Archive for February, 2008
Comprising five linked pavilions, the Bloch Building, an extension to Kansas City’s NAMA, combines Holl’s love of the sculpted form with his understanding of working in the public realm. Detailing inside and out is kept to a minimum and the building comes into its own at twilight, when the translucent walls glow from within to create a new beacon for the arts.
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Posted in Architecture
The Nokia Research Center, together with the University of Cambridge, has created the Morph, a concept phone that allows users to physically stretch and reshape the device according to their usage. The Morph uses nanotechnology, in addition to flexible materials and transparent electronics to create something extremely customisable. The Morph will be shown off at the Museum of Modern Art in New York City from February 24th to May 12th, 2008, as part of the ‘Design and Elastic Mind’ campaign.
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Posted in Gadgets
The Giant Group, a publicly-traded company, held a design competition for a new building in Shanghai to house the IT offices and employee amenities for the 2,000-employee gaming software division. Giant wanted to express their technologically advanced and environmentally responsive principals through this addition to their campus.
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Posted in Architecture
Design: Alexei Mikhailov
We were sent this nifty little concept a few days ago, it seems the iStick has caused much conversation around the office. Personally I think there’s still a lot of millage in the Apple ”I” product range. However a few of my colleagues are of the opinion that simply placing an “I” at the beginning of your product name or range has somewhat run it’s course and has become yesterday’s news….
Why not tell us what you think.. click on the comment link above.
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Posted in Audio-Video
“Lobster” design by LUND & PAARMANN
“V” is a new initiative from the renowned danish furniture manufacturer Verikon Furniture A/S. The ambition behind “V” is to move upward in a constantly changing market. The focus will be on original design and highest possible quality rather than price and volume.
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Posted in Furniture
The “Corvette Z03 Concept” by Ugur Sahin Design is a carbon fiber supercar using the Corvette Z06 as a foundation. Beyond the striking carbon fibre body, modifications are made to the engine suspension and interior. Ugur Sahin Design hopes to put the car into production by late 2008. They hope to deliver 100 units.
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Posted in Cars & Bikes
Sony have announced the latest models in their distinguished Walkman range of portable digital audio players in the form of the NWZ-A820 which boasts a 2.4” QVGA screen, 16GB integrated storage capacity and Bluetooth connectivity.
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Posted in Gadgets
