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April 2011, 07
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siggi eggertsson at designmarch 2011
published 04.07.11
siggi eggertsson combines the influences of classic impressionism with contemporary technology in his emotive grid based illustrations. his hand cut foil illustration for the second album from the apparat organ quartet won best album art in the icelandic music awards.
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ora-ïto: evomobil + UFO for citroën
published 04.07.11
'evomobil' and 'UFO' compose the 'mutation' family of concept cars designed by ora-ïto, designed as evolutions of classic citroën vehicles.
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maxim velcovsky: why do we love alvar aalto? krehky exhibition design
published 04.07.11
using the finnish landscape as his starting point, maxim velcovsky has developed a stage-like installation in which a large wooden cottage sits in one corner of the exhibition area, with a pier extending outwards, both structures acting as areas for displaying the products on show.
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wingårdh arkitektkontor: villa at amundön
published 04.07.11
naturally framed by two large rocks, the design takes into consideration the site by creating an experiential approach that gradually opens up to the expansive sea.
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formafantasma: botanica
published 04.07.11
commissioned by the plart foundation, 'botanica' by formafantasma investigates natural polymers of the pre-plastic era, creating pieces that simultaneously reference the aesthetics of the archaic past, recent history, and contemporary approach to product design.
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nendo: bamboo-steel chair for yii design
published 04.07.11
'bamboo-steel chair' displays how traditional bamboo handicraft techniques can be mass-produced in a contemporary context.
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design time international design competition
published 04.07.11
BREIL, one of the most renown watch and jewelry brand in italy, collaborates with designboom for an international design competition under the theme of 'design time'
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studio noa: house in inokashira
published 04.07.11
situated on a narrow plot of land, bound by a busy street and steep tree-filled hill, the design aims to formalize a memory of the mature trees that once consumed the area.
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ronan + erwan bouroullec: baguette chair for magis
published 04.07.11
made with a plywood seat and back, the chair's supports consist of four thin sticks of solid wood that are maintained together by an injected aluminium structure.
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denis giguet x harry winston: opus eleven
published 04.07.11
designed by denis giguet for harry winston, the 'opus eleven' features an innovative puzzle-like gear system that explodes and reassembles the numerals of the hour every sixty minutes.
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sebastian errazuriz: metamorphosis
published 04.07.11
hand carved and developed in italy, sebastian errazuriz's bookshelf is based on the thick ivy that he used as natural shelves for his childhood garden toys
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offshore studio + UTS school of architecture: southern skies earth and space centre
published 04.06.11
in a fairly rare opportunity, masters of architecture students at the university of technology, sydney worked in conjunction with their professors and offshore studio to develop the planetarium, a structure that has been designed to cohesively integrate with the surrounding landscape.
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vodun - african voodoo at fondation cartier
published 04.06.11
the practice of vodun has always been confined to an intellectual elite. its objects or fetishes can only act once they have been rendered sacred. they are the material signs of divine affirmation and their longevity depends on their use.
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free ai weiwei
published 04.06.11
last sunday, april 3rd, 2011, ai weiwei and his friend wan tao were stopped and detained by police authorities, from boarding a flight from beijing airport until now...
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UNstudio chairs at milan design week 2011
published 04.06.11
amsterdam-based architectural firm UNstudio present three new seating designs during milan design week 2011.
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