« Ho viste cose che voi umani non potreste immaginare. Navi da combattimento in fiamme al largo dei bastioni di Orione. E ho visto i raggi B balenare nel buio vicino alle porte di Tannhauser. E tutti quei momenti andranno perduti nel tempo come lacrime nella pioggia. È tempo di morire. » “Blade Runner”, gli …
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Industrial designer Patrick Frey’s “Gregor Calendar” poignantly illustrates the unbearable lightness of being by slowly unraveling with the passage of time into a useless heap on the barren floor of infinite nothing. Available for purchase here. | via & via
Old-school basket weave is fine if that’s your thing, but what real choice is there if you care about how your bike looks, and your style is more urban than country cottage? What if you ride a stylish single-speed but you also want to carry bags and groceries? Our response? The Bike Porter. The Bike …
Like hot meets cold, the new Freitag Reference line is the meltdown of neo and retro: on one hand inspired by horse messengers of the 1800s, on the other hand initiated and endorsed by contemporary journalists.Messenger comes from message; and today, the media are the horse that carries him. A new chapter in the Freitag …
The idea of this flipbook by Masashi Kawamura is simple but very effective: when you flip it, it creates a rainbow in your hands. This book started as a personal project in summer 2007, but soon it was published by the Japanese bookstore “Utrecht”. | via
Il ponticello in ferro che dalla periferia di Budapest consente l’accesso sull’isola di Obuda è un pò come la porticina che varca Alice per giungere nel paese delle meraviglie. Sziastoc, Privet, Salve, Welcome recita il cartello multilingue, che accoglie all’ingresso una moltitudine impaziente di giovani con i volti arrossati dal sole e le spalle cariche …
Alice Rosignoli presents the 20 Hangers wardrobe. This auto-produced wardrobe is made of common wood hangers and black ropes. Each of these items is used in its ordinary function in the product and yet, when assembled, confers a decisive evolution to the structure and aesthetic of a familiar item, the wardrobe. The wardrobe illustrates the need …
We all know the importance of saving water. But to some people, they think water is the most abundant natural resources that they could just take for granted. Unfortunately, most of the water on this earth is not directly in potable form. Saving water means saving the energy required to filter and purity water. “Poor …
Shoes from Denmark, shoes from Portugal, shoes from Sweden, shoes from Spain, shoes from Germany – this is the shoe/bag store that you dream about in your deepest sleep cycles….or drool over. Fortunately, it does exist in real life! Next to a couple of the best coffeehouses of Berlin, this Rosenthaler Strasse boutique by name …
Gli Hotel della catena Starwood sono conosciuti in tutto il mondo per la loro architettura e il design d’avanguardia: quello di Barcellona, a forma di vela, ne è un esempio. In collaborazione con Design Miami/Basel, W Starwood ha organizato un concorso, il Designers of the Future Award, vinto da due studi, Zigelbaum+Coelho e Beta Tank. …
Lychener Str., mid block just south of Helmholtzplatz hides Signorina Yv. It’s a mixture of vibes, neither homey nor exclusively posh, resting comfortably in between the Standard Hotel and your typical Parisian bar. An elderly couple enjoy the rare sunshine, sunglasses on, still chic. A young mother looks after her son, her demeanor is as …
From Gare du Nord, train yourself an hour outside of Paris and you’ve got yourself at Compiègne and it’s Château. I must confess I was actually in search of Château de Pierrefonds but with a helpful hint from fellow train rider Nico, I ended at “the Castle,” namely Château de Compiègne. Unfortunately since I never …
Drawing aid created by korean product designer Giha Woo. Once attached to the pen, this device helps to draw straight lines without using a ruler, measuring the drawn distance at the same time. | via
