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agency 360

design

agency 360 redesign the mount faron identity in france

french agency 360 have redesigned the graphic identity of the historic mont faron cable stations in the south of france.

A.P.J.

design

overade foldable bike helmet by agency 360

offering as much protection as a standard helmet, 'overade' folds up when not in use, allowing it to be easily carried in a purse or backpack.

jenny filippetti

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TWDW taiwan designers' week 2013

design

TWDW taiwan designers’ week 2013

the TWDW taiwan designers’ week aims to educate the public within its relatively small population and to promote the local talent overseas.

nina azzarello

design

bamboo furniture by taiwanese studio scope design

utilizing natural materials, the studio creates functional objects based on reinterpretations of traditional asian craft techniques.

andrea chin

all 2 stories

duggan morris architects

architecture

dolls' houses by designers, architects and artists

on november 20 dolls' houses by well known designers, architects and artists will be auctioned for charity.

andy butler

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shinobu koizumi

design

shinobu koizumi designs swinging clothes hanger for yuragi

swinging slowly like a pendulum the clothes hanger designed for japanese retail store 'yuragi' attracts customers inside.

shinobu koizumi

design

shinobu koizumi's useful snow-like objects won't melt away

shinobu koizumi's winter memories collection preserves the beauty of snow and fun times playing with the white fluffy material.

shinobu koizumi

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LDF london design festival 2013

design

samuel wilkinson creates blown pendant lamp

playing with different light reflections and refractions this blown pendant lamp by samuel wilkinson was created for &tradition.

SW Studio

design

augmented reality sundial bench by joshua barnes

the interactive sundial bench ties the accessibility to the time and location when shadows are created through augmented reality.

rodrigo caula

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haas&hahn

art

haas&hahn campaign to paint an entire favela in rio de janeiro

for their current kickstarter campaign, the team behind the favela painting project hope to raise funds for their largest urban painting project to date: to plaster and paint an entire hillside favela in one of rio de janeiro's most notorious slums.

nina azzarello

art

favela painting by haas&hahn

the duo's artistic venture offers local youth education and job opportunities, while beautifying their community and making it a more pleasant place to live. their next project is set for realization in shenzhen, china at the old buildings of luohu cigarette factory.

andrea chin

all 2 stories

big big pixel

design

big big pixel: life-size push notification memo adhesives

the life-sized sticky memos turn all your household objects into physical reminders like the red push notification alerts on iOS app icons.

rodrigo caula

readers

mike mak: big big pixel 8-bit iPhone cases

give your iDevice a retro 8-bit look with a collection of pieces that provides covers to your smart objects.

mikemak mm

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mike mak

readers

mike mak: big big pixel

is retina display too much for you? Try our low resolution approach to style up your iDevices!

mikemak mm

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ecru architetti

architecture

ecru architetti: invena the blue staircase to nowhere

inserted into a discarded building, the installation 'invena' reveals the ability of a structure to assimilate into and transform its surroundings.

écru

architecture

lovo - shelter in a glowing cosmic egg by ecru architetti

the 'lovo' is illuminated at night so that it looks like a glowing lantern in the landscape.

A.Sportillo

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tsai design studio

architecture

tsai design studio: moyo waterfront restaurant + urban farm

architecture meets agriculture in this new development by tsai design studio, with the full cycle of food on display from preparation to plate.

y tsai

architecture

tsai design studio: safmarine container sports center

recycled into a structure to host communal athletic events, this shipping container is complete with a roof which extends to shelter bleachers and wraps into a vertical surface for movies.

lauren grieco

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station to station

art

urs fischer's nomadic art tent is a sultry dreamscape

the hypnotizing, mystical atmosphere feels like a frosted kaleidoscope, with cloud-like smoke hazily hanging in the air.

nina azzarello

art

ernesto neto's nomadic art tent is an immersive fleshy womb

occupying the tactile, walk-in structure are stretchy semi-transparent fabric tubes, likening themselves to bodily membranes and evoking the sense of being inside a womb.

nina azzarello

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scott biersack

design

TGI fridays burger launch: chalk lettering by scott biersack

these large-scale illustrations emulate the delicate touch that goes into preparing the handcrafted burgers at 'TGI fridays'.

youbringfire

art

scott biersack's motivational chalkboard lettering

scott biersack's chalk lettering seeks to encourage others with motivating quotes and phrases

youbringfire

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i m lab

design

i m lab: etc 1 series of eroded flexible furniture

based on the natural process of erosion found in nature, 'etc 1' features seven individual blocks that join to form a fluid excavated pocket.

alessandro isola

readers

rhythm plafoniera - a suspended flowing light by i m lab

the plafoniera light is a flowing, horizontal structure that can be attached to both ceiling or wall surfaces.

alessandro isola

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elevation workshop

readers

elevation workshop: installation for beijing design week

the sculptural piece by elevation workshop is constructed from bamboo steel and features at the 'clue' exhibition at beijing design week.

ELEV

architecture

elevation workshop: rizhao urban planning museum

the suspended main building consists of three circular spaces. they vary - being hollow, carved or transparent according to the sequence of outside and inside spaces.

ridhika naidoo

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vienna design week 2013

design

vienna design week 2013 passionswege

this year's passionswege at vienna design week 2013 includes: bertille & mathieu (FR/CH) + J & L lobmeyr, chmara.rosinke (PL/AT) + wascheflott, hilda hellstrom (SE) + fessler kamine, sebastian herkner (DE) + zur schwabischen jungfrau, oscar wanless (GB) + riess kelomat, and sebastian zachl (AT) + donauer design lampenschirme.

rodrigo caula

technology

thermobooth: interactive lo-fi OLED photobooth by taliaYstudio

the interactive OLED photobooth is triggered when two-people make contact, creating instant lo-fi thermal image print-outs.

rodrigo caula

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vitamins

technology

LEGO calendar by vitamins digitally syncs to google calendar

made entirely of LEGO bricks, the cloud-based time planner digitally syncs up with google calendar or iCal.

rodrigo caula

design

designs of the year 2013: morph folding wheel by vitamins design

the world's first folding wheelchair wheel can be collapsed from its open functioning state of a 24" diameter, to 32" x 12:5" when collapsed, making it easy to transport and store when not in use.

andrea chin

all 2 stories