Milan design week 2010: Lime Studio Design, presents its new collection for this year, in the SaloneSatellite.
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FEATUREDEven without design week ~ milan is quite a site to behold... especially from the roof at sunset! And the glow of the duomo and galleria late at night ~ and the details that keep it real ~ like trapped escapee tanks and unicorns!
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Awesome collection of subject patterns from russian design studio LEG/KOV.
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FEATUREDUPDATED! Remember those stunning fabric lamps covering Montenapoleone in Milan? Well, they light up at night! And here's more info about the installation as well...
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Morphine Pillow -by Dan Golden- says: "Someone once said laughter is the best medicine - They’re wrong, morphine is the best medicine." I agree, absolutely...
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Bunneh Roulette! Bunny after bunny of the cutest random bunny clips ever! And while you're at it, donate to the ASPCA to keep all cuties safe from harm.
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FEATUREDCitroën DS3 Design Driver is a HUGE red lamp of a lounge installation at Montenapoleone in Milan for the Salone celebrating the launch of the new DS3 in italy.
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Bamboo is a cool new dumpling bar that recently opened in Sydney's Surrey Hills.
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This remarkable ant, known as the turtle ant (Cephalotes varians), has the oddest shaped head you ever did see. Of course with nature, where there's a will there's a way. Can you guess what it is for?
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FEATUREDAXECHAIR!!! Perhaps my favorite piece yet in milan ~ designed by Floris Schoonderbeek (of the dutchtub!) this chair uses axe handles from Gränsfors (swedish axe makers since 1902!)
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FEATUREDPublic Pie! “fresh pies + coffee + hot butt” ~ Fun edible installation at Milano Salone 2010 in Ventura Lambrate!
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FEATUREDForge de Laguiole "Furtivo" knife by Ora-Ito ~ stunning new carbon fiber knife!
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VIDEOEpic meeting fail using video conferencing. New Hyatt videos are both funny and entertaining. Created by PHD and Funny or Die.
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Team Evil's Cassette Tape Magazine - for those with small pockets and short attention spans. Issue 1 features articles on alpacas, MF DOOM, old Neo Geo games, bad taste wolf art, John Woo, creepy robot sex, misc schlock and more.
Only 500 copies have been produced, all of them lovingly folded up and placed inside an authentic, old school cassette tape box.
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Milan design week 2010: Designer Nao Tamura, has won the I SaloneSatellite Award, with a serving container made in silica sand, called Seasons.
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Here is Student/Illustrator Bobby O'Herlihy. I am a huge fan of his work. His process of creating images is so unique and interesting.
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Taghkanic House features stunning, award-winning, architectural design by New York-based Thomas Phifer and Partners. The steel and glass structure features an all glass pavilion and lower level that is built into the landscape.
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Chocolate Sakteboards bring some nice car graphics to their new spring collection. A couple of great car grills, mostly classics. That's how I roll ...
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"Up There", a beautiful short about the dying craft of hand-painted advertising following the stories of a few men struggling to keep it alive.
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A cute and well animated series of TV spots inspired by Pixar's Monsters Inc. !
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Canadian Heavy Metal band, Hail the Villain, has launched its album, Population: Declining, with a creative interactive website that is designed by Grand Creative.
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While it may not be shocking that more people are injured playing football (the American variety) each year than skateboarding, did you know more people are injured playing soccer, too?
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The Advertising Decision Process Mapping Diagram pokes fun at their own industry with this amusing flow diagram. This is part of Publiceye's re-brand and new website.
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Some fantastic new candles from Cire Trudon. The Parisian company makes candles since 1643.
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Serbian artist Ana Kras can do no wrong in my book, and she certainly hasn’t made a mistake with this gorgeous lamp. I’m in such, mad love.
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The Type Directors Club is auctioning off 16 original poster designs by talented designers including Louise Fili, Ed Fella, Alex Trochut, Jeffrey Fisher, John Gall...
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Sietch Nevada, for 'Out of Water - innovative technologies in arid climates' exhibition, by MATSYS.
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Ultimate Factories on the National Geographic Channel is stopping next in Neckarsulm, Germany, to bring an inside look at the building of the Audi R8 supercar.
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From project PROBE: consists of the images of altered travelers’ personal belongings made with the X-ray scanners. Beautiful yet eerie images of bags, purses and suitcases pose critical commentary on the issue of privacy and freedom.
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Squirrels + Corn = Video Opportunity. Watch this marvellous time lapse video of a bunch of squirrels attacking their favorite food of the winter - good and healthy corn straight off the cob! And boy, do they tuck in!
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In Hakone-Cho - Japan, Yasutaka Yoshimura Architects design this week end house. A wooden building with many windows, playing with scale, between interior and exterior.
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The Disney cartoonist Ulrich Schroder turned Karl Lagerfeld, Marc Jacobs, Donatella Versace, John Paul Gaultier, ... into classic Disney characters for the April 2010 issue of Elle Spain.
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LA based Crimson Collective has unveiled “Ascension”, a structure based on the Japanese legend of a Thousand Cranes for the inauguration of the 2010 Coachella Music and Arts Festival.
