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Dieter Rams, The God of Pristine Minimalism
Found this great interview with Dieter Rams while perusing the FastCo site. Great to hear from the old masters.
Design story: The Decanter on Vimeo
"The Decanter," a promotional film produced by Walter Landor and Associates in the 1960s, shows the start-to-finish process of several of Landor's designs for Old Fitzgerald whiskey. Narrated by Walter himself, the film depicts creative teams illustrating and critiquing designs, industrial designers fabricating models, and research teams conducting focus groups and testing in Landor's supermarket laboratory. All takes place on the famed Klamath ferryboat docked at San Francisco's Pier 5, which housed Landor's offices for some 20 years. (15:34 min)
Really wish this was what the process was still like. Seems like most projects don't have the money and the time to allow for such exploration and attention to detail.
copenhagen wheel project
Smart, responsive and elegant, the Copenhagen Wheel is a new emblem for urban mobility. It transforms ordinary bicycles quickly into hybrid e-bikes that also function as mobile sensing units. The Copenhagen Wheel allows you to capture the energy dissipated while cycling and braking and save it for when you need a bit of a boost. It also maps pollution levels, traffic congestion, and road conditions in real-time.
Me wants.
2010 Custom Built Motorcycles Pro Street Light Cycle
The Parker Brothers team is building 5 custom one off "Lightcycles" to the exact specs of the movie bikes. Each bike will be black with an accent color - 5 bikes with 5 different accent colors (red, blue, yellow, green, and orange)
Gymnasium by Soren Rose
Soren Rose, the man behind the Milk table and the founder of In2media has designed a new series of furniture called Gymnasium.
The originals are made from real gym floors which gives them a graphic and very appealing look. The furniture is being sold through Mater.
Jonny Wan Laser engraved iphone cover
I collaborated with the U.S based engraving company to produce a custom laser engraved iphone cover as part of their artist series.
The comany is led by Joe Mansfield of engrave and Ken Tomita of TomitaDesigns. The image I have submitted is the final product.
I decided to apply a tribal illustration to my design taking into account that it would be engraved onto bamboo wood. I think that the illustration and the material are congruent with each other and adds to the aesthetics of the finished case.
The UK Re-plugged
An innovative folding electric plug, designed by a London student has won a prestigious design award.
Anyone that has ever been to the UK will appreciate the brilliance and simplicity of this design.
Surfstation