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architects are taking the lead on climbing the artificial mountain. a number of projects have amounted from this notion of constructing buildings influenced by geological forms, resulting in architectural metaphors which combine the digital, natural and artificial.
the sports park stozice integrates a football stadium and a multi-purpose sports hall with a big shopping centre, covered by the artificial landscape of the recreational park.
the met, a bangkok residential skyscraper designed by WOHA won world's best housing development award this year at the world architecture festival, as well as design of the year at singapore design week 09.
wnw bar is a structural bamboo arch system spanning 10m in height and 15m in length. the main frame is made from 48 units of bamboo elements.
the 'linz hocker stool' is made from recycled thermoplastic polymer.
'filio' ringaustrian designer thomas feichtner has sent us in images of his new work 'filio' ring. made from silver the ring is a one off piece »
cars pile up, seemingly random. a computer calculates free space and put cars accordingly, creating a mural.
composed of three levels of parking plates built from kinetic arms that are connected to a central rotating base, the plates are lifted and lowered to and from the ground, providing elevated parking spaces.
during tokyo design week 09, pinto presented their 'image exhibition' of new work, which aims to stimulate imagination.
a digital-analog clock it shows hours as a digital digit and minutes with an analog hand.digilog clockdigilog clock image © »
'end to end' by cansu akarsu, is a case holder designed for felissimo's 500 colored pencils for social designer. the holder connects pencils together from end to end in one long line making it easy to fold, use or arrange in various designs.
this complete set of 500 colored pencils consists of 20 units, each pencil telling its own story with a unique name.
evolving from berdych's fascination in the moment at which a glassmaker places glass into a wooden mould, the glass bowls are produced in a dry mould, in which the glass particles actually inflame the mould, transforming itself accordingly.
during prague designblok 09, maestrokatastrof(silvie luběnová) and whitefruits came together to exhibit a selection of ceramic pieces.
the photographs show the routine life of cuba at the time juxtaposed against the extreme circumstances and cruelties of war, and the unbroken will of the people.
following photos of che guevara imagery were taken by designboom during our trip to cuba in november 2008.the fresh face - the iconic nature of that »
owens is best known for his avatar machine which replicates the aesthetics and visuals of virtual gaming, allowing users to become virtual characters themselves, in real space through a head mounted interface.
avator suits by marc owensaround a year ago marc owens' 'avatar machine' project could be found on most of the tech and design blogs. 'avatar machine' »
'cloud walk' is a nine-meter-long white, intricate chandelier made from recycled paper by yu jordy fu.
the soyuz chair designed by nelly ben hayoun, is a living-room chair which reproduces the three stages of that rocket launch. recline into the launch position, face the sky, put on your headset and use the control panel to select your mode.
when someone wants to find a particular name on this donor wheel housed at the paul robeson center for the arts in princeton, new jersey, they can push the corresponding first letter of the name on a control panel. the wheel then turns and stops at the section displaying names with that requested letter, backlighting those names with LEDs to highlight them.
the concentricity light series consists of three individual pieces - concentricity 96, 80, 16 - each one presents an illuminated white handle in which a viewer is invited to move in any desired direction which translates these movements into light.
FT-EV II is meant to accommodate four passengers and is driven through use of a joystick which controls the brakes, steering and throttle.
with skydeck, honda wanted to transcend generational and lifestyle boundaries by developing an automobile that was more appealing to a wider range of ages and needs.
artemis' down force is provided by an under hood spoiler system, which takes in air at the front spoiler aiding in the handling of the car. the system also directs air to cool the car's four electro in-hub motors and the hydrogen fuel cells by which it is powered.
influenced by the shape of cumulous cloud, blue legs are metaphor of the rain drops.
during prague designblok 09, maestrokatastrof(silvie luběnová) and whitefruits came together to exhibit a selection of ceramic pieces.
'onion' by whitefruits image © designboombesides showing the work of czech design students, designers' catwalk served as a venue for individual design »
cross-wind bridge which engineered to capture the wind power from a network of 2,188 light-weight rotating panels. the idea is that drivers who pass under the bridge, increase the wind velocity by up to 20%, optimizing the rotation of the panels. the power is then used to illuminate the bridge at night.
based in the shape of number 'eight', with an unsymmetrical arrangement, it combines in a single and continuous object the three main components of the bridge: the deck, the two access ramps and a suspension arch.
would it be morally acceptable to genetically alter or influence our unborn children if we knew it would improve their quality of life? gifted seeks ways of shaping such a future by engaging with the generation who will be faced with such scenarios and decisions, exploring the reactions and opinions of children themselves.
designer will carey has recently sent us an update on his new work, 'native commodities' and 'ticker tape' radio.
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