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Ice Cube Celebrates the Eames

tiana — Mon, 09 Jan 2012 05:24:58 +0000

In one way or another design is a visual experience, yet there are so many lectures, conferences, and videos about design that are devoid of any visual stimulation/information. For this reason I was really happy to find these videos from Pacific Standard Time. Each video focuses on an artist from our current culture to present the work of an artist or designer from the past. In, Ice Cube Celebrates the Eames, he commemorates both Charles and Ray Eames while relating his experiences of LA.

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Tobias Wong (1974-2010)

tiana — Wed, 02 Jun 2010 21:03:27 +0000

Design provocateur Tobias Wong, only 35, sadly passed away early Sunday morning. I simply don’t want to believe it and looking at the responses on Core77, I am not alone. In the press release Aric Chen states, “Wong was a keen observer, an original mind, a brilliant prankster, and an unerring friend.” I have to admit I have a small ounce of hope this is another prank.

I didn’t personally know Tobias, but in 2007 he was a guest critic for our annual design charrette at the University of the Arts. He said that large groups scared him, but thankfully Rama Chorpash had convinced him to come. I’m so thankful that I had this opportunity.

Then in 2009 I sent Tobias this image of a laser cut pendant I made,
a nod to his Smoking Mittens.
He was so incredibly kind, and said he thought it was hilarious.
I was completely elated to have heard back from him.

On behalf of bew.cc and myself, we would like to extend condolences to friends and family of Tobias Wong.

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Tobias Wong, Ju$t Another Rich Kid, & Charles Bukowski

Overdress by Johannes Laue and Johannes Schroth

tiana — Tue, 23 Mar 2010 15:45:11 +0000

The 4010-Overdress project by Johannes Laue and Johannes Schrother consists of customizable covers for Deutsche Telekom’s internet routers and TV-receivers. Cover materials include wood and metal.

*Also, would be lovely if they could revamp this rack too.

via dezeen

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Train Hoops by dmdmetal

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Concrete & Design

tiana — Tue, 23 Mar 2010 05:24:42 +0000

According to The Skeptical Environmentalist, concrete is used more than any other construction material in the world. I imagine this is because it’s fairly cheap, and resources for making concrete are practically unlimited. The down side to this is that concrete contributes to global emissions (3%, again in reference to The Skeptical Environmentalist). However I find concrete can be aesthetically pleasing. Great examples include the Roman Coliseum and Ronchamp. So I’m glad it remains a material of considerable value in material science, art, and design applications.

Of the material science applications, some of my favorites include: LitraCon, Chronos Chromos Concrete, ‘Clean Air’ Concrete, and Soft Concrete.

LitraCon combines concrete with optical glass fibers, creating a harmony between material strength and translucency.

Chronos Chromos Concrete uses nickel chromium wires to send current beneath the concrete. The electric current causes the temperature to rise enabling numbers, patterns, text, and color to be displayed via thermochromic ink. Unfortunately their website, chromastone.com, is no longer available. Their video can still be found on youtube.

‘Clean Air’ Concrete contains titanium dioxide and absorbs sunlight to convert nitrogen oxides in the air into harmless nitrate.

Soft concrete contains polymers that increase the concrete’s elasticity and is used to produce the Drop tiles designed by Jenny OldsjÃ¶ and Ragnar Hultgren.

While art and design applications include:

Kathy Dalwood‘s black concrete figurines

Fragrance by Alexa Lixfeld

Concrete rings by 22 design studio

Recycled Concrete Sink by Gore Design

[Featured Image: Stefan Zwicky's concrete version of the Le Corbusier Chair.]

Train Hoops by dmdmetal

tiana — Sun, 21 Mar 2010 06:41:45 +0000

Full customizable hoop earrings from jeweler dmdmetal. Other urban designs include “Graffilthy Ring” and “Tread Ring.”

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Overdress by Johannes Laue and Johannes Schroth

Ilan Dei Studio – Urban logs

tiana — Tue, 16 Mar 2010 21:12:54 +0000

Ilan Dei Studio‘s Urban Logs Collection breeds new life into wood that would otherwise become waste.
via notcot

Tobias Wong, Ju$t Another Rich Kid, & Charles Bukowski

tiana — Thu, 28 Jan 2010 10:31:35 +0000

Since graduating my desire to read has been stronger than ever. While reading Bukowski’s “Women,” I was reminded of Coke Spoon 2 by Tobias Wong and Ju$t Another Rich Kid.

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Tobias Wong (1974-2010)

Tim Brown on “Design Thinking”

tiana — Wed, 14 Oct 2009 04:27:13 +0000

Droog site relaunched

tiana — Fri, 05 Sep 2008 03:30:09 +0000

Similar style,
new layout,
and appears to have more products available…
http://www.droog.com/

Shut up, and Stop Talking

todd — Sun, 17 Aug 2008 21:03:13 +0000

Occasionally we feel the need to inform another party that they should stop speaking now. Two items that efficiently fill this need are: Atypyk‘s Shut-Up Tape and Allison Riley’s Stop Talking business cards

Blood Design

tiana — Sun, 13 Jul 2008 00:27:17 +0000

Antonio Murado’s porcelain Salome Coffee Set

Kacper Hamilton’s 7 Deadly Glasses:

Fredrikson Stallard‘s Rug “The Lovers” each urethane puddle represents the average volume of human blood.

