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September 2010, 21
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andrew friend: fantastic
published 09.21.10
andrew friend's project deals with the notion of the 'fantastic experience', whether it be the conscious quest to achieve one's personal (or popular) fantasy. the fantastic has the power to engage the imagination, initiate dreams and trigger desires, excite, manipulate and confuse. 'fantastic' aims to explore how one can, through the production of objects and services, located in specific contexts, enable these fantasies.
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tezuka architects: japan liszt raiding
published 09.21.10
for the exhibition 'japan liszt raiding' at the architecture museum vienna, tezuka architects were one of 10 architects commissioned to develop a house as temporary accommodation for raiding, the birthplace of franz liszt.
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glass hill: L bar at andaz hotel
published 09.21.10
gallery libby sellers presents 'L bar' by glass hill, a vaulted structure made from an exterior of red cedar shingles, which will be open for business during london design week 2010.
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alex bradley: dry table
published 09.21.10
the table is made from rods which extend outwards in a circle - replacing a traditional table surface - from which one can hang items or dry their washing.
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gustav metzger at gwangju art biennale 2010
published 09.21.10
oh show at this year's gwangju art biennale is metzger's ongoing series, 'historic photographs' which combines images related to various historical traumas with sculptural elements that force the viewer to engage physically with the images.
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steven holl architects: glasgow school of art
published 09.21.10
the envisioned building skin is 100% recycled glass with an intelligent solar cavity harvesting heat in winter and cooling in summer.
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takashi murakami at versailles
published 09.20.10
the ch_teau de versailles is the location of the latest exhibition by japanese artist takashi murakami.
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revive smartphone
published 09.20.10
unlike other electronics, the revive smartphone was developed with re-manufacturing, re-use and recycling in mind. the concept was created by kinneir dufort with a user interface designed by duncan shotton.
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heath nash: fullcolourform ball
published 09.20.10
the fullcolourform ball is a hanging pendant lamp by south african designer heath nash. the new design is made from recycled bottles and other plastics and was recently won a habitare ecodesign prize as selected by the prize judge ingo maurer.
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