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October 2010, 07
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'sand.stone.road' by thomas kosbau + andrew wetzler - iida awards 2010 winner
published 10.07.10
recognizing the need for a healthier alternative to asphalt, the grand prize-winning entry proposes a biologically treated and processed paving material that uses a common microbe to alter the properties and behavior of loose grains of sand into stabilized sandstone.
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'no life without water' by eddie zhang - iida awards 2010
published 10.07.10
the series of posters feature silhouettes of animals that each embody three themes of nature--sea, air, and land--and aims to promote the conservation of water.
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michael harboun: the living kitchen
published 10.07.10
'the living kitchen' concept explores how people would interact with the 'claytronics' technology within the living environment. people would only have to touch the walls of their domestic living space in order to make faucets, sinks or cutting boards appear. volumes could be stretched, tested and bent according to the user's needs...
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shao fan: an incurable classicist
published 10.07.10
borrowing aesthetics and techniques from ancestral painting styles, the collection of 21 oil paintings explores the effects of philosophical and cultural changes taking place in current day china.
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foster + partners: lusail solar powered world cup stadium for qatar 2022
published 10.07.10
the saddle-form roof appears to float above the concrete seating bowl, discreetly supported by a ring of arching columns. its central section can be retracted to allow the pitch to be either open to the sky or fully covered.
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hella jongerius: bob for kettal
published 10.07.10
seen at this year's valencia disseny week, 'bob' is a club garden set which reinterprets the typical garden club chair.
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katell gelebart: art d'eco couture
published 10.07.10
'I have focussed my attention on food packaging which is ubiquitous and contains great potential for re-use. this particular packaging has a wonderful aesthetic quality in its graphics, color and display of language through text. its delicateness however, has meant the works that were previously robust must have become light and metaphors for a world of re-use.' - katell gelebart
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johnny swing at rabih hage gallery
published 10.07.10
the exhibition presents new works by american designer johnny swing who is known for constructing furniture from american coins.
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OFL architecture: silk road map evolution
published 10.07.10
silk road map evolution will become a global city for the future, made up of extra long tunnels and highly sustainable and habitable towers of various forms. these small livable worlds will be organized in vertical and circular skyscrapers whose forms will be dictated by their internal functions and by their relationship with the railway system and the natural world.
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hase klimax 2k
published 10.06.10
riding a bike in the rain is tough, especially on a lower recumbent bike. the hase klimax 2k is a power assisted recumbent bike with the addition of a portable rain cover that shields the rider from rain and splashing.
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jaguar c-x75 concept
published 10.06.10
the jaguar c-x75 concept car brings a racing mentality to an electric car.
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dentsu: paint sound sculptures
published 10.06.10
the creative studio dentsu, teamed up with photographer linden gledhill to create this series of paint sculptures using sound vibrations.
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