October 2012 Archive

  • Cardboard construction
    Design News • 31 Oct 12
    Shigeru Ban has created a temporary pavilion out of cardboard to host the Garage Center for Contemporary Culture in Moscow. >
  • Advanced in design
    Design News • 30 Oct 12
    Gavin Rooke's "Stand 47" project seeks to build a house that adapts to changing needs while maintaining an intrinsic value. >
  • Pedro Reyes, Imagine, 2012. Photography Cannon Bernáldez. Commissioned by Alumnos47. Images courtesy of the artist and Alumnos47
    Sounds of redemption
    Design News • 29 Oct 12
    Pedro Reyes transformed destroyed weapons into liberating musical instruments in his latest work "Imagine". >
  • History meets science
    Design News • 29 Oct 12
    Ross Lovegrove's latest creation calls for a moment where scientific endeavour and human consciousness meet. >
  • Urban rainbow
    Design News • 26 Oct 12
    Copenhagen sees an urban installation bringing together the city's ethnically diverse and socially challenged neighbourhood. >
  • The Honor Code
    The Honor Code
    FilmFestFriday • 26 Oct 12
    If we change the way we think about honor, could we make the world a better place? Philosopher Kwame Anthony Appiah proves we can. >
  • Heart Stop Beating
    Heart Stop Beating
    FilmFestFriday • 26 Oct 12
    In March 2011 two visionary doctors from the Texas Heart Institute successfully replaced a dying man's heart with a "continuous flow" device. >
  • Multiples of X
    Design News • 25 Oct 12
    The XTable by KiBiSi is sleek, efficient and height-adjustable. >
  • Light in weight
    Design News • 25 Oct 12
    Tord Boontje uses bamboo, paper shades and rocks to create lamps that resemble a traditional Japanese garden, while highlighting material issues. >
  • Exclusive craftsmanship
    Design News • 24 Oct 12
    From hand-illustrated fabric to furniture, Wolf & Maiden's co-owner Gilles Pretorius is dedicated to conscious, sustainable and responsible design. >
  • Symbols of wine
    Design News • 24 Oct 12
    Marti Guixé has put together a symbolic representation of the winemaking process. >
  • Melting ice
    Design News • 23 Oct 12
    Nendo redesigns glassware for Baccarat and creates beauty that mirrors the clarity and delicacy of an ice block. >
  • Science arcade
    Design News • 23 Oct 12
    Troika's "Arcades" installation explores the seemingly impossible phenomena of bending light. >
  • Dutch Design Award Winners 2012
    Design News • 22 Oct 12
    The winners of the 2012 Dutch Design Awards were announced in Eindhoven in the Netherlands on Sunday 21 October 2012. >
  • Rocket relaunch
    Design News • 22 Oct 12
    With his latest project Paul Sahre takes a shot at travelling through space and back in time to recreate a childhood memory, which involves a model rocket. >
  • Mobile movement
    Design News • 22 Oct 12
    Urban-Think Tank's Urban Parangolé project proposes seamless loops of connectivity for more dynamic movement and mobility within the urban space. >
  • X marks the spot
    Design News • 22 Oct 12
    Xanita designs eco-friendly exhibition stands that add a taste of individual creativity and design. >
  • Packing in the power
    Design News • 19 Oct 12
    PowerPac, a human-generated energy producing device by Ideso, has been awarded a Red Dot award. >
  • Hilary's Straws
    Hilary's Straws
    FilmFestFriday • 19 Oct 12
    A moving portrait of Hilary Lister, a quadriplegic champion sailor. >
  • Good Bread
    Good Bread
    FilmFestFriday • 19 Oct 12
    Bread can be considered many things: warm; delicious; sustaining. It’s also slang for money. >
  • Graffiti rug
    Design News • 18 Oct 12
    An Eastern European painting technique inspires Martí Guixé to design a rug in graffiti style. >
  • A furniture show
    Design News • 18 Oct 12
    Nature, music and ethnicities inspire furniture designers Casamento, and is seen in their latest exhibition "Show and Tell". >
  • Concrete Collection by Matali Crasset for Concrete by LCDA. Photo: Simon Bouisson.
    Concrete by Crasset
    Design News • 18 Oct 12
    Matali Crasset's latest work is a collection that includes a table, lamp and bookshelf - all made in concrete. >
  • Honest delights
    Design News • 17 Oct 12
    Ethically sourced, hand-moulded and designer packaging are just some of the thing you can expect chocolate artisans Honest Chocolate. And, it's delicious! >

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