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Build on green
2008-04-02 23:14:00 Now you can make your green design concepts even greener by sourcing for sustainable building and interior materials at a new material library located in San Francisco and Providence, USA. Initiated by Matt Grigsby and Joe Gebbia, two graduates from the Rhode island School of Design, Ecolect is a free on-line library that hosts an impressive ... More About: Green , Innovation , Sustainability , Build
Designboost at Hem and Villa fair
2008-03-29 17:33:00 Here follows some images from the Design boost activites during the Hem & Villa fair in Malmö 6-9 February. All in all we produced 21 lectures, 17 workshops, 13 exhibitions, 1 concert. On top of this also a sustainable children?s house. The different activities by Designboost were based on “sustainable design” and took place as an ... More About: Events , Competitions , Sustainability , Fair
I shop therefore I am
2008-03-28 18:03:00 Next Friday, April 4, issue nine of the David Report Bulletin will be released. The title will be “I shop therefore I am” and it will concern future consumerism and consumption culture. Among other things you will be able to find interesting texts from Kristina Dryza, freelance strategist and designer and Sante Poromaa, teacher ... More About: Lifestyle , Trends , Future , Shop , Sustainability
Shoptalk by FutureDesignDays
2008-03-26 20:36:00 Shoptalk is a series of sessions on tomorrow?s retailing and beyond by FutureDesign Days. These Shoptalks will take place April 2 in Malmö, May 15 in Stockholm and May 22 in Borås, Sweden. I will be one of the participants in the panel debate at the Malmö event. Book your ticket by clicking the link above, however ... More About: Events , Trends , Competitions
Myto by Konstantin Grcic at Milan Design Week
2008-03-25 17:47:00 The new Myto chair by Konstantin Grcic will be launched at the Milan Design Week in April. Returning David Report readers maybe remember my earlier post about the Myto chair when it first was presented back in July. Myto will be produced by furniture manufacturer Plank in collaboration with chemical company Basf. Myto is made ... More About: Products , Events , Innovation
Support the Dalai Lama
2008-03-24 18:58:00 I just signed an urgent petition calling on the Chinese government to respect human rights in Tibet and dialogue with the Dalai Lama . This is really important, and I thought you might want to take action as well. After decades of repression, Tibetans are crying out to the world for change. China’s leaders are right now ... More About: Support , Social responsibility
All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy
2008-03-21 11:23:00 All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy. No one could say it better than Jack? There’s more to life than work. DON’T FORGET TO PLAY! In some way the next David Report bulletin, which will be out within approximate a week, will touch this issue. We will dive deep into uncool ... More About: Lifestyle , Play , Work
Ora-Ito to build around the globe
2008-03-19 15:02:00 French designer Ora-Ito and real estate entrepreneurs have teamed up with a new concept of luxury housing and resorts around the globe. The new brand is called LH&R-Luxury Houses & Resorts, a Paris based development-design joint venture. Advanced design will be delivered through the O-BY ORA-ITO brand. The O team will be the lifestylers ... More About: Design , Lifestyle , Architecture , Globe , Build
Design vs branding
2008-03-18 15:25:00 I was reading an article some weeks ago in the Swedish business magazine Dagens Industri which made me a bit confused. The theme was branding (and design). In the article, Stefan Ölander from the branding agency Rewir says; “Today most products and services are exchangeable, it’s branding and communication that make the difference.” I have a ... More About: Marketing , Design , Branding , Sustainability , Social responsibility
Future Shopping exhibition
2008-03-17 11:23:00 Some time ago I wrote about the seminar Future Shopping which I moderated during the Stockholm Furniture Fair. Here follows a couple of images from the exhibition that was part of the Future Shopping project as well. If you read Swedish, or would like to look at some images of the student projects, you can ... More About: Lifestyle , Events , Trends
Milan Design Week preview
2008-03-14 08:41:00 My first Milan Design Week preview this year is the desk Bambi by Nendo for Cappellini. Bambi is in the form of a single plane, bent this way and that. Each of the legs fold in a different direction, giving the desk a sense of unsteadiness at first glance, but you soon realize that it ... More About: Products , Preview
Your mum is a hacker!
