billboard living
Dolf Robertus suggests that we start living in billboards, and advertise the products, of which the billboards we are living in. I ask when? via Eikongraphia
andrea air filter
Plants have been filtering our air for as long as there is air, so it makes simple sense when Andrea uses plants to filter our air, abeit in small beautiful pods. via Inhabitots.
bol seine
Taking inspiration from a 1787 bol seine (or bosom bowl) by artist Jean-Jacques Lagrenée, Karl Lagerfeld new and updated version for Dom Perignon updates the aesthetics but maintains the playfulness.
soft parcel
TAF decided the easiest way to upholster furniture is to wrap pieces of soft sponges with fabric. the result? An interesting series of furniture that reminds you of parcels but is comfortable and delightful! See more here.
lego kitchen
This is my dream kitchen, complete with tiny colour clashing bricks and that oh so cute Lego Man head cookie jar in the background! via Coolhunter
grand illusion
Looking like a ghost, a perfect resting place for all those Halloween candies.. the Grand Illusion table by Essey hits all the right notes of beautiful and strange.
satyenkumar
Beautiful beautiful clothes in beautiful colours and beautiful patterns on beautiful models. satyenkumar
revolver book
This is such an interesting binding technique! All kinds of applications and possibilities! Buy them here!
green roofed art school
How inspirational is this! When I was doing my design degree (abroad), Art and Design in Singapore was a “No, no, don’t do that!” Now, the School of Art, Design and Media at Nanyang Technological University (wait…there is NOW a school of Design?) has the most amazing roof, let alone building….you lucky lucky LUCKY students…
british book design award
The British Book Design Award winners have been announced! Below is the Book of the Year, a beautiful rendition of The Wizard of Oz by Graham Rawle. See them all here.
mud skyscrapers
Think skyscrapers are a recent invention? Think again! These beautiful and surreal looking skycrapers, in Yemen, are constructed out of mud and have been in existence since 2nd Century AD. Take that Burj Dubai! via environmental graffiti.
serko
Amazing photos by Matthieu Paley of the Siberian Lake Baikal.
Serko tells the true story of Dmitri Peshkov and his horse, Serko, who rode a staggering 9,000 kilometers across Russia in the winter of 1889-1890. Based on the film Serko, by Joel Farges, Mattie takes his own photographic journey through the frozen landscape.
glossy lipstick sofa
Sand & Birch reinterpreted Dali’s lip sofa and the result is modern and sexy!
hand from above
Nooo! Don’t squoooosh me!
An interactive and oh-so-fun installation by Chris O’Shea! Warning: Unsuspecting pedestrians will be tickled, stretched, flicked or removed entirely in real-time by a giant deity.
creative review goes green
That’s one up for the design magazine!
Newsstand copies of the November issue of CR come in a revolutionary new bag that simply dissolves in hot water. No waste. No landfill.
Anyone buying their copy of CR on the newsstand this month will find that the issue comes in a transparent bag bearing the words ‘This bag dissolves in water’. And it does.
A new packaging material called harmless-dissolve which was created in the UK by Cyberpac.
stone and industry
Created by Dutch designer Lex Pott. Gorgeous.
As Belgian bluestone is found deep under the ground, natural rugged forms are typically created during its extraction. Industry then processes this into rectangular blocks or sheet material. Lex Pott designed a table that combines industry and nature. It can clearly be seen in the contours how the natural rock formations are combined with industrial geometry.
Via Contemporist.
