Today Wallspace*: Paola Navone- The Italian designer Paola Navone worked with Alessandro Mendini, Ettore Sottsass and Andrea Branzi in the Alchimia group between 1970 and 1980 - together they were the leading proponents of avant-garde design. Navone has since been a prolific figure on the global design scene, combining……(more)
- Today Lene Bødker show, Maastricht
- Every year in March, the quiet city of Maastricht nearly splits its seams as dealers and collectors of antiques descend on it for the high octane fine art fair that is TEFAF. While the event is primarily Louis XIV in leaning, each year the design section quietly grows. To coincide with this years' fair, Leon Salet, one of the city's most contemporary galleries, is showcasing……(more)
- Today Lene B�dker show, Maastricht
- Every year in March, the quiet city of Maastricht nearly splits its seams as dealers and collectors of antiques descend on it for the high octane fine art fair that is TEFAF. While the event is primarily Louis XIV in leaning, each year the design section quietly grows. To coincide with this years' fair, Leon Salet, one of the city's most contemporary galleries, is showcasing……(more)
- Yesterday Paola Navone at Few & Far, London
- This month Italian artist, architect and designer, Paola Navone is the curator of our Wallspace virtual gallery. See more of Paola Navone's show at Few and Far As luck would have it, Navone has this week opened another, more permanent, exhibition of work at West London curio and clothes shop, Few and Far. 'Pisces', Navone's first exhibition in the capital, features……(more)
- Yesterday Wallpaper* and HTC interview Horace Luke
- HTC have been at the front line of communication innovation for the past 13 years. Established in 1997, the Taiwanese company has been producing super-intelligent smartphones from the beginning. Sponsor of this year�s Wallpaper* Design Awards, HTC�s �Quietly Brilliant� philosophy is one to which we can relate. And, with three new devices on the market this year - the HTC Legend,……(more)
- 3 days Geneva Motor Show 2010
- Geneva 2010 marked a return to simple lines, elegant forms and fresh optimism. There appeared to be an almost unified attempt to address and shape emerging new themes in the motor industry, as companies stepped up with myriad solutions for a design language that engaged with sustainable mobility. See highlights from the Geneva Motor Show Mike Robinson, Design Director……(more)
- 3 days A/W 2010 show invitations
- Though you could never accuse us of attending the opening of an envelope, when it comes to fashion week invitations we find they're worthy of a little celebration in themselves. Season on season fashion houses in each of the cities experiment with materials and techniques to create surprising, interesting and often rather clever allusions to the collections they're about to……(more)
- 3 days Brit Insurance Designs of the Year 2010
- The Folding Plug by London student Min-Kyu Choi has been crowned the Brit Insurance Design of the Year 2010 at this year's Design Museum Design Awards. Min-Kyu Choi's ingenious redesign of the humble household device � also nominated by Wallpaper* for our Life-Enhancer of the Year Award 2010 - was selected from among the seven category winners as the most compelling and……(more)
- Sign Language
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- The Worst Condition Is To Pass Under A Sword Which Is Not One's Own
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The most fascinating show about design in London this year (and we've had a lot of design shows) is not a design show. Michael Rakowitz's 'The Worst Condition Is To Pass Under A Sword Which Is Not One's Own' at the Tate (on till 3 May) is the most revealing study of how design, fiction, and horrifying reality combine in the strangest of ways.
Rakowitz presents a rangey speculation on the relationship between Sadam Hussain, science fiction, Jules Verne, Supergun, WWF, Iran Iraq war, Star Wars,…(more)
- Design Will Kill Us All, Horribly, Again & Again
- Hausu, La lampara asesina from seres on Vimeo.
2.31 minutes which set out in the clearest terms the deep seated antagonism at the heart of design. In the end, design will suck us in, tear us apart, spit us out, and spray us with blood. At least physiologically. (From the incredible 1977 film Hausu.)…(more)
- More Scenes In Cartoon Deserta
- When you find yourself in times of trouble, historically speaking, its quite likely you'll find yourself in a desert. For Satan in Paradise Lost, for the Israelites fleeing Egypt, for Mark Thatcher on the Paris Dakar rally, deserts are places we become lost in or are exiled to. Equally, they are places where beyond-normal things happen, things like nuclear tests, alien autopsies and what-goes-on-in-Vegas-stays-in-Vegas moralities. They are places beyond our normal conception of place, empty of t…(more)
- Eiffel X-Rays
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From the medical records of St George's Hospital Medical School:
"A 3 year old boy presented to our accident and emergency department with an obvious penetrating head injury. He had tripped and fallen onto a metal model of the Eiffel Tower which then became rigidly lodged into his skull.
