ross lovegrove - organic essentialism ---
world's most lightweight suitcase. see more
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october 2008
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aquariums and marine research centers ---
a collection of aquariums and marine research centers. see how architects have
incorporated the idea of water when designing their structures ... see more
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october 2008
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biomimicry --- biomimicry takes its name from the greek words ‘bios’, meaning life and ‘mimesis’,
meaning to imitate. it involves the study of nature’s designs and mimicking them
to solve human challenges. see more
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october 2008
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next-gene 20 ---
20 architectswere invited to design a villa for the 'next-gene 20' project in taiwan.
the designs were presented at the venice architecture biennale 2008. see more
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october 2008
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timepieces ---
since the invention of time, man has created objects and tools for telling and reading it.
with technological evolution new innovative ways for telling time emerge. see more
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october 2008
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pixação movement ---
on september 6th, 2008 choque gallery são paulo, brazil was showing a collection of paintings
by well-known street artists when 30 members of a graffiti art movement known as 'pixação',
stormed in brandishing spray cans defacing the entire gallery and artworks. see more
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september 2008
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architecture biennale venice, 2008 - preview ---
designboom previews some of the installations / exhibitiions that will be on show at
the 11th international architecture biennale in venice. featured are installations from:
UNStudio, M-A-D, greg lynn and zaha hadid and many more. see more
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august 2008
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observatories ---
observatories have existed for thousands of years. these first structures were used for very
practical purposes such as observing the enemy in battle or guiding ships along the coast.
over time observatories have come to gain new purposes. today, observation decks allow
people to look at nature from unique vantage points or skywards. see more
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august 2008
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tiny houses ---
more and more people are choosing to live in small homes. most downsizers opt for more modest
quarters, while some homeowners take this trend to a new level, choosing to live in tiny homes as
small as 90 sq. ft. complete with bedrooms, kitchens, bathrooms and living quarters. see more
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august 2008
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daniel eatock ---
daniel eatock (born 1975 bolton, UK) is an artist and graphic designer who lives and works in london.
he is interested in connections between image and language, titles, punch lines, miscommunication,
subversions, open systems, contributions from others, seriality, collections, discovery and inventing. see more
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august 2008
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the now house ---
the now house project aims to turn a 60 year old post-war house into a near zero energy home,
allowing it to produce almost as much energy as it uses. additionally, the project is much more
than a redesign of single residence, but a system for replicating the idea across many homes. see more
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july 2008
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a recent history of writing and drawing ---
jürg lehni and alex rich are two designers who are on the bleeding edge of the intersection of technology
and graphic design. ‘a recent history of writing and drawing’ is the result of an ongoing collaboration
between the two designers. see more
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july 2008
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iconic products ---
with the emergence of computers in the 1970s, we saw the introduction of digital icons.
icons have become an important part of our visual language, so much so that they are
making their return into the real world. see more
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july 2008
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québec triennial 2008 ---
the inaugural edition of the québec triennial: ‘nothing is lost, nothing is created, everything is transformed’
is taking place at the musée d’art contemporain in montréal, canada. the show features 38 artists from
the province of québec showing a total of 135 works from the past 3 years. see more
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june 2008
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min wang ---
the job of communicating the beijing olympic games 2008 is no small task. one of the people taking
responsibility for this is min wang, design director for the beijing olympic games. wang and his team
have been the creative force behind everything from street banners to the olympic medals. see more
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june 2008
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contemporary airport design ---
today our airports have become the hubs of global exchange and are seen as gateways
into our world's metropolitan cities. they are architectural accomplishments which have considered
environmental concerns, utilizing natural light and materials to enhance the overall airport experience. see more
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june 2008
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dubai next: face of 21st century culture ---
the exhibition curated by rem koolhaas & jack persekian tells the story of dubai from a cultural angle.