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In Freiberg - Germany, AFF Architekten have transformed Freudenstein Castle, mixing up history, modernity and contemporary architecture.
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Dandelion, is a wearable that captures energy from wind and human movement, exploring ideas of personal, mobile power generation & kinetics. Designed by Mary Huang in collaboration with Jennyfer Kay.
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VIDEO72 year old Bo Brundin is buying his youth back on the web by re-creating his bachelors’ den from the sixties.
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My sister just sent me these cookies from Botanical Bakery in SF and I can't get over the lovely packaging! Great flavors too!
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Hans Wegner's iconic Wishbone Chairs now come in juicy new shades thanks to Danish design firm Carl Hansen & Son.
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John K, master of cartoon history and creator of the Ren and Stimpy animated series asks the world of Ren and Stimpy original art collectors to help him make a big fat book! Lend your original works for a scan and get a credit in the book!
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Karolina Sobecka and James George artistically teamed up to create their “virtual” dog SNIFF. SNIFF is a holographic, interactive, fully functional virtual pet whose image will be beamed from Creative Thrift Shop’s front windows.
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The newest collections Coco and La Vie en Rose form a fashionable and spiritual addition to the Brand Van Egmond collection. Pieces will be shown at the 'Temporary Museum for New Design', in Superstudio Piú, Zona Tortona.
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VIDEOAnt Protest - Tired of being victims of an insecticide, these ants started a protest rally in a very funny and original viral video from Brazil.
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FEATUREDNeed your fashion fix? Check out some recent posts from over at Notcouture!
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FEATUREDStreet Art! A bunch of art and stickers on the streets of Milan which have grabbed my attention!
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The Bicycle Safari collects photographs of the old and unusual bicycles on the streets of Sweden. Plenty of sweet old bike logos and rad bike graphics.
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The art of keeping your belongings. Work of artist Michael Johansson.
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Kai Mueller and Marcel Krueger have a great project. SONIC ICELAND is about making a portrait of Iceland and its music. Traveling through the country with enthusiasm and passion for music, photography and culture.
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Beautiful spot about "Adobe CS5 : Production Premium". Directed by Goodby Silverstein Partners and Seagulls Fly.
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FEATUREDNike Stadium in Milan ~ fun installation of florescent pyramid teepees by Super filled with pillows and tech to encourage interaction and inspiration!
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Storage fresh off the truck, or at least that is what the Civic Stack by Von Tunrda would seem to offer.
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By Belgian Pol Quadens, Elix Vase features an unfolding spiral that intertwines with the stem of the flower - in Corian
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FEATUREDFresh From The Mint ~ Lovely work of Nico Reinhardt: Stooltypes_01-04 ~ its such a fun mix of materials!
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FEATUREDBisazza goes blinged out pixel art with their new Crystal Collection ~ with Skulls with swarovski crystal tiles that add a fascinating depth and sparkle to the tiled walls...
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New UNTHO Advertising for Spring / Summer Collection. "The Making Of Untho Posters".
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FEATUREDA look at the premiere collection of Rends Design from Japan ~ stunning, comfortable, beautiful japanese furniture!
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Italian artist Andrea Petrachi aka Mimatic, creates wonderful robotic sculptures from old electronics, recycled parts and discarded toys.
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FEATUREDA NOTCOT Exclusive look at the art and installations of Banksy's LA Premiere of Exit Through The Gift Shop at the Los Angeles theatre! Awesome photos by Lou Mora!
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Addictive game for Continental Tyres, with R8 track day as the ultimate prize. Sick 3D and animation.
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The "Blown Away Vase" by dutch label Moooi brings some new wind in the traditional vase.
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SONY – Contemplating Monolithic Design
fuorisalone 2010 – conceptual exhibition by Edward Barber and Jay Osgerby.
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A new print, Jane D., available from Koren Shadmi - the drawing was inspired by an old pulp novel cover and was a personal un-commissioned project which I worked on during some off time.
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Pil by Tim Wigmore is a pill-shaped hanging lamp made of turned wood and blown glass. Between traditional know-how and today design.
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What does it take to build a robot rickshaw from scrap metal heads? Only a Chinese farmer, Wu Yulu knows it, and now the rickshaw heads to Shanghai World Expo.
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This amazing Nautilus house in Mexico City was built in 2006 by Arquitectura Orgánica (Javier Senosiain). The dream pad of anyone with an imagination.
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This minimalist hill house is designed by Webster Wilson. The house is built on the slope of an extinct volcano in inner city Portland. The total area space is 2600 square feet.
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"Eye Scream Sunday" is the latest geometrical tape art piece by Aakash Nihalani in Brooklyn, NY.
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Well's Bombardier is a beer doing a fantastic celebration of Britain.
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AllMyTweetsEver!... This little app from Pedro Sepulveda will allow you to do an "hard copy" of all your tweets so in the future you will be able to do a little trip to the social memory lane!
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'Ming' bamboo spectacles by Chinese designer Chen Chun-hao & bamboo artist Huang To-en. They are lightweight with features & silhouette of furniture from the ming dynasty which is recognized for its elegant &minimalistic design.