2008-03-13 13:04:00 During the first six months of its release, more than two million iPhones have disappeared ? or rather, they were sold, but never activated through AT&T. As we all know, these phones have been hacked to work with other networks in many different countries. With more than two million units cracked, you can follow a lively ... More About: Lifestyle , Trends , Future , Hacker
The Gentleman?s Jeans
2008-03-12 11:13:00 The Gentleman ?s Jeans is a pair of blue, elegant jeans, created for a mature man of work and leisure. The jeans has been designed by Gert Jonkers and Jop van Bennekom from Fantastic Man together with Creative Director Jonny Johansson at Acne, in a style that has been seen before on our fathers and uncles, ... More About: Lifestyle , Products , Fashion
Prefabricated passive houses
2008-03-11 18:37:00 KjellgrenKaminsky Architects and Emrahus launched Sweden’s first series of prefabricated passive houses at the Hem & Villa fair in Malmö, Sweden last week. In total it is 4 different houses with a size of 150-200 square meters. They all differ a little from each other to attract the taste of different customers. Passive houses are extremely ... More About: Architecture , Houses , Innovation , Sustainability
London Milan Summer Sessions
2008-03-06 21:58:00 Students and new designers from around the world are once again invited to enrol onto the London Milan Summer Sessions for four weeks of design tuition and experimentation in world-renowned institutions. Now in its third year this unique collaboration between Central Saint Martins in London, Domus Academy and NABA in Milan enables students to study ... More About: Design , Events
Launch of Saab 9X BioHybrid Concept
2008-03-04 22:27:00 Saab just launched the 9X BioHybrid concept car at the Geneva Motor Show the other day. Regular readers of David Report are probably aware of my somewhat anxious thoughts on how the Saab design crew would be able to develop the Saab heritage into relevant design for the future (read here and here). One ... More About: Marketing , Design , Products , Saab , Innovation
Jen Stark at OKOK gallery
2008-03-03 07:46:00 I have been writing about the amazing paper art by Jen Stark a couple of times (here, here, here and here). Jen Stark is now in a 2-person show (together with Diem Chau) at the OKOK Gallery in Seattle. Among here paper art is also a couple of felt-tip pen drawings which I have pasted ...
Floor plans by MapAlive
2008-02-29 11:36:00 After my post about the new Wallpaper interactive floor plan I was contacted by MapsAlive. MapsAlive is a way to easily create interactive floor plans without any programming. With MapsAlive you can upload your floor plan image and photos, and place markers on the plan to show where photos were taken. An interactive floor plan ... More About: Design , Architecture , Plans , Floor
Showcasing architectural features
2008-02-28 00:13:00 Their are a lot of different ways to showcasing architectural features online. The magazine Wallpaper are trialling a new thing on their web called “an interactive floor plan”. The idea is for the user to see the architectural drawings of a building to get an idea of layout and size, and they can then click on various arrows to see a photo of what the room looks like from that vantage point. Quite smart idea I have to say; it’s maybe not totally revolutionary but will definitely help the reader to get a better experience of the layout of the house. Here is an example in an article called Cabin by Lode architects. Ping Intressant.se tags technorati : wallpaper architecture lode architects Andra bloggar om: wallpaper, media, arkitektur, hus More About: Features , Architectural
Debating DesignArt
2008-02-26 07:39:00 Today I will be in a panel debate in London concerning the hot topic Design Art at the The Mews Gallery by Rabih Hage. Questions surrounding celebrity, significance, high prices, manufacture and integrity will be discussed and debated. DesignArt is a theme I’m quite keen to discuss and I have written about it in one ... More About: Events , Trends , Competitions
Absolut Machines live
2008-02-25 15:45:00 I just got this nice movie showing one of the Absolut Machines , the Absolut Quartet, up and running at a guerilla gallery at 186 Orchard St on Manhattan, NYC. What’s best is that you can interact with The Absolut Quartet from all over the world via your keyboard! Just go to the Absolut Machines web ... More About: Marketing , Design , Branding , Innovation
Freedom of choice from Vs.
