December 2013 Archive

  • PRISM mirror by Tokujin Yoshioka. Image: Glas Italia; Tommaso Sartori.
    Through the looking glass
    Design News • 30 Dec 13
    Tokujin Yoshioka's PRISM mirror collection for Glas Italia creates a mysterious presence through its dazzling refraction of light. >
  • The new Axel Springer Campus by Bjarke Ingels Group (BIG).
    Winning BIG
    Design News • 29 Dec 13
    Here is a look at Danish architect Bjarke Ingels's winning proposal for the Axel Springer new media campus in Berlin, Germany. >
  • Amongst Inspiration – Clíona O’Flaherty.
    Amongst Inspiration – Clíona O’Flaherty
    FilmFestFriday • 27 Dec 13
    #FilmFestFridays presents "Amongst Inspiration – Clíona O’Flaherty": a short film looking at the inspirations of this Dublin-based photographic talent. >
  • Graphic work by Lazi Mathebula.
    Emerging Creative catch-up: Lazi Mathebula
    Design News • 26 Dec 13
    2013 Emerging Creative Lazi Mathebula, aka Greiispaces, is one of 50 international illustrators currently exhibiting at .M Contemporary gallery in Australia. >
  • Animated Christmas Card by Paula Scher for the Cooper-Hewitt National Design Museum.
    Ho Ho Ho!
    Design News • 25 Dec 13
    A very merry Christmas from Paula Scher and the Cooper-Hewitt National Design Museum. >
  • Maarten Baas' chaise longe for Berluti. Images: Berluti and Carpenters Workshop Gallery.
    Modelled by hand
    Design News • 22 Dec 13
    Dutch artist-designer Maarten Baas unveils four new Clay pieces for luxury menswear brand, Berluti. >
  • Illustration created by Eddie Opara for Wired that renders the issue number 21.12 in its binary configuration of 1s and 0s.
    Binary numbers
    Design News • 21 Dec 13
    Designer Eddie Opara creates a striking illustration, which expresses a digital concept in analogue form, for the December 2013 issue of "Wired" magazine. >
  • Modern Cultural Creators: Geza Shoen.
    Modern Cultural Curators: Geza Schoen
    FilmFestFriday • 20 Dec 13
    #FilmFestFridays presents "Modern Cultural Curators: Geza Schoen", a short film offering a glimpse into the talents of perfumer Geza Scheon. >
  • Design Souq cardboard pavilion by Shigeru Ban for the Abu Dhabi Art Festival.
    Cardboard marketplace
    Design News • 19 Dec 13
    Shigeru Ban has created a temporary, mobile pavilion in his signature material, cardboard, for the Abu Dhabi Art Festival. >
  • Walter Battiss artwork on ceramic by Mervyn Gers.
    Artfully plated
    Design News • 19 Dec 13
    The work of Walter Battiss, South Africa’s foremost abstract painter, has found a new expression on ceramics by Mervyn Gers who tells us about the project. >
  • Tree of Light by Droog.
    Christmas tree, O Christmas tree
    Design News • 17 Dec 13
    Dutch conceptual design studio Droog has unveiled an enormous holographic Christmas tree in the entrance hall of the Rijksmuseum in Amsterdam. >
  • Sonolith by Joe Paine, Ross Drakes and Richard Jenks. Image by Greg Cox for Southern Guild.
    Wired for sound
    Design News • 17 Dec 13
    Sonolith, a new audio system by a South African design trio, breaks all the stereo types. >
  • Orolog watch collection by Jaime Hayón.
    Stylish timekeeping
    Design News • 17 Dec 13
    Jaime Hayón's collection of Orolog wristwatches combine classical elements with modern details. >
  • Visual identity for the Crouch End Festival Chorus by Harry Pearce.
    Music from the heart
    Design News • 16 Dec 13
    Harry Pearce has designed a new visual identity for the Crouch End Festival Chorus in North London. >
  • Christoph Niemann — Petting Zoo Memo Game, copyright Gestalten 2013.
    Memorising animals
    Design News • 16 Dec 13
    The quirky characters from Christoph Niemann's highly-acclaimed digital Petting Zoo app now make their debut in a tactile, analogue memory game. >
  • Michael Bierut for Cathedral Church of Saint John
    Spreading the word
    Design News • 14 Dec 13
    Michael Bierut has redesigned the website for the Cathedral Church of Saint John the Divine to suit the needs of a 21st century congregation. >
  • Yuri Suzuki's Juke Box Meets Tate Britain installation
    Juke Box beats
    Design News • 14 Dec 13
    Yuri Suzuki's latest installation allows visitors of Tate Britain to capture their impressions of the art in musical form. >
  • Made by Hand: The Cigar Shop for #FilmFestFridays.
    Made by Hand: The Cigar Shop
    FilmFestFriday • 13 Dec 13
    #FilmFestFridays presents "Made by Hand: The Cigar Shop". This short film offers a glimpse into a second generation cigar shop Martinez Hand Rolled Cigars. >
  • Karim Rashid for Purho.
    Glass acts
    Design News • 12 Dec 13
    New Italian design company Purho teams up with the ever-fabulous Karim Rashid for a launch collection of contemporary glassware. >
  • Natural Areas Conservancy of New York City identity by Paula Scher.
    Ode to nature
    Design News • 11 Dec 13
    Paula Scher's new identity for the Natural Areas Conservancy in New York City promotes a message of conservation and restoration. >
  • ChainSofa by Carlo Ratti Associati and Cassina. Image: MyBossWas.
    Redefining furniture manufacturing
    Design News • 11 Dec 13
    Carlo Ratti Associati's digitally fabricated, flexible furniture pieces prove that manufacturing is entering the third industrial revolution. >
  • This Way Up by K&I Design Studio and Henry Thomas.
    Up, up and away
    Design News • 11 Dec 13
    Emerging Creatives K&i Design Studio has collaborated with photographer Henry Thomas to create an installation for the Megaro Bar in London. >
  • Awakening Beauty powder case by Marcel Wanders.
    Bell-shaped beauty
    Design News • 10 Dec 13
    Marcel Wanders has designed a powder case that chimes on opening to indicate the awakening of beauty. >
  • Reductio ad Infinitum by Faith47
    Golden graffiti
    Design News • 9 Dec 13
    Faith47 has created two new pieces for the Wynwood Walls "Women On The Walls" exhibition in Miami, US. >

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