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milan design week 09

design

10 years with ettore sottsass

for ettore sottsass design was about communicating an emotion while having fun doing it - experiencing moments of enthusiasm and joy.

andrea chin

design

ettore sottsass: memphis retrospective exhibition

ettore sottsass called memphis design the new international style and plunged the sophisticated and influential milan design world into a labyrinth of visual irony, puns and provocations.

leeji choi

all 94 stories

burnham pavilion

architecture

zaha hadid architects: burnham pavilion, chicago

recently opened in millennium park, chicago as part of the burnham plan centennial celebrations, the pavilion is composed of an intricate curved aluminium structure, with fabric skins tightly zipped around the metal frame to create the curvilinear shape.<br />

andy butler

architecture

UNStudio: burnham pavilion, chicago

<p>ben van berkel of unstudio has created the burnham pavilion, a temporary installation in chicago that will open in june this year.</p>

ridhika naidoo

all 2 stories

wowlab

design

wowlab: 'tengible' at maison & objet

the combination of real silhouettes and the video image of animated imaginary shadows(created with computer graphics), are combined in the projection.

andrea chin

design

'polar candle' by wowlab

japanese company wowlab will show their newest product the 'polar candle' at this year's cultural typhoon event. the 'polar candle' is a cylindrical mirror »

ridhika naidoo

all 2 stories

michael jackson

art

michael jackson clothing line with christian audigier unveiled

earlier this week fashion designer christian audigier unveiled a clothing line he was working on with michael jackson.

ridhika naidoo

chic

michael jackson christian audigier clothing line

michael jackson was in the process of designing a clothing collection with french fashion guru christian audigier before his untimely death last week.

ridhika naidoo

all 3 stories

nils poschwatta

design

nils poschwatta: creature guard

for his self initiated project car designer nils poschwatta imagined 'creature guard', an institution that protects endangered animals.

andy butler

design

electric trabant NT new trabi east german green design

the cars have developed a cult following and it was recently announced that an updated version 'the trabant nt' (new trabant) is to be unveiled at the IAA frankfurt motor show, germany in september 2009.

andy butler

all 2 stories

jun yasumoto

design

jun yasumoto: lamps

'biwa lamp' and 'reading lamp' are just two of the lighting projects developed by jun yasumoto.

ridhika naidoo

technology

jun yasumoto: phyto purification bathroom

using a natural filtering principle called phyto-purification, the bathroom becomes a mini-eco-system by recycling and regenerating the wastewater.

ridhika naidoo

all 2 stories

rising tides competition

architecture

kuth ranieri architects: folding water rising tides competition

folding water is a new ventilated levee that protects shorelines by regulating both sides - rising sea levels and the delta and bay waters mechanically managing tides to create micro bay estuaries for the shoreline of san francisco and other key areas within the bay.

ridhika naidoo

architecture

SOM: the bayarc rising tides competition

the bayarc is a minimal, lightweight and environmentally sensitive system designed to protect the san francisco bay area from periodic high water levels associated with sea level rise.

ridhika naidoo

all 3 stories

nathalie djurberg

art

nathalie djurberg: 'turn into me' preview

to emphasize the nature of the interior space of the transformer, nathalie djurberg has chosen to project, at maximum size, two videos in a symbiotic interaction.

leeji choi

art

nathalie djurberg: 'experiment' at venice art biennale 09

nathalie djurberg's new works created for the venice biennale explore a surrealistic garden of eden in which all that is natural goes awry.

leeji choi

all 2 stories

techno plate

design

'orbital' plate by roni paslah

'orbital plate' is a concept measuring amount of food consumed in each meal.

leeji choi

design

'hot plate' by amrita takhar for imm living

canadian designer amrita takhar created 'hot plate', a series of melamine plates.

ridhika naidoo

all 3 stories

e reader

scoop

e books: reading into the future

publishers are currently struggling to determine release dates for e-books as they are trying to understand if the digital editions affect demand for hardcover books.

andrea chin

all 1 stories

palmeral spain

architecture

SANAA: 'mirador del palmeral de elche', spain

SANAA's proposal is for a reflective path that undulates through the palm trees and spirals up into the sky, offering a view across the palmeral and city. it stretches from the ground up to 64m.

ridhika naidoo

architecture

STAR strategies + architecture: wins first prize for 'mirador del palmeral de elche'

the palm grove of elche is a UNESCO world heritage site in valencia and the competition was organised by the city to provide a landmark for the area.

ridhika naidoo

all 2 stories

analia segal

design

analia segal: pure wool carpet collection

the limited series include a combination of textures and shapes with various colors made from pure wool.

ridhika naidoo

design

analia segal at the dpm gallery, ecuador

'blinds'analia segal at: dpm gallery, ecuador from: november 19 to december 19, 2008 argentinean artist analia segal winner of designboom's 100% tiles »

ridhika naidoo

all 2 stories

holzman moss

architecture

holzman moss architecture: the hylton performing arts centre

the new hylton performing arts center will it will include a four level, 1,200-seat multipurpose auditorium, rehearsal space, and a 350-seat flexible theater and will be the home of the prince william symphony orchestra.

andrea chin

all 1 stories

STAR architects

architecture

STAR strategies + architecture: wins first prize for 'mirador del palmeral de elche'

the palm grove of elche is a UNESCO world heritage site in valencia and the competition was organised by the city to provide a landmark for the area.

ridhika naidoo

architecture

STAR strategies + architecture:'tourism: spaces of fiction' exhibition at DHUB

STAR strategies + architecture were commissioned to develop a panorama about the history of architecture typology in sun and beach tourism.

ridhika naidoo

all 4 stories

new york design week 09

design

the.: 'anti theft' lunch bag and 'speak er'

the. design team of mihoko ouichi and sherwood lee create humorous and eclectic wares which span from objects for the home, electronics and small scale furniture pieces.

andrea chin

design

'400 years later cite goes dutch' exhibition

'400 years later - cite goes dutch' exhibition presented a variety of objects including furniture, homewares, carpets and jewelry by 23 emerging dutch designers, 6 manufacturers and 1 photographer.

leeji choi

all 22 stories

we are not from kalamazoo

architecture

we are not from kalamazoo: children's hospital africa

the materials of the project are the most commonly used around east africa ; pallet of sun dried earth bricks, corrugated steel mono pitch roofs and wooden frame windows

ridhika naidoo