50 cars = 1 bus. Swedish agency Acne created this sculpture out of crushed cars to persuade drivers to take public transport
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When the dollar depreciates, the negative dollar appreciates. Think Truck introduces its latest, newly minted work.
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Resonance - A film about design strategy - A short film about a highly collaborative and creative design process based on learning about people. This is the real innovation, one that truly resonates.
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Due to overwhelming requests, inquiries and love off the Koi series, we are happy to publish this large print on beautifully smooth semi matte paper. A limited edition of 250, 24" x 24" , 2" inch bleed, hand signed and number. $60!
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Hauntingly dreamy, wonderfully feminine, and dark like a good fairytale, is the photography by Ellen Rogers.
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What's up there ? (Gaëlle Carton is playing with her drawings around her house...)
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An extensive preview of The New Yorker exhibition at V1 Gallery. New York's finest artists are exhibiting at the gallery, and the show was curated by Todd James.
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Artist David Foox of Colorado's Vinyl Organ Donor dolls were inspired by his Uncle's double lung transplant. There are 9 types of organs and 24 variations, see all of them here.
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Spanish racing team GTA has been hard at work developing its spano supercar to rival the best from Ferrari and Lamborghini.
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An interview with sculptor Ron van der Ende.
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Wonderful springtime in Paris - The story of 2 Maileg rabbits in there swimsuits... yes yes... taking a break by the river Seine. Text in danish, but google translation helps!
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One of the many events at this year's Salone del Mobile furnishings show in Milan was put on by the “Glamour Design Store” ENTRATALIBERA.
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Spanish architects Vaillo + Irigaray designed the Lounge MS in Navarra. The skin uses recycled plastic tubes that resemble reeds, giving a dynamic looks on the outside, while filtering the light on the inside.
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VIDEO"Morgenrot" : early-20th rushes from the Congress Library and old postal cards, for the most poetic video ever... Animated by Jeff Desom, with music by Hauschka.
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Design house,Paul Smith has teamed up with France's Rhodia Notebook Company to celebrate their 75th anniversary with a collection of design inspired covers. Available in the traditional orange cover or special black cover.
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Among many stands at Salone del mobile it was almost a relief to see something dark and with a bit more attitude. So take a look at the Dark Matter, social design from Lebanon, by Wyssem and Cécile Nochi.
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FEATUREDGallery 1988 SF's Beyond the Pages has artists reinterpreting children's books like you've never seen before ~ Roald Dahl, Dr. Seuss, Shel Silverstein, and more!!! Really beautiful show
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Recently Sony encouraged some ID students from China to come up with eco-friendly products. Concepts like a showerhead music player, and conductor’s baton-styled TV remote were showcased.
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"Circus Violet" is the really cute new collection of porcelain, prints and stamps, from Studio Violet (Camilla and Elisabeth) from Sweden.
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Camera Style Endoscope!!! with an extendable and turnable lens!
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Casa sugar has an interview with set designer of the new HBO remake of Grey Gardens, Kalina Ivanov.
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Kohler's Uplift ~ The four-foot-wide mirror rises with the slight force of your finger from underneath and has 6 outlets inside and is ready for an lcd mount...
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Delicious, by Mathieu Lehanneur is a stackable storage system that was inspired by the quilted wall sheets of Manhattan hot-dog stands.
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Lacey is a British photographer doing some interesting things such as this set using brilliant powdered colour.
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Kid Robot has some cute limited edition Sculptures from Tara Mcpherson
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On interesting door bells ~ check out this one in Venice Beach ~ "Visitors announce their arrival by striking a mallet on two bronze disks, suspended from the twining branches of the coral tree."
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Matteo Cibic is a product designer and creative problem solver. He loves to invent new products. Domsai is a tamagotchi for your desk.
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cute reading glasses from Caroline Abram of Filao.
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Photographer William Springfield also explores the harsh realities of love between woman and cephalopod
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One of the most impressive office design -and location- i have ever seen: the offices for Selgas Cano Architecture. Photographs by Iwan Baan.
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Magnus Larsson's beautiful plan to re-landscape the Sahara with a bacterial "Green Wall."
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la mosca (previously featured as #14064) do some gorgeous infographics . their recent feature on designboom brought them back to mind and they merit another mention!
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Spanish based Sancho-Madridejos Architecture Office designed a chapel that looks like a perfect object in the middle of the landscape.
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Innovation consultancy Continuum launched their Venice studio and generated buzz in the local design community last week. their new studio is where the historic Charles and Ray Eames office used to be on 901 Abbot Kinney Venice!
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FEATURED511 Tactical Light For Life ~ SUPER bright 3 LED flash light with NO BATTERIES! and Recharges in 90 SECONDS! Also has strobe to "signal others or disorient a perp" ~ check out the video!
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Brabantia has launched his new design bin, more than 210 different colors are available! COLOR YOUR BIN by BRABANTIA
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Convex mirror clock by Vancouver product designer Matthew Buck, marketed under banner Reflecting Design. Part of convex mirror interior accessory line.
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Green Porno is an critically acclaimed series from Isabella Rossellini - scientifically accurate yet extremely entertaining nature documentary
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The collection was born to integrate a light on a side table. Hence, arose the concept of America. Created to be positioned between two armchairs or beside a sofa because of its side table function. -Jamie Hayon
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Great music video for A Lull’s “Stinny Fingers. Illustrated and animated by Nigel Evan Dennis.
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Watercolor paintings by Finland-based Jaakko Mattila.
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Hach Kaab Honey from Yucatán state...Design 4 Development, a social design organization, works with four honey cooperatives to bring high quality honey products from the region direct to market.
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An article by the NY Times on the redesign of the highway sign font.
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A report of the "From Dream to Reality" collective exhibition which took place in Teheran, Iran and showcased the works of young Iranian designers.
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Ciclotte, the bike looks so cool, this concept was exhibited in Milan, designed by Luca Schieppati.
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Catalina Estrada just sent over a surprise package ~ one of her new Grenade tees! Super soft ~ and of so cute, yet geometric and slightly violent...
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Kate MccGwire graduated from the Royal College of Art in 2004 and has since exhibited all over London, winning a solo show at 2009's Heart of Glass.
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Stunning fashion illustration by PaperFashion.
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