Posted on May 6, 2008 by successbusinessstory
Yes, easter is over now, but anyway I want to share with you this beautiful art work from the slovenian artist, Franc Grom.Via : www.notcot.org
Suzanne K. Langer (1895-1985, American Philosopher) :Art is the objectification of feeling
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Posted on May 5, 2008 by successbusinessstory
Ever since the final project in 3-D art course in college, where we had to create a chair of our own, I’ve been mesmerized and followed by the different and unique forms of chairs that are and continue to be created. Unfortunately a photo of my chair was destroyed in one of the burnt [...]
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Posted on May 5, 2008 by successbusinessstory
I had a great surprise when I found the work of Paul Sandip, who made all the products that you can see on these images. He call his self like an “Industrial Sculptor”, but we know the people like him as industrial designers. Does not matter. The medular fact is the good [...]
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Posted on May 5, 2008 by successbusinessstory
If you didn’t get enough modern design love from that, there are a few more design gems from that period in architecture that are still standing.
See this Beautiful Philip Johnson Glass House
Thomas Fuller (1608-1661, British Clergyman, Author)
¨Light, God’s eldest daughter, is a principal beauty in a building¨
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Posted on May 4, 2008 by successbusinessstory
Keeping tabs on one of my favorite designing duo’s, Job Smeets and Nynke Tynage, aka Studio Job. I was excited to see that they have developed a line of vinyl wall applications for Domestic. This site has a lot of really great graphics. I know that the wall graphic thing is HUGE right now. [...]
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Posted on May 4, 2008 by successbusinessstory
Car rental • Two as-good-as-free automotive examples: LaudaMotion lets Austrian and German customers rent an ad-plastered Smart car for exactly three days at the cost of just one euro per day. Drivers then have to travel at least 30 kilometers (about 20 miles) a day, so the ads get maximum exposure. Cars are only available [...]
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Posted on May 4, 2008 by successbusinessstory
Watch out for massive murals, empowered once again by digital technology that can easily alter form, scale and colour. Leading the field is Digetex (0161 873 8891; www.digetex.com). Digital printing will put patterns onto ceramics, tiles, blinds and other surfaces as clearly as a photograph. See, for example, surreal tiles and papers by Dominic Crinson [...]
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Posted on May 4, 2008 by successbusinessstory
The new Leggera bathtub from Ceramica Flaminia is a design that will arouse curiosity in all who see it. Resembling a crisp white cloth held taut by four invisible hands, the Leggera stretches out invitingly… the vision of designer Gilda Borgnini. The lightness of the design, and the thin surfaces of the bathtub allows for [...]
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Posted on May 4, 2008 by successbusinessstory
Check out the incredible photos that have been floating through email lists and chat rooms. A Red Jellyfish member discovered that the unique artist is melon carver Takashi Isho.
Via : www.redjellyfish.com
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Posted on May 2, 2008 by successbusinessstory
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Posted on May 2, 2008 by successbusinessstory
Via : www.a.viary.com
Artist : Meowza
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Posted on May 2, 2008 by successbusinessstory
The ASP Spacearium fishtank is a new idea that wants to “reinvent your indoor space,” as opposed to just being an accessory with some fish in it off in a corner somewhere. As you can see from the pictures the ASP Spacearium fishtank looks more like a plasma TV. The huge acrylic tanks are shaped [...]
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Posted on May 2, 2008 by successbusinessstory
If you are a regular reader of this blog you might remember the Sculpted Bedroom Furniture Collection by Allan Lake a great piece of sculpted furniture for someone who want something unique. Today I’ve decided to present another interesting piece of sculpted furniture from Allan Lake. This Bespoke hand sculpted Desk was made on commission [...]
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Posted on May 2, 2008 by successbusinessstory
These colorful pieces of furniture designed by Anna ter Haar were exposed during the international design fair Salone del Mobile, which takes place in Milan from April 16 until April 21. The white chairs appear to be bleeding rainbows of wet paint, the fantastic hues dripping from holes drilled in the corners. Now a [...]
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Posted on May 2, 2008 by successbusinessstory
This piece of furniture designed by Giuseppe Canevese features the artwork of graphic artist Guido Crepax who was influential in the development of European comic art in the second half of the 20th century. His most famous storyline, featuring the character “Valentina“, was created in 1965. Printed on white polished MDF, these creations are certainly [...]
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Posted on May 1, 2008 by successbusinessstory
The Human CD Holder features human figurines positioned to look like they’re holding up your CDs. The guy seems pretty weak though, since the holder is pretty small and can only fit a few CDs. Unlike me. I’m strong. I can hold, like, ten at a time.
www.freshome.com
Issey Miyake
“Design is not for philosophy — it’s for [...]