it shows the dynamism with which dubai is evolving and taking shape over the next decades in
architectural, urbanistic and cultural projects. see more
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june 2008
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belgrade design week 2008 ---
the belgrade design week is at once the most eastern and the most southern european design festival,
the most western design festival of the balkans, the only design festival in the former yugoslavia and
globally unique in that it takes place in a country with no tradition in design whatsoever. see more
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june 2008
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designers of the future at design miami/ basel 2008 ---
for design miami/ basel 2008, design miami/ named 4 'designers of the future': martino gamper, max lamb,
julia lohmann, clemens weisshaar & reed kram. each designer/collective created a new object, installation,
or series using two diametrically opposed materials: concrete and wool. see more
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june 2008
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casa per tutti at milan triennale ---
the exhibition shows a group of projects for accommodation modules capable of providing
a possible solution to emergency housing problems in metropolitan areas and those
affected by sudden natural catastrophes. see more
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may 2008
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l'hélicoptère par hermès ---
the french fashion company hermès recently teamed up with eurocopter, the world's third largest
aerospacegroup to create l'helicoptre par hermès. the new luxury helicopter was first unveiled
at the national business aviation association's 2007 conference in atlanta. see more
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may 2008
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some ideas on living ---
the first north american exhibition of residential projectsby architects stephen taylor and ryue nishizawa
is taking place at montréal's canadian centre for architecture. the exhibition highlights the innovative
approach both architects bring to the design of housing in their respective cities. see more
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may 2008
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fischli & weiss: flowers and questions ---
the first retrospective in italy of swiss artists peter fischli & david weiss was presented by the
fondazione nicola trussardi at palazzo litta in milan. the show was installed throughout the rooms
of the restored seventeenth century mansion. see more
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april 2008
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bamboo toy workshop ---
in 2007, fifteen students from the toy design course at shenkar college, israel and their professors yoav ziv
and assaf eshet were invited to china by the toy makers HaPe international ltd, to spend a month with them
developing bamboo toys. yoav ziv and assaf eshet describe their experience. see more
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march 2008
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poor jewelry ---
the struggle between precious and non-precious materials of recent yearshas prepared a new avenue for
'young contemporary jewelry'.neither preciousness nor eternal preservation seems to be important to this
new breed of arty accessories - with its value lying in its communicative potential. see more
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march 2008
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the future in dubai ---
with a focus on business and tourism, dubai city is ramping up construction on an unprecedented level.
in fact, dubai is said to be home to 15% to 25% of the world's 125,000 construction cranes.
a pictorial guide of about 60 new buildings in the united arab emirates. see more
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march 2008
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FAR architects ---
FAR (frohn & rojas) is an architectural design network, started in 2004 by two german architects mario rojas
and marc frohn. it currently has offices located in germany, chile and mexico. designboom met marc frohn at
his office in mexico city back in december 2007... see more
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february 2008
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atelier tekuto - busan eco-center & japanese pavillion in gondar ---
architecture studio, atelier tekuto began working on small, local projects in japan. after the success of their
first international project in korea, the firm is setting their sites on future collaborations around the world,
beginning in the unlikely setting of gondar, ethiopia... see more
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january 2008
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nils holger moormann - no sale, just good advice ---
as part of the events which took place for imm cologne and passagen 2008 nils holger moorman
showcased a retrospective show at the museum for applied arts. the exhibition documented
twenty six years of the german design brand... see more
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january 2008
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gilles clement ---
the french landscape designer gilles clement recently visited milan for a book presentation,
where he spoke about his latest publication 'nove giardini planetari' - nine planetary gardens. ... see more
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january 2008
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inbai kim - move in earnest ---
the first solo exhibition of the up-and-coming korean artist inbai kim at the arario seoul gallery. born in 1978, kim
remains a devotee of the most rudimentary of drawing tools: the pencil and paper. he selects images from the
countless number of drawings he makes, then transforms the images into sculptural works... see more
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january 2008
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electronic pets ---
this month has seen the latest in the long line of electronic pets finally go into production, with the aim for it to
begin shipping (to the US market at least) next month in time for the holiday season... see more
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november 2007
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sprout: symbols to cultivate change ---
savio alphonso, winner of the recent designboom competition love your earth sent us more images of the
graphic research he did as part of his fine arts thesis exhibition in graphic design at california state university... see more
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november 2007
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naomi klein - the shock doctrine ---
in her new book, klein examines the rise of free-market capitalism throughout the world. arguing that it was
not achieved democratically, but rather through the exploitation of disaster-shocked people and countries,
in what she calls 'the shock doctrine'... see more
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october 2007
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michael van den besselaar ---
the dutch painter, michael van den besselaar held his first solo american show in new york.
the exhibition takes its title from a line in the popular sci-fi television show ' star trek'... see more
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october 2007
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premio vico magistretti ---
the shortlisted and winning entries from the international design competition
'premio vico magistretti', organized by designboom and depadova, are on show
at the depadova showroom in milan, italy. the exhibition runs until october 31st, 2007... see more
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october 2007
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festarch ---
contemporary architecture in cagliari, sardinia.
