January 2011
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PRODUCT DESIGN: yuya ushida: sofa_XXXX
‘sofa_xxxx’ by german-based designer yuya ushida is an expandable and retractable seating unit which transforms from chair to sofa. on show as part of designers fair at imm cologne 2011, the furniture piece is constructed from 8000 chopsticks which have each been individually cut to four different lengths and sanded to achieve the correct angles needed to build the structure....
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ART: jen stark: paper art
‘tunnel vision’, 2009 acrylic paint, wood, motor, mirrors, light 20” x 25” x 25”
american artist jen stark creates three-dimensional pieces which take paper to a whole new level of sculpture. in works such as ‘sunken sediment’, stark takes construction or acid-free colored paper and intricately cuts each sheet with an X-acto knife, layering the...
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KOPIERER: INSTALLATION: yang yongliang: cigarette... →
kopierer:
in ‘cigarette ash landscape’, an installation by chinese photographer and artist yang yongliang, black and white photographs are collaged and piled to mimic cigarette ash. the tip of a huge cigarette sculpture hung vertically in the installation space is revealed upon closer view to…
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TECHNOLOGY: Electricity-Generating T-Shirts Could...
Photos by Scott Liddell
Adios wall warts, hello wearable power supplies. University of Texas at Dallas scientists are spinning yarn out of powder-infused carbon nanotubes in the hopes of creating textiles that can power the latest iFad. The nanotubes give superconducting particles, such as boron and magnesium powder, a more manageable form without binders or lasers. Their goal: To weave this...
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BOOK: ANTERIOR (3653)
ANTERIOR (3653)
By: Wendy W Fok | Foreword: Jesse Reiser ISBN 978-988-19812-1-9 (Sold at selected bookstores in: the USA, Hong Kong, Singapore, & Vienna)
ANTERIOR (3653) was published as an Exhibition Catalog of selected works of Wendy W Fok and the WE-DESIGNS.ORG collaborative team, for an exhibition which happened in parallel to the Asian Design Forum in Singapore, moderated by...
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RESEARCH: Dynamic Building Facades
inter-fabricated:
http://www.flare-facade.com/
(submitted by: Adolfo Maalindog)
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WORKSHOP: modelab.nu - materials intelligence...
Material Intelligencewas a one-week intensive design and prototyping workshop held in New York City during the week of August 16-20.
Source: http://modelab.nu/?p=3866
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WORKSHOP: RHINO FAB LAB @ UF
Rhino Fab Lab @ University of Florida - Gainesville Dates: 7 - 10 February, 2011 Workshop Instructors: Andres Gonzalez Organised by: Michael Kuenstle, Wendy W Fok Rhino Fab Lab: http://www.rhinofablab.com/
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MATERIAL: LED Eco Wool Carpet
Eco and health friendly wool carpet just came along with an amazing and electric new twist – embedded LED lights. The cool new carpeting from Dutch design studio, Lama Concept, comes in a whole slew of wonderful and bright colors, plus they can be tailored to fit your exact need, mood or interior.
Lama Concept has a few different lines of wool carpets, but their Cell line is the really...
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