nobumichi asai explores the future of face hacking
WATCH: real-time face tracking & 3D projection mapping turn human faces into virtual hacks.
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nobumichi asai applies electronic make-up using face tracking CGI
using state-of-the-art technology, the visual mapping concept transforms a model's face into mesmerizing patterns with an electronic equivalent of make-up.
flower petal fireworks by sarah illenberger ring in the new year
designboom wishes all of its readers a happy new year!
sarah illenberger: hermès shop windows
sarah illenberger recently decorated ten hermès shop windows at the kadewe department store.
TOP 10 videos of 2014
the final feature in our TOP 10 series looks back at the most memorable videos we watched in 2014.
TOP 10 restaurant and retail interiors of 2014
from soy sauce stores in tokyo to south american restaurants in copenhagen, we've rounded up ten of the most interesting restaurant and retail interiors from 2014.
apostrophy's saturates apos² office in thailand with primary colors
rainbow-toned staircases lead staff from floor-to-floor, while free-hand, typographic illustrations line the surface of the colorful, surrounding walls.
apostrophy's colorizes living for tomorrow exhibit in bangkok
the exhibit in bangkok proposes ways to live in the next decade with more sustainable practices.
igor kordey: the design of comics + the art of storytelling at belgrade design week
during belgrade design week 2014, kordey gave us an in-depth look at the evolution of his practice, the storytelling techniques he has personally developed and the ways in which the design of comics is intrinsically linked to the art of storytelling.
interview with graphic designer sasha vidakovic
we spoke with sasha vidakovic, founder of SVIDesign - an independent brand and design consultancy in london.
skateboards with prayer rugs by mounir fatmi at miami UNTITLED art fair
fatmi's recent work deals with the desecration of religious objects and, in turn, the end of dogmas and ideologies.
patricia urquiola and daniel libeskind for moroso and MAI marina abramovic institute
the limited-edition design objects collection is a result of the partnership that has been established between the brand moroso and the marina abramovic institute (MAI).
luminosa collaborates with lokald at abierto mexicano de diseno in mexico city
each pieces presents strong curvaceous lines and contemporary hues, allowing the unique juxtaposition of color, form, and light to illuminate the interior with a warm and intimate space.
tributo collection at AMD 2014
the tributo collection of furniture and objects pays tribute to the work of méxico’s best artisans.
maria blaisse brings dancers' movements to life with bamboo structures
four dancers have put blaisse's moving mesh works through their pace, manipulating both their bodies and the sculptural elements to creative a multifaceted and dynamic performance.
moving meshes: flexible bamboo forms by maria blaisse
presented at domain de boisbuchet, the delicate bamboo structures stand as both costume and sculpture, expanding, contracting, bouncing and shifting ...
patricia urquiola and daniel libeskind for moroso and MAI marina abramovic institute
the limited-edition design objects collection is a result of the partnership that has been established between the brand moroso and the marina abramovic institute (MAI).
ephemerā kinetic table installation by mischer'traxler for perrier-jouet at design miami/
plants collapse when visitors move near to the table, and slowly bloom again when they move away.
pass through the 3D matrix of serge schoemaker + digiluce's alley of light
created for the amsterdam light festival, the 12-meter long passage is surrounded by a 4-meter high, three-dimensional matrix of 2000 handmade lights.
visualSKIN project ghost ship hologram along amsterdam canal
'ghost ship' is an illusion of a 3-dimensional, 17th century boat, anchored in front of amsterdam center for architecture and the national maritime museum.
massimo gammacurta spells out sweets with eat me candy alphabet
each semi-opaque, sans-serif letter bears the drips, smears and wildly spiraling hues of mixed molten materials, hardened into solid form and photographed from above.
UA studio 7 merges high rise functions for shenzhen bay super city competition
the multiple towards link at various points in the sky to configure the economic, ecological, and cultural domains.
UA studio 7 references rose bud in curving fushun high-rise
referring to the shape of a rose bud, the cylindrical tower features six petals that wind around the exterior shell, overlapping one another.
eroded urbanism proposal for mega-city in shenzen bay by AZPML
the project envisions a prototype for flexible urban development, which integrates - rather than separates - various commercial, residential, cultural, and environmental forces.
UFO + CR-design awarded highest prize in shenzhen super city competition
'cloud citizen' is a strategy that provides china's people with a sustainable ecosystem of solar panels, vegetation sanctuaries, and food production modules.
menomenopiu architects proposes capsule hotel along the seine
the concept provides short-term housing for paris' visitors without interrupting the culture and daily activities of its citizens.
menomenopiu architects: helsinki central library
the library will be situated in the heart of helsinki, replacing 4500sqm of existing green space into a controlled indoor environment.
skype eliminates language barrier with real-time speech translation feature
based off of microsoft’s machine learning platform, the highly sophisticated software is the result of decades of research in speech recognition and automated translations
IBM cognitive food truck generates over a quintillion different exotic recipes
the watson-based computer system generates millions of ideas out of the quintillions of possibilities, and then predicts which ones are the most surprising and pleasant.
emmanuelle moureaux layers 100 colors of paper for mino cape
influenced by the functional and beautiful design of traditional japanese straw rain-capes -- typically crafted with bundles of woven strands to provide warmth from a harsh climate -- french designer emmanuelle moureaux has layered her 'mino' garment for men and women.
ceramic, copper + brass eccentric plates by daniel van dijck
the designs not only serve as a platform for our daily food consumption, but also aesthetically symbolize the diverse range of processes that occur in our body while we digest.
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