... master lessons were conducted by pritzker prize recipients: rem koolhas,
paulo mendes da rocha and jacques herzog along with fellow architects kengo kuma, massimiliano fuksas... see more
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september 2007
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designing a second life ---
copyright issues aside, second life still continues to grow.
each month more and more companies venture into
the virtual world in search of business possibliities ... see more
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september 2007
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cassette tape culture ---
the design of the cassette tape was resolved in the 1960s by the dutch electronics company philips
as a portable alternative to the large vinyl formats. having not been patented the cassette tape design
was quickly copied by many manufacturers leading to its widespread use ... see more
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august 2007
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wind to light ---
'wind to light' is a custom built, site-specific installation consisting of 500 miniature wind
turbines directly generating the power to illuminate hundreds of integrally mounted LEDs ... see more
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august 2007
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haçienda 25 - the exhibition: fac 491 ---
the haçienda (fac 51 haçienda) was a nightclub and music venue located in the centre of manchester,
UK, which opened in 1982 and survived until 1997. the club was the physical representation of the
factory record label - being ideated by factory boss anthony wilson ... see more
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july 2007
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ideodiseno x pixelazo ---
they transformed big plastic bags into hammocks, which they hung in the unfortunate ‘plaza de la luz’
historically the ‘plaza de la luz’ has been a representative space for the medellín city... see more
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july 2007
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transplastic ---
exhibition of recent work by the campana brothers. regular chairs, multiple-seating chairs, lamps,
illuminated meteors, clouds and islands have been created by taking advantage of the elasticity of natural fibre ... see more
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june 2007
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artecnica ---
artecnica founded ‘design with conscience’, a program to manufacture and produce products i
n accordance with humanitarian principles ... see more
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june 2007
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producing tropics ---
back in october 2006, designboom co-organized the international design competition 'ceramics for breakfast’.
among the shortlisted entries was ‘tropics’ by cuban designer luis ramirez. the story doesn’t end here ... see more
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june 2007
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tony oursler ---
'dum-dum, metalbreath wadcutter' is an extremely articulated site-specific installation,
which goes beyond the restrictions imposed by a gallery space ... see more
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may 2007
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boris hoppek ---
- I won’t fuck with you tonight - german grafitti- and street-artist boris hoppek is
challenging every surface: taking his strong characters not only onto walls ... see more
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may 2007
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pawel althamer ---
in front of the entry there is a huge self-portrait of the artist - an aerostat balloon,
more than 20 meters long, presenting himself naked before the judgment of the public ... see more
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may 2007
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tobias rehberger ---
with 'on otto' rehberger deconstructs the film making proces by producing a work
of art in reverse, starting with the movie poster and ending with the script ... see more
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april 2007
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tino schaedler ---
designboom asked digital set designer tino schaedler (whose projects include, 'charlies and the chocolate factory'
'harry potter and the goblet of fire') about his move from architecture to digital set design ... see more
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april 2007
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die gestalten verlag ---
die gestalten verlag (dgv) is an independent media company based in berlin, germany.
its name is taken from a german double meaning both 'the creatures' and 'they create'... see more
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april 2007
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zhu yunwei: portraits ---
each portrait consists of two portrait shots. I took two pictures of each person - one with opened eyes,
the other with closed eyes. I then integrated the two pictures into one portrait ... see more
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march 2007
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yoske nishiumi ---
'koi' in japnese has a number of diverse meanings: 'falling in love', 'come here','ancient way', 'intensive',
'with purpose' and ... 'carp'. fittingly it's also the name of the ongoing projects from yoske nishiumi. ... see more
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march 2007
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ahmed askalany ---
made of palm leaves woven with an ancient craft technique that has always been used in the villages
to make baskets and ‘poor’ objects, his work eschews the lofty prerogatives of sculpture ... see more
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march 2007
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maison martin margiela ---
there is a definite common thread of the margiela signature - these garments and dresses are
made of unusual materials such as porcelaine, playing cards, gaffer tape, handgloves, heats, etc ... see more
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february 2007
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shigeru ban's pavilion for artek ---
shigeru ban likes to combine the demand for ecology and sustainability in his architecture projects
and his simple construction methods often emphasize ‘weak’ materials in building technology ... see more
