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Rainbow Chair Patrick Norguet cappellini newson
Rainbow Chair Patrick Norguet cappellini newson Location: Milan, MI Country: IT Current Price: 510 USD Bids: 11 End time: EndTime: 2009-05-23 Our comments: A rare Rainbow chair fro Patrick Norgue...
Lanterne Marine by BarberOsgerby for Venini
Italian glassmakers Venini launched a collection of hand-blown vases by London designers Edward Barber and Jay Osgerby. Lanterne Marine by Edward Barber and Jay Osgerby: Launched at the Salone Intern...
Naoto Fukasawa
Naoto Fukasawa (b. 1956) is one of the best-known Japanese product designers working today. Fukasawa's design philosophy relies on careful observation of what people do and feel in their everyday live...
Nuance, chair by luca nichetto fro Casamania
Nuance, chair by luca nichetto. Nuance is a new concept in upholstered seating. nuance is available in two versions: one designed to be used with a table, and a ‘lounge’ version- lower and wid...
Monopod Chair - Jasper Morrison for Vitra
  Designed in 2008, and based on the limited edition Cork chair for Vitra , The Monopod is now available. Jasper Morrison’s Monopod is a sculptural piece, vaguely reminiscent of primordial st...
Patrick Norguet, designer of the year 2009-Wallpaper
 Patrick Norguet, french designer, received the ward of the designer of the year 2009 by Wallpaper. In Milano was launched a new armchair for Cappellini: Scratch. Scratch is a small armchair w...
Droog Milk Bottle Lamp Marcel Wanders Tejo Remy Moooi
Droog Milk Bottle Lamp Marcel Wanders Tejo Remy Moooi Location: New Jersey Country: US Current Price: 1195 USD Bids: 0 End time: EndTime: 2009-05-09 Our comments: A rare lamp version designed b...
Project Vitra: Sites, Products, Authors, Museum
Project Vitra began in 1957 in Birsfelden near Basel with the production of the furniture of Charles and Ray Eames and George Nelson. Today Vitra is active and known throughout the world for its produ...
Cipria - Campana brothers for Edra
 Brazilian designers Fernando and Humberto Campana have designed Cipria, a fake fur-covered sofa, for Italian brand Edra. The sofa is part of Edras new collection, unveiled at the Salone Internazio...
Quilt by Bouroullec - Established & Sons
A new armchair and sofa designed by Bouroullec brothers for british editor Established & Sons. Very light, an origami design like the facett collection designed for the french editor Ligne Roset. Sh...
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Matt Webb and Bruce Sterling at reboot11 in Copenhagen - Core77 - 03:33
Matt Webb and his opening presentation at reboot 11. Scope - Design and contributing to culture; ourselves as individuals and the big picture; taking action.
Bruce Sterling's closing talk at reboot11 on Favela Chic, Gothic High Tech and where we are heading.(more...)
Interview with Mikael Lugnegard, ID'er gone rogue - Core77 - 03-07-2009
Product Design Hub's got an interview up with concept artist Mikael Lugnegard, who has washed his hands of our profession (see quote below) but still designs his Swedish butt off.
Mikael Lugnegard is a Swedish industrial designer [who] graduated from the Umea Institute of Design, and worked as a lead designer for Duke Dynamics (BMW styling), as a concept designer for von Braun Sports Cars and as a sketch teacher at a number of Swedish design schools. He has also produced his own educational material and is now spending all his time in...
Military folding bikes: The 181st Airborne Division can now pop wheelies - Core77 - 03-07-2009
The terrorists "hate our freedom." If that's true, they're probably going to hate our folding bikes.
Montague's bad-ass Paratrooper Tactical Folding Mountain Bike is jump-ready and can be dropped on a static line or attached to a paratrooper. Accessories seem to include a camo wrap for jump time and a handlebar attachment that stores an assault rifle in a "travel" position.
Some deets on the bike's purpose:
Air Drop Ground Mobility
The Paratrooper Tactical Mountain Bike was designed as ground mobility for airborne units. It is a sturdy, durable full size Mountain Bike, designed to fold so the...
