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October 2011, 07
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titanic by chinese artist zhang liaoyuan
published 10.07.11
this work is supposed to be a comment on modern society, as if we are like the passengers of the titanic, but the actors in zhang's depiction remain calm, as if to say our society is trying to pretend that life-threatening leaks in our world do not exist.
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standardarchitecture for camerich
published 10.07.11
standardarchitecture designed the 'folding house' booth and a series of furniture pieces for the chinese furniture brand camerich, shown in september at shanghai furniture expo.
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digital art at the infiniti center in stockport
published 10.07.11
on october 13th, the first new INFINITI center opens in stockport, UK... and along with it, the exhibition of and public voting on the six stunning digital media pieces and sculptures that are finalists in designboom's INFINITI digital art competition!
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serpentine gallery: garden marathon 2011
published 10.07.11
horticulture, design, architecture, art and poetry come together to explore the concept of the garden and the balance between the man-made and natural environments.
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ELS architects: east oakland sports center
published 10.07.11
an encompassing transparent facade allows an uninterrupted connection with the adjacent wooded grounds,
while metal louvers and fins retain an industrial character consistent with the surrounding urban fabric.
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stefan sagmeister for lobmeyr
published 10.07.11
the legendary no. 248 bar set by adolf loos for lobmeyr celebrates its 80th anniversary. a new interpretation of the tumbler by stefan sagmeister will be shown first time tonight at the traditional glass and chandelier producer lobmeyr as part of vienna design week.
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beijing design week - wuhao @ the teahouse
published 10.07.11
a beijing design concept shop and chinese tea company partner to create a pop-up cafe and exhibition space, conceptualized around the five elements of chinese philosophy, in the abandoned site of a traditional teahouse.
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istanbul biennal : hank willis thomas
published 10.07.11
two-dimensional work consists of twenty panels which offer variations of the phrase 'I am a man', which was depicted on protestor posters held by african american men during the civil rights era.
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ASTOC: casino at a research center
published 10.06.11
this structure from the 1970s has been respectfully repurposed to maintain the outward appearance while providing facilities to serve over 700 meals per day within an airy dining hall overlooking the encompassing wooden grounds.
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BERG: clocks for robots concept
published 10.06.11
the concept clock functions as a normal digital clock in addition to offering QR authentication of date and time to the digital eyes of smartphones, cameras, and other devices.
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