2008-02-24 12:22:00 The international high end fashion and lifestyle magazine Vs. has just released their latest issue. Its large format print and strong visual identity makes Vs. stand out in the media landscape. The new issue comes with six different covers and you can simply pick the one that appeal to your taste. In this case ... More About: Freedom , Media , Design , Lifestyle , Branding
Installation by El Ultimo Grito
2008-02-19 18:59:00 El Ultimo Grito has been involved in a ‘Performing Design /Design Performance’ where process and outcome become complementary. The piece was a commission by IFEMA coinciding with ARCO in Madrid (13th to 18th February).The piece was conceived as a public area within the fair, but it was completed re-using all the packaging materials that were being ... More About: Sustainability
Cool cats? Cool furniture
2008-02-18 12:08:00 Industrial designer Jed Crystal had a house full of cats, but along with them came a house full of ugly cat furniture. With no cool beds for cool cats existing, he decided to create his own modern pet furniture line. As he said, ?I just kept thinking there?s got to be a better way.? With ... More About: Design , Lifestyle , Products , Cats , Furniture
First Aid Kit
2008-02-15 17:34:00 In 2006, Johnson and Johnson turned to Harry Allen & Associates to re-design the First Aid Kit. Although it is one of J&J’s most iconic products, after years of cost engineering the First Aid Kit had been reduced to a disposable clear plastic case - gone were the memorable designs of yesteryear. The design brief ... More About: Marketing , Design , Products , Branding , Innovation
Once again, information is king
2008-02-14 18:05:00 We all know that sustainability is good for you and the environment and let?s all go save the whales. However, the simple notion of something positive is far from enough to successfully implement a sustainable product, let alone its communication. The Design boost event and current work with a range of sustainable products for different clients ... More About: Information , Innovation , Sustainability , King
A Sustainable design exhibition
2008-02-13 23:02:00 Designboost is behind an exhibition on sustainable design that is running at the Audi Forum showroom in Stockholm until February 29. The exhibition is a visualisation of Designboost’s holistic view on sustainable design. The products on display are described in both writing and with specially filmed interviews. Among the products you will find Eco ware ... More About: Design , Events , Competitions , Sustainability , Exhibition
Boost talks at the Stockholm Furniture Fair
2008-02-12 21:48:00 Here follows a couple of images from some of the Boost talks (formerly known as lectures and interviews) my company Designboost hosted at the Stockholm Furniture Fair 6-9 February. Among the persons involved in the different Boost talks were Eero Koivisto, Ilse Crawford, Giulio Cappellini, Satyendra Pakhale, Stephen Burks, Ewa Kumlin, Save our Souls, TAF ... More About: Events , Interviews , Trends
Boost chats at Stockholm Furniture Fair
2008-02-11 21:20:00 At the 7-8 of February my company Design boost gave specially invited participants the opportunity to take part in Boost chats at the Top:talk of the Rica Talk hotel just besides the Stockholm Furniture Fair. The idea was to bring together designers, producers, journalists and students and make them interact at a given subject. Among ... More About: Events , Future
Forum AID award to 3xn architects
More articles from this author:2008-02-11 08:45:00 The Forum AID award highlights the best architecture, interiors and design in the Nordic countries. Below are some pictures of the winner of the architecture category and the motivations from the jury. Ørestad gymnasium in Copenhagen, designed by 3xn, is nothing less than a new paradigm in learning possibilities. Where new schools often just look different, this building is something different. It actually looks like a place where you want to spend time, and that’s no small feat for an educational institution. We believe that the youngsters attending Ørestad gymnasium will develop a different and positive relationship to both architecture and architects. That is truly a quality worth rewarding. Ping Intressant.se tags technorati : 3xn architecture forum aid award Andra bloggar om: arkitektur, köpenhamn, danmark, design, hus, tävling, skola More About: Award , Architects 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 |
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