designboom daily - 2010.10.18

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October 2010, 18

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junya ishigami: picnic installation at interieur biennale in kortrijk
published 10.18.10


with his installation, 'picnic', japanese designer and architect junya ishigami has put in scene his furniture
'drop table', 'garden plate' and 'family chair' for living divani, and created a new 'light and white' world,
where dreams and reality meet. junya ishigami has been selected for guest of honor at the interieur 2010 in kortrijk, belgium.

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realstadt.wishes knocking on reality's doors exhibition
published 10.18.10


composed of more than 250 architectural and urban planning models from all over germany, the event is the first exhibition that the disused turbine hall of power station mitte has hosted.
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jamesplumb: home from home
published 10.18.10


specializing in revamping ordinary objects including damaged and forgotten furniture, the british designers present 'home from home', a new collection of re-worked vintage and industrial furniture from rossana orlandi's personal archive.
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HRP-4C humanoid robot learns to sing
published 10.18.10


utilizing new synthesizing technology that draws and maps data, the 'HRP-4C' mimics the tone, sound and facial expression of a real human singer--including breathing.
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solus4: marine research centre, bali
published 10.18.10


in keeping with the nature of the universal ocean, the project is intended to be wholly energy efficient. large glass-based panels form the skin _ both transparent and opaque as well as embedded PV cells.
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MVRDV - winy maas interview
published 10.17.10


designboom met up with winy maas during this year's international architecture biennale in venice, italy.
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chris fitch: spring first prototype
published 10.17.10


chris fitch is american artist who creates kinetic sculptures very much like _spring first_, a prototype which he recently sent us.
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rietveld landscape: bunker 599
published 10.17.10


the sliced up bunker forms a publicly accessible attraction for visitors of the new dutch waterline.
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superette: cocoon armchair
published 10.17.10


cocoon chair is a response to our small daily rituals. the sleeping bag-cum-recliner, is positioned in a way to provide circumstances ideal for lounging, daydreaming, reading, watching...
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