Design
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Organic Modern Furniture Made Digitally on Demand18 May 2013, 5:00 pm
The layered, organic-looking shapes of the furniture designed by London’s Unto This Last are a natural product of the company’s process: cutting sheets of birch plywood that can be assembled into three-dimensional pieces without the use of industrial fittings. Working out of a small shop on the city’s High Street, Unto This Last creates each [...] ...
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Smart Dog Leash Carries Everything You Need for Walkies17 May 2013, 7:00 pm
Dog owners may get a lot out of having their furry friends around, but they also have to give a lot of care. Taking Poochy for a walk can almost seem like an outing with an infant: you have to take along the poop bags, the treats, the water dish and throw in a flashlight [...] ...
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Edible Furniture: The Answer to Tough Economic Times?16 May 2013, 11:00 pm
In hard times, we all have our own methods for dealing with lack of funds or a shortage of food. Design Studio Lanzavecchia + Wai came up with some truly creative solutions to Europe’s current economic climate and austerity measures: edible furniture. The essential parts of the furniture are made of black iron. Added on to [...] ...
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Moss Carpet and Natural Light = Park-Like Home Office16 May 2013, 5:00 pm
As working from home becomes more common around the world, home office designs continue to get more creative and stylish. The small home office of Nidolab Arquitectura in Argentina creates a natural-feeling space indoors. The tiny office is only 54 square meters but manages to create an open, outdoorsy environment. The centerpiece of the office [...] ...
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Kitchen Grater Lets You Use Butter Right From the Fridge15 May 2013, 11:00 pm
If you enjoy a nice piece of toast in the morning, you probably fall into either the margarine camp or the butter camp. And those who prefer butter know that, although it offers a superior taste experience, it’s also nearly impossible to spread on even the warmest of toast without some level of frustration and [...] ...
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L-Shaped Mountain Home Goes With the Topography Flow15 May 2013, 5:00 pm
The L House in Niseko, Hokkaido is a private holiday getaway that blends prehistoric topography with impressive views of Mount Yotei and some very creative architectural solutions. The steep slope of the building site made it too cost-prohibitive to excavate into the mountain itself, so Florian Busch Architects developed a different tactic: place the house [...] ...
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Stop Musical Spoons: Simple Sans-Saucer Design Solution14 May 2013, 11:00 pm
Stir your coffee or tea and you are left with one last step: either leave the spoon in place or find somewhere to set it down. And then things start to settle, and you have to pick that same stirrer back up again. In the absence of a saucer, we all know the sound of [...] ...
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Remarkable River Rock Home on an Ultra-Small Foundation14 May 2013, 5:00 pm
It looks like something straight out of a Photoshop contest – an impossibly small-footprint residence on a tiny jagged rock jutting out from the middle of a river, yet it is entirely real. This house has survived its its precarious semi-cantilevered position for nearly half a century, withstanding the weather of the Drina River in Serbia [...] ...
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Destined to Be Dated: Cute QWERTY Futon Made for Geeks13 May 2013, 11:00 pm
The QWERTY keyboard has proved remarkably resilient from one device to the next, and perhaps it will be persist for some time yet, but someday this design will look definitively like a piece of the past. Still, in the meantime, ZO_loft‘s creation is a quintessentially Italian blend of present styles and sleek minimalism, using a palette [...] ...
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1 Basic Module Makes 900-Block Modular Home in Ecuador13 May 2013, 5:00 pm
Pushing the potential of prefabrication and modular production to its extreme, this lovely home was constructed using a single repeated module that transforms in function depending on its orientation. In one dwelling, Jose María Sáez has created continuous surfaces, storage slots and living facades that are all made of the same basic concrete block, twisted, turned and [...] ...
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Living in a Van: Rustic, Cozy Converted Campers12 May 2013, 5:00 pm
Living in a van down by the river wouldn’t be a cautionary tale, if all vans looked like these rustic reclaimed campers by Welsh couple Bill and Becky Goddard. The founders of Rustic Campers convert old vans into comfortable living spaces lined with timber from local woodlands. In fact, nearly every detail of each portable [...] ...
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Modern Geometric Addition Extends Traditional Brick Home11 May 2013, 5:00 pm
What was formerly a conventional brick home in Australia now boasts wide-open views of a tranquil backyard thanks to a modern addition by Sydney-based architect Christopher Polly. The original shell of the building was preserved, enabling the home to blend in with the other homes in its suburban neighborhood, while a new glazed volume in [...] ...
Design News
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Park Place by SHH Gets Planning Permission19 May 2013, 11:52 am
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Adobe and AdWeek Digital Publishing Awards17 May 2013, 1:12 pm
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Licensing Illustration: Industry Insights for Success17 May 2013, 12:11 pm
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AIGA Design Leaders Confidence Index Q1 2013: Designers See Brighter Demand for Design17 May 2013, 11:54 am
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RIBA Future Trends Survey Results for April 201317 May 2013, 11:43 am
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Ground/Work: A Design Competition for Van Alen Institute's New Street-Level Space17 May 2013, 5:53 am
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Sandbox: BERG and Fabrica Launch Prototyping and Research Program17 May 2013, 5:37 am
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Designboom Mart at ICFF 201316 May 2013, 10:40 am
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Design as Strategy Forum16 May 2013, 9:43 am
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Sullivan Creates Identity of Washington Ballet's Annual Gala14 May 2013, 4:30 pm
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Alexandra Lange: Ruth Asawa's wire scuptures qualify as extreme craft: they look weightless, but suggest you back off.19 May 2013, 2:58 am
On a retrospective of the work of midcentury sculptor Ruth Asawa at Christie's, her first solo show in New York in 50 years. ...
