designboom daily - 2011.10.12

daily news a designboom.com publication October 2011, 12 you may want to submit a design mail@designboom.com --- THE LAUGHING COW'S 90th anniversary published 10.12.11 LA VACHE QUI RIT asks participants to design and submit a powerful image promoting the brand, to be edited as silkscreen posters, t-shirts, bags. designers are free to reinvent the brand's visual identity with references to contemporary culture. read more --- helin & co architects: villa snow white published 10.12.11 overlooking an archipelago along the espoo coast in finland, this minimalist dwelling provides a contemporary update to the established residential context dating from the 1950s. read more --- o'clock. time design, design time at triennale design museum, milan published 10.12.11 the show explores the relationship between time and design addressing topics such as the passing of time, ever-changing time and perishing, sometimes poetically, meditatively, critically and often humorously. read more --- water bottle bike lock published 10.12.11 the steel cable lock for bicycles disguises itself as a water bottle to ease transport. read more --- 24° studio: crater lake published 10.12.11 encouraging spontaneous use and sitting arrangements, the circular installation seeks to provide a three-dimensional forum that would facilitate social interaction and exchange. read more --- valentin vodev: vienna bike published 10.12.11 with a unique suspension and steering system, the electronically assisted tricycle is able to tilt left and right, giving it the feeling of a two wheeler.  read more --- mentalgassi: floating bubble heads published 10.12.11 responding to the theme of 'in praise of elderly', the project uses enlarged black-and-white photographs of four elders to create three-dimensional portraits that float on the surface of the water. read more --- super-efficient electric lightweight car by edison2 published 10.12.11 the all-electric version of the 'very light car' prototype attains an EPA-certified combined 350 miles per gallon equivalent, featuring a range of 114 miles. read more --- mamm-design: minna-no-ie published 10.12.11 tightly surrounded by adjacent buildings, the design seeks to provide a space that seemingly expands beyond its borders by inserting a six meter-high garden room at its center.  read more --- gordon young: the comedy carpet, blackpool published 10.11.11 gordon youngs comedy carpet, one of the UKs biggest pieces of public art, was officially opened in blackpool today. read more --- burning man: a brief history of the desert festival and black rock city published 10.11.11 the history behind the burning man festival in nevada, USA. the week-long experimental temporary community of forms each year in ideals of self-expressionism, self-reliance, and new urbanist city planning and design. read more --- gwynne pugh urban studio: CAPSLO homeless services center published 10.11.11 this facility for men, women and children of san luis county, california provides shelter and support services to help individuals secure employment and maintain a self-sufficient and successful future. read more --- david hockney: me draw on iPad published 10.11.11 the exhibition includes hundreds of digital paintings that the british artist creates using the 'brushes' application for iPhone and iPad. designboom visited the installation while it was on show this summer at copenhagen's louisiana museum of modern art; you can currently find the exhibition in toronto, canada. read more - daily news powered by contactlab - if you receive this daily news twice or if you would like to have your name removed from the - daily news - list click here: http://www.designboom.com/users/unsubscribedaily.php