On arrival he had a Glasgow coma score of 15 and was neurologically intact. He was then anesthetised for a computed tomography scan which showed the tip of the metallic model penetrating the skull and lying …(more)
- Beyond: Values and Symptoms
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Excited that Beyond issue 2 is out. Alongside luminaries both literary and architectural including Douglas Coupland and Francois Roche, I have contributed a short story titled "Everything Dale Myres Could And Couldn't See". The story chronicles a digital animators increasing obsession with the assassination of JFK which leads to ever more byzantine recreations of Dealey Plaza and other sites noted for their conspiritorial nature - kind of Dan Brown via Nikolaus Pevsner if you will.
Here is an…(more)
- Sub Plan
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Sub Plan is a research project developed by an AA summer school unit led by Finn Williams of Common Office, David Knight and graphic designers Europa. It's a guide to what's known in the UK as Permitted Development. Permitted development is a subset of planning legislation which attempts to define the point where you no longer require planning permission, defining the extent to which you can add and extend your home without engaging the planning process.
The book explores the narrow set …(more)
- Shenzhen: Window of the World
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Back from Shenzhen, where amongst the super-speed urbanism is the model village Window of the World. Along side the kinds of thing you might expect (Big Ben, a giant sized miniature Eiffel Tower and so on) are some less likely candidates: Brazilias National Congress, Lenins Mausoleum, Niagra Falls and Mont Blanc. Oh, and Gaudis Park Guelle surrounded by a golf green for some reason.…(more)
- Today I want a @foursquare park badge
- I’ve finally started experimenting with foursquare a couple weeks ago. There’s lots of interesting potential with it. One place that I’ve started checking in to, though not entirely sure why is parks. Whenever I walk through one I’ve been checking in. I wish there was a badge to collect if a person goes through 80% [...]…(more)
- 3 days Graduating from Daylife
- After blogging about my time at Daylife for the past couple of years, this will probably be one of my last posts about it. Today I’m graduating from Daylife and will start a new adventure with Behavior tomorrow. I thought it would be worth while to look back at some of the invaluable experiences of [...]…(more)
- Watching Under Great White Northern Lights
- I didn’t even like the White Stripes that much yet I watched their film Under Great White Northern Lights three times. It is quite telling that a band can present tour footage from three years ago and feel just as relevant today as when they first played. There’s a question in our digital age about [...]…(more)
- Link Drop from 03.06.10 to 03.12.10
- Looking back at the things that I thought worth mentioning this week on Link Drop Today, I don’t think I could have predicted the outcome of themes that developed. Lots of diverse elements that had to do with people’s lifestyles and the consequences of those habits such as eating, water seemed like a persistent [...]…(more)
- Signs of Daylife
- While my time at Daylife is almost up I thought I’d share a lighthearted look at some of the signs floating around the start–up. The above door sign was made by Roy who got tired of delivery people ringing the door bell. Did it help—not really, but it’s the thought that counts. All other signs [...]…(more)
- No Undo Button for Transmitting Ideas
- OK Go’s new video made the interweb rounds pretty quickly. By any measure it was pretty cool to watch. But I also couldn’t really enjoy it because of something I read from them in an OP–Ed New York Times piece. How is it that one week the band is talking about the business of music [...]…(more)
- EVENT: PSFK Conference New York 2010
- Piers and PSFK have been pretty good supporters of the blog and helpful to me, so when he asked if I’d mention PSFK Conference New York 2010 on Friday, April 09, 2010 I said sure. Below are all the speakers—I’ve seen and heard a couple of them before and can attest to their smarts.
Colin Beavan [...]…(more)
- How do you write a post?
