Category Archives: 3D design

Playboy on Masters of Design

By Chungaiz | Published: January 19, 2009
Lushpad has a copy of Playboy’s 1961 article about George Nelson, Edward Wormley, Eero Saarinen, Harry Bertoia, Charles Eames and Jens Risom. Not only is there a good introduction to the “American Modernist” furniture, but an exploration of each of the above designers at a tipping point in their careers (though clearly not for all [...]
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Contagious 2008 RoundUp

By Chungaiz | Published: January 8, 2009
  The Contagious 2008 round up PDF has been released. A fantastic resource of all the cool things that happened in digital marketing in the widest possible sense. Review Obama’s campaign tactics, Radiohead’s House of Cards video and other music marketing, games like Little Big Planet and GTA IV, films like Dark Knight and Cloverfield, [...]
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Grass Furniture

By Chungaiz | Published: January 7, 2009
Talk about guerilla gardening. Both from Inhabitat, and possibly related to a new project of mine. Just because the Green agenda and Eco-design is slipping down in scale of importance for consumers, doesn’t mean that it shouldnt (or couldnt) be brought to life in surprising and interesting ways.  So long as it’s relevant, people will [...]
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Transparent Concrete

By Chungaiz | Published: December 18, 2008
  See-through concrete. Not sure how useful it would really be, but it’s cool, transulcent stuff! Have a look at transparent concrete here and here
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Muji Awards 2008

By Andy | Published: December 10, 2008
This straw won the Muji awards this year – a clever oberservation-turned-product. And a sustainable one too, seeing as we’re on that tip today.  And here is one of the runners up – a camelia washing up powder. Again, a clever and more ecologically friendly product.   View the rest of the 2008 Muji Awards [...]
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Recycling with Wine Design

By Chungaiz | Published: December 9, 2008
Grupo Hera, a Spanish waste management and consulting firm commissioned a sustainably designed cava gift box from Ciclus with the theme of turning waste into resources. This wine bottle package turns into a lamp with the small addition of a light bulb. I’m not sure that including the electrical components for the light with the [...]
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Boom Box Bench

By Chungaiz | Published: November 21, 2008
You need to a flashplayer enabled browser to view this YouTube video Droog Design looks to have something to do with this dutch BoomBox / bench designed by Michael Schoner.
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56 Leonard Street, Tribeca – Herzog & de Meuron

By Chungaiz | Published: November 21, 2008
Hell yes. Video showing the “construction” of Herzog and de Meuron’s new building at 56 Leonard Street, Tribeca, New York. I’m moving in. Thanks to Certified Random. More here: 56 Leonard Tribeca (video made by Tronic)
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Max Lamb solo show. NYC

By Andy | Published: October 31, 2008
http://johnsontradinggallery.com/maxlamb/
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Stair Porn

By Chungaiz | Published: October 27, 2008
Stairs. Nothing but Stairs. I’ve got a few in my place, but none that warrant a refit. Shame really. Wonder if they’ve seen our previous stair case we featured, with built in bookshelf? Stair Porn
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