High Line Groundbreaking in New York

Posted on March 29, 2006 Under Design

I first blogged about The High Line project back in July of last year, and until now had heard very little about it. On April 10th the transformation of The High line begins-- the city will celebrate the beginning of…

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Oken

Posted on March 29, 2006 Under Design

The Spanish company Oken has been developing and producing seating solutions for both public and private environments since 1989. I recently discovered them while searching for one of their latest products seen here: the Binaria chair. It's surely one of…

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Caddy

Posted on March 29, 2006 Under Design

Caddy is a new product concept by a London based design consultancy called Wood&Wood Design. The idea behind Caddy is to draw together a mobile suitcase, a "granny trolley", and a walking aid. The Caddy can be either pushed or…

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Alta Bikes

Posted on March 28, 2006 Under Design

An amazing group of Norwegian creative people have decided to test their skills on the development of a new bicycle concept. Simplifying the essence of a bike is the basic idea behind Alta Bikes. The result is a unique and…

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Faces Design

Posted on March 27, 2006 Under Design

Faces Design was created by Ferran Adrià, one of the world's most famous chefs, with the idea of producing a collection of kitchen and table wares. This demonstrates that Ferran's good taste is not limited to the culinary art, since…

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Plywood Office

Posted on March 24, 2006 Under Design

I'm with Design*Sponge on this one, I've got a crush on the El Segundo's Plywood Office side table, too. They'll be out at CA Boom III this week (March 23rd-26th) in the Santa Monica Civic Center along with dozens of…

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iDesign: Seven Ways of Design Thinking

Posted on March 23, 2006 Under Design

The seven ways of design thinking: Intending, defining, exploring, suggesting, innovating, goal getting, and knowing--as developed by Dr. Charle Burnette. The methodology is provided free to anyone interested in teaching children and young adults 'the creative and critical thinking skills…

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Adicolor Campaign

Posted on March 22, 2006 Under Design

I've long said that corporations need to operate within the laws of the universe in which they're exploring. Adidas (or their European advertising company) clearly understands this with their latest Adicolor campaign-- in fact they just about nailed it in…

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ROJO edicions Books

Posted on March 21, 2006 Under Design

I just received some interesting books from ROJO, a graphic design and branding studio in Barcelona. The books, they call ROJOedicions are monographic books created by the artists: Tofer, Neasden, Control Centre, Boris Hoppek, Nuno Valerlo and Albert Bertolin-- each…

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Notcot: Relaunched

Posted on March 21, 2006 Under Design

Congratulations to my blogger-pal Notcot for her one year anniversary and subsequent relaunch. After some much-needed improvements, changes and a rather interesting 'gallery feature' it's back in what appears to be full swing. Notcot is, as described by the curator,…

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