Monthly archive December, 2009
The legacy of Bruno Mathsson at Galerie Nordenhake

The legacy of Bruno Mathsson at Galerie Nordenhake

In the coming exhibition at Galerie Nordenhake in Stockholm Mikael Olsson has delved into the legacy of Bruno Mathsson, one of Sweden’s most important Modernist designers and architects. Frösakull is a house Mathsson both designed and lived in. Olsson interacted with the remains of the house, and just as Mathsson he experimented with the house...
Interior inspired by ice cream

Interior inspired by ice cream

The first Camper shoe store in Sweden recently opened up in Malmö. It’s designed by TAF, Gabriella Gustafson & Mattias Ståhlbom. The design concept of the store derives from the well known truth that “everybody loves Ice Cream”. Several scale models were built by real Ice Cream sticks to be re-scaled into full size furniture. The furniture...
100 Places to Remember Before they Disappear

100 Places to Remember Before they Disappear

100 Places to Remember Before they Disappear features 100 photographs from one hundred different places around the world in risk of disappearing or seriously threatened by climate change. The pictures are taken by some of the world’s best photographers and all the places are based on reports from UN’s Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC)....

Magazine reading experience

Bonnier R&D has made some research into the experience of reading magazines on handheld digital devices. The video above illustrates one possible vision for digital magazines in the near future. The concept is presented by BERG. Bonnier R&D would be more than happy to hear what you have to say regarding the concept and ideas expressed...
Dos Palillos, the restaurant of the Casa Camper Hotel

Dos Palillos, the restaurant of the Casa Camper Hotel

Ronan and Erwan Bouroullec has just finished the interior for Dos Palillos, the new restaurant of the Casa Camper Hotel in Berlin. Looks great. Will try to go there soon. Between the images below you will find the story about the project told by the Bouroullec brothers. Camper invited us to design Dos Palillos, the restaurant of...
Fabulous Mary Jane ‘heal-less’ liquid red glitter shoes

Fabulous Mary Jane ‘heal-less’ liquid red glitter shoes

Natacha Marro has created these fabulous Mary Jane ‘heal-less’ liquid red glitter shoes exclusively for online shop 20ltd.com. Natacha Marro grew up in Nice before moving to London to study at the world renowned Cordwainers College. After serving a traditional apprenticeship she opened her first shop in South London in 2000. Over the last 14 years...

Eye-catching video from FUTU magazine

The new issue of unique polish magazine FUTU is presented by an eye-catching video. As an alternative way of design magazine presentation you can watch page by page and listen to the music. It’s a begining of a series – every new issue of FUTU will be complemented by a supporting video. FUTU brings new...
A new bike share system for Copenhagen

A new bike share system for Copenhagen

LOTS Design (Gothenburg), Koucky & Partners (Gothenburg) and Green Idea Factory (Berlin) teamed up to design an innovative bike sharing system for the City of Copenhagen. The team’s entry, called OPENbike, was yesterday awarded a first price at the city’s international design competition with 127 entries from 5 continents. The City of Copenhagen, one of...
Inspiration for Christmas gifts

Inspiration for Christmas gifts

Flavorwire selected their picks for the top 100 cultural personalities in 2009… could maybe work as inspiration if you have trouble finding something substantial for your beloved ones.

50 intelligent recommendation engines

Accredited Online Colleges just posted an article called 50 Intelligent Recommendation Engines for the Most Intelligent Minds. Regular, generic searching just isn’t enough when you want to find references and websites that will supply you with quality information and research support. From exploring new music to finding new books and authors to discovering fascinating news...