The 'Gregor' is a knitted wall calendar in the shape of a scarf that ticks off the year by unwinding one stitch at a time. Developed by German industrial designer Patrick Frey and manufactured by Details Products & Ideas, it's the most innovative calendar we've seen since the Ink Calendar by Oscar Diaz we wrote about last year.
Not the most traditional iPod speaker you've ever seen - or then again, is it? Made by New York designer Matt Richmond, he utilises a 20th century metal Magnavox horn so that the sound on the IVictrola carries through a hole in the wooden base which is then projected from the horn.
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Architect Jim Garrison of Brooklyn-based Garrison Architects designed this lakeside retreat named Koby for visiting families at a boarding school for troubled teens in Albion, Michigan. Well thought out, the house has been designed with two bedrooms at opposite ends with a common dining area in the middle - this was so individual families could still have a sense of autonomy when visiting their children. Garrison also designed the building in an X formation, with two modular structures united by a common passageway. The living area that overlooks the lake seats eight at a banquette table and also sleeps an additional three people. The whole project was designed with privacy and rehabilitation in mind - the setting definitely lends a hand.
Generative art refers to art that has been generated, composed, or constructed in an algorithmic manner through the use of systems defined by computer software algorithms, or similar mathematical autonomous processes. Keith Peters, writes code in a variety of languages and when it looks nice, he uploads it to his website. He calls it generative art. We like it.
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Enric Ruiz-Geli’s firm Cloud9 designed the suburban sustainable house of the future Villa Bio. Featuring a hydroponic rooftop garden, underground garage and a 50-foot cantilevered section, Villa Bio was no small feat of engineering. The home is a firework of astute solutions that exemplify what the sustainable suburban home of tomorrow can be today.
The design brief was to the point: Design a product that would get the production line in a beanbag factory going again. The result: the beanbag chair grows up, thanks to Form Us With Love. FUWL worked with Voice to update a classic and tailor a childhood favorite into a more sophisticated product with adult appeal.
Cinderella's Revenge is a chandelier created by Fiona Gall as an altar to the love of shoes. A cascade of tubular glass, metallic chain, Swarovski crystal and miniature magnifying glasses are among the details of the magnificent piece. A train of luxuriously covered heels trails along the floor, with light fading from the tubular glass fringes.
Representing the colours of the Earth's four elements - orange (fire), brown (earth), white (air) and blue (water) - and symbolize Husqvarna's commitment to sustainable product development and design the Automowers have no emission, are electric and mow within boundaries set by a wire buried under the grass. I want one.
