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2008 Annual Design Review Winners (core77.com)

Sat, 05 Jul 2008 00:33:25 GMT

I.D. Magazine's 2008 Annual Design Review winners are published on their website if you haven't had a chance to check out the latest issue. The biggest dilemma for judges this year was whether to acknowledge the iPhone or not, in the end they took a historical perspective and decided it had to be included. Good call! view winners ...

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Explore : Computers, Fine Arts, iPhone, Personal Computers

Terratag "Design a Robot T" Competition (T-shirts Around the Internet)

Fri, 04 Jul 2008 22:41:00 GMT

I don't always feature design competitions, but this one sounds like fun. I quote from the press release: You design a robot to be printed on a T-shirt. It can be any style of robot - let you imagination run riot. Designs must be no larger than 35 cm wide by 45 cm high and use no more than 4 colours. All entries must be submitted by August 1st - email jpeg files (no larger than...

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Explore : Fashion, Fine Arts, T-Shirt

Obese Interior Design - The Fat Chair is a Winner (GALLERY) (TREND HUNTER Magazine)

Fri, 04 Jul 2008 17:06:50 GMT

(TrendHunter.com) Remember the scene in Fight Club where Brad Pitt was throwing “raw material” over the fence? (It was human fat they were stealing from a hospital that did lipo.) That's exactly what I thought of when…

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BMW Z0 CONCEPT DESIGN BY ANDREI AVARVARII (German Car Scene)

Fri, 04 Jul 2008 09:07:30 GMT

Designed by Romanian fresh industrial design graduates Andrei Avarvarii (exterior design) and Adrian Vasiliu (interior design) the BMW Z0 project is a sports car for the next decade.

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An Architectural Firm (Thinking made Easy)

Fri, 04 Jul 2008 07:15:14 GMT

Question: An architectural firm specializes in designing houses to satisfy the preferences of individual customers. Using Per row's framework, describe (1) the type of technology that this firm uses and (2) what type of structure is appropriate. Answer: For part (1), pleases only choose below one type of technology what...

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Design Intellection (CSS Vault Gallery)

Fri, 04 Jul 2008 00:00:00 GMT

Design Intellection Hi! This is my personal blog focused on design, typography, thinking and varying stuff between. Thanks! CSSVault brought to you by HostGator

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Explore : Fine Arts, Fonts

Lamborghini: Inside Lamborghini's design studio (The German Car Blog)

noreply@blogger.com (Christian) — Thu, 03 Jul 2008 22:18:00 GMT

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Explore : Cars, Fine Arts

What is Intelligent Design? (The Black Kettle)

noreply@blogger.com (Tim) — Thu, 03 Jul 2008 22:18:00 GMT

Evolution News and Views: Note: This is one of a series of posts adapted from my book, The Politically Incorrect Guide to Darwinism and Intelligent Design.The new war is not about evolution and creation, but about Darwinism and something called ‘intelligent design.' Intelligent design maintains that it is possible to infer from empirical evidence that some features of the natural...

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Explore : Evolution, Fine Arts

100% Design Shanghai 2008: Panels, politics, and practicing architecture (MoCo Loco)

Thu, 03 Jul 2008 21:39:21 GMT

Friday June 27, 5 PM: Panels, politics, and practicing architecture in Shanghai After a brush with death (thanks to a clueless cabbie) en route to Design Republic for a presentation of Rossana Hu and Lyndon Neri’s book, Persistence of Vision: Shanghai Architects in Dialogue , I entered to find a gorgeously curated oasis of works by Tom Dixon, Moooi, Droog, Jaime Hayon, et al—and a packed audience....

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Explore : Fine Arts, Home Design, Leisure, Shanghai

Design Digest Vol.17 (Yanko Design)

Fri, 04 Jul 2008 18:02:52 GMT

Oh the lazy days of summer… While many of you are sweating from global warming and counting down the days till the iPhone 3G is set free, or maybe you have a life and are packing a bag for the long holiday weekend here in the US, I have nothing better to do than to [...]

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Explore : Computers, Fine Arts, iPhone, Meteorology, Personal Computers

A Design Book with an Unusual Concept (graphic design)

Fri, 04 Jul 2008 07:02:46 GMT

I was sent a link to a new design book by the author Maggie Macnab, which has an unusal idea behind it. Her theory is that memorable graphic designs come about because they contain symbols and shapes that occur in our everyday lives in nature. Take a look at the video for the book, it’s [...]

