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June 2011, 20
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hany armanious: australian pavilion at venice art biennale 2011
published 06.20.11
with a sculptural practice grounded in the process of casting, the artist meticulously remakes everyday objects in unexpected materials.
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air guitar move
published 06.20.11
the motion sensing pick turns an iPhone into a guitar, playable by air-strumming the pick while following along with games or fingering chords on the phone itself.
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bjarke ingels on hedonistic sustainability - festarch 2011
published 06.20.11
the danish architect discusses the changing role of the architect and architecture as a practice that is becoming more about the art of designing ecosystems - both of economy and ecology.
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e27: pit out lamps for domus licht
published 06.20.11
with a simple ring and a hole connecting the shade to its body, this outdoor lamp has 360 degrees of motion and a spade-like bottom which allows it to be placed in a garden or open space.
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stanislaw ploski: bonobo bent plywood bike
published 06.20.11
contoured lines and contrasting materials provide the bicycle with a strong graphic aesthetic that seeks to reinterpret the classic archetypal model of a bike.
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ikimono architects: static quarry
published 06.20.11
this multi-family dwelling features eight separate units that appear to be carved from the monolithic concrete exterior shell.
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hiwave: soundsleeve speaker for tablets
published 06.20.11
the lightweight, flat speaker module is designed to easily integrate into tablet sleeves and covers, offering clear stereo sound on the devices.
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ryoji ikeda: transfinite
published 06.20.11
the first installation by the japanese artist and electronic composer in the united states, the large-scale project explores the concept of infinity, rationality, and the beauty of data.
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alejandro cerón: beautiful mess collection
published 06.20.11
blurring the boundaries between art and design, the work is defined by its context and the public that surrounds it.
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interboro partners: holding pattern for MoMA PS1 - now complete
published 06.20.11
featuring a filtering canopy of rope that accentuates the unusual site conditions of the outdoor courtyard space, this year's highly anticipated summer installation at MoMA PS1 is now open to the public.
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cloud collective: towards a poetic morphology
published 06.19.11
the temporary installation creates an landscape indoors, composed of sculptured alphabet letters that together form the text of robert walser's poem 'oppressive light'.
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marc da cunha lopes: vertebrata
published 06.19.11
depicting skeletons of questionable origins in a variety of human settings, the series breaths unexpected life and emotion into the inanimate creatures to explore to notion of loss and emptiness.
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kiyonobu nakagame: house in shizuoka
published 06.19.11
four concrete volumes compose the private dwelling, an assuming and deceptive mass of intersecting and cantilevered planes.
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