Plain air by Patrick Norguet
The plume of air-borne ash that recently grounded even the jet set for days in Northern Europe reminded us all that air space is our common heritage, precious and fragile… On the domestic scale, the air that we share where we live and work, that we breathe in and out together, is an essential component...
New POC 2010 team movie
The smart helmets and armor brand POC just released their 2010 team movie which involves some of the world’s most prominent riders, including Martin Söderström, Andrew Shandro, Daniel Dehrs, Team SUNN Montgenévre, Anthony Napolitan, Drew Bezanson and not at least wonder kid and recent POC Team Rider Danny Macaskill. The film is produced by action...
Design innovations in underground homes
In the U.S., where wood-frame homes are the most common form of single-family housing, the concept of underground or bermed homes is nothing new, but still a bit of an oddity. Underground homes are generally built at ground level and then all or partially covered in earth, or built directly into the side of a...
Snapshots from Monocle Store Opening in Tokyo & After Party
Kristina Dryza has been at the Monocle store opening in Tokyo. Here is her report in pictures. Hot off the press. This is a new post by David Report contributor Kristina Dryza.
Snapshots from Merci, Paris
Here follows a series of snapshots of the shop Merci in Paris by Kristina Dryza.
Babygreen organic cotton bedding collection
The demand for organic cotton has grown rapidly around the world, but still the supply of baby textiles has been weak. Babygreen now offers the first complete organic cotton collection for the baby bed. The company behind Babygreen is a pioneer in the organic cotton farming. Since 1986, the Swedish family-owned business The Ecocotton Co....
Mobile toilet innovation by Ecoloove
During 2006, 665 million Indians conducted their excretory needs in the open; polluting water bodies near their dwellings. This means that rivers and other water bodies get overfed with pollutants and other pathogens. By multiplying the yearly production of feaces (50 kg) and urine (500 liter) per person the scale of the sanitary waste that...
Jen Stark paper art in Miami
Miami based Jen Stark’s vibrant oeuvre of the last few years comes full circle in a Miami show at Carol Jazzar’s with works that pay homage to her own prolific trajectory. A recessed paper hole in the wall reminiscent of a seminal early work sets the tone for a reflective collection of characteristically mystifying sculptures. Complex gradients and...
Djim Berger, the alchemist of porcelain
For its opening, BSL gallery will present never-before-shown pieces by Djim Berger, the alchimist of porcelain. Djim Berger‘s ‘Lightweight Porcelain’ collection literally reinvents an age-old material to propose a version that is tough and light. To achieve this he uses a mix of 1/3 clay and 2/3 polystyrene pearls: an exploit in technique that even old hands...
Deconet Launches Private Ads as alternative to eBay or Craigslist
As a natural continuation of launching Deconet.com a little more than a year ago, the marketplace for Modern Design now opens up for private individuals to sell their designer items on the site. “We have received many inquiries from private individuals wanting to sell their objects on Deconet, so this feels like a logical step in...
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