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Debbie Millman: Jessica Walsh Audio Interview on Design Matters17 May 2013, 8:01 pm
On this episode of Design Matters, Debbie talks to Jessica Walsh about selling moss covered rocks to her elementary school classmates, her quick assent in the world of design, becoming a partner with Stefan Sagmeister and, of course, taking those naked pictures. ...
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OBlog: Infographic: The Global Public Interest Design 10016 May 2013, 9:16 pm
Infographic: The Global Public Interest Design 100 ...
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Jim Bassett: “Everyone a Tourist”: On the Photography of Monuments16 May 2013, 5:02 pm
On Places, a slideshow of photographs of the Mayan ruins at Chichén Itzá, by Jim Bassett, contrasts the romantic tradition of travel photography with the realities of mass tourism. ...
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Paul Polak: The SunWater Project: Advanced Solar Technology for Poor Farmers16 May 2013, 2:02 pm
Paul Polak on SunWater: a radically affordable solar water pump that will transform small plot agriculture and help bring the world's poorest families out of poverty. ...
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OBlog: Flickr Collection of the Week: Tales From A Parallel Universe15 May 2013, 7:00 pm
The Flickr group capturing our imagination this week is Tales From A Parallel Universe. ...
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OBlog: Michigan Modern: Design that Shaped America15 May 2013, 5:00 pm
Michigan was an epicenter of modern design in postwar America, this summer the story will be told through a symposium at the Cranbrook Educational Community and an exhibition at the Cranbrook Art Museum. ...
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Rick Poynor: The Conceptual Posters of Boris Bucan15 May 2013, 3:51 pm
Boris Bućan’s little known early posters, produced in Zagreb, were reductive, sharply defined, cerebral and enigmatic. ...
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Rob Walker: Emily Spivack's exhibition of unexpectedly interesting stories from eBay.15 May 2013, 1:30 pm
Emily Spivack's exhibition of unexpectedly interesting stories from eBay. ...
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Alexandra Lange: Why are there no prices in museum galleries?14 May 2013, 5:25 pm
Is the museum store a distraction or an enticement? ...
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Kit Hinrichs and Delphine Hirasuna: The Alphabet Card14 May 2013, 5:16 pm
Excerpt from The Alphabet Card, a new book by Kit Hinrichs and Delphine Hirasuna. ...
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OBlog: Circus Poster Archive14 May 2013, 3:14 pm
Circusmuseum.nl, is "the ultimate image bank" of circus posters, photos and prints — with nearly eight thousand circus posters from 1880 to the present, from the Netherlands to America. ...
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Arts | Long Island: Review of Exhibition on Jews in Greece During the Holocaust in Glen Cove18 May 2013, 6:10 am
An exhibition about the history of the hard-hit community of Greek Sephardic Jews is at the Tolerance Center in Glen Cove, N.Y. ...
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Art Review | Westchester: ‘Artists in the Archives,’ at Greenburgh Public Library in Elmsford18 May 2013, 6:04 am
“Artists in the Archives,” at the Greenburgh Public Library, revitalizes the antiquated card catalogs by filling them with art. ...
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Arts | New Jersey: At John F. Peto Studio Museum, Art That Fell From a Shaken Tree18 May 2013, 6:02 am
Local collectors and artists provide most of the items on display in the John F. Peto Studio Museum in Island Heights, N.J. ...
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The Week in Culture Pictures, May 1717 May 2013, 10:17 pm
A slide show of photographs of cultural highlights from this week. ...
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The Week Ahead | Art: Stroke by Stroke, He Nailed Arcadia17 May 2013, 4:32 pm
One of the more sibilant names in American art belongs to the 19th-century landscape artist William Trost Richards. ...
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T Magazine: Objects | Chris Lehrecke and Gabriella Kiss’s Wooden Wonders17 May 2013, 2:47 pm
A creative couple collaborates to create gorgeous, white oak furniture for Ralph Pucci International. ...
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Warhol Painting Stars at a Modest Phillips Auction17 May 2013, 4:12 am
Warhol’s “Four Marilyns,” the 1962 painting of Marilyn Monroe, times four, sold for $34 million, or $38.2 million with fees. ...
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Helly Nahmad Gallery Owner Indicted in Gambling Case17 May 2013, 2:30 am
Hillel Nahmad, owner of Helly Nahmad Gallery, has been accused of playing a leadership role in a gambling and money-laundering network. ...
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ArtsBeat: So Ai Weiwei Was on His Way to a Mother’s Day Dinner …17 May 2013, 12:13 am
The Chinese artist Ai Weiwei, on his way to have dinner with his mother, encounters a street brawl. ...
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Balloon Animals and Snow White16 May 2013, 11:26 pm
Images from new exhibitions of works by Jeff Koons and Paul McCarthy. ...
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Museum and Gallery Listings for May 17-2316 May 2013, 10:12 pm
A critical guide to the visual arts in New York and the region. ...
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Art Review: Jeff Koons at David Zwirner and Gagosian, and Paul McCarthy at Hauser & Wirth16 May 2013, 9:42 pm
Four gallery shows in Manhattan seem to suggest an art world face-off between the artists Jeff Koons and Paul McCarthy and the dealers who exhibit their work. ...