- Typically when I start writing a blog post I’ll open up Word Press to get things started. I’ll just use their editing window pushing my ideas out. I thought that was how most people published until I talked recently to another writer who mentioned that she uses text edit. She also mentioned that there’s other [...]…(more)
- Pleasure wear. Tokyo
- In Tokyo a day off work is a rare treat and whether you spend it walking in the park or working your way through your magazine stash, you'll need the perfect attire.…(more)
- ...And relax
- There’s no need to rush your Sabado in Madrid.…(more)
- Bang on
- This elegant, oval-shaped Suovo box (ideal for storage or laundry) is made by Villa, a third-generation family-run homeware firm based in Milan.…(more)
- Q&A Noriaki Okabe
- Noriaki Okabe, the Japanese architect who worked with Renzo Piano for 20 years and whose projects include the award-winning terminal at Kansai International Airport, has recently been putting the finishing touches to the new Belgian Embassy in the Nibanch…(more)
- Shelf help
- Vitsoe is expanding its reach with its first US shop, on Bond Street in New York.…(more)
- Happy place
- Residents in Keelung, Taipei's port city, now have more space to play thanks to a new plaza designed by Spanish architect Vicente Guallart.…(more)
- Shedding Light
- Brisbane-based architecture start-up Richards & Spence transformed a collection of run-down sheds (scheduled for demolition) into sleek new retail space for Brickworks South, a shopping collective in Southport, Queensland.…(more)
- Q&A. Mauro
- Mauro Bianucci trained as an architect in his native Argentina, before moving to New York to work as a retail architect in 2000.…(more)
- Today Mansion polish: does what is says on the tin
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Use sparingly
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- Today Lord 3: steampunk mask
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New from Ukrainian steampunk maskmakers: the Lord 3 mask. Who's a handsome devil then?
Lord 3
Previously:Bob Basset's latest steampunk mask
Cthulhu mask on eBay
Steampunk "Raptor Pilot" mask #4
Leather fetish pilot mask
Steampunk leather mask with a breathing tube beard
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- Today The politics of yakuza (or Q&A with Jake Adelstein pt 2)
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In part two of our Q&A series with Tokyo Vice author Jake Adelstein, we'll answer some basic questions about the yakuza: why people join, how they operate, and how much influence they have on mainstream Japanese culture. You will also find out why some parents might voluntarily send their kids to mobsters and how landing an innocent-seeming IT job could accidentally spiral you into a lifetime of crime.
If you haven't read part one, which is a more intimate look at Adelstein's own experience a…(more)
- Today Picture 110, Rodney Alcala
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Police in Huntington Beach, CA are asking for the public's help in trying to identify possible victims in photos belonging to convicted rapist and serial killer Rodney Alcala (the "Dating Game" killer). Above, photo #110, from a series of hundreds taken on of before July, 1979, many believed to have been shot by Mr. Alcala. The prints were found in his Seattle storage locker. Some have been ID'd since the scans were published online.
(Random case fact: he is reported to have studied film und…(more)
- Today Afghanistan: Taliban chops off nose, ears of 19-year-old girl for "shaming" her in-laws
- "When they cut off my nose and ears, I passed out." Bibi Aisha, 19, of Afghanistan, who was punished by the Taliban for "shaming" her in-laws when she ran away to escape torturous domestic abuse. Her father sold her to her abusive husband when she was 10.
Atia Awabi, a CNN International correspondent based in Kabul, says "If you are moved by [this] story you can help by donating to womenforafghanwomen.org." CNN interviewed this young woman in January, and ABC News followed recently.
Women fo…(more)
- Today Michael Musto on the joys of urban cycling
- Village Voice columnist Michael Musto, whom I've been a fan of for many years, talks about why he loves riding his bike around the streets of New York in this fun video profile.
[He] has been riding a bike in New York City for more than 25 years, long before it was fashionable or we had bike lanes and cycletracks. Musto has never had a driver's license, and he tells us the bicycle is an advantage in his profession. Although he's had his share of bikes stolen (he recommends buying a used, che…(more)
- Today EULA for Chinese takeout food at Dubai hotel
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Above, a "food indemnity form" for takeaway food at a hotel in Dubai. Tweeted by CNN International correspondent Atia Awabi, who is based in Afghanistan.
