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Lomo, the popular low-fi snapshot camera series, has just announced a Customization Competition, inviting designers to propose a limited edition Lomo LC-A+. In addition to having their design produced and distributed all over the world, the winner will receive a 3-day trip to the Lomo headquarters in Vienna and five of their self-designed camera.
To enter, head to this site and download the competition template.
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Wurk, the Netherland design firm behind the It Hûske office furniture, bring us a new series of work-related furniture based on the classic pupil's desk.
The "recession-friendly" Wurkchair, pictured above, "adds a new function to already existing products, just by adjusting them or putting them in another context." The concept was born when the designers reversed their chair and sat down while trying to take down some notes.
Antilope, below, is a continuation of this gesture, but instead of making existing objects into "recession friendly" workspaces, it seeks to transform an existing icon of work furniture into a toy.
These don't seem to be online yet, but watch for them here.
Couple more shots after the jump.
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Featured Forum Topic of the Day: Jordan 2010
by crewkid in footwear & softgoods
(more...)everything about the shoe looks sharp except for the giant clear window on the side. i know transparency was a design theme but that seems a little captain obvious of a solution.
This short film, sponsored by Chevrolet back in 1958, was made "In appreciation of the stylists of America, who work in lines, forms and textures and colors to give to us beauty, charm and elegance in the conveniences, comforts and necessities of our daily living." Called "American Look," it highlights the best automotive, industrial, interior and architectural design that 1958 had to offer.
Part 1 is about eight minutes long; it's a Friday, so you can probably squeeze this in if the boss isn't right behind you. Enjoy!
(If the boss takes a long lunch, here's Part II and Part III.)
The act of loading film into an SLR, or even just changing the lens, makes you more intimate with the object; by popping it open you see all this delicate stuff inside that looks like you shouldn't spill coffee on it. But nowadays the cameras most of us interact with are just sleek little bricks, and the best interior peek you'll have is a glimpse of the grim little slot for the SD card, about as revealing as a North Korean military PR spokesperson.
Columbia University's Computer Vision Labaratory is testing out a product called the BigShot, a digital camera intended to be taken apart and assembled by children, in order to remind them that yeah, someone actually designed and built this thing.
They say kids are getting smarter each generation, and I hope that's true; after looking at the online assembly instructions, I'm not even sure I could put one of these together. Am digging the concept though.
The BigShot was developed by Shree K. Nayar, Columbia's Comp-Sci Chair, leading a team of undergrad and grad students.
via gadgetlab
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Perhaps best known for his Tizio Lamp for Artemide, Richard Sapper has produced more than a few innovations over the span of his fifty-year career, like a bicycle that folds flat immediately, umbrella-style, and a tea kettle that whistles in two (unannoying) tones.
Two of his objects we like best are his TS-502 transistor radio and Black TV, both co-designed with Marco Zanuso for Brionvega in 1965 and 1969, respectively. Both objects were designed to fade into the background of a house and appear only when needed: The radio isn't revealed as such until the form is manually opened, and the cube-shaped TV's screen is a flat, black piece of glass until you hit the power button.
Check out these and more at BusinessWeek's excellent "Sappper on Sapper" slideshow.
Moscow-based Arch Group's Sleep Box concept is basically a capsule hotel, without the hotel; the boxes are meant to be freestanding and dotted around transport hubs, exhibition centres and the like.
The bed would automatically change its linen via rollers, and the interior would be kitted out with a ventilation system, a TV, wi-fi, power outlets, and a space to store luggage. In between uses, a quartz light would zap the interior to kill germs.
The concept is interesting, though I feel it would work best in Scandinavia or somewhere where the citizens really respect public property; in contrast, in New York I can see these things being overrun by the three H's--hookers, hooligans and the homeless.
