Nuit blanche in Toronto \ NOhista’s kinetic installation
For Scotiabank Nuit Blanche 2013, french audiovisual artistNOhista and installation artists Collectif Coin put up a stunning light and sound installation called ‘Cyclique’. Featuring 256 white helium...
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Milan Design Week 2014
Here are a couple of phone snaps from another fabulous week in Milano. Once again, this was a real treat for the soul and mind. Wonderful people and breathtaking projects from all around the globe....
View ArticleHakanaï – digital dreams
Inspired by haikus, this solo choreographic A/V stage performance combines the human body and digital elements. In Japanese Hakanaï denotes that which is temporary and fragile, evanescent and...
View ArticleGio Ponti – Classic before classic
Far from being one of his renowned products, this one is going for so much these days (20000$!), although it was initially a very humble project. Gio still rocks hard.
View ArticleLiving materials – Verschleif by Laurin Döpfner
Laurin Döpfner gives life to materials with a animated short made of 650 photos. Using an edge sander, half a millimetre is sanded off, revealing the anatomy of the chosen objets. I particularly like...
View ArticleDigital errors – Mau Morgó’s video for Spoon
A great video inspired by hacked memories by Mau Morgo; "to achieve this effect I experimented with digital image errors, as if someone was manipulating our brain making us forget and imagine new...
View ArticleEnergy not included – Ambio, the bacterial lamp by Teresa van Dongen
We've seen all sorts of application of bioluminescent technology in design, but this one is rather cute, thanks to the support of some very talented young foxes, Studio Formafantasma. Some bacterias...
View ArticleDetroit all stars – American Dreaming
A documentary about the Mid-Century Car Designers of Detroit. While European designers were thinking about aerodynamics, these guys were challenged with coming up with a car that looked like a million...
View ArticleTrue colors – Pharrel with Adidas
Pharell and Adidas continue their ongoing partnership with the mega release of the adidas Superstar “Supercolor” pack. You can find many of the colors available at select adidas Originals stocked...
View ArticleMove your body / Explorative design by Toer
When we first saw the Moti lamps displayed at the Ventura Lambrate district of the 2015 Milan Design Week, we had an instant crush for what they do. From those spicy clocks to the inflatable umbrella,...
View ArticleA single curve – Nendo for Thonet
What a challenge to revisit the over-the top classic Thonet chair; Nendo seemed ready for the task, and delivered this. His style is obviously recognisable and i like that.
View ArticleMontreal – Souk at SAT 2015
It's that time of the year when we get the opportunity of having the best collection of what local designers have to offer in one spot. Curated by Azamit and located at SAT, this event is like no other...
View ArticleTool refill : Scale pen by Shigeru Ban
Designed for ACME Studio, Scale is a refillable ballpoint pen which is outfitted with a twisting mechanism to extend and retract the pen. It's also a fully functioning architect’s scale. Don't you want...
View ArticleThe lotus effect – nanoscopic architecture
One of the few plants that can claim to be superhydrophobic is the lotus. With its bumpy structure and waxy self-regenerating material, its surface will always stay dirt-free, something the lotus needs...
View ArticleMontain shelter – Albert Omoss
I always loved Omoss's animations. A perfect blend of beauty and twisted weirdness. Reality derailed. More of this here.
View ArticleFlatpack Sofa – Bouroullec Brothers and Hay
They did it again. The french duo came up with a self-assembly sofa that is a reaction to the rise of online furniture customisation services (read ikea). "The idea was to do something simple to buy,...
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