Blood pen by Bob Partington:

Tattoos & Design

tiana — Fri, 23 May 2008 20:15:31 +0000

[Featured image: Boontje's Cut Here temporary tattoos]

Back in 2007, Design Miami featured a three day tattoo parlor furnished by DWR. Organized by Tobias Wong, JosÃ©e Lepage, and Aric Chen, “As Long As It Lasts,” featured tattoos designed by Hella Jongerius, 5.5 Designers, Yves Behar, Tord Boontje, Vito Acconci, KAWS, Juergen Meyer H, Andrew Allenson, and Lawrence Weiner.
Some photos on sallyTV’s flickr.

Tord Boontje’s work translates beautifully:

revengeofthe

OOF also makes a series of fun temporary tattoos.

Then there are concept tattoos, like in Fredrickson Stallard’s “Pantone.”

Tattoo furniture

Minima Tattoo Chair

Reddish’s Yakuza table

Polka Tattoo Furniture/Notcot

Tattoos of furniture

By Nick Baxter

Beck Linneman’s Eames Wire Chair tattoo

And to sum it all up, beautiful tattoos of work by Audrey Kawasaki:

photo from Assburrito!’s flickr

sleepboy’s flickr

and Kiki Smith via Eyeteeth

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Objects in pink

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Studio Libertiny Vases

tiana — Sun, 06 Apr 2008 02:50:43 +0000

The Honeycomb Vase [above] by Studio Libertiny is made by 40,000 bees. Referred to as “slow prototyping,” it takes a week for the bees to complete just one vase. For Paper Vases, 700 prints were glued, compressed, and then shaped on a lathe. The results are quite beautiful…

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March 16, 2010

Ilan Dei Studio – Urban logs

Objects in pink

tiana — Tue, 29 Jan 2008 19:03:39 +0000

Inspired by postings of Betsy Johnson’s home, great design objects in pink:

Hella Jongerius, Soft Urn 1995

Karim Rashid, Butterfly chair 2003

Ipod Nano

Tord Boontje, Blossom chandelier 2002

Campana brothers, Anemone chair 2001

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Dutch Design Love: Kiki van Eijk

tiana — Sun, 28 Oct 2007 04:04:46 +0000

Kiki van Eijk is a dutch designer with a kick-ass portfolio of work. I first saw her work posted on core77 for dutch design week 2005. Upon visiting her website kikiworld.nl, I recognized Modern Dutch Tile Chair. I love how this design invokes dutch tradition with a twist by adding in some bombers. As the tiles come together they create chunky, rectangular forms that are really appealing as well.

Speaking of dutch design, I think I might have to wishlist EKWC’s brick book.

UARTS 2007 Charette

tiana — Fri, 12 Oct 2007 04:16:16 +0000

Today was the end of our 2007 Charette. This year our guest critic was Tobias Wong, so we were all pretty psyched. The theme was ReMake, with a number of subthemes. These included: Kustom/High Design/Commentary, RetroFuture/Steam Punk, Handmade/MacGuyver/Repurpose, Pimp My Ride/Tricked Out, Hacked Design/Design Optimization. My group, Berk Asal, Sebastian Brauer, Isabel Donaldson, Jin Hong, Jacklyn Starker and myself, focused on Hacked Design/Design Optimization.

We created three designs: Brabag, Fumbler, and Pantyline. Brabag is self explanatory, while the fumbler is bra with multiple bra hooks. Panyline is my personal favorite, a perforated underwear that allows the user to tear away at the granny panny and “get sexy.”

left: original, right: perforated and torn

The final pdf needs some finessing, but until then, here are the videos we presented:

brabag

pantylines

fumbler

from left: brabag, pantylines, fumbler

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Marcel Wanders & Resin

fabian seibert for suelzkotlett

tiana — Sat, 06 Oct 2007 04:33:17 +0000

Fabian Seibert‘s products combine engineering with design.
I really love his 2004 grad jewelry collection.

Hussein Chalayan

tiana — Wed, 23 May 2007 21:40:34 +0000

I am a huge Hussein Chalayan fan.
Chalayan is an experimental, forward thinking, fashion designer. Awhile back, Todd and I went to the AIA exhibition The Fashion of Architecture: Constructing the Architecture of Fashion. It was there that I learned of his work.
We also took pictures!

His airmail dress is made from Tyvek envelopes, typically used for packaging.

[Image source: Egodesign]

Most of all, I really love this sugar glass dress. I think the charm is in smashing it off.

Image source: El Mundo

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Bioglass

tiana — Wed, 23 May 2007 20:14:49 +0000

Bioglass: glass that contains silicon, calcium and sodium oxides.
I first heard of bioglass in an article about biojewelry bone rings.
Bioglass is a material typically used to replace bones. It replicates the structure, and can be sculpted to the relative site of repair. Artist Paddy Hartley and Dr Ian Thompson have been working on producing bioglass castings.

More Information/Pictures Project Facade, Biojewellery Project and Biocompatible Ceramics.

[Image source]

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Marcel Wanders & Resin

tiana — Wed, 23 May 2007 19:38:23 +0000

I’m a sucker for almost anything + resin (and dutch, haha). Two of my favorite examples are from the Marcel Wanders studio, Knotted Chair (1996) [pictured above] and Crochet Table (2001).

Both designs use fibrous materials that have been impregnated with epoxy.
Wanders Studio

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