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September 2010, 23
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stefano giovannoni: alessiTab
published 09.23.10
'alessiTab' is the new interactive multimedia tablet for the home environment. developed from the partnership between alessi, the italian design brand known mostly for its kitchenware, and promelit, italian producer of systems of communication and video surveillance. designed by stefano giovannoni.
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constance guisset: 'star collection' for the french institute of turkey
published 09.23.10
guisset designed a space for the ground floor of the french institute of turkey in ankara including the welcoming desk, the caf_-bar and a bookshop.
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'bike with wooden parts' by dunker achim - 'seoul cycle design' competition shortlisted entry
published 09.23.10
'bike with wooden parts' by dunker achim from germany is one of the shortlisted design entries from more than 3000 participants in our recent designboom competition, 'seoul cycle design 2010', organized in collaboration with seoul design foundation.
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burning chairs - burniture by hongtao zhou
published 09.23.10
chairs made out of wax, designed to burn, melt and collapse.
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arik levy at mitterrand + cramer
published 09.23.10
'what I feel and see are complete images of objects, buildings, mountain splitting into layers the same way an iceberg will detach from the north pole creaking open and starting drifting in the space. each element slides over the other in perfect harmony of total chaos. construct to deconstruct, built to destroy, and constantly being on the borderline between balance and in balance, stability and catastrophe, magic and power.' - arik levy
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foster + partners: sperone westwater gallery opens
published 09.23.10
responding to the compact 25 by 100 foot site, one of the features of the project is a 12 by 20 foot moving gallery, which connects the upper four exhibition floors and allows visitors to move gradually between levels.
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studiogreenblue: distance of fog
published 09.23.10
the moir_ pattern constantly changes according to the angle of the viewer, and it creates a twinkling pattern at night. moreover, the light pattern is filtered onto the wall, the floors, and the ceiling and creates a softening effect like under water.
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jennifer bolande: plywood curtains
published 09.22.10
the sight of plywood in a storefront window is typically a signal that the store has fallen on hard times, but this isn_t always true, as in the case of jennifer bolande_s plywood curtains.
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david bowen: fly blimps
published 09.22.10
the latest project by artist david bowen titled fly blimps, is being shown in the art.tech festival at the lab in san francisco
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studio xag: hands on
published 09.22.10
london based studio zag teamed up with the university of arts london to create, hands on an exhibition of works presented as a fantastical shoebox house as part of london design week 2010.
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UNstudio tower complete
published 09.22.10
the 21-storey complex features vertical void spaces which serve to create an inside-outside relationship, extending the facade envelop to turn the surface of the tower into an active medium.
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zhang enli at gwangju art biennale 2010
published 09.22.10
a combination of painting and installation, the work features the shadowy outlines of furniture and objects from zhang's former apartment in shanghai. the sense of absence and nostalgia hinted in other works is brought to the fore.
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tom sachs at venice architecture biennale 2010
published 09.22.10
tom sachs, who is known for working with--and reworking--iconic images, the exhibition focuses on le corbusier and explores the successes and failures of modernism.
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