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Explore : Fine Arts, Web Design

Brooklyn Interior Design: "For sale Pole Dance Stage...lots of... (Curbed)

Thu, 03 Jul 2008 18:45:16 GMT

"For sale Pole Dance Stage...lots of fun! But can't really have it here anymore...no room to put it really...used just a few times. Like new...veeerry sturdy! Bottom of stage is foggy plastic window so u can put lights under there!...

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Explore : Architecture, Dance, Fine Arts

Zero Tolerance for Decorative Design, the ±0 Electric Kettle (core77.com)

Thu, 03 Jul 2008 18:10:55 GMT

Whether you're a minimal purist or stuck in a small apartment with limited counter space, you might want to consider Plus Minus Zero's latest offering, an electric kettle . Bordering on the ordinary, the small cylindrical kettle would look perfect with a coupe of ±0 mugs . View more from their 5th Collection . ...

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#11673 - A great design for an interesting trivet from... (NOTCOT.ORG)

Thu, 03 Jul 2008 16:33:12 GMT

A great design for an interesting trivet from designer Shahar Peleg.

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Tired Chair Design (Yanko Design)

Thu, 03 Jul 2008 18:35:25 GMT

I just saw the Pixar movie “Wall*E” the other evening and I will state for the record that it was amazing. In the film, our near future world has becomes unlivable due to mass consumption and no place to put our mountains of garbage. The hero of the film (Wall*E) is programmed to help clean [...]

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Procter & Gamble is looking for a Senior Design Manager in Switzerland (core77.com)

Thu, 03 Jul 2008 14:49:03 GMT

Senior Design Manager Procter & Gamble Geneva, Switzerland Our purpose is to provide branded products and services of superior quality and value that improve the lives of the world's consumers, now and for generations to come. Our brands include: Tide, Bounty, Pantene, Crest/Oral B, Swiffer, Olay, Gillette Blades & Razors, Duracell, Eukanuba, Vicks, Cover Girl, Tampax, SKII, Clairol and Prilosec....

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Explore : Chemicals, Conglomerates, Fine Arts, Procter & Gamble, Switzerland

Architectural landmarks recreated using jelly (NewsLite)

Thu, 03 Jul 2008 11:03:32 GMT

Some of the world's most famous landmarks have been recreated in jelly by leading architects. Gelatinous creations have been entered into a bizarre contest by top designers includung Sir Norman Foster, Wil Alsop and Lord Richard Rogers. Ten shortlisted entries will go on show at the ‘Architectural Jelly Banquet’ at University College London tomorrow night. The event - the climax of London Festival...

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Explore : Architects, Fine Arts, Norman Foster, Richard Rogers

At home with Kitty O'Neal and Kurt Spataro (Sacramento Bee)

lgrogan@sacbee.com (Leigh Grogan) — Sat, 05 Jul 2008 07:00:00 GMT

The interior design scheme in the Curtis Park home of Kitty O'Neal and Kurt Spataro is "yours, mine and ours." Audio Slideshow: Kitty O'Neal and Kurt Spataro talk about their home. Audio Slideshow: Kitty O'Neal and Kurt Spataro talk about their home. Kurt Spataro, Kitty O'Neal and two of their three cats relax in the living room. O'Neal describes the home's decor as old, new and "global."...

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Lasering the tattoo (Fosfor Gadgets)

Sat, 05 Jul 2008 09:02:08 GMT

Ok, this is a bad idea. Hear me, bad idea! But it’s fun to watch. Here’s a short clip featuring a guy doing robot tattoos using a laser etcher. It would be interesting to see how the ‘tattoo’ looks like after a year or two. Video after the jump

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GROW BAGS: Urban Allotments at London Festival of Architecture (Inhabitat)

Sat, 05 Jul 2008 09:00:27 GMT

The re-branded London Festival of Architecture is now in its second week of it’s calendar of over 600 events. The Grow Bags: Urban Allotments installation, produced by What If Projects, showcases a ‘formerly inaccessible and run-down plot of housing estate land transformed into a beautiful oasis of green. Seventy 1/2 tonne bags of soil have [...]

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Explore : Fine Arts, London