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In live from the flagship store Kartell Milano, the exposition INVISIBLES by Tokujin Yoshioka...
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Jimmy Miracle creates site-specific installations and sculptures using thread, needles, and found objects.
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Garden Bon Bons look like chocolates - but this candy is for planting, not for eating! Place gourmet seed balls in a sunny spot, water, grow and enjoy fresh kitchen herbs or herbal teas. Available through Moulton.
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Following the Colorize series, here comes amazing Rare Prints by artists Ames Bros, Aesthetic Apparatus, Matt W. Moore and Vahalla Studios for Ray-Ban.
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If you only have 2 days for the Salone del Mobile 2010 in Milan, Abitare offers their top picks around the events.
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The new Bistro toaster range from Bodum features stylish looks that make this rudimentary appliance something you might want to leave out on your countertop for all to see.
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Mathematics, statistics, graphing, and Loch Ness monster? The Extended Bell Curve- T-shirt designed by Tang Yau Hoong.
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Open to the public only one day a year, the Garden of Cosmic Speculation takes science and maths as its inspiration. The garden was set up by Charles Jencks, together with his late wife Maggie Keswick in Portrack House near Dumfries.
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Post Penumbra from the Upper Siz Hundreds, a new artists collective in Los Angeles create one of the most spectacular shows of the year using an open warehouse of 7000 sq ft.
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Achievement First Endeavor School in Brooklyn boasts a colorful school interior with bold typography designed by Pentagram and Rogers Marvel Architects.
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Whim Architecture, a group of crazy architects from the Netherlands, want to take all of the plastic floating in the ocean and turn it into a colorful island the size of Hawaii!
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Tricia Kleinot designed this tour poster for Snoop Dogg's show on Feb. 24th and printed it on proper 80lb hemp paper (a non hemp version is also available).
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Woodnotes, a Finnish design company of Ritva Puotila and Mikko Puotila, specializes in the development and refinement of spun paper yarn. The My and Roo lounge chairs feature this spun paper yarn in their removable slipcovers.
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Gorgeous packaging by VisuaLingual for a set of seed bombs available at Anthropologie for those in the US —you can get them tailored to your location: East Coast, West Coast or Midwest.
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FEATUREDBen and Jerry's Flavor Graveyard! ~ A small hill above the factory is where good flavors go when they're gone.
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LIFT teamed up with leather artisans to create these handmade custom designed fully functional leather medicine balls. Each custom piece is numbered and designed to be durable (for decades) while being soft to the touch.
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Check out this little stop-motion and help three friends from Brooklyn fund their Farmcycle trip, an adventure in Europe involving cycling between, visiting and working on 30 farms in Europe.
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Give your girly side a serious edge in this amazing ivory crochet skull skirt from Nasty Gal.
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The new Urban Outfitters Print Shop has a whole host of great designs that you can buy as a print, laptop skin or iphone skin. Pictured is Cinquecento by Rachel Wilson.
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Speed-designer Fabio Novembre will roam the Salone del Mobile (and Fuorisalone) 2010 in Milano, shooting movies for Abitare. First encounters with Martino Gamper, Barnaba Fornasetti and Emmanuel Babled.
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24 hours, 40 areas and London become a life-sized playground on 23.04.10 with Nike Grid. Runners register online to "claim your streets", running between phonebooths to score points.
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Parallel Lines: five short films with the same six lines of dialogue. Promotion by Philips with Ridley Scott, a 21:9 production. There are millions of ways to tell a story, there's only one way to watch one.
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15 min. / Create Denver / Brian Corrigan have created a POP-Up Market in Denver featuring 26 local artists/designers goods. The store was made out of recycled cardboard boxes!
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Walt Disney's Alice in Wonderland for the iPad brings a new level of interactivity to the children's classic by allowing you to engage with Tenniel's original illustrations.
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Tim and Ryan, two boys in Gothenburg, have put together a series they call "In My Kitchen" whereby they invite musicians to strip down their songs and perform in their kitchen. Sets include CASIOKIDS and BYE BYE BICYCLE.
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Artist Jenny Mortsell translates Loeffler Randall shoes into fashion illustrations for their latest surreal campaign.
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The New PUMA Fuseproject Packaging. PUMA and Yves Béhar developed a more sustainable packaging and distribution system in keeping with PUMA's ongoing commitment to sustainability.
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Metaphys Susuki is a floor lamp inspired by the Japanese pampas grass, susuki. The lights sway with wind, imitating the actual movement of the grass.
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MegaBlinBling Ring by Berlin based Mendel Heit. a masculine ring 3D printed in stainless steel by Shapeways. Heit's works investigate interaction, 3d-Printing, generative shapes, innovative concepts, intelligent & sustainable solutions.
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Karim Rashid designed Corian store for the design festival Salone Internazionale del Mobile 2010 using the creative DuPont Building Innovations products.
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Finnish designer Timo Hoisko has created the Farmline chair out of a single metal tube and locally-produced hemp fiber.
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