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September 2007
Everyday Engineering
Posted by Harry Books | 30 Sep 07 | Comments (1) | Print Posts

everyday_engineering.jpgI tend to be more aware than most of the environment around me, the people and especially the architecture and the objects, it's a design blogger's imperative. So when I began reading Everyday Engineering the book struck a chord. It's an illustrated guide to the built environment, our cities and homes, and how well or not they withstand the effects of time. I suspect the author Andrew Burroughs knows what he's talking about, he's a consulting design engineer with industrial design firm IDEO and has been for the last 15 years. We don't last forever but some man-made things do last a long time, why? Everyday Engineering will help lay people like myself answer that question. Read and see more at the Everyday Engineering website. Hardcover, 204 pages, 175 color images, $19.77 at Amazon. Via Dezain.

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Meta MoCo This Week
Posted by Harry Meta MoCo | 29 Sep 07 | Comments (0) | Print Posts

This week's MoCo picks.

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+ Arkitektur magazine award winner; Strata Arkitektur "modern forest superintendent cabin". Via The David Report. More houses here (click on the image).

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+ Electrolux Design Lab 2007 Finalists. Via Nordic Design Blog.

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+ Gitta Gschwendtner's Flame Lamps @ Dezeen, "a series of ten lamps that use low-energy candle-effect bulbs.".

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+ Ross Lovegrove's Solar Tree street lights at designboom.

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+ Supper sound system designed by Creative Cluster for Taguchi @ DESIGNSPOTTER, "stylish table wares for cozy sound dining experiences.".

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+ #Nils Holger Moormann's Insert Coin shelf system, "Trays are inserted into a wall panel in any order, so that each shelf system has its own unique look.". Via pan-dan.

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+ Anglepoise Fifty lamps by Anthony Dickens, "the injection-moulded polycarbonate design is a transparent shade with a lamp fitting. The cable threads through the arm, playfully retracing the path travelled by its predecessors.". Via designboom.

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+ The AQUAlife Oasi minipiscina (mini pool). Via waycasa.

+ icon, the architecture and design magazine, has a new very blog-like website at iconeye.com. Via Dezeen.

+ Interior Design Magazine visits Kanye West's LA home. Bet you didn't know West studied fine art at the American Academy of Art in Chicago and is an avid pop art collector. Via KanyeUniverseCity.

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+ Paramodel: Graffiti-style Rail Track Art at PingMag, "Blue lines covering everything from the floor to the walls and all over the ceiling. If you look close enough at these gigantic blue roots, you realise that it’s all made of plastic rails, more precisely, of blue plastic toy rails we used to play with as kids!".

London Design Week 2007: Freedom of Creation
Posted by sabine7 Shows | 28 Sep 07 | Comments (0) | Print Posts

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The word that leaps to mind when Freedom of Creation is mentioned is “texture”. FOC designs lighting, furniture and accessories, and all of it is so rich in texture. Above are a few examples of how tactile FOC offerings can be. Several pieces were exhibited at 100% Design, including the Falicon light, the Trabecula bench and tray, the Orb tray and the laser sintered (a process that uses the laser to melt down only selected areas of polyamide) textiles used in their bags.

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The Week at Art MoCo
Posted by sabine7 Art | 28 Sep 07 | Print Posts

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By Monday, some people have already had enough. Deborah Kass tries to jolly them along with her pop art that pops. Enough already? Maybe, maybe not.
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Photographer Martin Klimas knows the value of a good crash – a fantastic resulting photo. The power of smithereens …
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Oriol Nicolàs creates male characters who intrigue by virtue of their hoodies and human qualities.
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It is too easy to get lost in Reed Danziger’s paintings, following each swirl to drip to loop.
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And we end the week with the work of Claudio Parentela’s truly mixed up individuals. Watch out for those cod liver oil pills. SM

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2 Questions for Rafael Morgan
Posted by sabine7 Interview | 27 Sep 07 | Comments (8) | Print Posts

rafael_morgan_designer_2.jpgRafael Morgan is an industrial designer in Brazil whose work, like the Light Drop and the Puzzle Revisited Chair, has been getting some attention of late. His whole portfolio is full of interesting pieces, but we were disappointed to learn that some of the most interesting ones are still prototypes, as it is difficult to find a company willing to produce innovative designs in Brazil. When we thought about it, we realized that little is heard about Brazilian design, save for the fantastic Campana brothers, so we asked Rafael some of his views on the present situation in Brazil for designers who want to break out. Rafael gave us some insight into the scene, all of it from the heart.


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As a designer in Brazil, what do you feel are the major obstacles to getting your work produced? What do you think of the success of the Campana brothers?
Well, there are so many obstacles here that it is hard to name them all. It seems that most major Brazilian companies are afraid to innovate, you know, they make a lot of money producing classic or poorly designed products. There are a lot of good designers in Brazil, but most of them are unemployed or are forced to design mediocre stuff in their jobs. It's very frustrating- believe me, I WAS one of those. But I will never give up. I really believe that I was born to do what I do and will keep doing it until the end of my days.

I think the only chance of success for innovative and avant-garde Brazilian designers is to try to design for more industrialized and open minded countries and that´s what I have been trying to do. That's what happened with Humberto and Fernando Campana. They are very talented artists (designers), they have style, identity and some guy from Italy really believed in their work. There´s absolutely no market for their work in Brazil but some of their designs are worshiped out there, in art museums and millionaires’ houses all over the world. I have no words to describe Campana's work...It's just amazing, creative and different from everything else in the market.

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This Week from Tokyo
Posted by Jean Meta MoCo | 27 Sep 07 | Comments (2) | Print Posts

Rivulets of the Heart
+ D-BROS' Rivulets of the Heart collection uses a mirrored cup to reflect the saucer's pattern, creating a pleasant optical effect.

MUJI to Go
+ MUJI expands its collection of travel goods with a new dedicated space, "MUJI to Go," at their flagship store in Yurakucho. You can also catch en exhibition featuring their REAL FURNITURE line (until September 30), which is usually only sold at the Tokyo Midtown branch of the chain.

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+ You've probably never seen a hanger quite like Yasuaki Chiba's HitoFude, produced for +d. JS

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