Design collective Krkurvacreated the La.ga bag, a paper thin bag able to carry up to 55kg

Jason Freeny has created the anatomy map of the Lego minifig.

Another Tomas Kral project - Upgrade - which uses traditional decorative techniques on glass
such as cutting, engraving and gilding to "upgrade" an existing industrial bottle such as milk bottles or jars for tomato sauce.

Hot new stop-motion video from Jemapur's "AANATT" created by Max Hattler with W+K TokyoLab.

Gorgeous Garden and Sea House by Takao Shiotsuka.

artwork of brazilian based illustrator julian gallasch, he makes excellent work with only a ballpen.

Gorgeous White light fixture by Winnie Lui for Innermost - "a chandelier in which objets trouvés meet bling and trash is made equal to treasure through the application of uniform colour."

Playful street photography by Matt Stuart (see 6895).

architect Emergent did a great change turning buildings inside-out and designed The Huaxi Urban Center for China. The Huaxi Urban Center externalizes all its “innards” in a morphology of shifting lights racing up and down its glacial-like hull.

Tomiko Konishi was a young girl the day the atomic bomb hit Hiroshima.

Interview with Ian Dingman, illustrator behind Wes Anderson's new Criterion Collection release of BOTTLE ROCKET.

hepatica, by david chavez, is an amaizing braille watch, winner of a spark award

Virtual Jewelleries! These really beautiful jewelleries are all designed by the Russian goldsmith Alexander Molyakov, but only as virtual 3d models.

Objet Geometries new, impressive Alaris 30 Desktop 3D Printer will print detailed 3D models complete with intricate moving parts. Quite probably the most desirable printer in the world.

The Audi O Concept is a design study for a vehicle focused on audio listening, inspired by the design of modern music players and by the brand's styling cues. The author is Czech student Ondrej Jirec.

Spore: Electronic Arts latest online video game is about to get a European marketing push using QR Codes.

Julian Wolkenstein's photographs of styled horses.

1950's advertising and marketing for Swiss pharmaceutical company, Geigy from an article in 'Print in Britain', 1958.

Christopher LaBrooy's Marble Lamp - with a gathered synthetic felt shade that creates gorgeous shadows!

Irena Zablotska has a great portfolio of illustration work.

some cute pieces over at eden and eden.

Plug - a light fixture by Tomas Kral inspired by a wine cork.

WiiWare finally has World Of Goo! And it got a 10/10 at wiiware world!

WrecordsByMonkey just released there "Heritage Collection". A unique combination of vintage imagery with recycled materials showcases another level of design style, and this collection is convincingly contemporary.

Paykar Bonyan Panel Factory in Iran, by ARAD. A sequence of volume and the use of daylight make of this factory an architectural piece worth looking at.

Paris/First look at Tim Biskup’s “O/S OPERATING SYSTEM” at Addict Galerie ~ one of the coolest parts is how the paintings are presented ~ fun stands!

Jonathan Adler's Danner Sectional (sofa+daybed) is gorgeous as well ~ the new couches are so so tempting ~ and all of them even offer C.O.M. on all upholstered furniture.

Oh, Penny Arcade - "Hothead Presents: On the Rain-Slick Precipice of Darkness, Episode Two Papercraft Contest" - only you could make me really want to print and cut a Fruit F*cker

The whimsical works of one of my favourite illustrators, Renée Nault.

The Italian coffee company, Lavazza, asked Annie Leibovitz to shoot their 2009 calendar which artfully re-imagines iconic Italian images (and it's shot in a studio)

Jonathan Adler Baxter Sofa ~ so tempting! "You'll love it because: Tufting, tufting, tufting! A beautiful silhouette, modern lines mixed with traditional tufting."

On things to do with IKEA blue bags... FreeDesigndom: Hacking IKEA by Lovis Caputo and Sarah Kueng (from the competitions book).

Easel TV stand, not sure how i feel about it, but kind of fun

Designboom has some really fun pics of " prague designblok 08: studio of product design at AAAD in prague" ~ i love these kids toys!


a mobile toy by tomaš varga takes on the form of a goat-like creature
image © designboom

the students of the product design studio at AAAD in prague had several exhibitions, including a collection of
plastic toy cars for young children aged 1 - 4 years old. the tiny vehicles ranged from more aerodynamic shapes
to ones that took on more the form of an animal. mini ramps provided in an open area where children were given
the opportunity to test out their piloting skills on a couple of the prototypes.


this aerodynamic toy vehicle was designed by karel matējka
image © designboom


somewhat of a modern day version of the classic rocking horse by michaela tomišková
image © designboom


toy designed by pesr polák
image © designboom


installation view of all the toys designed by AAAD product design students
image © designboom

more
AAAD / VSUP: http://www.vsup.cz
prague designblok: http://www.designblok.cz

andrea db 10.14.08




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Loving Historically Inaccurate's Travers Cushions series

Husam el Odeh makes some really gorgeous, unique jewelry. Watch bracelet, above.

Liking the clean new Porter line of linens from Unison Home!

Colleen Venable has the coolest tattoo ever - a connect the dots graphic of a giraffe!

Freehands ~ gloves in leather, stretch, fleece ~ with thumb/forefinger hoods for iphone/bberrying in the cold

New York Cheat Sheets in the NYTimes!

Koralie and Fafi Hit The Streets Of Brooklyn

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Adam Haynes. Adam was born and raised in rural central Oregon, and gained an early appreciation for the outdoors and the rural life.

Wine Stopper USB Memory Drive
Luxury! Testy! Stylish...
You can feel and get it from your electronic device.

Calendreco: an eternal eco-friendly calendar.

This tree stump vase is hand-carved from reclaimed wood. The simple, elegant design brings nature back into the home in this functional vessel.