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| renzo piano: isabella stewart gardner museum opens in boston | ||
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the new glass building will be connected to the historic museum though a greenhouse corridor. |
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| sony NFC smartTags | ||
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the programmable tags let users consolidate a series of phone actions into a single swipe. a tag on one's bedside table might activate the alarm application, silence the ringer, and turn off data streaming, while one in the car could automatically initialize google maps and GPS. |
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| teddy bear skin rugs by agustina woodgate | ||
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the hand-sewn carpet collection is formed from the fur of recycled stuffed animals, arranged in a kaleidoscopic pattern. |
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| scooter backpack by gustavo brenck | ||
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'gig pack' is a convertible scooter backpack, integrating handlebars and wheels into a fold-up portable knapsack, without sacrificing the space to carry a laptop and other day to day items. |
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| brian dettmer: textonomy | ||
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each work is meticulously carved from an outdated piece of text-- every layer is unearthed by the artist with the precision of a small blade, slowly restructuring the object. |
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| david kohn architects + fiona banner: a room for london now open | ||
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perched above the queen elizabeth hall at london's southbank centre, the boat-shaped one bedroom installation offers guests a place of refuge and reflection amidst the flow of traffic surrounding its iconic location. |
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| starch-based plastic vessels - trade union by earnest studio | ||
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the plastic - which is industrially made, but naturally biodegradable - is mechanically extruded into simple profiles. these are then used to craft a family of woven vessels using traditional basketry methods. |
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| jlan van der wiel: gravity stool | ||
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magnetic fields and the power of gravity are used to determine the final shape of each furniture piece. |
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| 3D written portrait books | ||
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each autobiography was created to stand as a realistic 3D portrait of its author. |
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| diller scofidio + renfro win aberdeen city garden competition | ||
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a fusion of nature and culture, the art and leisure center is integrated into garden forming a three dimensional network of urban connections across the historic river site. |
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| richard meier architects: mitikah office tower | ||
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the slender 34-story volume rises above a transparent and translucent building base, whereby the anchoring lobby is positioned to be visible from all approaches to the site. |
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| design-aerobics 2012 - start today! | ||
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designboom is happy to announce that the first design-aerobics courses for 2012 'self promotion' and 'POP-UP' start today (january 17)! |
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