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Posted on May 1, 2008 by successbusinessstory
Designboom featuring Bastian Bisehoff & Per Emanuelsson’s Surveillance floor lamp, Pauline lounge chair by Christoffer Angell, Concrete carpet by Elin Molander and Flasklight bottles by Andreas Klippinge.
www.designboom.com
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Posted on May 1, 2008 by successbusinessstory
Simone Harbert created her An Lena chair as part of Parasites & Hybrids, a student exhibition at the Burg Giebichenstein College of Art and Design in Germany. The piece is a parasitic prototype, which cleverly supports itself by gripping into the masonry work of the walls it leans against. Harbert’s idea is that with lightweight [...]
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Posted on May 1, 2008 by successbusinessstory
Copenhagen’s Philip Grass proposes a prototype for Accelerate, a high-speed sofa.
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Posted on May 1, 2008 by successbusinessstory
Actress Uma Thurman was recently featured in an editorial spread as well as in an interviewed by Another Magazine. I love photography by Craig McDean, particularly the butterfly motif as a symbol of rebirth symbol. The way McDean featured it as an imitation monocle is quite beautiful.
The theme, and title, of the feature is “Uma, [...]
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Posted on May 1, 2008 by successbusinessstory
This is the design of a sustainable, eco-friendly house shaped in the form of a bee orchid. The house, which is called The Orchid and is located in the UK, uses geothermal heating and an underground pump to create its own energy. So far so good.
The Orchid, designed by Sarah Featherstone, sits on 550 acres [...]
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Posted on May 1, 2008 by successbusinessstory
South-Korean designer Kwangho Lee right before the recent opening of a solo-exhibition of his recent work at Montreal’s Mile-End Commissaires. The design boutique/gallery is showcasing Lee’s series of light installations, lamps made and shaped by knitted and purposefully tangled electric wire.
Lee has been making these lamps for two years now. His initial idea was simple, [...]
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Posted on April 30, 2008 by successbusinessstory
One of the things I hate when dealing with umbrellas is the inevitable collision with others. No matter how much you try to avoid it, narrow sidewalks result in bumping into other umbrella-holders or whacking someone in the face.
The Polite Umbrella eliminates such rude collisions with a handy handle that allows you to manipulate [...]
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Posted on April 30, 2008 by successbusinessstory
German design studio Ding3000 presented its exciting new collection Animal Tales during Salone del Mobile 2008. The collection consists of furniture, luminaries and accessories, all inspired by the animal kingdom. The collection received a Special Mention at the Design Report Award 2008.
According to the press release from the designers:
The sofa tazi is inspired by an [...]
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Posted on April 30, 2008 by successbusinessstory
While the top of these shoes have ordinary black sandal straps, the LED Alina Shoes have a clear Cinderella heel that glows in brilliant colours.
They come in different heel shapes, from wedges to stilettos, and each pair is capable of glowing in red, green or blue as each shoe has three LEDs. Best of [...]
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Posted on April 30, 2008 by successbusinessstory
The Grass-on lamp is green both outside and inside. The unique light brings the outdoors inside your home with its synthetic grass look. And to go along with the green theme, the whole lamp is made from recycled materials and is completely recyclable.
Grass-on was designed by three Venetian architects at ITlab for a charity competition. [...]
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Posted on April 30, 2008 by successbusinessstory
Presented at Milan Design Week 2008, the Bouquet Chair was conceived by Japanese designer Tokujin Yoshioka. The chairs are manufactured by hand as can be seen from the picture. The beautiful combination of colors gives the Bouquet Chairs a unique flair and glamour that one would image belongs more inside an art gallery than in [...]
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Posted on April 29, 2008 by successbusinessstory
Johnny Swing, the things you do with chairs! Swing’s line of Obsessive Furniture includes the contoured Nickel Couch that is made with over 6400 welded nickels. And if nickels don’t add up quickly enough, there is always the Quarter Chair. But Swing is not just about nickel and diming it. His Jar Chair and Jardelier [...]
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Posted on April 29, 2008 by successbusinessstory
Wendell Castle will be showing some new works of sculptural furniture at Barry Friedman from May 1, including this fibreglass Nirvana chair finished in iridescent automobile-grade urethane that seems to change colour.
www.barryfriedmanltd.com
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Posted on April 29, 2008 by successbusinessstory
Granada Design is producing Lee Jang Sub’s Complexcity wall art collection inspired by the patterns found in cities and nature. Per the artist, “This project is an exploration to find a concealed aesthetic by using the pattern formed by the roads of the city which have been growing and evolving randomly through time, thus composing [...]
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