends is featured at the Issuu “business thinking” book shelf. The online publishing tool Issuu is definitely worth a visit. You will find a lot of interesting and inspiring magazines. tags technorati : issuu online publishing media Andra bloggar om: media, issuu, tidningar, internet
Chambertronica, chamber music and electronica
Chambertronica 2008 from Olle Corneer on Vimeo. Next week will be the premiere for Chambetronica and it will take place in the newly built hi-tech concert hall of Uppsala, north of Stockholm. Chambetronica is an equal mix between contemporary chamber music and electronica. Two musical cultures that have not often met before. Three of the...
Salt and pepper by Norway Says
Norwegian trio Norway Says has designed a new series of salt and pepper mills for Danish manufacturer MUUTO. The PLUS mills are made in wood and comes with a mill-mechanism that has a 25 year warranty. They come in 3 versions; a white salt- and black peppermill and a multicoloured version that has both the...
My playground
A trailer for an upcoming documentary, MY PLAYGROUND by Kaspar Astrup Schröder. It is a film about movement, tricking, freerunning and parkour engaging fully BIG’s recent project the Mountain Dwellings as backdrop. The Mountain Dwellings recently were awarded the Best Housing Project in the World at the World Architecture Festival in Barcelona. tags technorati :...
Mixing Japanese aesthetics with Western lifestyle trends: bamboo tableware for kids
FunFam – short for Fun In The Family – is a new style Japanese tableware brand for kids that mixes Japanese aesthetics with Western lifestyle trends. Designed with bamboo, it takes a unique approach to the concept of ‘fun in the family’. With many parents now spending less time having dinner with their children, FunFam’s...
Aqua Creations at Designer’s Saturday
On 8-9 November 2008 Designers’ Saturday took place in Langenthal, Switzerland for the twelfth time. Aiming to provide an inspiration for top performance, Aqua Creations in collaboration with its Swiss distributor Sphinx Lichttechnik, chose to exhibit at Creation Baumann’s warehouse. Having the designs return to their place of origin– the factory– or as Le Corbusier...
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