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with their animal jewelry series, haoshi design studio hopes to gain people's
awareness regarding the value of life and to observe our surroundings, including
various objects we are living with.
be it a glass of water, a bunch of bananas, a trumpet and a puppy each have its own
different existence. haoshi design studio have created these tiny, intricate animals
and everyday objects are hand made.
griffin yang and cheney tseng from haoshi design studio have shown their jewelry series
at the designboom mart tokyo 09.
elephant necklace
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duck necklace
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dress necklace series: blender man, tv man and camera man
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trumpet ear-clip
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animal series rings
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griffin yang and cheney tseng
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New York City, NY
Quirky, Inc. is an online social product development community where the average person can come to make their product idea real. The Mechanical Engineering Lead will work with Industrial Design Lead and team to translate designs into manufacture-ready 3D models. Skills required: firm grasp of SolidWorks, experience working with plastics part design, and strong technical and analytical skills
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hydrogen bike by acta energy
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designboom spotted this hydrogen bike in the 'green planet' area of the 2009 EICMA motor show
in milan. the area is dedicated to companies that show their latest models of electric and hybrid vehicles.
with the new invention of acta energy, it is now possible to produce pure hydrogen from
water at home and with total safety. the hydrogen is recombined through a fuel cell with
the oxygen present in the air: the result of this process is water vapour and electrical current,
used to power the bikeÂ’s motor.
the hydrogen is stored in a small tank of metal hydride, a metallic powder that acts like a sponge:
it absorbs up to 650 times its own volume of hydrogen and releases it at very low pressure.
with 600 litres of hydrogen (contained in a one liter metal hydride tank), it is possible to travel
almost 100 km at the legal speed limit of 25 km/h.
this portable tank can be recharged at home in a few hours and with low energy consumption
by connecting it quickly and easily to the hydrogen generator.
fuel cell power generator
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the portable hydrogen power generator can be recharged in a short time,
simply by connecting it to the acta energy hydrogen generator.
available power: 100 W - 200 W - 1000 W
duration: 8 hours / 100 km at the legal speed limit of 25 km/h
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accessoire to cover the battery tank
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MAXXI - national museum of XXI century arts by zaha hadid architects
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yesterday saw the opening of zaha hadid's MAXXI - national museum of XXI century art
located in rome's flaminio neighbourhood. the building which took 10 years to complete
was constructed on the site of the former montello military barracks.
the official inauguration of the museum will take place in spring 2010.
spanning over 27 000 square meters the complex has been integrated within the urban
fabric of the city, to which it offers a new, articulated and 'permeable' plaza, wrapped
by the spectacular forms. an exterbal pedestrian path follows the shape of the building,
slipping below its cantilevered volumes, which opens onto a large plaza. Â
inside a large, full height atrium leads to the museum's reception spaces, the cafeteria
and the bookshop, the auditorium and galleries that host rotating displays of the two
museums' permanent collections, exhibitions and cultural events.
materials such as glass, steel and concrete give the exhibition spaces a neutral appearance,
while moveable panels ensure the flexibility of exhibition layouts.
the fundmental character of the architectural and structural project consists in the use of
walls as spatial ordering elements. the interiors of the galleris, almost linear, are delimited
by couples of parallel walls that follow the building's longitudinal movement. plasterboard
connected with concrete walls creates the technical cavity that contains the museum's complex
mechanical systems.
the roof system is a particularly complex element, in technological and mechanical terms.
it integrates exterior glazing, complex light shading devices (blinds, louvers etc)
and artificial lighting systems, a system to control temperature and humidity and tracks to
hang panels. the vertical blades that characterize the roof system are realized in steel
and covered with a finishing material. the glass roof is protected on the exterior by a
steel mesh that screens light and ensures easy maintenance. all vertical columns including
the columns supporting the cantilevered volumes are constructed in steel.
MAXXI - national museum of XXI century arts, rome
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the MAXXI dimensions:
total surface area: 29 000mq
exterior space: 19 640mq
interior space: 21 200mq
exhibition surface area: 10 000mq
services (auditorium, library, media library, cafe, restaurant): 6 000mq
MAXXI art: 4 077mq
MAXXI architecture: 1 935mq
total volume: 113 000mq
maximal height: 22 90mt
construction costs 150 million euro
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