Daily Design Snacks - Core77 - 03-07-2009
A bite-sized list of what's happenin' now:
ag ip news
World Intellectual Property Organization examines areas of possible convergence in industrial design law and practice
gizmodo
Cheap, Thin Laptops Suffering From Cheapness, Thinness
fast company
"Starting a Design Studio In a Downturn" four-part article
forbes
Why Dell Can't Do Gadgets
autospies
Volkswagen receives the 2009 red dot Design Award
gizmodo
Steve Wozniak's Most Memorable Gadgets
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Shane Crozier's vehicles, furniture, appliances and more - Core77 - 03-07-2009
Sydney-based Shane Crozier's been getting some blog love with his Cycle Wip, as seen above on designcrave.
Be sure to check out Crozier's sketching skills and a host of his other projects (like his Nissan Mori scooter, "Flux" e-desk and White Noise Lamp, below) on Coroflot.
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Marc Newson's fractal necklace - Core77 - 03-07-2009
Even using "rapid" prototyping, it took French jewelry house Boucheron's craftspeople 1,500 hours to produce Marc Newson's fiendishly complicated Julia necklace. The fractals-based diamond and sapphire piece will debut tonight in Paris, and unsurprisingly, it will likely be "one of the most expensive necklaces Boucheron's ever made."
Says Newson of his design inspiration, "Fractals are fascinating, complex and rich, and gemstones really lend themselves to exploiting their beauty."
For more on fractals, check out an earlier post of ours on the subject.
via the moment
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Goodwood Festval of Speed, sculptures - Wallpaper - 03-07-2009
A Sussex stately home is an unlikely place to find truly extravagant modernist imagery. Yet ever since 1997, Goodwood House has played host to a series of extravagantly bold sculptures, of a scale and ambition that evokes the mighty monuments of Soviet-era Russia or the fevered visions of science fiction speculators. Marking the entrance and start to the Goodwood Festival of…
Kraftwerk perform at MIF, Manchester - Wallpaper - 03-07-2009
A smarter match of bill and venue is hard to imagine. The 2nd Manchester International Festival opened last night with a double header of American minimalist composer Steve Reich and German electro-pop pioneers Kraftwerk at the cityÂ’s Velodrome.
See more images from the spectacular performance last night at Manchester's Velodrome
Built in the mid 1990s, the Velodrome…
Walking Berlin by Fantastic Norway - DesignSpotter - 03-07-2009
”Walking Berlin” was an event created as part of our exhibition at the DMY International Design Festival 09 in Germany / Berlin. The walk..
Dwellings » Somewhere Under the Tuscan Sun - Dwell blog - 02-07-2009
by Paul BennettA complex of farm buildings from a less than glorious period in Italy’s history is magically transformed. The result? A sophisticated yet kid-friendly retreat that seamlessly fuses historical influences with contemporary design.
Dwellings » Kaleidoscopic Cabinet - Dwell blog - 02-07-2009
by Rick MillerA dazzling display of colored windows wraps the custom-furniture-filled Venice, California, home of architect Lorcan O’Herlihy.
Dwellings » Furniture Fascination - Dwell blog - 02-07-2009
by Jane SzitaWith designs from 14 countries and five decades inside, it may be an understatement to note that in this suburban home, furniture is the focus.
llum by peca - DesignSpotter - 02-07-2009
lamp collection, designed by Caterina Moretti and Hector Mendoza... renewable materials, poetic form and beautiful shadows, they come flatpacked and e..
Solar Powered Nightgarden - DesignSpotter - 02-07-2009
offers a variety of flowers of different sizes & types of illumination, which come alive only at night: Giant Lotus Flowers, intermittently openin..
RCA graduate show: Vehicle design - Wallpaper - 02-07-2009
What we drive in the next decade is more or less born conceptually from within the walls of the RCA, thanks to its celebrated vehicle design course that continues to produce many of the thinkers and innovators in the automotive world.
This year is no exception. If anything, the young designers have had to explore beyond the confines of what can, at times, be a rather narrow…
Men's S/S10 fashion show venues - Wallpaper - 02-07-2009
Every fashion week the presentation of the presentation is key and venue choices are as important as ever. The latest men's collections in Paris and Milan were certainly no exception. From Moncler Gamme Bleu's commandeering of the Piscina Cozzi to DSquared's recreation of a campsite - the venues were talked about almost more than clothes.
See a round-up of our favourite…