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February 2011, 16
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joel englund: forced perspective shifting glasses
published 02.16.11
a set of forced perspective shifting eyeglasses that intentionally distort one's eyesight.
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ezri tarazi: kalab (close to home)
published 02.16.11
bookshelves made of ammunition boxes and sofas modeled after sandbag barriers create the home-like environment of ezri tarazi's 'kalab'. a visual investigation of the interactions between civil and military culture in the conflict-ridden region, the works confront ideas of anxiety, security, and home.
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iPhone eye scope
published 02.16.11
the 8x optical zoom lens simply attaches to your iPhone 4, allowing you to take photos or videos of subjects which stand further away more easily.
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roland baldi architekt: ski lift in monte ivigna
published 02.16.11
consisting of two terminals - one in the valley and one at the summit - the design maintains a common architectural language through palette and form.
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mathieu matégot: nagasaki chair + kangourou table for gubi
published 02.16.11
the work of late hungarian designer, mathieu matégot, who created various design classics for over a decade, is being reintroduced to the market through danish design company gubi.
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solar powered smartphone
published 02.16.11
designed primarily for developing markets, umeox's 'apollo' is the first solar-powered android smartphone.
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irina werning: back to the future
published 02.16.11
at once nostalgic and charming, the series of portraits has subjects re-enact a childhood photograph from their past in their current image today.
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note design studio: marginal notes
published 02.16.11
flipping through their notebooks, the design collective began observing doodles and sketches found in the margins - the ones that occur intuitively and which are often disregarded and forgotten, and decided to transform and develop them into real objects.
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christian pottgiesser architecturespossibles: pons + huot
published 02.15.11
housed in a restored industrial hall from the 19th century, many of the office's programs are housed in and on a multi-level wooden unit made out of solid oak.
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cate&nelson: panorama
published 02.15.11
the chair, which features an oblong mirrored backrest, reflects its surroundings in a skewed and disproportionate way, similar to that of a panoramic photograph.
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holton rower: pour
published 02.15.11
with his 'pour' series, holton rower collaborates with the forces of nature in works that are created by the dripping of coloured paints onto three dimensional objects.
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