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february 2007
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wolfgang tillmans ---
tillmans is acclaimed as a chronicler of his generation, and he has garnered
international recognition as one of the most significant artists to emerge in the 1990s ... see more
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january 2007
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on the trail of didjeridu (yirdaki) making ---
francesco arcuri had the privilage of staying with djalu gurruwiwi,
the foremost expert on making and playing didjerdu ... see more
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december 2006
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men, war & peace ---
'men, war & peace' presents the work of david lachapelle and james nachtwey
alongside a series of helmut newton's portraits of men ... see more
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december 2006
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eden adn ---
how humanity uses, manipulates and improves nature by incorporating
genetically modified organisms ('gmo') into the design process ... see more
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november 2006
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'by hand' book report ---
from screen printed t-shirts to embroidered toys, vinyl volkswagen sculptures to knitted landmines,
products of the new rejection of the synthetic world ... see more
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november 2006
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paola pivi ---
the art of paola pivi is often described as surreal and other- wordly
and in this, her first major show, it is easy to see why ... see more
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november 2006
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tomasz walenta ---
in my illustrations I try to use the language of posters, the conceptual non narrative way
of expressing an idea. I find much of my inspiration in the artwork of polish posters ... see more
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october 2006
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super fiber revolution ---
tokujin yoshioka presented both new projects and a selection of his work from the last three years
on show were ‘fiber architecture’, ‘snowflake’, ‘rememberance’ and ‘pane chair’... see more
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october 2006
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rinko kawauchi ---
the 34-year-old japanese artist captures the beauty of
ordinary moments which we often ignore ... see more
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september 2006
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unfinished objects ---
'I have been exploring the idea of unfinished objects left open and incomplete,
until the owners add something of themselves by injecting their own style ... see more
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september 2006
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people tree ---
why is fair trade important ? to pay producers fair prices. to promote traditional skills.
to support appropriate technology. to promote rural development. to make advance payments if needed ... see more
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august 2006
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making sake 8 ---
the munich-based designer konstantin grcic played with two circle elements
and formed the number ‘8’ ... see more
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august 2006
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barnaby barford ---
‘it is a wonderfully versatile material and almost any idea
can be realised using the ceramic medium '... see more
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august 2006
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marian bantjes ---
I have no meetings to attend, and very low stress;
my environment is green, quiet and clean. I’m lucky ... see more
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july 2006
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antique stadiums to modern arenas ---
to accompany the matches of the world cup soccer 2006 in germany, the architecture museum
of the tu munich illustrates the history, development, of sport sites and complexes ... see more
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june 2006
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cai guo-qiang on the roof : transparent monument ---
cai guo-qiang creates a site-specific installation at the Iris and b. gerald cantor roof garden
of the metropolitan museum of art - overlooking the central park ... see more
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may 2006
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martin creed - I like things ---
absurd laws and sudden mishaps, often amplified by the direct participation
of the audience, regulate martin creed’s imaginative universe ... see more
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may 2006
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less - alternative living strategies ---
the living space to live in is both necessity and a catalyst for needs and desires ... see more
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april 2006
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ernesto neto ---
ernesto neto is considered one of the absolute leaders of brazil’s contemporary art scene ... see more
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march 2006
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lovely football ---
japanese sports manufacturer onitsuka tiger ... see more
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march 2006
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johannes norlander ---
archetypal objects with a poetical dimension ... see more
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march 2006
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concrete canvas ---
concrete canvas by peter brewin and will crawford has won 11 awards including
the saatchi and saatchi award ... see more
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february 2006
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honeycomb lamp ---
honeycomb lamp by kouichi okamoto. okamoto is a new entrant to the wide field
of light design. his projects prove that innovation and style can go hand in hand with affordability ... see more
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february 2006
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c -1 by curiosity ---
studio ‘curiosity’ have simply tried to convey an idea of harmony between structure and space.
