This is a promotion music video made of 960 records to create 1 minute and 20 seconds worth of wave form. Each of the records had to be individually cut to a specific size, hand labeled, hand numbered and then finally polished before shooting them in sequence. To get more information about this project, go here.
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I really enjoyed looking at those animated GIFs by motion graphic designer Matthew Divito. To see more of this particular work go here. Don’t forget to check out Matthew’s Motion Graphics Reel 2K11.
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The kami collection, by ett la been, of pots/vases/home lighting encourage a new way of thinking in eco-friendly lifestyle products. Made from 100% biodegradable cellulose, an enormously solid and light material, “kami” transforms this most abundant natural raw into objects for daily use by simple air drying. To see more images go here.
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Just found those music video performed by Kawehi only using a mic, a pedal and her voice. Kawehi has been collecting money on Kickstarter for her upcoming EP and naturally had no problem raising the funds. I’m looking forward hearing her new songs. For all the RSS users, click here to see the video on vimeo.
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Designed by Dana Cannam in collaboration with Studio Agata Karolina, Hummingbird is a contemporary take on a classic rocking chair. Through an ergonomic study of office seating and traditional rockers, Hummingbird facilitates both work and relaxation. Would love to try it. To get more info about it go here.
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Daniel Palacios creates machines that can scan and visualise the flow of visitors (Waves, 2006-07) or objects that communicate with their viewers by means of artificial intelligence. These are works that create snapshots of reality and pose questions about perception, memory, time and space. To see more of his work go here.
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Just came across this lovely TED talk with Chip Kidd, a book cover designer based in NYC. “Chip Kidd doesn’t judge books by their cover, he creates covers that embody the book — and he does it with a wicked sense of humor.” For all the feed followers, click here to see the talk on TED.
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Those different pieces of furniture, called Mutation, by Maarten De Ceulaer, look like they weren’t made by hands, but have grown to their present form organically. They might be the result of a mutation in cells, or the result of a chemical or nuclear reaction. Perhaps it’s a virus or bacteria that has grown dramatically out of scale. The Mutation pieces make you look at furniture in a different way. Maybe one day we would be able to grow a piece of furniture like we breed or clone an animal, and manipulate it’s shape like a bonsai tree. To see more work, go here.
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If you’ve ever wondered how much of any food you can fit into a plastic bottle, look no further. Mæt, by Danish artist Per Johansen, consists of reproductions of meat, vegetables, pasta and other foods which are claustrophobically placed in various synthetic plastic containers. At first glance the images might look somehow appealing, but as more time you spend looking at them as more they turn into something decadent, disgusting and incarcerated. To see more of those lovely images, go here.
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Dutch photographer Fien Muller and artist Hannes Van Severen launched a clear-cut furniture collection including storage boxes, tables, racks and lamps. I love this combination seat. Not only would I like to have one of those in my home, but I would also enjoy seeing it in every shrinks office. To see more of Muller van Severen’s work, go here.
Photographs by: Fien Muller
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Another great example of combining the old with the new. This Building, called Domkyrkoforum, is located in Lund, Sweden and was designed by architect Carmen Izquierdo. It reminds me a bit of an earlier post about a building called Janus in Rapperswil, Switzerland
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I’m always on the lookout for new furniture. Often I find things that look great but aren’t very comfortable or the other way around. When I came across Stance, designed by Just Not Normal, I immediately thought that I would love to try this chair.
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I just love those installations by Paige Smith, a graphic designer and artist located in Los Angeles. She has been using paper in 3D to create those sculptures that come in all sizes and fit in the holes of buildings and pipes found while walking around. The finished shapes represent geodes, crystal, quartz, or any mineral formation that you would normally find in nature. To see more of this particular work, go here.
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Lineær is a wall clock concept designed by Norwegian University of Science and Technology student Audun Ask Blaker. I love the idea of this ongoing linear way of displaying time, in fact it seems to make so much more sense than any circular shaped clock. To see more of Audun Ask Blaker’s work go here.
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Rechner, by Berger & Föhr, is a minimal calculator designed for the iPhone. The interface is super simple but lets you do all the necessary calculations while not cutting any aesthetic corners. Check out the little instruction movie to see how it works.
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This playful but still minimalistic École Secondaire de Genolier, was designed by the Swiss architects IPAS. There are quite a few schools in Switzerland that deserve some attention for their architecture. I’d love to read a paper on the influence architecture has on the students and their ability to learn in such an environment. To see more images of this project, go here.
Photography by Thomas Jantscher.
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Look at this wonderful online tool, it turns any place into a lovely watercolor drawing. The tool was designed by Stamen, a design and technology studio based in San Francisco. To try the map tool for yourself, go here.
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This quite unique sideboard called Edna by U.K. based furniture designer Anthony Hartley could add a bit of color to any white home. To see different sizes, colors and more work by Anthony Hartley, go here.
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This is a beautiful video documenting the workflow of Sue Paraskeva while sculpting her extraordinary porcelain pieces. The video was shot and produced by Jamie Isbell. To see more work by Sue Paraskeva, go here.
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Thomas Demand is a German artist turning memories into paper sculptures. After doing some research online I found quite a few photographs of his installations that are equally intriguing. They can be found here, here and here. There is also an additional interview by Monocle.
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This old barn, located in Soglio and designed by Ruinelli Associati Architetti, has been completely redone on the inside and transformed into a three story house. What a beautiful way to maintain the old and combine it with contemporary architecture. To see more work by Ruinelli Associati Architetti, go here.
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This lovely bakery located in St. Kilda Victoria, Australia was designed by March Studio. The whole wood structure reminds me of the topography of a piece of bread and that concrete wall of a stone that is used to back the bread on to get that lovely crust. To see more work by March Studio, go here. To get more info about the Bakery, go here.
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The Volcanic Casing, by Jeremy Murier, is a «relay object» which can store and transport heat from a fire. The device can be used outdoors as well as indoors and consists of only two common materials, lava stone and oak which makes it inexpensive to produce and assemble. The absence of any electronic parts allows the Volcanic Casing to be fully recyclable and preserves the environment throughout its life cycle. To see more of Jeremy Murier’s work, go here.
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This is a lovely short film that tells the story behind the ‘Keep Calm and Carry On’ poster. Its origins at the beginning of WWII and its rediscovery in a bookshop in England in 2000, becoming one of the iconic images of the 21st century. To find out more about Barter Books, go here.
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Wine-life of the dinner table! Design collaboration between Israeli studios Monkey Business and Reddish, these party animals spark up your dinner and make the best out of your wine corks. Available in 6 designs: Monkey, Deer, Buffalo, Bear, Bunny and Crow. Each pack includes the body parts for one corker. You can buy Corkers here.
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