designboom daily - 2011.05.20

daily news a designboom.com publication May 2011, 20 you may want to submit a design mail@designboom.com --- 'the aid' by egle ugintaite - 'FUJITSU design award 2011' grand prize published 05.20.11 by using a cane that provides mobile navigation and health management services, users who have difficulty leaving their homes can become active members of society. this design takes into consideration how ICT devices can be useful in users' daily lives and deploys services that are integrated with social infrastructure. read more --- 'crowd' by philipp schaake - 'FUJITSU design award 2011' lifebook category published 05.20.11 the design idea showcases a notebook that can be flexibly operated to fit any application or intended use. with an emphasis on the notebook's back cover, the PC can even be operated when closed, with screen and keyboard having the ability to be separated. read more --- NL architects: gapyong space invader published 05.20.11 seeing to redefine the typical tower block, the apartment units are arranged in a ziggurat formation with abundant outdoor spaces for the inhabitants. read more --- 'integral cord' - 'FUJITSU design award 2011' life-design category published 05.20.11 the cords allow you to easily manipulate your computer screen to a desired size and shape, making it adaptable to any working or social situation. if you want to see your favorite movie on a small screen in the subway, or present your pictures to a large audience or if you need multiple screens at the same time, coil it! read more --- mitsuko nagone: I am more than my face :) published 05.20.11 seeking to create rather than find identity, photographer mitsuko nagone undertakes herself as the subject of a series of posed photographs that hide her face. read more --- aleXsandro palombo: bambi is dead published 05.20.11 in a collection of satirical images, disney's beloved bambi character is seen donning the iconic fendi motif and being hunted by a gun-trotting karl lagerfeld. read more --- 'anderson' by ma yiwei + tao ying - FUJITSU judge's special award published 05.20.11 in envisioning more opportunities for users to carry around their PCs, this notebook has been designed with two operating styles. a two-way operating system allows you to configure the device into either a 'portrait' or 'landscape' format. read more --- chris anderson joins ponoko advisory board published 05.20.11 'I am a robotics geek, I love making things, and for me, ponoko is one of the inventors of the future of manufacturing and the new industrial revolution.' - chris anderson, wired magazine's editor-in-chief and newest member of ponoko's advisory board read more --- 'river runs through city' by chikara ohno - FUJITSU judge's special award published 05.20.11 this proposed design for building social infrastructure draws on periods in history during which civilization flourished along riverbanks. it aims to give shape to urban culture by spreading visualized information through a geographic feature, such as a flowing river. read more --- sony: flexible colour e-paper published 05.20.11 at present simply a display not a product, the flexible colour device uses a plastic substrate, achieving a thickness of less than 150 micrometers and weighing under 20 grams. read more --- david chipperfield architects: the hepworth wakefield published 05.19.11 ten interconnected trapezoidal blocks compose the overall structure, scaled and orientated in response to the surrounding built environment. read more --- idan friedman: aluminium tray profiles published 05.19.11 portraits embossed into disposable aluminium food trays. the combination of image and material reference historic medallions, perhaps alluding to our present day lack of appreciation for traditional art forms. read more --- naoi architecture & design office: covered house published 05.19.11 distinguished by a unifying roof form that folds down to create continuous exterior walls, the house is literally 'covered' to create moments and pockets of private outdoor spaces. read more CURRENT DESIGNBOOM COMPETITIONS

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