they built a spiral gallery space wrapped around a central glass living space ... see more
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january 2006
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mondi possibili ---
art gallery monika sprüth and philomene magers presents
a group show in occasion of the ‘imm cologne’ 2006 ... see more
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january 2006
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julian mayor ---
three stainless steel sculptural benches have been installed
at a regency apartments park near the tate britain gallery ... see more
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january 2006
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kumbham ---
kumbham presents the story of an artisan village
recapturing the craft they had all but lost ... see more
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january 2006
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hope in shadows ---
third edition of downtown portrait calendar
pivot legal society, vancouver, canada ... see more
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january 2006
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new design from israel ---
at the cooper hewitt design museum, new york
january 27– april 23, 2006 ... see more
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december 2005
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SANAA ---
kazuyo sejima and ryue nishizawa at the basilica palladiana, vicenza ... see more
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december 2005
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faber castell celebrates its 100th birthday ---
also on show pencil sculptures by german artist kerstin schulz ... see more
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december 2005
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‘imagine the home in 2020’ - update ---
'imagine the home in 2020’ prototypes ... see more
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december 2005
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zaha haid at design.05.miami ---
the gravity-defying sculptural installation of the architect zaha hadid
engaged the building's formal qualities with graceful tension ... see more
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december 2005
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anri sala - ‘long sorrow’ ---
anri sala presents his new film ‘long sorrow’ –
‘a requiem for the end of the dreams’. ... read more
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november 2005
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design academy eindhoven graduation show 2005 ---
design academy eindhoven in the netherlands, organized
the annual bachelor programs graduation show in the mid-october... read more
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novemeber 2005
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designboom mart goes to tokyo
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bring a designsouvenir from tokyo. designboom will host a group exhibition
of international design professionals, some that you are already acquainted with ... read more
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november 2005
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design for thought ---
contemporary product design from britain . england’s product design industry
shows the radical transformation of a new existing generation... read more
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october 2005
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hussein chalayan. fashion + video ---
over the past ten years the turkish-cypriot designer - born 1970 in nicosia -
has produced more than twenty collections... read more
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october 2005
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maxim fast food restaurant ---
the experience of eating in hong kong is an important part of people's collective memory,
whether living in or visiting the city.... read more
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october 2005
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re-design
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exhibition in the old truman brewery,
21-25 september 2005... read more
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september 2005
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bugaboo kid’s strollers illustrated by bas kosters ---
bugaboo presented a limited serie of strollers where dutch design meets dutch fashion: young fashion designers were asked to come up with a totally unique identity for a stroller... read more
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september 2005
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front
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presented by droog design. it is the first exhibition of the works by this
promising young talent from sweden in the netherlands ... read more
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september 2005
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tsutomu kurokawa
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designboom wishes to celebrate his work which seeked not to conform
to mainstream notions of commercial products... read more
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august 2005
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‘flight stool’ for pantone by barber osgerby
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the barber osgerby for pantone collection is a limited edition collection based on the pantone ‘chip’
and the idea that color is an expressive language that appeals to one’s inner feelings and individuality... read more
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august 2005
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swoon
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this is the first new york solo exhibition by the 27-year-old
(new york city-based) female street artist.... read more
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july 2005
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stefan diez
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after finishing his carpenters’ training he worked in bombay and poona, india for one year for a furniture producer and subsequently studied industrial design at the academy for fine arts in stuttgart... read more
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july 2005
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tsang kin wah
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combining the foul language (text) with the floral pattern (image) and arranging the text in the form
of flowers and plants, which are swirling and running throughout the space... read more
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june 2005
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mark frauenfelder
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designboom loves the boing boing blog and mark frauenfelder’s graphics and witty texts.
we asked him to introduce himself, for the few remaining who haven’t heard of him yet.
urs fisher
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in the monumental space of the istituto dei ciechi in via vivaio in milan, the fondazione nicola trussardi presented the first solo exhibition in italy of swiss artist urs fischer.
designboom ICFF mart 05
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bring loved ones at home a contemporary gift from NY's ICFF - the US's largest design event. read more
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may 2005
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reflections
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suh do-ho: reflections, maison hermes, tokyo ... read more
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april 2005
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el ultimo grito
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el ultimo grito was founded in 1997 by roberto feo and rosario hurtado ... read more
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march 2005
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nextmaruni 12 chairs project
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this initiative involves one of japan’s best-known furniture
companies, japanese craftsmanship and 12 international designers ... read more
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march 2005
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hand painted russian movie posters
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collectors will pay hundreds of dollars for a hand-painted poster of ‘matrix’ or other classic films ... read more
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february 2005
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jacob hashimoto
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jacob hashimoto is one of the most interesting young activists in the contemporary art scene ... read more
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february 2005
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about collecting vintage design. peter lang / designandfun.com
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... tribu-design, designaddict, designboom... started at that time.
we were searching like crazy for information and things and spent all our time at it. read more
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january 2005
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jenny holzer
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jenny holzer is famous for her short statements, formally called ‘truisms’ ... read more
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january 2005
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anselm kiefer
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the seven heavenly palaces. expressly for this space - a blue nave occupying 7000 square
meters of the hangar’s total of 15,000, 60 meters wide, 180 meters long... read more
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december 2004
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benedetta mori ubaldini ---
‘what I love is creating three dimensional pictures. my balloon pieces are what I fondly call - ugly art -
they deal humourously with sexuality, body issues and everyday life. ... read more
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