Archive for June 5th, 2009
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Dark, Disturbing & Delightful Characters by KAWS
Where do fashion, art, graffiti and cool all intersect? In the mind of KAWS. The New York-based artist, who is referred to as Brian Donnelly by his mother, has been on the cusp of what’s cool, big, important and great about commerce-driven art for decades.
More Energy Conservation
If you read my post on green windows you might be interested in the following .pdf (it’s a powerpoint turned into a .pdf). I had the guy who did the presentation to our Neighborhood Association send it to me and I think it has some excellent points.
For something put out by the energy company, I [...]
The Cozy Shelf by Michael Weaker
Designed by Michael Weaker, the Cozy Shelf is a die-cut plastic sheet product for embellishing existing shelving systems that won the 1st prize of the 2009 Pratt/Umbra Design Competition. With a beautiful decorative pattern, the Cozy Shelf makes the hard straight lines of our shelves and bookcases visually-softer and more inviting. The competition, was open [...]
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Top 10 Trendsetters Of Industrial Design
At the beginning of this month, Forbes has released their list of “10 Trendsetters in Industrial Design”, so if you are looking for an industrial design model to follow, and who knows maybe copy their success, you should start with this list. So who made the cut? Go to Forbes list to read (and see). [...]
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Freshome.com is now on Facebook ( Join us )
Today after I’ve made some changes to Freshome I’ve also decided to create a Facebook Group, because a Facebook group allows you to interact with other Freshome.com followers on the Facebook Wall and follow the most recent posts. It’ll supplement what we do on this blog and our Twitter feed, and hopefully become a [...]
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T-House by Den Nen Architecture
Yasushi Mizuta and Naohiro Sumi are the creative designers from Den Nen Architecture who came up with the great geometry for the minimalist T-House in Ako, the Hyogo Prefecture in Japan. Meant as a single family residence (for two adults), the two-story reinforced concrete construction features a lot of white that enhance the clean appearance [...]
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Computer into a vase : Decorate without messing up the decor
Today you’ve gonna see something really innovative, an easy way to decorate your living room without messing up the decor. As we all know most computers don’t really fit into stylish living rooms, but taiwanese manufacturer ECS came out with this great looking computer at E3. At a first look you might think that this [...]
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Computer into a vase : Decorate without messing up the decor
Carapicuiba House in Brazil
What do you do when you have a site that “weird” that restricts the building of your dreams? How about drawing inspiration from the Carapicuiba House? Built on a ground surface that falls abruptly down to 6m below, architects Angelo Bucci and Alvaro Puntoni have suspended a two level steel structure on pilots and covered [...]
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Floral Seating - Bouquet Chairs by Tokujin Yoshioka
If you have been enjoying the flowers blooming in your garden, you will definitely like Tokujin Yoshioka’s Bouquet Chairs. The designer says his chair “makes people who sit on it happy, just as a bouquet makes the person who receives it happy. The vibrant delicate colors trigger different sensations in each of us.” Indeed. Seating [...]
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