Posts Tagged ‘design’

Hygienic Kissing Apparatus


Doppelgänger

Doppelgänger kissing mask by Portuguese artist Didier Faustino.

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It’s A Cliffhanger

San Francisco is still a very provincial city when it comes to architecture but University of California’s recently opened ‘Ray and Dagmar Dolby Regeneration Medicine Building’, designed by firm Rafael Vinoly architects, seems to have made it past the nimby approval apparatus with a very “edgy” design.

“The building’s location on a steeply sloping hillside – in a city plagued by earthquakes – was a defining element in its construction. The architects’ circuitous use of stairways and sloping walkways has deftly resolved the former, maximising all available space and ensuring a fluid and cohesive whole. Meanwhile, the entire complex is also supported by steel space trusses and concrete piers, which are specifically engineered to absorb earthquakes through seismic base isolation. ”

via Wallpaper

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Ventricle Vessel

Amazing heart vase designed by by Eva Milinkovic.

via: Design Milk

Ephemicropolis

Ephemicropolis 2010

Check out this obsessive work constructed with 100,000 staples by UK artist and designer Peter Root.

Stacks of staples were broken into varying sizes from full stacks about 12cm high down to single staples. These stacks were then stood up and arranged over a period of 40 hours.

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Yves Béhar and Puma’s Super Green Shoe Box

The new Puma shoe box design by Yves Béhar has been three years in the making and I think it’s a great idea and a step in the right direction. The outer bag is made from recycled PET but it’s unclear if it’s recyclable and I don’t think this design qualifies for Cradle to Cradle certification but it’s great to see Puma is taking an interest in new ways to package products, thus reducing waste and inefficiency in producing packaging. I would like to know how the shoes are going to be shipped. The advantage of the shoe box is it’s ability to withstand pressure when  stacked and boxed for shipping long distances. If the cardboard interior of the new packaging can withstand the same pressure as an original shoe box design, while cutting down on waste and cost, then this design will go far but if this is just for show on the consumer side and it’s actually shipped inside a shoe box to the stores, then Houston, we have a problem.

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Post–Apocalypse Nouveau Fashion



Eli Schmidt photographs collections from  Reid Prebenda and Ian O’Brien. The work has a very Post–Apocalypse Nouveau meets young Mathew Barney.
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The Graphic 80s

Collection of some great 80s illustration graphics and photo ads.

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To Live and Die for Bacon


So many people I know are obsessed about Bacon. It seems to have an addictive quality that makes people love it ! I recently saw a friend post to her Facebook wall ” Is a life without bacon a life worth living?”. Personally, I don’t eat it, I’m sure it’s tasty but I’m just not going down that rabbit hole.

I found this excellent vintage book cover from one of my favorite inspiration sites and it made me think about my friends ♥ for bacon . The book was designed for the Danish Bacon Factories Export Association and probably dates from the late fifties to early sixties.
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3D Printed Cha Cha Heels

3D-printed shoes by Stockholm students, Naim Josefi and Souzan Youssouf, using a Selective Laser Sintering process.

The concept for the shoes call for further exploration in ever-developing rapid prototyping processes. The pair envisage a world in which we could produce and recycle such objects in a closed loop.

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Twilight Fans Bloody Shower

Now all those brooding tweens that wish they could find the perfect vampire can at least have a bloody shower. Introducing Blood Bath Shower Gel by Spinning Hat. Read more »

Foosball Table For That Fussy Ultra-Modern Interior

If you love foosball but can’t imagine having that kitschy looking table mess up your ultra-modern fussy interior. Then this new foosball table called 11 will fit perfectly next to your Apple gadgets and Eames lounge and ottoman reproduction.

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Design Does a Milk Carton Good


At least it did for Ducats brand milk in the 1980s.

via Re:Collection

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