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- Today Rentokil's misleading marketing is "brilliant"
- British bug-killing company Rentokil recently put out a press release containing made-up numbers about the prevalance of bug infestations on public transport. The missive — "2,000 bugs taking a ride in every train compartment," parsed one quality daily — resulted in widespread condemnation. Especially on Twitter, where Rentokil went from zero to defensive in record time. And bafflement resulted:
I asked Rentokil for more details on what vehicles they had studied, where, and how, wh…(more)
- Today London Fashion Week - Season Report
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Our second season report is now live on the site, focussing on the latest offerings from London for Autumn/Winter 2010. There was something, it seemed, for everyone, whether your shtick is Louise Goldin's origami militia, Richard Nicoll's sleek tailoring, the cornucopia of foliage spilling across calfskin at Christopher Kane, or... [more]
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- Yesterday Tafari Hinds performance films now live
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To close 2009 with a bang, model/singer Tafari Hinds enlisted the help of Vivienne Westwood, Simon Foxton and a bevy of London-based musicians and DJs for a one-off live musical performance. The archive footage of Tafari's session in the LiveStudio is now on the site, with a playlist of five... [more]
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- Yesterday New York Fashion Week - Season Report
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Following a non-stop month covering the Autumn/Winter 2010 Collections across two continents, this week seems an appropriate time to stop and reflect on what we have seen. On behalf of SHOWstudio.com, this season I have sat, stood and scrummed my way through a hundred-or-so shows - comprising over four thousand... [more]
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- 3 days London's latest abominable snowman
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When Charlie Le Mindu took up residence in our LiveStudio late last week we weren’t sure exactly what to expect. He told us he’d be creating a headpiece for French experimental art-punk band La Chatte but didn’t really tell us what it’d like look. Now, we know. ... [more]
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- Out of Print by David James
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Print is dead. Long live print! Or, at least, a clarion call to that effect seems to be in order at the 'Digital Moment' we seem to be experiencing. While fashion journalism, editorial and increasingly advertising turns to the Internet, the concept of the retrospective exhibition is still firmly mired... [more]
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- Charlie Le Mindu - Live stream has now finished!
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Charlie Le Mindu's two day residency at SHOWstudio.com's LiveStudio has now drawn to a close. The final creation, a magnificent white headpiece, made from a combination of natural russian hair, Swarovski crystals, London's rats, satin, cotton and leather and titled Yeti was worn by the brilliant Vava Dudu in an... [more]
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- Charlie Le Mindu - Final Hours!
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We are now into the final stretch of Le Mindu's LiveStudio residency. We've already seen three vibrant performances from Vava Dudu, but there is more still to come! The incredible headpiece that Charlie and his team of assistants have nearly completed, will be adorned by Vava herself in a final... [more]
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- Vava Dudu - LIVE NOW
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Vava Dudu has just performed the first two songs of her set- she will be back on shortly and will be singing intermittently throughout the rest of the day. Charlie Le Mindu's Swarovski crystal embellished headpiece is still being masterfully created, and Stefan is still busy adding to his... [more]
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- Today Oneiroi Lines
- Weird video of the day: Oneiroi Lines by NYX.
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- Today NO YES NO YES NO YES
- Marble sculptures by Olaf Breuning.
found at vvork
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- Yesterday Lamp Black
- I wouldn’t mind having one of Rafal Bujnowski his Lamp Black paintings on my wall.
found at voodoovoodoo
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- Yesterday YURI
- MYKITA designed these sunglasses called YURI for Romain Kremer his Fall Winter 2010/2011 collection. Can’t wait to see some people in Berlin Mitte sporting these.
last 2 images by Sonny Vandevelde
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- 3 days Acrylic on Flesh
- Alexa Meade paints with acrylic on flesh (and clothing). So yeah, you could call them bodypaintings but they’re like nothing I’ve seen before. Stunning work!
found via @jocabola
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- 3 days Abstract Tattoos
- I’m not much of a tattoo fan but these abstract tattoos by Amanda Wachob are quite nice.
found at trendbeheer
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- 3 days FLATT8 & FLATT16
- FLATT8 & FLATT16 by Brandon Jan Blommaert.
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- My Way
- My Way is a series of excellent illustrations by Christoph Niemann.
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